Gourmet products local specialties and wines Loire-Atlantique

Debotté, a Nantes institution for three generations, a must for visitors, and still loved by the people of Nantes! The store on the Quai de la Fosse still amazes with its woodwork, chandeliers, friezes and scales classified as national heritage. Today, the two brothers have taken over: if Gérald is the chocolate maker, Josselin is the pastry chef. They have collected and preserved the paternal secrets of these strong and refined chocolates whose aromas seem to be part of the decor. Among the specialties of the house, the Mascaron, a dark chocolate rock filled with a crunchy praline and milk chocolate puff, created at the time when these mythological figures bloomed on rich facades to ward off evil spirits! Its magical power still seduces gourmets... Among the new products, try the Espelette pepper ganache with its heart of strawberry jelly, the 4 flavors sticks and the matcha tea chocolate. You will also find the famous berlingots from Nantes, and the Muscadet nantais which combines marinated grapes and dark chocolate. Josselin has inherited the family gift. His "pièce montée" is soft and light. You can taste his macaroons, Nantes cakes and other delicacies in the salons of the rue de Budapest or the rue Crébillon. Don't forget to buy your tea and coffee in the store on rue Copernic. And from now on, Debotté's homemade bread is also a beautiful baguette to take away! And in 2022 new ! the Mascaron pie is born : Breton shortbread, Mascaron with hazelnuts (Piedmont), dark chocolate ganache and dark chocolate plate ! Several formats exist, in stores or on order. We love this institution... When the weather is fine, you can also discover our homemade vacherin and other sweet treats!

On the outskirts of Nantes, just a stone's throw from the Loire, you may be lucky enough to enter Philippe's shed, where he is passionate about his orchard and vegetable garden. His only master is the seasons, which punctuate his fruit and vegetable production. His working philosophy is not to rush nature. His agriculture is sustainable. At the Bellevue orchards, you'll find apples, pears and kiwis all year round, while the vegetables vary according to the season. Every autumn, Philippe offers tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, carrots and turnips. Radishes and lettuces come from a neighboring producer. You'll also find processed products made entirely in-house: apple and apple-pear juices. Finally, every Wednesday afternoon, a farmer comes to sell his produce: eggs, poultry and pork. The welcome is warm and the prices very competitive. Bellevue orchards supply many of the local restaurants, a guarantee of quality!

One of Nantes' Fraiseraie shops is located near the Gaumont cinema in the town centre. So, no need to go to Pornic to taste the star sorbet of the king of strawberries. Go to Place de la Bourse and create your favourite blend by choosing from about thirty flavours. You can also trust the house and ask for a marbled ball, a combination of two sorbets that complement each other perfectly. You will have to pass the hesitation of a few moments between the cone and the cup, even if it does not matter the container as long as you have the ice cream! After such a trying adventure, get back on the road and, with sweetness in hand, taunt the envious ones who can only eat with their eyes the coloured freshness (but without colouring) that finally sustains you. La Fraiseraie also offers products to eat at home: sorbets to take away, jams, jellies, syrups, liqueurs, arranged rums, flavoured teas... Because good things should be shared! Other addresses in Nantes welcome you near the Galeries Lafayette and 2 on the Ile de Nantes: near the Elephant and the Carrousel des Mondes marins. In 2020 the Fraiseraie blew out its 50 candles, half a century of greed!

Carli NANTES, a patisserie-chocolatier since 1948, enchants your taste buds with its refined creations. Recognized as one of the world's top 100 chocolatiers and awarded the Tablette d'Or every year since 2019, Carli is a symbol of French elegance and savoir-vivre. In its 9 boutiques in Nantes, Ancenis, Chateaubriant, Saint-Nazaire, Vallet, Cholet, Blain and Sainte-Luce, discover a delicious selection of chocolates made from quality cocoas. You'll be making a responsible purchase, as these delicacies comply with sustainability standards and come in recyclable and reusable packaging.

Nestled in the heart of Nantes, not far from the Church of Sainte-Croix, Maison Lemaître offers gastronomic treasures where exceptional regional specialties combine undiscovered products elsewhere. Since 1937, Lemaître House has been offering many products, including delicious candies, in its cellar of the Belly. With more than 5,000 references on 250 m ², this historic fine grocery store is happy for nantes. Specialties first, such as grisettes or Cluzel chocolates. But also fruit pasta, drags, salty butter caramels, inevitable berpgots, in short confectionery confectionery, box or detail. The fine grocery store offers a wide choice among the pastures, terrines, olives, tapas, salted biscuits, peppers, sauces, creams, candies, spices, spices, mustards, rice, pasta… Lemaître House is also a generous offer of fine wines, spirits and spirits, regional, French and international specialties. This is precisely a step summarized through the motto of this exceptional sign: ' What is rare deserves to be shared '.

