Gourmet products local specialties and wines Haute-Garrone

Welcome to " la tienda " (the store) which, with its hand-picked Spanish specialties, boasts a strong following! The decor combines a contemporary spirit with touches of tradition, for a welcoming shop that makes you want to linger. In fact, a tasting room and a pretty terrace opening onto the Place du Salin are the perfect place to indulge in trans-Pyrenean delights: Bellota ham, Manchego cheeses, sandwiches, tapas, beers... It's even rumoured that the best tortillas in town are served here!

Hervé Duthui awaits you at the Halles de St-Gaudens in his store designed as a chocolate bar. His cocoa creations are accompanied by explanations on the transformation from exceptional beans from South America, Africa or Asia. Signature products: praline rochers, St-Gaudens meringue-based pebbles..., limited or seasonal editions: chocolate bars such as D'Artagnan's prune-based ardor... or the sugar-free and lactose-free Aztek Squares.

At Daniel's, it's a family adventure that hasn't stopped for five decades! Indeed, the Ruz family has been in business since 1964. A good reputation has been acquired over the years to become THE poulterer for the gastronomes of Saint-Gaudens! All the local products as well as many specialities of the South-West are proposed to you: duck breasts, confits, foies gras, Espelette peppers, cassoulets and garbures, cheeses of the Pyrenees without forgetting a beautiful range of wines. As for the gourmet baskets, they will make perfect souvenir gifts.

The wines of Domaine Le Roc are becoming increasingly popular. Here, the wines made from négrette are given intensity in the colour, while supporting the broadness of the fruit. Amongst the cuvées on offer, the Don Quichotte has a brilliant, deep garnet colour. A rich, floral nose and a fruity mouth... What happiness! The estate takes part in the Fronton fête le printemps festival, which allows you to taste its wines in various places in and around Toulouse. It also offers various events according to the season. A beautiful address.

We come here to heal our feelings with... chocolate. Its aromas mingle delicately with the scent of the dried flowers that adorn the boutique. A spirit of herbalist's shop, but where gourmandise is the first ingredient. Besides, cocoa is rich in magnesium and vitamin E, isn't it? Elegant boxes, illustrated by Maison Durand, founded in 1987, can be filled with your choice of 41 numbered chocolates with ganache infused with no colorants or essential oils. The confectionery section plays the nostalgia card with rochers, mendiants, fruit jellies... As for the bars, only pure cocoa of various origins, no almonds or hazelnuts.

The Shopping Centre Occitania or Espace Gramont is one of the largest, most modern and most comprehensive in Toulouse, and the oldest in the world. It has the advantage of being very well served: accessible by car from the outer device, it is also by metro, as the terminus station "Balma-Gramont" on line A gives directly onto its parking. A underground and underground car park of 3 000 places, where you can still park, even during a busy period! This shopping centre has more than 100 shops, 6 restaurants and food points. Every year, you'll find new shops for the best shopping! A real village, its shopping gallery is huge: Etam, Color, Darjeeling, Mango, Graine, Bershka, Jennyfer, Kookaï… for women; Brice, Celio, Olly Gan… for men, but also two travel agencies, one parapharmacie, one leather shop, three telephone shops, two opticians… they also find hairdressers, perfume-makers, jewellery, chocolate, tobacco… The shopping centre also offers many places to eat: cafeteria, sushi, bakery, snack, pizzeria… Auchan Store, also very large, consists of many rays and offers products from all ranges, all brands and prices.

Maison Busquets has been welcoming gourmets since 1919 and tells us its story: Antoine Busquet, the first owner of the family line, works there all his life. It was his son, Joachim, who had the idea of specializing in the import of exotic fruits. Over the generations, the brand evolved towards delicatessen. Today, it welcomes you in a setting that has lost none of its rustic character. Wisely aligned on the shelves, many drinks await your palate. To accompany them, you will take with you some of the local specialities: foie gras, cassoulet, truffles, jams and other violet sweets.... Something to please you!

