The best grocery stores Finistère

If a list of the most beautiful shops existed, Les Bocaux d'Ana would get gold hands down! A mixture of past and modernity floats in this bulk grocery store: the layout, in pastel tones, plunges us both into the antique grocery stores of our childhood and into a very 21st century decor. If you are not yet familiar with bulk, enter the shop and you will immediately succumb to it. Very educational and simple pictograms will lead you there, and you will find all the containers you need to get started.

More than 10,000 items (food, cosmetics and clothing) are waiting for you. Products from Brittany and around the world, there's something for every taste and budget. Opposite the spirits section, with whiskies from all over the world, Breton beers and ciders, the grocery store offers a selection of Breton brands, ideal for putting together your gourmet basket. You'll also find West Indian products and an impressive selection of rums. An excellent address for tourists in search of Breton souvenirs and for Brest locals eager to discover new things.

To find a typically Breton souvenir of your holidays, you are at the right address. Here, there is something for everyone: salted butter caramel, pancakes, books, crockery, spirits, seafood, Breton cakes, key rings... We loved the house specialty: the Kouing Sall and its onion compote! Located in an old watermill from the 18th century, the site is quite charming. Note: the biscuit factory of Pont-l'Abbé offers online sales.

It is one of the most symbolic and famous companies of the city of the painters, already hundred years old. Concocted in the purest Breton traditions of Finistère, the Galettes et Palets de Pont-Aven® were born in 1920. They continue to delight gourmets and make excellent gifts. In the 3 shops of the biscuit maker Pont-Aven, Delphine and her team will welcome you with good mood to make you discover all the authentic and generous products.

This biscuit factory makes galettes and palets according to traditional recipes. A whole range of Breton specialities and biscuits has been developed with simple ingredients: Le Gall fresh churn butter, flour, sugar, eggs and know-how. The cakes are of artisanal quality, and are available in different flavours. It is possible to attend the different stages of cake making, free of charge. A tasting of the products is offered.

The two passionate oyster farmers produce here oysters, both hollow and flat, of an exceptional quality, full of the tonic freshness of the sea, whose virtues are concentrated in them! Situated below the cherry and apple orchards, the oysters also gorge themselves on the aromas of apple cider as they develop ... And, most importantly, a few tables are set up next to the fish ponds so that you can taste these delicious shellfish and seafood on the spot... An address as we like them and which we don't pass by.

This is the oldest traditional cider maker of Finistere, founded in 1947 by Pierre Sachedina. His grandchildren today perpetuate the family tradition by producing a drink that has been awarded several times at the general competition of agriculture in Paris and in 2006, the half-dry received an excellent award as a recognition of hard work. The following crops have also received awards in Paris and Brittany (especially at the Terralies competition in 2012). Kerne also produces an organic cider, Keltys and an excellent apple juice. It is a good family business that produces ciders with good apple taste.

Here is an obligatory passage in Locronan, the Fine Epicerie. You will discover products selected by a passionate person. Jolan travels the region and the fairs of Europe in search of new and incomparable flavors. Delicatessen, cheeses, nougats, beers and liqueurs... nothing but the best and happiness. Jolan, who makes his own salted butter caramels, plans to produce his own mushrooms soon. Our favorite ? The filet mignon, from pigs raised in the open air and fed on acorns. It is flavored with porcini mushrooms, truffles or herbs.

This fine grocery store is located in one of the pedestrian and pedestrian streets of Morlaix. Flavourings, confectionery, alcohols, products from here and elsewhere also have a whole range of clothing. On the ground floor, there is a beautiful range of Breton specialities: The Artisanales of the Monts mountains to the 65 Breton beers, including the "Mutine" of Ploudalmezeau… Other gourmet brands such as preserved fish or ciders and des in south Finistère complete the offer. To stay in the air of time, the shop also offers a whole dress panel. On the floor, a wide choice of kabig and humoristiques tee-shirts can be the subject of gift ideas. 