Le Curé nantais is a real institution in the region. In the shop, a selection of about sixty cheeses from all over France, as well as Bordier butters, regional products and a very nice cellar (about 600 wines, 150 whiskies, 50 rums). Other creations include the Petit Fumé and the Curé nantais samosa, available in 3 recipes. The Cheese Factory also opens its doors to visit the production workshop: you will discover the transformation of the milk and a museum retracing 100 years of cheese history, with a tasting session to finish.

At the Golden Pheasant is a quality house, the many prizes won are there to testify. Here, traditional charcuterie, and truly exceptional because know-how has been transmitted for 50 years. All preparations are made home and in butter, until the pastries are served in catering services. These include cocktails and festive dinners, birthdays and weddings. Of course, the house offers cooked dishes of an exceptional invoice.

It is here, in the factory not far from this store, that the famous round, crunchy, golden cake was born, one of the gastronomic emblems of the region! We owe the history of this mythical cake to Joseph Grellier, a baker who kept the family recipe. It is honored in this store of 200 m², with tea room and terrace. Galettes, Roudor palets and other sablés de Retz, Michelettes, are in good place. In the tea room, accompany your tasting with a madeleine or more elaborate pastries. No visit of the factory possible.

Located in the industrial area of La Seiglerie, towards Challans, the Beillevaire cheese dairy now enjoys a fine reputation for the quality and variety of its products. Guided tours are organized to discover the techniques of making cheese and fresh products. These begin with the screening of a presentation video, continue in a panoramic space open to the manufacturing workshops and end as usual with a tasting of the homemade products with a glass of wine. Also available, the gourmet visit which ends, in the middle of the Machecoul marsh, with an all-cheese meal followed by a homemade dessert. The Beillevaire cheese dairy has a network of sales outlets as far away as the Paris region, where it is even possible to have a tray of cheeses delivered by courier in less than 3 hours! Among the cheeses to discover, mainly cheeses of farm tradition, AOC and raw milk: Barbeillon, Beaufort d'Alpage, Pont d'Yeu, Livarot... Milk desserts and cheese preparations (fondues, raclette) are also available.

Edmond Guillet founded the Kerisac cider factory in 1920. It has been a family business for four generations. The spirit of the company is to preserve the traditional aspect of cider while rejuvenating the tastes. The Guillet brothers are among the pioneers of the cider revival in Brittany. Here they produce IGP Bretagne ciders (regularly awarded at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris), brut, demi-sec and sweet ciders. Among the house's must-haves, you will find "Le Kerisac de glace", a fruity and refined sweet aperitif, or the rosé cider.

Specialising in the daily roasting of large coffees, this boutique also offers a wide choice of teas from all over the world, Des Medici, home-made chocolates and regional products: Galets galets, nantais in, slate quernons, pavés pavés, caramel with salt butter, rigolettes nantaises. What a good thing!

Thai delicacies are a family story that gradually fits around common values such as engagement (part of the exploitation will become organic), dedication (fresh and high quality products), transparency, originality and family, then it's not less than four generations that contribute to the smooth running of this. store. To be more precise, Thai delicacies are a store where fresh fruit and vegetable lovers come from. Fresh and original vegetables, as it is also possible to find atypical vegetables (on pre-order), like mini-vegetables, food flowers or germs, especially in the air of time. We obviously buy home crops, but also a whole selection of groceries (dried fruits, creeds, spreads, wines, juice…), local to the extent possible. A small selection of very affordable wines (3.50 € to 9.90 €) and the cheese chosen by Pascal Beillevaire. Once a week, "Kitchen is yours" proposes a playful and original concept: every volunteer can offer a simple recipe prepared from seasonal products and prepared on the spot at the entrance of the sales area. A delicious way to occupy a Saturday morning! Children are not there and several ranks are already reserved for the grocery store for an initiation to gardening, which promises these apprentices tasty discoveries at the time of gathering. The dynamism and friendliness of the team make Thai Delights a precious address, especially for gourmets who encounter some difficulties in getting cold bowl and other tubéous capucine…

This boutique showcases the original creations of Thuriès. This chocolatier-harvester is a former Companion of the Tour de France, MOF pastry chef-chocolatier-confiseur and ice-cream maker. Here, gourmets discover chocolates made with cocoa from plantations in San Fernando (Ecuador) and the South-West. We love the variety of the chocolates. Fruity, floral, dark, milk, etc. The store's Truffelines (a base of crêpe dentelle and praline), Bouchons (dark praline chocolate bonbons) and Noisirons (confectionery with honey, candied fruit and hazelnuts) are also very appealing. But we're also looking forward to other delights, such as demi-macarons, caramel, pralines and spreads. Something for everyone!