For the past twenty years, Monsieur Tartarat has run this charming tea boutique in the Bourse district, which also doubles as a salon. A connoisseur of the subtle beverage and its aromas, he selects and imports the finest teas from around the world to offer his customers an impressive selection of flavors. His advice is sound and invaluable, and his patience is golden. Discover natural teas from China, Japan, India, Ski Lanka, Korea and even Kenya! Indulge in the aromas of scented teas: Balade en Provence, Cerisier en fleur, Russe aux 4 agrumes, Perles de Rosée, Temple de la lune... What a choice! You'll also find rooibos, herbal teas, maté and fruit waters.

As the name suggests, La Canarderie specializes in fattened duck, the king of the South-West. Connoisseurs will appreciate the diversity of products on offer: foie gras with figs, trio of foies gras, whole foie gras with truffles or black salt and Sichuan pepper... Foie gras is also available in confit, canned or simply fresh: aiguillettes, sausages, tournedos, not forgetting the inevitable magret... For a festive evening, a special occasion or simply as a gift, La Canarderie creates gourmet baskets combining solids and liquids.

The Maison Samaran is a reference in the pink city! The people of Toulouse know it well, as it has a box in each of its three covered markets. The shop located on Place Victor-Hugo is also a rotisserie. In addition to the preserves made by the shop, it also supplies roast poultry and game lovers in season. But if you only have to take one product with you, you will have to make your choice of foie gras! It is offered here fresh, half-cooked, canned, as a block, in a jar or accompanied by choice dishes (figs, vanilla, Espelette pepper, gingerbread...) Not to be missed at Christmas: the stuffed capon!

Toulouse is fortunate to be home to a few master cheese makers of the highest caliber, and Betty's is definitely one of them. Located in front of the Victor Hugo market, it also has a store inside the covered market which is a delight for gourmets. The diversity of the products offered will make you dizzy, but don't worry: you will be welcomed and advised as you should be: information on the origin, recommendations according to your research, tastings... A small cellar and by-products, such as succulent fresh ravioli, are also available. The speciality of the house: the "forgotten of the cellar", for a strong cheese experience!

At Paradis Gourmand, it's a guaranteed trip to the land of nostalgia! In this old-fashioned, colorful and cheerful candy shop, sweet tooths will find their happiness and dive with delight into the memory of forgotten flavors, those that have sweetened their childhood, because the house specializes in the reissue of traditional candies: licorice, lollipops, roudoudous, sugar strawberries, chocolate pieces, pralines, fondants, berlingots or, of course, violet pastilles or crystallized violets well from home!

Where would Toulouse be without the Garcia house? These craftsmen butchers have been working there for nearly six decades! Specializing in real Toulouse sausages made by hand, the company offers a superb range of cured meats in its Victor-Hugo market stall. It thus maintains the pork-butchery tradition, while keeping up to date with the latest tastes, respecting the very latest standards in terms of hygiene and traceability. In addition to these delicious Southwestern cochonnailles, you will also enjoy an excellent Pata Negra de Bellota ham. To discover!

We date the origin of this market to the end of the 19th century! Of the three covered markets in Toulouse, it is the only one to have preserved a market hall in keeping with the original spirit. Around thirty traders await you in pretty stalls and a village spirit: butchers, creamers, fishmongers, caterers, butchers... so many passionate craftsmen and producers, ready to advise you, plus a small bar for a break. Outside, you can enjoy the fresh produce. On Monday, the day off, the market hall is not totally inactive as it houses a bookstore market under its awnings.

Fancy a good Iberian ham sandwich? Then go to Iberika, a delicatessen renowned for the quality of its cured meats, located in the district of the very popular Victor Hugo market. From the window, the temptation is great. Bocadillos everywhere: crispy baguettes topped with thin slices of that ham you love so much. Coming directly from Spain, the hams rub shoulders with sausages, soubressades, chorizos and other meat delicacies from Castile. A little novelty for your sustenance: hornazo de Salamanca, a salty pie to be damned! These products are sold vacuum-packed to preserve the taste. To be eaten at home, if you can resist until then.

