The best delicatessens Calvados

In the family of small, independent and friendly shops on Rue Froide, I'd like to mention Les Cousins! Come and visit Alice and Brice (real cousins, yes, yes!), who have opened this pretty grocery store. All smiles, it's a pleasure to chat with them and discover their superb selection of local and seasonal products. Fruits and vegetables, skinless sausages, cheeses, flours, beers and even herbal teas. Normandy is favoured, otherwise it's always from France, or at least organic and sustainable. A great place!

Do you dream of a dozen oysters, mussels, langoustines or a handful of shrimps? Go to Le Vivier. You will fill up with iodine, all year round, even on Sundays, morning and afternoon. Since 1958 and three generations, the Colleville family has been treating you to shellfish and seafood straight from their water. Take the time to walk around the basins in the basement of the house. Le Vivier also has a tasting room, "La Cabane du Vivier", installed on the same level facing the sea...

L'Olivérade delights our taste buds. The shop is charming and tempting, with its stalls of homemade pasta, cold meats, preserves, bottles of wine (from the small "vino della casa" to the finest vintages) and olive oils from all the regions of the Botte. The grocery store also offers a fresh section with antipasti, pesto, homemade tapenades, cooked dishes, sweet treats... And as the house doubles as a restaurant, you can opt for the lunch formula in the heart of the shop or on the terrace in the summer.

Luxurious, the boutique flatters eyes like papillae. The keyword is here 'quality' and necessarily, it has a price… Products are sorted on the component: teas of Kusmi Tea or Dammann Frères, preserved of fish La Belle Iloise, olive oils of the Baux de Provence, Dolfin and Cluizel chocolates, caviar Kaspia, products based on algae. In short, the top of the basket of French gastronomy (and elsewhere), together for fine palaces (and well-filled wallet!). A word on the cellar, which we don't see right now but which is immense and worth its weight of bottles. It is a separate world, where all regions of France are represented. It is possible to find pearls, especially in Languedoc wines or to offer a Vosne-Romanée, in piosing in his piggyback… Added to this is a whiskies radius and a beautiful Norman selection where the vintage calvados occupy a privileged place.

Isabelle and Sylvain Mugnaini, owners of the emblematic Trattoria, have created a fine delicatessen. In the kitchen, you'll find Roberta, a true Italian who has been with the restaurant since it opened. Rodolphe is in charge of sales. And that's when the show begins: pasta galore, Italian wines, antipasti, cold cuts, cheeses - and no, still no pizzas! Want to know their secret? Cooking classes and tastings are organized. Lovers of REAL Italian cuisine? This grocery store is for you!

A welcoming boutique where you'll find a wealth of local products (with an s), finds from Normandy and beyond. Loose teas and spices, ground and granulated coffees, blended rums, Italian pasta of every color, apple juice, ciders and calvados from the Loterie de Clécy cellars, Normandy beers from the Odon (awarded a medal in Paris). Gift baskets, jams, boxes of chocolate: you'll find your arms full. In summer, try artisanal ice creams from the Haizerie farm in Vaux-sur-Aure. In winter, warm up with mulled wine!

Here, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were at Fauchon or Hédiard, whose products are also distributed here. With its sober tones, subdued lighting, impeccably arranged shelves and olive tree in the middle of the space, this store is so imposing that you hardly dare enter or touch it once you've passed through the door. So you look around, your eyes shining, your senses alert, and you soon realize that when it comes to delicatessen, we're right up there with the best, and that there's nothing missing to turn a good meal into an exceptional feast.

Do you know the restaurant version of Table de JF? Well, building on his success, Jean-François has opened a grocery-caterer just around the corner. Not only can you enjoy a delicious meal at his table, but you can also take home products from small producers. Feel like a meal? Head for the grocery store. This address is full of charm and originality, with the same friendly atmosphere as the restaurant. In addition to lunchtime takeaways, bread, fresh pasta and delicacies are also available.