Established in Pornic for 19 years, BALAN is a delight for tea and coffee lovers. With no less than 200 varieties of Dammann Frères teas, herbal teas and rooibos, as well as some 20 coffees roasted on site, Eriko and Hugues will be delighted to advise you on the beverage that's right for you. You'll also find a wide selection of gourmet products from French artisans at BALAN: jams, chocolates, honeys, A.O.P Charentes churned butter caramels, olive oils and spices, tea and coffee accessories and much more.

The Boulangery is a bakery-pastry-sandwich shop in Thouaré. So far, nothing surprising then. Except that... Christophe Jamet, the baker, had a desire for change and wanted to create an establishment in his own image. In 2011, when he bought this bakery, the decoration was rather traditional and did not resemble him. But at the time he had other concerns than the style of his store. A fan of rock and metal, he participates in many festivals and meets, through his musical experiences, several architects and decorators. The project of The Boulangery nouvelle version was thus born of a passion for music, of encounters and the will to shape a bakery that resembles him. And as far as the setting is concerned, you won't be disappointed! For his new style, Christophe chose a rock-metal-chic decor, with rust and black tones. And for the fast food part, here too the change is radical and, to say the least, original and successful. For an unusual lunch break, you will indeed have the possibility to eat in a fitted container (and heated in winter), installed in front of the shop. And that's not all: this container is enhanced by an old baker's truck. A real one! On the taste buds side now, Christophe and his team do everything themselves, including the snacking. Sandwiches, burgers, hot dishes (such as Greek-style chicken, turkey with mustard...) are offered every lunchtime. Christophe presents a selection of pastries that change every week, mainly "travel" pastries, easy to eat on the go and easy to transport, such as pies and éclairs. Viennese pastries are tempting and specialities for the holidays (logs, galettes...) are on the menu! And as for bread, the bakery changed its recipes at the end of 2019 and switched to B as organic: country, Nordic, wholemeal, seed pie and my father's pie have gone green. Run there, the welcome of Marie and her team is charming!

The managers of this pretty organic grocery store and tea room in the Saint-Joseph-de-Porterie neighborhood, Thomas Lefebvre and his Nepalese companion Chukki Lefebvre, have the art of unearthing local products. Orchards of the Farm in cider, bakery Panisfaire and Brewery of L'Olifant of Grandchamp-les-Fontaines, ice creams and sorbets of Sucé-sur-Erdre, for the local flavors, the exotic perfumes are also very present. Thanks to Chukki's cooking, you can taste white rice noodles with Timur pepper. Bulk, fruits, fresh vegetables..., you can find everything in the grocery store including organic products, at low prices. Naturalis is also committed to the fight against food waste.

We come here to do our shopping in a natural and exotic environment. We offer gourmet baskets with a wide selection of fruits and vegetables in season. In the Farm's section, you will find local dairy products, cold cuts, honeys, jams, sweets, fruit juices and eggs. When the weather is fine, strawberries from the garden and other seasonal products are featured. The children discover the animals: cows, ponies, pigs, donkeys, biquettes. In October, it is on the second site of La Chebuette in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles that organic apples and organic kiwis are picked!

A more than attractive card for this caterer not like the others. Indeed, here we combine wealth of different influences. Classic pork and roast charcuterie and beef assortiments share the scene with a multitude of other less expected dishes such as this Cantonese façon chicken wok, these spices and compotéé ananas or this curry duck. Cold and hot inputs, fish, meat, but also unique to the image of this dodine of fowl fowl, crustacée sauce. In addition to this, a selection of original toppings. The desserts are numerous and varied, including the pies that fall into chocolate, lavender, Au… what to create an exceptional buffet at the crossroads of flavours. It is possible to rent furniture and sauce.

"100% artisan, made in Sautron", this is the motto of the bakery-pastry-chocolate shop Nowak that some gourmands knew on Carquefou formerly. Mr. Nowak and his wife moved to Sautron in 2017. You will be able to start in the morning with a beautiful range of 100% pure butter pastries, continue at lunchtime with sandwiches (in many choices of bread), mixed salads, quiches or pizzas, and of course a number of sweet treats that will complete your meal among which, the delicious Nantais cake, the eclairs with their many flavours, and at snack time, you will find many pastries, each more beautiful and tempting than the last, like these macaroons with twelve different flavours... The Nowak bakery also offers filled focaccias, prefouces and surprise breads for buffets, aperitifs and cocktails... It's beautiful and it's good!