The Saint-Aubin market is the place to be on Sunday mornings in Toulouse to fill your basket. In a friendly and sometimes festive atmosphere, you can stroll along the stalls around the Saint-Aubin Church. Fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, French and international dishes... Organic and local producers come from all over the region to offer you the best culinary specialties of the area. You will also find creative craftsmen, book stands, jewelry, there is something for everyone!

Toulouse is pink... but also purple! Moored on the Canal du Midi at the top of the Allées Jean Jaurès, it is a barge that houses the Maison de la Violette. On board, a space dedicated to the emblematic flower of Toulouse with its delicate perfume. A small exhibition evokes its history. A few steps lead to a tasting table. Products are on sale. On the left: teas, chocolates, sugared almonds but also salts, jellies and mustards. On the right: soaps, candles, perfume waters... You can even leave with a violet plant. Deliciously vintage.

Marie-Ange and Jérôme Soriano welcome you to this estate of twenty-five hectares of vines, which they endeavour to cultivate with respect for its natural environment. They keep the spirit of the château they took over a few years ago and perpetuate the négrette tradition, with four red wines, all of which are AOP Fronton. Marie-Ange and Jérôme also venture down more daring paths, with, for example, a Dolce Vita rosé with floral scents to be enjoyed chilled as an aperitif, or a dry white with pear and grapefruit aromas.

Criollo, whose workshop has been based in Lanta since 2022, has two stores in Toulouse: Victor Hugo and Place St-Etienne. Lovers of chocolate and pure cocoa will appreciate the finesse of the small bites concocted by Jean-Pierre Dujon-Lombard and his colleagues. And you'll never get bored, as the menu changes with each new encounter and collaboration. Saveur de Quiberon, Fruit de Raguse, Délice de Justine or Souvenir d'enfance...

This supermarket offers a range of services including in-store shopping, drive-through and delivery. Whether you want to shop in-store, use the drive-through service or have your order delivered, the Colomiers Super U and Drive offers a range of options to meet the needs of the town's residents and visitors.

Carrefour Portet-sur-Garonne is a hypermarket located in the Portet shopping center. It offers a wide range of products and services, including Carrefour Banque, Carrefour Drive, car rental, entertainment, catering, travel and more. Customers can also do their shopping online and collect it from the store's parking lot thanks to the Drive service. They can also have their shopping delivered to their door. The Portet-sur-Garonne Carrefour also offers complementary services such as a parcel collection point, after-sales service, car wash and photo printing. Finally, the store has a service station where customers can fill up with fuel.

Located in one of the most charming districts of the pink city, the Carmes market welcomes fifty traders in bright and pleasant booths. Many restaurants in Toulouse buy fresh vegetables there. Cheeses, bakery products, meats and fishes are waiting for you! But if you don't feel like cooking, the Carmes market, as well as its surroundings, also offer very pleasant tables for lunch!

La Badiane is a delicatessen located in the Chalets district, much appreciated by local residents. This cheerful store has a tasting room which, in summer, is extended by a pleasant terrace. What better way to get acquainted with the preparations on sale! Choose from charcuterie, goat's and cow's milk cheeses, fish preserves from La Belle-Iloise, cassoulets and foies gras from Conserverie du Lauragais, home-made jams, wines and lemonades... At lunchtime, you can also enjoy a plate of salmon, charcuterie or salad. Gourmets in a hurry can opt for a take-away tray!

Greedy sins is a very greedy boutique, right on the sides of the place du Capitole. Here you can buy sweets that will suit everyone, both small and large. For example: pacifiers, candies, cakes, caramel, champagne and chocolates. You can also find in this Ali Baba cave jams and honey, syrups, cookies, as well as teas and herbal teas. Above all, you will find delicious delicacies delicacies, to offer for example, as candies and thés teas, pink bricks of Toulouse, Toulouse tile to praline… Nice gift ideas in perspective!

L'Envie sage is not a bakery-pastry shop like the others. Located in Cornebarrieu, it has existed for almost twenty years and specializes in products made from organic ingredients. Jean-Marc and Béatrice Cires are indeed concerned about the quality of the products they offer to their customers by also buying from local producers. They also offer a wide range of breads and cakes, with a very useful feature for many "intolerant" gourmets: gluten-free pastries!

