Gourmet products local specialties and wines Hautes-Pyrénées

Here's a quality home for all the gourmets who want to discover home made sweets. Joëlle Coste is the queen of cakes, which she decoration very carefully. You will not be échapperez in Lys, the speciality of the house, a cute praline with chocolate foam… You will also find homemade chocolates and ice cream and catering service. I told you: !!

The know-how of the Uchan family is known throughout the region since the cheese factory welcomes 13,000 visitors per year! They make cheese from the cow's milk they raise. Michel welcomes you and explains the techniques and processes of transformation of cow's milk into Pyrenean tomme. The visit ends with the maturing cellar. You can of course buy their excellent products on the spot, which in addition to cheese, include cooked dishes such as the famous Tarbais beans, and charcuterie.

The Trout of Nistos is one of the best. Jean-Christophe Couribaut raises his fish with products from organic agriculture in a natural aquatic environment. If trout are less abundant in the Pyrenean rivers and streams, fish farms have taken over to ensure this tradition of quality. You can come and fish for trout on this exotic site. Equipment and bait are provided. At the end of your fishing trip, you can have the fish you have caught weighed and leave with them.

For those who are looking for a small price store, where one is not too tempted by the useless évacué to the most important, Intermarché is a fair balance. In fact, we don't come to the Musketeers to get pampered by walking down the shelves, we come to fill the quality of the goods cart without hearing the blue card when the cash goes. What you lose in aesthetics is gained in economics. An address to remember to feed her small family…

2 000 m 2 (food, clothing, press, hot point, etc.), clean, well lit, shelves are spaced apart, and eight boxes to not wait too much. Outside, 24 hour service station, ATM, bus stop and parking 80 places.

The production of the berlingots is totally artisanal and the ingredients that compose them are 100% natural. Several times a day, the master of the place makes the famous candies under your eyes and allows you to taste these delights for free. More than 40 flavors are available: chocolate, thyme-sage-rosemary, honey, nougat-pistachio, verbena, lavender, coconut, poppy, angelica mint, caramel-almond, apricot-mandarin, passion fruit... The store "La Reine Margot" also offers other local or homemade sweets.

In this family of beekeepers, if no one has the bumblebee, it is surely thanks to the delights resulting from the 400 hives laid out between the valleys of the Neste and the Louron. Visiting this artisanal company is both educational and instructive but also a real pleasure which ends with the tasting of the famous honey sweets, melting pastilles with a thousand virtues. You can also find them on the local markets. A gourmet tip: honey jam is one of the specialities of the house: listen only to your heart!

At the end of the little cul-de-sac opposite the town hall, Confiserie des Gaves revives the flavors of yesteryear with its handcrafted sweets. The establishment is renowned for its respect for traditional know-how. It offers a wide range of sweets: fruity, chocolate or almond-flavored Gave pebbles, sweets made with local honey, pine sap, violets and blueberries, mint pastilles and old-fashioned "pyréline" pralines. Bean berlingots, a unique specialty, will surprise your taste buds. A true celebration of tastes from the past!

A British air floats on the avenue Peyramale. The Tara Shop conceals many small treasures which will make you crack. The range of products is very large and one could stay for hours to rummage around! With hats, scarves, wool from the Pyrenees, berets, but also sweets (pastilles with water from Lourdes, pebbles from the Gave) and of course souvenirs in all their forms, the stalls are rich. Your host will welcome you in the most pleasant way and will offer you jewels, medals, candles, stoupers, postcards..

The restaurant embodies a blend of traditional and modern gastronomy. Adapting to consumer trends and habits for over 70 years, it constantly strives for excellence and innovation, relying on high-quality local raw materials. Its credo is to offer quality products for everyone, whether for everyday use or for special occasions. The company stands out for its use of Bigorre black pork, a guarantee of an exceptional taste heritage and symbol of a precious ecosystem linking animal, nature and man.

This store is a real grocery store, in the first sense of the word. The spices are presented in jute bags and perfume the whole space. Beside them, dried vegetables and couscous seeds are sold in bulk. The grocery store also provides a hallal butchery service, with the meats cut in front of you by Bachir's expert hands. Don't miss the delicious homemade oriental pastries, bursting with honey and scented with orange blossom. Finally, you will find other treasures, such as beautiful dishes, tagine dishes..

Nestled, since the beginning of the last century, in the oldest district of Tarbes, this cellar offers a very large choice of grands crus, champagnes and armagnacs, but also old vintages in Bordeaux and Burgundy. Discoveries of wines and regional aperitifs, which, thanks to the wise advice of the whole team, will make you a successful sommelier! Cherry on the cake, the place has kept the charming decoration of the original cellar. To see without moderation... Home delivery is also possible and free.

Since 2023, the Carrau family, dedicated breeders, have been running the Gailhou-Durdos cannery in the Hautes-Pyrénées. Having worked with the company for 40 years, they now master the entire chain, from meadow to plate, honoring the know-how of three previous generations. The emphasis is on local produce and short distribution channels. Their stores are packed with duck-centric delights such as foie gras and cassoulet, as well as other specialties such as blanquette de veau. Other local products include honeys and wines.