Auchan is now about 9 700 m 2 and a gallery of 7 500 m 2. Christened Grand Wide, this gallery has many shops. There are also clothing shops, opticians, hairdressers, jewellers, a press point, carterie, photo, various mobile phone operators, a bar and a croissanterie. Auchan also offers a travel shop. Tickets, concerts or sports events can also be purchased there. The hypermarket presents large, hi-fi spaces, appliances but also cultural, without forgetting of course food. Parking lot is large. There is no difficulty in finding a location where parking.

In the heart of the Brière Regional Park and the Guérande peninsula, since 2006, this GAEC has been transforming the milk from its cows into farm products. The farm includes 175 hectares of forage land mainly used to feed the 100 cows of the Prim'holstein, Normande or Simmental breeds, the 90 heifers and the meat workshop made up of 60 cows and heifers of the Charolais or Limousin breeds. A farm chicken farm completes the production. You will find milk, butter, white cheese, yoghurt and cheese pudding.

Welcome to this little corner of the sea or the Atlantic in the heart of the Ile de Nantes, not far from our elephant. William, a Breton in love with fine fishing and other seafood products, has decided to open a place of his own, and not just any place: le lieu jaune! Yes, it's the name of a fish, and with good reason: everything here revolves around the sea. It's a specialized grocery store dedicated to seafood products (smokehouse products, seaweed tartare, oysters, home-made ready-made meals, preserves, cider, beer, buckwheat potato chips...), as well as an occasional restaurant, oyster bar and event caterer, and an exhibition space for artists from the Ile de Nantes. A place close to home that smells of sea spray!

Franck Dépériers, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, uses only selected flours without any additives and with a lot of natural and organic leaven. A true enthusiast who does not count his hours to give pleasure to his customers and transmit his know-how to his team! The dough is kneaded very little, but ferments for a long time in order to obtain a dough rich in taste and aroma. The flagship products of the house remain the organic boule, the torchon, an organic bread made of different flours, which goes perfectly with foie gras, the market batch, a sourdough baguette, the farmhouse bread which keeps its softness and freshness all week long or the apricotines and seiglitons, rye bread rolls filled with raisins As for the pastries and cakes, you will be surprised by the unavoidable Nantais cake (perfectly rhumy), the delicious honey and mirabelle plum tart, the plum pies or the admirably flaky croissants! Let's not forget the confectionery (marshmallows, fruit jellies, caramels from another world...) or the wonderful home-made jams. And what about sandwiches and other quiches to enjoy at lunch time. Don't miss the Christmas logs or the "galettes des rois" which are really worth the detour (it is highly recommended to reserve them). La Petite Boulangerie also has a stall at the Talensac market.

V & B or Wines and Beers (pronounce VI and BI). More than 80 stores spread across the national territory for this award created by two enthusiasts and whose mission is summarized as follows: " raise beer and democratize wine ". At V & B, you will find a wide selection of French and international wines (Spanish, Italian, South African or Argentine), champagnes, beer, again, you can go around the world, many whiskies, rums or spirits. The shops, in addition to the shop area, have a bar space to taste or test what you've already bought or what you want to taste before you can shave.

Here the blood and gold colors of Catalonia invite us to the French-Spanish delicacy. One could almost see the sun... in the eyes of Corinne, alias Co, this passionate person who welcomes us in her specialized delicatessen open to all! We come to discover the Catalan specialties of her home: artisanal products such as beautiful charcuterie and the famous Iberian hams (pigs raised in the open air) including the Bellota. Corinne "saves our aperitifs" with planxas, i.e. complete aperitif boards to take away. Feeling a little hungry or a lot? We have chorizos, dry sausages, tapenades, mejillones (mussels), boquerones (anchovies) marinated, Catalan cheese, fine mustards, olivades... And dishes prepared in jars. For the drinks? The cervezas (Catalan beers) of Cap d'Ona, wines and other sweets for the aperitif, such as Banyuls or Byrrh (old wine with cinchona), also present. On the sweet side? Artisanal cookies such as Rousquilles, caramel almonds and Bougnettes (depending on availability) are the perfect accompaniment to the organic coffee "La Tour" roaster in Perpignan! Finally, thanks to the touron (a kind of nougat), it's Christmas all year round! La Catalane, it's the pleasure of sharing and the Spanish way of life, and it's in Nantes. Ask for the great catalan sandwiches to take away for the little ones ! Benvinguts! Privatization possible up to twenty people for professionals or individuals for team-building meetings, aperitifs, birthdays or bachelor parties as well as catering service for aperitifs in Nantes and its surroundings.