The town of Toulouse is fortunate to welcome one of the seven French shops of the master chocolate chocolate Lindt. You will discover in this boutique that, chocolate a space entirely dedicated to the greedy. You will, of course, find the main classics signed Lindt, but also many delicate innovations and avant. In Easter and Christmas, you will be able to propose products that you will not find anywhere else: chocolate decorations, limited edition tablets, box, fondue chocolate ready for use, papillotes, stuffed fabrics… In winter you will be able to enjoy a delicious hot chocolate made home, and in summer a tasty ice cream in Lindt chocolate. At the time of your arrival in the shop, a chocolate tasting is immediately offered!

Perhaps you have already visited the Chocolate Workshop in the city of Bayonne, for a beautiful immersive visit behind the scenes of these enchanting taste buds. You then know what gourmet delicacies await you in this shop near the Victor-Hugo market! If not, your Petit Futé warmly invites you to visit this shop/workshop. Side by side with rocks and other delicacies, chocolate leaves are made before your eyes, available in many varieties: dare to use Espelette chilli pepper chocolate! Perplexed by the choice? Ask for advice: the team, very friendly, is always ready to give you a taste of what you don't know.

Close to Place du Capitole, Ô Sorbet d'Amour is an artisanal ice-cream maker with a sales outlet in Toulouse. Its ice creams have been made in La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde, since 1935! Over eighty flavors are created in a laboratory that strives to remain faithful to tradition. Sorbets contain a minimum of 60% fruit, and ice creams are made with farm milk. Looking for a refreshing, richly flavored treat? Discover the subtle fragrance of a lychee, yuzu or mandarin sorbet, the indulgence of an orange-flavored chocolate ice cream, the freshness of a piña colada cone... Delicious!

A must for all gourmets who wish to treat themselves with a quality sweet: the Pène house! Heirs to a family tradition, Jean-Louis and Hélène represent the fourth generation of chocolate makers. Their specialties are presented in the window: one comes here to treat oneself to a blueberry tart or a pie, a luchonnais (a dacquoise filled with blueberry, the fruit of the mountains par excellence), or a Pyrenean fir tree (a homemade variant of the spit cake!), a croustade or chocolates.

The Pillon chocolate factory has been in business since 1967. Three generations of Toulousans have enjoyed its top-of-the-range chocolate collections, enhanced by a demanding selection of crus. The Pavé du Capitole, a Carupano dark ganache with Piedmont hazelnut praline and a few cubes of orange, is the city's signature chocolate. It has contributed to the house's reputation! Two downtown boutiques: rue Ozenne and rue d'Austerlitz. The good news is that they also serve as tea rooms. For gourmets living on the outskirts of Toulouse, four boutiques in Blagnac, Tournefeuille, Castanet and L'Union offer an identical range of delicacies.

Antoine Fornara has earned a solid reputation as a chocolate and pastry maker among the people of Toulouse. The queue in front of the shop window confirms it. His delicate, fragrant, not too sweet cakes will enchant you, especially the raspberry mille-feuilles. Brioches, viennoiseries, panettone, kouglof... accompany a coffee or a tea at breakfast time or at snack time. On the spot, it is also possible at lunch time. As for the chocolates, they adapt to the festive calendar.

A bit of a bohemian market? No doubt, but it's for a good cause: defending local producers of organic produce! The L'esparcette association founded this market thirty years ago, when it was the first organic market in France. The products on offer are inspected and certified, to guarantee you a healthy diet. Nearly thirty producers are represented: fruit, vegetables, cheese, bakery, meat and fish, honey, wine, lentils, flowers... Please note that during the Christmas festivities, the market will be moved a few meters to rue d'Alsace-Lorraine.

A cosmopolitan city such as Toulouse cannot do without a genuine oriental pastry shop! La Rose de Tunis is a brand that has been in business since 1980. It has ten stores in France, including five in the Paris region. In Toulouse, it is the Jeanne-d'Arc district that you can enjoy. Looking for honey, rose, almond.... or just sunshine? Fall in love with gazelle horns, baklawas, loukoums, faithful to the recipes of Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia. The raw materials are carefully selected, for you enough an unforgettable taste quality. You can order trays to share with friends, or for special occasions.