Le Petit Bouchon belongs to the Sepet cellars. This magnificent store with its rustic and authentic decor offers wines and spirits and delicatessen products. You will always be very well received, judiciously advised and you will find bottles and regional wines of quality like Madiran, Jurançon, Saint-Mont, Côtes de Gascogne, Buzet... The cellar also proposes very local products such as the Mûrançon, an aperitif made of Jurançon and blackberry cream, or the Bigourdale, a beer brewed in Arcizans-Avant.

In Cauterets, local products have found their promised land. At Kiki's, creator of the Pyrénées Saveurs store, you will find local sausages and cold cuts as well as farmhouse cheeses made from raw milk from the valley. Our lover of taste makes his own spit cakes. Add to that the sale of preserves and jams, and you have a nice overview of the whole. Let's not forget the Pyrenean honey from the father's apiary as well as an artisanal aperitif with a mysterious recipe to discover on the spot.

La Cervoiserie is a unique cellar dedicated to the art of beer, offering 350 references, from the most classic to the most unusual. It's a meeting place for beer enthusiasts, but also an introduction for novices, guided by master beer makers. In addition to beers from all over the world, surprising local creations are also featured. For the ultimate tasting experience, the bar or terrace offers a view of the Pyrenees, all complemented by charcuterie platters. And if you're a whisky lover, an exceptional selection awaits you too.

So let's try and push the door of this bakery. In addition to excellent breads, you will be surprised by a counter to the thousand delights prepared by Jean Vignau and his entire team. Greedy or not, everyone will find their happiness. You will undoubtedly face the incredible choice of cakes, nougats, red fruits and many others… from Italy. You'll be advised in particular by the little cream flakes that are simply exquisite. Eat without moderation. But this is not the only interest in the house: The tea lounge allows you to taste the pastries, for example a good tea, coffee or homemade chocolate, thus adding the desire to return. A delight and an unforgettable trip to the country of gourmandise!

Here, only two cakes share the store's shelves. You are in the den of the tourtière and the croustade, an incredible delicate edifice made of leaves that seem to be entangled in a crunchy round. This apple-filled specialty is a sweet treat typical of the Southwest. With a dash of Armagnac in its classic version, Jean-Claude has fun revisiting the tourtière: with almond cream, pears, prunes, raspberries, chocolate or blueberries... A delight to be savored warm. Do not hesitate to order in advance.

At the foot of the slopes, the Bocadillo leaves a pleasant musical atmosphere: Jazz in all its forms, lounge, funk, but also pop-rock, electro-rock… there are for all tastes! The site is held by Philippe, one of the flagship characters of La Mongie, whose philosophy is simple: everything he does, he does well. A recipe that works because we come here for the atmosphere and for "the fine team" behind the bar! At the same time as seasonal QG, who find themselves here after the job, and guests from all walks of life, this relaxed and urban lounge frame is perfect for a mountain-shaped evening. Here you can find a few tapas with a good glass of wine or a great salad. Modern and original garden (suspended coffee bags at the ceiling), the "Boca" is intimate with small spaces but the room in L makes it always close to the bar! Theme nights with DJ are regularly of the game, so this address is more than recommended!

Olivier Galache welcomes you to his beekeeping micro-farm and answers questions you may have about bee products and beekeeping. His passion was passed on to him by his grandfather, and despite the years, it is still intact. Her honeys are delicious, in the height of this passion. You can choose from a beautiful collection: dandelion honey, acacia honey, linden honey, rhododendron honey, callune heather honey, callune heather honey in comb, thousand-flower honey, woodland honey. He also supplies you with pollen from the Hautes Pyrénées.

Fabienne will explain everything about this tropical seaweed, from its cultivation to its drying, and will even open the doors of her laboratory to you. Shaped into spaghetti, it is best known in its dried form but tasting it fresh is a surprise! Its small salty taste adapts to the most original recipes and trust the pro, she will share with you the best ones! A great outing, original and instructive, to familiarize yourself with one of the key foods of tomorrow.

With 70 years of experience behind it, Maison Vignau invites you to meet Brian and Anne, passionate experts who will guide you through a vast selection of French and foreign wines. Each wine is the fruit of the winemakers' know-how and the unique terroir from which it comes. In this space dedicated to slowness and discovery, you'll also find beers, ciders, confectionery, spirits and teas. For Anne, the family business is a return to her roots, evoking her childhood surrounded by the scents of wine, nature and conviviality.

The brand has been part of a national network of organic agriculture since the 1980 s. From the outset, Whole made the choice to become a cooperative, an economic model that allows fair remuneration for producers for the greatest satisfaction of customers who fill their basket (organic!) in all environmental conscience. So if you feel the soul of a "total'player", Whole, it's the address where "total'action"! In radius: fruits, vegetables, bread, fish, meat, groceries, cheese à la coupe with a wide selection of regional cheeses and a large area with almost 200 references (laundry, pulses, flour…), everything is beautiful and organic, i. e. free from synthetic chemicals, colours, aromas, or taste flavour. Add more environmentally friendly products to this list of environmentally friendly products.