In place of À la Boule Nantaise, a young couple have taken over the bakery to offer their new "pasta"! And not just any pastry... The new owners, Jean-Pierre and Svitlana, have spent years living in Norway, in the joyous atmosphere and well-being known as " hygge "! Jean-Pierre married Svitlana, and from Norway they brought back bread and pastry specialties to add to the savoir-faire made in France, sharing the good food! Sviltana and her team welcome us with their smiling eyes and charming Russian accents... It's a delightful blend of cultures, and we share their happiness with this new adventure! In addition to good bread, Norwegian specialties and a range of organic breads, the establishment is also a coffee shop. Here we drink 100% organic Arabica coffee (from Latin America), to warm our hearts! A real Italian-style barista machine offers espresso, latte, cappuccino and machiatto (to take away). Note: 5 bought, 6th^free . Why not try it with a croissant? As for bread, it's made with natural (liquid) sourdough, which you'll find in traditional baguettes, brioches, croissants and special breads. As for the latter, try Pain norvégien or Pain d'Arthur (organic) with its crunchy crust and soft crumb (Moulin de Suire organic flours), a real delight with its 5 cereals and seeds (including flax, chia...) and stoneground flour. The other flours meet the CRC label from the Girardeau flour mill (100% French origins) for the white breads, while the traditional bread also meets the Red label. Quality can be explained too! As for viennoiseries, in addition to the great classics, come and try Kanelbolle, the Norwegian cinnamon viennoiserie: they're available every day! Special mention should be made of Grandma's braided brioche (a close cousin of the Vendéenne), which is so tasty! In addition, there are savoury sandwiches made to order to preserve their flavours. You're sure to love Backt! The name? In German, it means "baking on the hearth". The hearth is the lower part of the bread oven! Now that you know (almost) everything, there's no doubt you'll be coming back again and again - Back to Backt!

The inspiration and creativity of pastry chef, chocolatier, confectioner and baker Fabien Juhel is divinely gourmet: we come here to indulge. Fabien has won several awards for his galettes des rois, including the traditional frangipane galette, the creative galette and the gold medal at the national competition in 2021. Travels to London, Australia, New Zealand and Scotland have inspired him. Regulars flock to savor his breads, including an organic range, and his refined, 100% homemade pastries: saint-honoré, paris-brest, Royal au chocolat, Rouge intense... Fabien loves to create, having spent 8 years baking at prestigious Parisian addresses alongside Arnaud Larher, a MOF, among others. Macaroons, homemade ice creams, viennoiseries, chocolate bars, old-fashioned praline chip spreads, everything invites you to take a tour and make a detour. New soon: the "Octroi de Nantes" travel cake, an all-chocolate fondant with gianduja and Piedmont hazelnuts - a delight! The house motto "When passion becomes our profession" takes on its full meaning here!

Created by Esther and Benjamin, La Laiterie Nantaise opened its doors on the Ile de Nantes in 2021. Delicious and varied products made with milk from an organic farm in Loire-Atlantique (a farm in Bouvron!): fromage frais, yoghurts, mozzarella and burrata, ricotta... in short, enough to delight a large number of gourmets! Cheeses and yoghurts are made on site in a totally artisanal way, with organic, local, quality cow's milk bearing the "Lait de foin" label. Dairy products from Nantes that are well worth discovering!

In Vritz, Isabelle Clérot (a former cook by training) has set up her laboratory where she now makes jams, jellies, chutneys, syrups and other spreads. This traditionally fruit-growing region offers the ideal conditions for her fruit-based productions; her jarred preparations are in fact mostly made from the processing of fruit produced on her farm. In organic conversion since 2019, "here, no chemistry!", as Isabelle likes to say. Only natural products are used in the making. You can find her products on the Internet, in producer's shops and on the markets of the region. All sorts of tasty jams (pear, greengage with vanilla, apricot with vanilla, red grapefruit, rhubarb...) or jellies based on perfectly original recipes as well as delicious chutneys (such as the Norman chutney: apples, onions, raisins, lemon, spices), marvellously presented in pretty jars, or the delicious syrups (savory, oregano, mint syrup, sweetness of childhood...). We give in to the very high quality of these sweets but also to the mode of production and distribution, directly from the producer to the consumer, which is a sure guarantee of quality. You can find them, among others, at the Épi du fermier near Canclaux, Little Britain Café in front of the Grand Blottereau park, or Lecoq and also the new space of Brison traiteur at the Nantes train station.

Do you know the famous trio of the Triplettes de Belleville? Here, no cartoon but a great place "3 in 1" with a trio at the helm: Nina, a real pastry chef by trade; Marion, the barista and Laurianne, the manager. The place is a superb canteen based on fresh products at lunchtime. It is also a café, bar and even a tea room! They also serve a brunch on Saturdays and Sundays to fully enjoy the place. Near the Cité des Congrès, customers will find what they are looking for, with the pastries of the moment, the omnivorous or vegetarian market menu without forgetting the gourmet grocery. These Triplettes have more than three strings to their bow!