This delicatessen offers you, in a pleasant setting, to discover the local products to concoct a good picnic of the soil and/or to bring back home the taste of the good life in the Pyrenean way. You will find it in the heart of the commercial life of Luchon, on the allées d'Étigny, not far from the bottom station of the cable car. La Cabane des Terroirs is an authentic style that delights gourmets and gourmands. Very smart information: it deploys tasting counters on the terrace to taste the numerous regional specialities directly on the spot.

After 6 years of work, Les Halles de la Cartoucheries will open in September 2023 in the 14,000 square meters of rehabilitated former GIAT factories. Inside this huge pink brick building, a 3,000 m² gourmet hall will open with 1,500 seats and 27 stalls for shopping, drinking, eating and feasting at lunch and dinner. There are traditional market shops, street and world cuisine, a grocery store and a cooking school.

Did you know that the city of Toulouse had a vineyard on its territory? Welcome to the Domaine de Candie, located southwest of the city. A medieval brick castle surrounded by a large park and a lake. The agricultural estate cultivates 25 hectares of vines whose grapes are vinified under the appellation of Vin du comté Tolosan in addition to 273 hectares devoted to field crops. You can buy grape juice and organic wines made from Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay and Mauzac grapes.

The GAEC des Hounts was founded in 1988 on the southern slopes facing the majestic Pyrenees. The herd consists of 750 white dairy goats, 180 kids and 25 billy goats. The milk is processed on site into cheeses, sold at markets and supermarkets in Toulouse. Cabécou, briquettes, cailloux frais, tommes... And every year there are new creations like the escabier or the raclette de chèvre for 2024. From the birth of the kid to the cheese to be tasted, we can explain every step!

Thirty-five years that the Casa d'Italia has been regaling the people of Toulouse with its Italian recipes. Two addresses to supply you: the shop next to the Marché des Carmes and the lodge in the heart of the Victor Hugo market. Both a grocery store and a caterer, the house offers a selection of imported products and a range of ready-made meals prepared on the premises. Its speciality? La pasta, certo! Fresh pasta: Spaghetti, macaroni, tagliatelle, cannelloni and ravioli, available in twelve flavours, plus sauces and other typical recipes, caponata, peperonata or tiramisu and panna cotta. Smart info: from Monday to Friday morning, the chef welcomes you and gives you his culinary advice!

Friends first open their fine grocery store, close to the restaurant. You will find their specialities of preserved houses, prepared by the chef and his team, foie gras, cassoulet and dishes dishes, accompanied by quality products excavated throughout the region: Charcuterie meats, Confitures jams or Ariège cheeses… The idea is always to share the flavors appreciated in a art of living consuming! New this year, the épicerie grocery store will open its doors in the morning for a tasty breakfast or a lunch lunch, simmering by the Chef des Amis. At the end of the afternoon you will enjoy a good glass of wine with a charcutière or cheese plate… The staff were friendly and helpful. An address to remember for gourmets!

Thanks to the success of its spirits and new expansion projects, the organic and artisanal distillery Straw Bale recently became Maison Victors. It all started with the production of pastis, whiskey and gin, going back to the roots of the best spirits, without artificial colors or flavors. Today, the online store offers a beautiful range of gins, pastis, single malt whiskies and white rums of excellence and the company can boast of having collaborated with the best wine merchants, starred restaurateurs and prestigious bars in the region.

This is a pastry bakery, opened by Mr. Montpellier, who will delight the most greedy of Saint John! Everything is made on the spot in a brand new laboratory by the refined bakeries and greedy pastry pastry confectioners! Here you will find all kinds of fine cakes and special breads, good baguettes sorties and pastries and sandwiches. Be aware that the Bread shop is catering and can take part in the organisation of your lunches and cold buffets!

