The best grocery stores Hérault

The Comptoir Gourmand is one of the institutions of the Halles Castellanes and the Halles Laissac. For more than seventeen years, Lory Caselli has favoured exceptional products in his delicatessen. These products - always AOC or AOP - come directly to him from the producers. If they are mainly local, they also come from elsewhere. The result: on her stall, black lucques from the Hérault, black truffles melanum sporum and anchovies are found alongside pepper from Madagascar, Cameroon and some rare spices such as saffron from Iran.

Promoting local products while respecting an organic charter is what the Biocoop chain of stores offers. You will find on its shelves products from local and responsible productions. The store is in direct contact with producers and processors, who are rarely more than 150 km from the point of sale. Among them are Le domaine Roquemale (Villeveyrac), l'Arbre à pains (Faugères) or the farm Le colibri (Vias).

Founded in 1963, this Sétoise cannery has now been awarded the "Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant" (Living Heritage Company) label. Here, seafood is treated with experience and respect. A true institution between terroir and gastronomy: fish soups, octopus rouille and marinades, mussels, stuffed squid, brandades... The Collège Culinaire de France has even recognized it as a "Producteur Artisan De Qualité". You can also come and visit the company and taste its tasty products!

The specialty of Sète is the Tielle, which came with the first Italian immigrants from Gaëte to the Bay of Naples in 1850. If you are passing through Sète, you must absolutely taste it. At this address, one of the undisputed masters of the tielle displays this small (or large) orange-red pie whose soft dough, worked with olive oil, contains a filling of octopus, tomato and spices... a delight! You can also find mussel turnovers, seafood cocas and excellent pizzas or pissaladières.

The culinary emblem of the Thau Archipelago, tielle is undoubtedly one of the region's most popular gourmet specialties. This pastry pie, filled with octopus cooked with tomatoes, spices and herbs, has traditionally been the fishermen's lunch. The Dassé family has been making it for 4 generations. From individual portions to "giga" formats, you'll find your meal here in local colors. Savoury tarts and typical local dishes are also on offer: rouille à la sétoise, stuffed mussels...

Mas Foulaquier is steeped in history dating back to the year 1000, with archives dating back to 1445. Pierre, an architect with a passion for wine, became a winemaker in 1998, finding his ideal estate at the foot of Pic Saint-Loup. Blandine, a parliamentary civil servant, joined Pierre in 2003 after exploring the world of wine. Since the first vintage in 1999, the estate has evolved thanks to Blandine and Pierre, who cultivate the vineyard organically and biodynamically. Their approach to winemaking has become a philosophy, founded on deep-rooted values.

Antique decoration and bread made in a rustic tradition. Here we are specialized in the bread of Aveyron and we are not skimping about the good things. Bench, mountain or corn, all are more watering than others. Choose according to your tastes. Also, desserts attract the eye of customers and the unexpected pudding always customers the most greedy.

Entering the Cochon Gourmand means discovering a thousand little wonders to enjoy. You can go shopping, nibble on cheese boards, cold cuts and sandwiches, have a drink on the spot and even order take-away trays. In a warm atmosphere, there is a wide choice of tasty cold cuts, cheeses of character, fresh and dry products, jars, condiments and spices, honeys and jams, wines and beers... You can browse the wooden shelves in search of culinary finds and it is also ideal for pretty baskets.

Italian food lovers, this grocery store is for you! It offers a nice selection of pasta, olive oil, prosecco, preserves, sweet specialties and fresh products: from mozzarella to burrata and camembert di bufala. Don't miss the excellent limoncello from Sardinia by Spiritosardo, presented in a packaging worthy of a luxury perfume bottle. For excellent antipasti and Italian specialties, go to the second store with the same name, a few blocks away.

In this gourmet store with an old-fashioned look, one comes to fill up on confectionery, cookies and regional wines, but also on design objects, small souvenirs, soaps and fashion accessories. In passing, one can admire the large collection of old boxes of sweets from all over the world. The establishment has a kitchen-laboratory in which each product is tasted and selected with care. On samples, "taste" sessions are organized with customers, personalities of the kitchen or artists passing through Sète.