This store, which opened on Place du Pilori in 2018, has been in business for over 25 years! Here you'll find a selection of vintage olive oils and healthy Mediterranean grocery products for everyday cooking. The oils are available in bottles or elegant gift boxes. They are all traceable. From the name of the olives used to the date of harvest and the history of the producer, you know what you're tasting: French, Italian, Croatian, Portuguese, Spanish, Greek... You'll also find tapenades, sauces and accessories. And for those with a green thumb, let yourself be tempted by potted olive trees!

There were few bakeries in this part of the island of Nantes. In the summer of 2019, thanks to the generosity of Internet users and to the delight of lovers of good bread, La Maison Boulangerie was born. It is in this luminous and rough waxed concrete setting that Pierre-Antoine Arlot, Chin-Jy Cheng and their team of passionate baristas, bakers and pastry cooks are busy. Graduated as an organic artisan baker at the International School of Baking, Pierre-Antoine has worked in beautiful houses throughout Europe. At La Maison, the bread is artisanal, organic, leavened and made on slow fermenting millstone flour. As for the coffees, they are roasted by Allpress, percolator and gentle extraction. The teas are selected by Patchouli & Co., a Nantes-based tea-springer. In the shop window, the breads are beautiful and the crumbs delicate. On the premises, the coffees are tasted and processed according to the rules of the art. In the heart of the creative district, delicacies inspired by international traditions will give you inspiration!

From New York, where he won a New York Times award, to London and Vienna, Matthieu Simon is now developing his expertise in Sainte-Luce, to the delight of our taste buds! Accompanied by his wife Amandine, the chef prepares his homemade creations with organic seasonal produce: chocolate saint-honoré, tropézienne, some recipes reveal a zest of originality: lemon avocado basil tart, pear coffee Timut walnut tart. Also viennoiseries, chocolates, jams, spreads... a real treat! Humility and creativity characterize the couple, who want their little patisserie to be authentic and warm, filled with tasty treats. A true delight! Since February 2023, a chocolate shop-tea room has adjoined La Petite Pâtisserie.

It was in March 2020 in Carquefou that the young farmer Alexis Chauvelon created his gourmet farm. This young market gardener grows carrots, potatoes, chard, courgettes, aubergines, tomatoes and strawberries in a reasoned way... Located between the chicken and goat pen and the market garden greenhouses, this new wooden building houses a shop that offers various quality farm products direct from producers, most of them local. The fruit and vegetables are grown using integrated farming methods and the aim is to convert to organic farming in the future. We love the Comice pears from Carquefou, the Fuji apples and the yellow kiwis from Saint-Julien-de-Concelles, the XXL version of quinces (with a recipe for a pie as a bonus!), for this anthology of cucurbits, for these sweet potatoes... In addition to the fresh produce, you will find beef from the Guillauminerie du Gaec le Bois Guillaume in Ligné, but also poultry from the Ferme des Marais in Haute-Goulaine and pork from the Ferme de Bel-Air in La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne as well as from the Maison Bodet in Le Landreau. A dairy section with eggs from Bio Divatte, farm dairy products from the Pays Guérandais from the Mézerac farm and ice cream from the Ferme du Blanc Verger in Sucé-sur-Erdre. You will also appreciate the abundant grocery store where gourmet products all as tempting as each other are mixed together: coffees, teas, honeys from Frédéric Hermann of Couëron and Ferme de la Pénoue of Petit-Mars, jams from Ferme du Bouffay, compote, porridge and vegan cookies from Vahina of Trentemoult, Des Épices à ma guise items from Ancenis, west Spiruline from Carquefou, soups from the Conserverie des saveurs, bagged legumes from Gaec Le Parpounet, vinegar and cider from Landes du Luquet... As you will have noticed, La Ferme Gourmande lives up to its name! In the summer of 2021, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and vegetables will be picked, and a workshop will be set up to transform the crops into jams, ice creams and soups...

A real craftsman with 100% local and home-made products has settled on the route de Vannes. Where it is not so easy to find real bakers, where the bakery is really on site. Go there with your eyes (almost) closed. But open them wide to admire the good breads, pastries, sandwiches and other sweets made by Florian (aka Flo) and his team. Here you can find good bread kneaded on the spot, wholemeal, spelt, seeded, traditional or seeded balls and baguettes. You will love the homemade tarts, raspberry passion, amandine, lemon meringue or flan. You can also enjoy the chocolate eclairs, hazelnut, caramel and salted butter or, depending on the season, lemon or other natural flavors! The pastries are sublime and Florian has a crush on the beautiful madeleines that make us fall back into childhood. Of course, you will find the sandwiches of the day, various quiches and other pizzas. A beautiful address.

