The best regional grocery stores Bouches-Du-Rhône

This is a very active cooperative with more than a hundred members - cereal growers, market gardeners, breeders - and it also exists in Manosque and Valensole. No intermediaries, ultra-fresh products and flawless traceability at the same price as the producer. Demanding or committed customers can find seasonal fruit and vegetables, dairy and farm products, cold cuts and meats all year round. The approach being also locavore, nothing is produced more than 160 km away. In the fish section, sea bream, sea bass and tuna from La Seyne-sur-Mer are sold vacuum-packed to guarantee the freshness of the product. Practical and well-stocked, the grocery section offers honey, tapenades, olive oils, jams, dried fruits, fruit juices, beers and wines, and organic products. The bread is made by farmer-bakers with their own wheat and small spelt. In short, you can do almost all your shopping at Couleurs Paysannes, and even treat yourself with a bouquet of flowers. Easy to access, the building is well visible from the avenue de La Grande-Bégude, which connects the center of Venelles to the Logissons. The welcome is smiling, the parking is free and every Friday and Saturday, producers come to present their products

This little store on the Quai des Sardiniers sells products from Lou Mujou, the Provençal name for the muge (or mullet). Anchoïade, monkfish liver confit, rouille, pistounade and, of course, the company's emblem, poutargue, the Provencal caviar made from mullet roe... all made on site. The managers are happy to offer advice on how to prepare it. And to discover the different stages of production, the young couple open the doors of their cannery once a month, from July to September.

A speciality of Marseille and Provence par excellence, bottarga is a rare product of excellence, nicknamed the caviar of the Mediterranean. It is made up of muge eggs and can be eaten both hot and cold. Green Island, a specialist in bottarga, is a family business created in 1968, which currently sells its products exclusively on its online store: discovery trays, vacuum-packed bottarga, waxed bottarga, dehydrated bottarga powder, but also a home-made pastis. Exceptional products.

No need to think about going to l'Estaque without tasting one of the specialities of the panisses, these small fried chickpea pancakes that can be eaten without moderation. A must for any true self-respecting aperitif from Marseille. In this district of Marseille, they have the reputation of being the best in the world and some do not hesitate to cross the city to get some. Also taste the chichis, these sugar fritters with their incomparable flavour.

Between the lively Place Sébastopol and the commercial district of Cinq-Avenues, the arrival of this new peasant grocery store is welcomed by the inhabitants of the district. Although urban, they are still looking for good, reasoned, local products in order to consume more conscientiously. This small grocery store offers fruits and vegetables directly from the producers, mainly from the department. Selection of alpine cheeses, creamery and organic groceries. Local ice cream from the pink elephant with white spots.

In this delicatessen, you will find many original products, both savoury and sweet. You are in the heart of gourmet Provence, which has supplied practically everything you will see on the shelves. The shop is, in itself, a real little gem: well-stocked stalls, products highlighted and full of pleasant smells that come to tickle your nostrils. The welcome is as pleasant as the fragrances. The staff will be happy to tell you all about the history and origin of the products on the shelves.

"Camargue Primeurs" of Arles is a greengrocer who sells fruits, vegetables, creamery products (cottage cheese, raw milk cheeses, butter), fine and regional groceries as well as some products of the Provencal soil.

This mill owes its name to its location. In the heart of the land, the Cravenco Mill, literally "daughter of the Crau" in Provencal, has an exceptional terroir. Its oils, regularly awarded: A.O.P. Vallée des Baux silver medal in 2017, A.O.C. Provence gold medal at the agricultural competition in Paris the same year, will always find their place on your table or in your kitchen. In addition to an oil "taste to the old" that he develops for several years, the mill also produces table olives of French origin, tapenades.

These farmers are developing very good olive oil from their harvest. They also sell excellent apples, pears and juices.

It is here (and not at the abbey) that Frigolet liqueur has been made for nearly 150 years. Taken over by the Inisan family, the distillery produces more than 30,000 bottles per year. The secret lies in the right mix of thirty or so plants that have been macerated in alcohol and the addition of a honey-based syrup. In the small adjoining shop, you will also find pastry specialities made from this liqueur. During the season the distillery can be visited by appointment.

It has been nearly half a century since Francis Honoré and his wife, Jacqueline, planted the first trees in their huge fig orchard. At Mas de Luquet, on 12 hectares, dozens of varieties of figs are grown. While Jacqueline concocts sweet and savoury recipes, makes jams and condiments (vinegar, mustard...), Francis uses his baguette to convince amateurs to succumb to the temptation. A couple to meet urgently.