For more than 10 centuries, the farmers of Revel have been setting up their stalls in the beautiful Revel market hall to sell their local products directly: charcuterie, fruit and vegetables, meat from the Lauragais farms... There are nearly 300 of them! And in the great tradition of the southwest, from November to March, the market becomes "fat". That is to say that you will find plump geese and ducks to prepare your confits and cassoulets! Don't miss to visit it, this market is classified among the 100 most beautiful markets of France.

Two markets animate the city of Muret. The most important one occupies the whole city center on Saturday morning. It brings together more than one hundred and twenty merchants and producers from all over the Muret area, to the delight of visitors, as you can find all the local products. Various parking lots allow you to park your car. The smart idea: a shuttle can also take you there if you are not motorized. More modest, the second market remains nevertheless lively since it welcomes about sixty merchants in the square Maïmat, on Tuesday morning.

It is the union of 4 historical cellars of the region all producing red and rosé wines from the négrette grape. The Fronton appellation area extends over 20 communes established on stony terraces between the Tarn and Garonne. Fronton is the first producer of rosé wine in the South-West of France and was awarded the title of "best rosé in the world" in 2016. Come and discover this precious heritage, its values and its know-how. Perfect to bring back the sun of Toulouse in your luggage.

Harvest time combines the pleasure of good wines with that of good food. A fresh and tasty menu of the day, made from local produce, is accompanied by a glass of wine carefully selected from the shelves of bottles from vineyards that favour natural, organic and biodynamic wines. For 15 years, this wine shop has become a reference address. Tasting evenings, meetings with winemakers equally passionate about the alchemy of grape varieties and blends are regularly organised. The setting has the charm of the old-fashioned stalls, it is in unison with the passion for the divine bottle which here occupies the place of a divine queen!

Grandeur Nature was founded by a group of activists in 1991. It is a Biocoop grocery store, located in the Saint-Agne district, which allows you to find organic products or products without the usual allergens. You will also appreciate the section dedicated to body care and cosmetics, as well as the corner dedicated to textiles and the garden. A snack area allows you to eat on the go for lunch. Grandeur Nature is also a beauty salon which, in addition to the classic treatments with natural products, regularly offers make-up workshops.

Rue Bayard, Chez Jeannot, is the must-see scale of the pink city. The house, which recently underwent a small facelift, has been established here since 1960! At Jeannot, it is a renowned restaurant, but it is also an impressive scaling bench where you can come and get your seafood supplies. In a rock-star position: the oyster, of course! Fines de Claire, special of Isigny gillardeau or Marennes Oléron, you have the choice, so do not hesitate to ask for advice. Of course, you can also stock up on mussels, clams, clams, shrimps and even lobster, or have a tray made for your gourmet feasts.

This former district wine cellar was completely relookée in December 2004. Small tasting lounge, club chairs and especially good wines! Here the opening is: 15 countries represented and small producers. With no less than 200 references, the thermometer uncovers you with very pleasant wines by going directly to the producers. Tasting evenings are organised for groups of 10 people. The main idea of the Thermometer is to develop the senses, also you will find regional, Asian and handicraft products.

For 30 years, the Cave Spirituelle has been inviting us to discover wines and spirits from the four corners of the wine-growing world with the same communicative enthusiasm. Do you have any questions? They have the answers! Like any passionate cellar, the search for local products is also an increased motivation, especially in the spirits department. Apart from magnificent armagnacs and sumptuous cognacs, the whisky card is the French touch, sometimes with a stamp made in Occitania! The racks change with the harvest and the winemaking process. Organic is more and more present, to drink good and healthy... in moderation, of course!

La Boutique des Vins celebrated its fortieth anniversary in 2022. Forty years of family history, but above all forty years of loyalty on the part of Toulousians for a store that is naturally established in the most gourmet of neighborhoods. All the vineyards of France are represented, with a fine selection of organic wines, including champagnes. Many other territories far from our borders can also be discovered and enjoyed.

Cognacs, armagnacs, sherries and rums are selected here in the same demanding and expert way as wines and champagnes! Keep up to date with the latest news on our networks, so you don't miss a thing... or rather a drop!