A new wine shop has opened in Nantes, with a name that's nothing short of muscular: Bras de Fer! Run by 3 partners, all wine experts or oenologists, their cellar is all about quantity, but above all, quality. 95% natural wines to taste on the premises or to take away. They also produce their own wine: the grapes are harvested in the vineyards of Nantes and Anjou, and then vinified by their partner l'Agronaute. The dining room is also very pleasant, with its mezzanine and great outdoor courtyard, ideal for a stroll in summer. And let's not forget their great program (concerts, exhibitions, DJ sets) and local produce, such as Painbar bread and Vendeen ham. A real treat!

The story begins in the 1920s. Originally, a lady used a simple cookie cutter to make wafers for herself: the Avel Vor (sea wind). The business takes its current form under the leadership of Gérard Jadeau who widens the range to include almost all the products of traditional Breton pastry making. Bring back in your suitcases madeleines, quatre-quarts, kouign amanns, Breton fars, caramel spreads, caramel sweets, pancakes and galettes? The biscuit factory can be visited.

Since 1982, Dominique and his team have forged close links with winemakers from all over France and abroad. It's hardly surprising that the cellar, which has earned a fine reputation in the Nantes region, boasts a large number of regulars. Cavistes and sommeliers are at your service to advise you and help you discover both grands crus and excellent bottles at reasonable prices, not forgetting a selection of whiskies, rums and spirits, savoury and sweet products, seafood verrines, chocolates and oils. They blind-test the quality of the products before offering them to you. Got a recipe in mind? Come along with your list of ingredients or your menu, and the Cave de Longchamp team will suggest the ideal wine to accompany your meal. Every month, the Cave de Longchamp offers the Carton of the Month, which of course always comes from a different source. Businesses and professionals can also book a private tasting session.

Not far from the remains of the ramparts and Anne de Bretagne's castle, just opposite the cathedral, is the red front of La Trinitaine in Nantes. In this store, where the wood of the beams rubs shoulders with the stone of the granite pillars, it's a veritable paradise for gourmets and lovers of the Breton terroir. You'll find a wide variety of both savory and sweet Breton specialties, from the Pointe du Raz to the Pays nantais. You'll find, for example, those beautiful colored or painted boxes that some of us's grandmothers used to grab from the buffet at coffee time, and which contain the tasty, and famous, Breton butter galettes. But galettes aren't the only thing on La Trinitaine's shelves: kouign-amann, sablés, madeleines... try dark or milk chocolate buckwheat cookies. But also confectionery: berlingots nantais, salted butter caramels, Salidou cream, Coucougnettes (roasted almonds) or Niniches (Quiberon lollipops). On the savoury side, it's all about gourmet ideas, with a wide choice of preserves and other preparations (tuna, sardines) as well as fish soups, products from Belle Iloise or Guérande salt, buckwheat potato chips, Crousti Breizh, or buckwheat caramel.... A corner is devoted to speciality drinks: nantillais, cider, chouchen, pommeau, liqueurs, beers... Beautiful jams are among the many delicacies on offer, including the Bois Jumel brand and its delicious flavours. And don't forget to check out the new boxes designed by B. Morinay. Last but not least, admire the earthenware tableware and textiles featuring the famous Bécassine. This is the ideal corner for gift ideas all year round! And don't forget the chocolate, vanilla or raspberry Trinibeurre.

A beautiful butchery located in a typical old town house. Here, meat is as beautiful and fresh as the last fishing. Beef, veal, lamb and pork all come from Limousin and are delivered by whole carcasses before being debited and maturés on site. An art that earned Didier Prampart the national trophy for Gold, rewarding the quality of his four meats, delivered in 2008 at the Salon de l'Agriculture in Paris. Add excellent meats preparations to this, and you will understand that butchery has the future.

The Palace of Teas has been a long-standing artist… Its founder, François Xavier Delmas, has been touring plantations around the world in search of the best wines for 25 years. From Darjeeling to Shizuoka, from Taiwan to the Golden Triangle, he invites us to take advantage of his know-how, and to share his encounters and emotions… With his team, they also created original blends, such as the very popular Tea of the Monks (a unique blend of green and black tea, according to an ancestral recipe found in a Tibetan monastery), and the famous Tea of the Hammam, to be tasted hot. or icy throughout the day (this is a Turkish recipe, based on green tea, pink parfumé, green date, red fruits and orange flower.). The Palace of Teas, of course, offers the classic classic wines "nature" and for the amateurs, few rare and ephemeral vintages, which last the time of a harvest. It's also difficult to resist the pretty choice of Japanese and Chinese crafts (cast teapots, fine porcelain bowls, fine cracked boxes…). A real moment of pleasure.