Here, a few metres from the famous Pont de Rohan, there is enough to view life in Breizh, to be at the Breizh fashion or simply to have Breizh attitude. Set since 1992, this brand has a wide range of Breton products, everything is done in craft productions or creations. The choice is large for a gift idea. Note that the house also offers a supervision service.

The delicious recipes of La Belle-in their beautiful boxes… For more than 80 years this family cannery offers sardines, tuna and other mackerel… natural or cooked in rillettes, soups and other recipes. The boxes, boxes and presentations are so attractive, they are made of fine gifts and they are covered for you! A tasting is offered with kindness, allowing to discover new recipes and secrets of Belle-Erp quality!

Jean-Michel Tanguy produces excellent cider and tradition, as well as apple juice, on his farm near the fine sandy beach named Tahiti. In this farm, the production of cider has spread over several generations. Today, the orchards spread over more than two hectares and the cider produced has received numerous medals (almost 50 in 20 years…). The AOP Cidre cider, only cider in protected appellation of origin from Brittany, is rich in aromas and particularly well balanced in bitter and sweet flavours. You can visit the cider and bring a few bottles back into memory, with the cider also on the spot.

Established in 1999 in Bénodet, the biscuit factory offers direct sales but also opens its workshops to visits, followed by tastings. Large windows give a beautiful view of the workshop. The gesture is precise as much for the Breton palets as for the fine butter cakes, plain or filled Breton cakes or Breton pancakes. All you have to do is choose among these Breton delicacies...

The biscuit goes well with a move in 2014 at the exit of the Kerviniou roundabout to allow for new manufacturing tools, including three furnaces. Three confectioners were also hired, and it may not be finished. Know-how and imagination are part of the house's recipes, with about cookies including the famous pucks au. Have a new taste: the crakou, a mixture of crushed hazelnuts giving a crispy galette galette!

Coming from the continent, you obviously cannot take all your food and products along, especially for a one-week stay. Do not worry for you are not obliged to have lunch and dinner in the restaurant. The Spar store, at the Church square has a variety of products just like the supermarket downtown as well as some regional specialties or Opinel knives for picnickers. An automatic teller machine is also available in this store.

This is the oldest cannery in Concarneau and also one of the oldest in Brittany. That's why it is today an integral part of the cultural and gastronomic heritage of the city! The products are authentic and the traditional recipes have remained unchanged for over a century. To go further, visit the museum for free. And to finish in beauty, a small tasting is necessary... Why don't you let yourself be tempted by a scallop confit or an organic salmon soup?

A tempting aroma greets you as you enter this boutique in the Locmaria district. Delicious Breton delicacies await you! This is your chance to immerse yourself in the local culinary tradition, as you witness the preparation of kouign-amann, Breton cake, crêpes dentelles and their famous Crakou. A true paradise for all lichoux ("gourmands" in Breton)! The store also sells a wide range of local products.

If you want to bring a delicious souvenir of your stay in Brittany, you can only recommend the kouign amann… And if it is one that should not be missed, it is without hesitation that of this house, the craftsmanship that passes from generation to generation! The family was awarded in 2005 in the competition of the Best Kouign amann of Brittany. In this beautiful building, built in 1692, you can enjoy the tea lounge and smell the delicious smell of baked cakes, which one chooses more or less caramelized according to tastes…

Breiz for Brittany and island for these Antilles dear to the heart of the Brothers of the Coast, the appellation weave a bridge of flavours between those two places of the world that our favorite buccaneer love so much. It is in the secret of their distillery that they handcrafted handcrafted their punchs macerated in the purest tradition of the Caribbean. Cut fruits, syrup, spices and Antillean agricultural white rum, it takes about two months of maceration to develop the divine nectar which has several perfumes. The main ones are Pineapple-orange, Bananas, Pineapple-lemon, Passion, Red Fruits (strawberry, redcurrant and blueberry) and Christmas Punch (pineapple, orange, coffee). After the two months of maceration, it is a soft punch only 24,6 °, a subtle taste of fruit and a hint of vanilla flavour found in the beautiful bottles proposed by Breiz'Ile. Discover on-site, in fine grocery stores or by mail via the website.