Behind the large bay window of this pretty bulk products store, one discovers a multitude of bottles, cans and dispensers of products for all the cupboards, for all the house. We come here to shop without packaging, bringing our own containers, to be part of an ecoresponsible approach. Seeds and legumes, sweet cookies and appetizers, coffee, teas and infusions, sweets, cosmetics or cleaning products: there is something for everyone. It is also possible to order a basket of fruits and vegetables to be picked up.

A few steps away from the town hall of Mèze, one pushes the door of this delicatessen to shop for regional products: zézettes from Sète, figounettes from Mèze, berlingots from Pézénas, liqueur La mentheuse, Azaïs Polito products, muscatel from Frontignan, l'Epicurien... You can fill your basket to make gifts in the middle of the shelves well supplied with sweet and salted sweets. The welcome is friendly and you can also find great brands such as the Bonnat chocolate factory, Terre exotique, Savor & Sens, Edmond Fallot, Alain Millat...

L'Épicerie-Sète is a grocery store. It offers a wide selection of food and delicatessen products. Customers can find fresh produce, local products and regional specialties. L'Épicerie-Sète is appreciated for the quality of its products and its friendly service.

Awarded several prizes for its inventiveness and product quality, this cannery has won national competitions for the creation of agri-food businesses. Today, its products can be found in 400 stores in France and abroad. Behind this project is Stéphane Strobl, an epicurean and craftsman with a passion for gastronomy and the discovery of new culinary combinations. He combines seasonal vegetables, fruits and even flowers in surprising ways to create unique and delicious flavors.

Lovers of Italy, lovers of good products and charming addresses: this is the place to stop if you're visiting the singular island. A small neighborhood grocery store, you push the door first to savor the warm welcome and to look at the colorful items that smell of the gourmet meal to come. The red shelves are well stocked with fresh and dry products, to drink and eat, local and Mediterranean, all carefully selected. At Mélo bis, no one is safe from making great culinary discoveries!

It's hard to miss the superb olive green front of the Maison Janicot and its window filled with tins of preserves illustrated with a thousand colors. In place for more than thirty years, the delicatessen treats all passing gourmets. Specialized in quality products of Mediterranean origin, it is the gourmet corner that we would all like to have in our home. Italian food, Spanish spices and French products await you for delicious shopping. You can also be tempted by the small catering dishes.

Do you like Iberian ham? This shop in the heart of the market is for you! The owner, full of energy, will advise you according to your preferences and your budget. She will explain to you how the pigs are raised and the differences between "Serrano", "Bellota", "Cebo", and "Pata Negra" hams. You can also find Spanish delicatessen products. Order your trays for the aperitif or call on them for any private event.

A fine grocery store but also a gourmet address to taste seafood and shellfish, the Maison Alberto offers a wide choice of local products to discover on the spot or to take away. Shana and Tristan welcome you in their store where a boat is used as a sea stall. Oysters, mussels, shrimps, gambas, razor clams... You can order your trays. On the terrace, you can sit around a barrel and have a pleasant time, especially during lively evenings. On the shelves of the grocery store, you can shop for jars, wines, juices...

Patricia manufactures simply delicious jams. A good dose of know-how, a pinch of originality, a touch of quality products and the turn is played. It puts together oranges married to the watermelon or whisky, the clementine, the watermelon alone, three citrus fruits, the chestnut… From the first spoon, it is an explosion of flavours. The jams are sweet as needed, the fruits cooked… What more?

This delicatessen shop dedicated to the Occitan terroir is located a stone's throw from the Polygone and a few minutes from the city centre. With its bright colours and gourmet showcase, the shop is attractive. Inside you will discover the world of Pascal who is a passionate epicurean and who opened O Bon Coin to showcase the region's gourmet treasures. He has personally selected the products that he displays on his shelves, highlighting the local, the original and the qualitative products. There is a wide choice of products like wines, muscatel, foies gras, beers, berlingots de Pezenas, Zezette de Sète, jams, olive oil...