A wide range of cookies: galette, palet, madeleine, the "Crakou", a crunchy caramel speciality (available with pistachio or chocolate), the caramel-salt flower palet, the buckwheat galette... Fresh Breton cookies and cakes made by hand, without preservatives or coloring agents, from churned butter, giving this inimitable taste. At the same time, the pastry chef makes by hand the famous Kouign amann as well as the Breton cake declined in various flavors.

Here is a nice traditional bakery opened in 2015 by Anthony and Stéphanie Ferré with beautiful and good bread made on the spot in the bakery. The traditional baguette, the rustic, the special breads Tradigrains and the variations: pavé tradition, boules and campagne are made with wheat and 100% Breton flours (Meunerie Guénégo). Taste the "Campagne" or the "Nantaise" with the old-fashioned crushed flour! Special mention for the Vendee brioche and pure butter pastries, pains au chocolat, croissants and madeleines. The Breton salted butterscotch caramel cakes and the Nantes rum cake are delicious. Sandwich formulas and delicatessen products for lunch.

For more than 20 years now, the Sorin house has been treating Pornic and its visitors to its ice creams and sorbets, with many different flavours. A choice of atypical flavours such as tatin-caramel, lemon meringue cream, caramel-pecan, vine peach, strawberry-fresh mint are available alongside the more classic ones. There's something for every taste and desire! You will have the choice between a cone or an Italian ice cream. And when the weather is not so good, it's on homemade pancakes or waffles that we set our sights. The manufacturing is handcrafted and the know-how perfectly mastered. Creative and original, ice creams are all the more appreciated when enjoyed on the spot, in the old port. The welcome is smiling and pleasant, even in high season!

A nice grocery store at the foot of the cathedral. Their specialty: Gourmands, very varied and complete baskets. A region is put to the honor every three months in order to discover products from French territory. The advantage is that France is a country with multiple land, and it will be understood. Local specialities, both in wine and wine products, are also offered in a box. " Surprising "and" epicurean "packages have also been concocted, so that everyone can find their own happiness. The products are extremely numerous, from caramel pots to bottles of organic farming, through foie liver, in, for local products… and discoveries such as the, the Anjou slate quernons or the amours'love of Sarthe. In alcohol too, there is what to do with Kremmig Breton (cider brandy) or Algane, algae and lemon. When crafts are synonymous with tradition, creativity and knowledge, since advice is advised and free…

This Paimpolais, Malo Le Coarer, started his career in the cellars in Paris before deciding to mount his small business in Nantes. Wine from countries with high quality wines, you will be able to discover its cellar with four hundred references. A nice detail, the floor is partly stained and can be seen in a part of its reserves.

Tourism is often synonymous with greed… in front of the beautiful halls of Clisson: fine chocolates (the Clissonnettes), bonbons laminated candy, crunchy crunchy, (dry almond biscuit), muscadines, (chocolate-de-vie chocolats), poires pears, Norman tartes and bottereaux in season…

Olivier Hodebert, finalist of the World Winery Championship in 2003 and 2005, is the happy patron of the Cellar of the Inawaa in Vertou. Its team and it open the doors of this cellar to the 1,000 treasures. A fine wine proposal that he has all tasted himself, demands and professional conscience oblige. The proposed bottles were selected directly from the producer. For Olivier, wine is first and foremost the man and the land that gives it. This friendly and affordable place is perfect for discovering French and foreign treasures. The staff were very friendly and helpful. To note, the cellar of the Inwait is also a very good restaurant.

Place du Maréchal Joffre (commonly known as "Place du Marché") is home to not only the best fresh produce stalls on the Peninsula, but also all kinds of items and clothing from the most classic to the most unusual. The Pornichet market has nearly 100 stalls in winter and 200 in summer. It is one of the largest markets in the destination La Baule-Presqu'île de Guérande, known from the bay of La Baule to South Brittany via Saint-Nazaire and Brière. Among the edible sellers, organic is well represented, with vegetables, but also bread, poultry, milk and cheese. If you like goats, an organic producer with a hat and long hair sells the best and cheapest in the region. An arborist will also supply you with many varieties of exceptional organic apples. Meat, seafood and oysters are not to be missed inside the halls. In summer, you will also find souvenir sellers. You can also enjoy an excellent little nutmeg at the bar once your basket is full. It is recommended to come early or risk impressive tails at the popular stalls. Another market, in the Sainte-Marguerite district, from mid-June to early September. As for the halls, they are open every summer morning to supply you with fresh produce!

This store is open on the street, so convenient for fast purchases. You will find the pastry, bread and tea lounge on the floor. A friendly place to spend a pleasant time during shopping.