Regional cheese and cream stores Seine-Maritime

Established in 1976, Maison Jollit is one of Rouen's finest cheese makers! As well as maturing all its own cheeses, the store has a vast selection of farmhouse cheeses from Normandy: pont-l'évêque, neufchâtel, farmhouse tomes... sourced directly from producers. Other cheeses are also well represented: vieux comté, chèvre.... Cheese lovers will find invaluable advice here. In 2018, Daniel Bourgeois even won the Grand Prix de l'Artisanat, the jury's favourite.

François Olivier, cheese maker and ripener, has been established in the heart of Rouen for over 20 years. He offers the best regional cheeses, but also cheeses from all over France. His know-how and a very precise choice make his store a place of choice for making a top-of-the-range cheese platter at the time of the holidays or for a family meal. Moreover, it is not by chance that the greatest chefs of the region buy their cheeses here!

This gourmet grocery store offers Norman products, where cheeses play a major role: say "Olivier cheeses" to a Dieppois, and you will see a smile on his face! Nearly two hundred kinds of cheeses invade the stalls of this shop every year. Do you want a cheese for a particular day? Ask, it will be perfectly refined for your reception. In this store dedicated to the flavours of the land, you will find smoked salmon, foie gras, spices, a beautiful range of oils, vinegars and mustards, more than seventy kinds of teas always updated, many varieties of coffee roasted by the house, and of course local drinks (cider, pommeau, etc.), not to mention the superb wine cellar... A place with two addresses, a must for any palate that respects itself!

Undoubtedly the only place at Le Havre where to find such a variety of cheeses! Good cheeses refined with a high degree of precision or irreproachable freshness. And if there are many cheeses, the board is well advised so you won't get lost there.

Camembert, Brie de Meaux, Saint-Nectaire, Munster... by the smell of it, you'll enter this store where a thousand and one cheeses abound in the window. The owners buy their products directly from regional producers to guarantee their customers the very best in French production, without charging them a high price for it! On the spot, take advantage of the advice and let the staff guide you through the new products to try. Enough to perfume your dinners before the entremets.

In the heart of the Caux region, Sophie, Mathieu, Jacques and Marie-Odile welcome you to their polyculture and dairy cow farm. In this typical farmhouse, discover a wide range of farm dairy products labelled organic farming. Tasting and sale of cheeses (tomme des prés, palets, clos-masure) and other dairy products from the farm (cream, butter, cottage cheese). On Saturdays, on reservation, introduce your toddlers to life on the farm with the butter making workshops followed by the real bread and butter snack bread (just made) and chocolate. A delight.

For over 70 years, the Bréant family has been producing milk and transforming it into an excellent Camembert. So excellent, in fact, that it was awarded the gold medal at the Mondial du Fromage 2023 and is exported as far away as Japan! Today, the five brothers, who make up the ^3rd generation of breeders, run the business. To discover the crème des camemberts, you can visit the farm's self-service store in Terre-de-Caux. Take the opportunity to say hello to the animals grazing in the pasture.

As lovers of quality cheese, the Fromagerie du Vieux Marché is simply one of the best addresses in Rouen and a must in the area. All the cheeses sold here are matured and rigorously selected throughout France. When shopping, take advantage of the advice of the local master for a guaranteed taste pleasure when unpacking these precious cheeses. On request, the shop can prepare a complete tray with sheep's milk cheeses, a vacherin, a neufchâtel, a real Comté or an old Fribourg. Not to mention the large varieties of goats in season, mozzarella with Neapolitan sauce or Sassenage blue. Other products from the region can be found here, such as eggs, Norman cider or even small pastries. The sausages are also available for sale with the same principle of authenticity and quality as for cheese. Here is an address that is highly recommended. A sure bet for cheese lovers!