Gourmet products local specialties and wines Manche

First and foremost, it's a feast for the eyes: this splendid fishmonger's in the heart of Granville offers you all the wonders of the sea. But Frésil Marée also offers magnificent seafood platters (with several options to choose from). As you'll have gathered, Frésil Marée is one of the town's leading restaurants, with a catering service that includes seafood paella, stuffed prawns and other seafood dishes available on the spot or to order. A benchmark.

The biscuiterie de Quinéville, which has a pretty store in Saint-Vaast stocked daily, offers not only wonderful cakes, but also a number of local products that we love. There's also a tearoom where you can enjoy pastries on the spot, overlooking the harbour. We particularly like the terrace in summer. Special mention for the caramels, some of the best in the area. Give in to temptation, you won't regret it.

Beer enthusiasts all know this place with an easy-to-remember name: Beerz. Here, no less than 500 references of beer, 30 of cider, and about twenty references of spirits are proposed to you by Christelle, the mistress of the place. It is possible to taste on the spot, inside or on the terrace, with or without boards. The place, which aims to be a beer academy, also proposes workshops around the famous beverage, all in an educational and pleasant atmosphere. A choice and advice of great quality, we validate!

It is in the artisanal zone of the Croix Carrée that you can find the Mets de la Fermière. Under the leadership of its initiator and manager Renaud Simon, the will is to offer you the best products from short channels, and under the same roof! Farm and artisanal, these products, whether they are vegetables, dairy products, butter, cheese, bread, cider, various juices from more than 50 local producers, are carefully selected to allow you to get the best. The concept is so successful that the place has recently been expanded.

Five trawlers from Cherbourg, Maribelise, Maranatha II, Marie-Catherine II and Boree-Al (called Armement Cherbourgeois) sail the Channel: they are the cornerstone of Godaille.com. Behind this name, a simple idea: order from the boats in a short circuit. Advantages: optimal freshness and attractive prices. The principle? You place your order on the site, it is received via satellite by the trawlers, and is delivered to your home the next day. The website, very well done, is very easy to use.

First and foremost, as the name suggests, you'll find excellent cakes here. Made with local produce, they come in many shapes and sizes. But you can also buy the excellent Cotentine tart, the making of which remains a secret, or the new version of flan! Beyond that, a whole range of excellent products from the Manche region are on offer. You can also take advantage of the terrace.

The place has recently undergone major renovations, and the shop now has a new face, very modern and refined. The house, well-known for its chocolates, also offers homemade ice creams here. You will have to choose among the choice of flavours offered but once tasted, there will be others, the house has developed throughout the seasons. You can taste ice creams, pancakes and waffles, with a nice terrace just in front of the shop. We can only recommend this real institution of the city.

In this "counter of yesteryear" setting, it is good to find beautiful flavours. Local products, a collection of rare teas, exceptional whiskies, everything comes together to make shopping enjoyable. From raw cider to raw cream, from cheese by the slice to good wines from all over France, from starters to gifts or souvenirs: nothing is missing here. Note that just across the street is the sister establishment Côte et Cottages, which offers a wide selection of decorative objects, lighting and tableware, among other things.

In the immediate vicinity of the Mont, while restaurants, hotels and tourist shops are legion, supermarkets and means of obtaining everyday consumer goods are more scarce. And here, more than anywhere else, it is important to anticipate and prepare your visit to the site! Les Galeries du Mont-Saint-Michel is a succession of shops where you'll find just about everything, and which includes several signs: a large bakery / sandwich shop, and a vast store - whose dimensions are reminiscent of a supermarket - where you'll find savoury and sweet products, a bookshop area... nothing is missing. From here, you can take the shuttles (right in front of you) to reach the Mount in a few minutes.

A great place, which changed owners last February, with Félix taking over from Manu! We might as well say it straight away, but the distinctive aroma will quickly remind you: there's little or no cheese missing here. Whatever the pasta, the origin, the flavor, the animal (goat, sheep, cow), the choice is vast, and the possibilities multiple, since this cellar offers the preparation of entire trays. In addition, eggs, other dairy products and dried fruit complete the range, which is decidedly unrivalled!

The store in Martinvast is the meeting place for gourmets! In the shelves of this shop, which is definitely not like the others, quality poultry, turkeys, and capons for New Year's Eve meals flirt with salmon, seaweed, sweets, and chocolates from local producers. Relay of several other establishments, the orchards of the passion still propose tempting furnished baskets, provided with cider products...

In the heart of the Norman bocage, Sébastien and Nadège Guesdon welcome you to discover their products made in their cider farm where they harvest and distill the fruits of our orchards like their ancestors before them. You will find here the direct sale of cider and perry products, with free tasting. Finally, Sébastien Guesdon is a distiller: with his still, he perpetuates the tradition of making calvados from farm to farm.

It is a must! If you pass by the central district, you can't miss this beautiful store. Chocolates, fine pastries, macarons... Jean-François Foucher's reputation has long gone beyond the departmental borders. On the spot, to take away or for your holiday desserts, the references are very popular, like the Saint-Honoré in the house style. Finally, note that the company also has a bakery, located next door.

This is the temple of wines and spirits in Granville: the Maison du Vin, which bears its name well, offers hundreds of references. Wine productions of course, but also whiskies, rums, sometimes rare spirits, there is no lack of anything here. The place is vast, the opening hours wide, and the advice here is not an empty word. Parking is easy and practical. Of course, the shop offers a wide range of services for your private events, be it weddings, banquets or other receptions.

The visit of the salmon factory in Granville is a very interesting moment, and well worth the time! Because, indeed, smoking is not a small matter: it is a know-how. Besides this stage, the maturing, the slicing or the salting are also important moments that will allow you to understand how such good things end up on your plate. You will finally be able to taste delicious sushi made on the spot!

Some people can travel dozens of kilometres to get it: we are talking about the real, unique Belval-Gare sausage. The butcher's shop offers, in addition to particularly delicious meats and cold cuts, a sausage made on the spot, whose ancestral recipe with onions gives it an incomparable flavour. Tasting them is a small pleasure that you will not forget. Finally, note that a second store exists in Coutances, near the city centre.

From pitchfork to fork: it's hard to put it more clearly than this phrase, which illustrates the activities of Ferme de l'Orimier. Located just a few minutes' drive from Cherbourg, the farm raises poultry, beef, and pork, which it markets in its own store. Quality products and attractive prices make the farm a very popular spot. You can also buy eggs, dairy products, and charcuterie here. In short, you'll find everything you need here: a favourite of the team!