The best grocery stores Drôme

Two gold medals in the 2024 departmental bakery federation competition for croissants and pains au chocolat from Relais de la Pogne, an excellent establishment dedicated to gourmet treasures made in Drôme. You can stock up on Romans pognes by the slice or whole, Saint-Genis with pink pralines, Valence Suisse, panettone revisited, and more. There's also quiche, pizza and sandwiches, not forgetting the delicious Festive baguette. There's also a tea room and a section dedicated to local wines.

The bewitching tuber has had its own Drôme palace since 1850, located between Grignan and Taulignan, where the famous tuber is grown: 11 ha of truffle fields in production, 4 ha of young truffle fields, 1/2 ha of truffle oak seedling nurseries. Gilles Aymé and one of his Labradors demonstrate cavage (truffle hunting), followed by a tasting of truffle carpaccio with olive oil. You'll leave with your hands full of fresh truffles, tasty truffled olive oil and even oak seedlings.

Henry, Marcel, Joseph, Patrick, Louis and Emma... It's now the fifth generation at the helm of Huilerie Richard. The Richard family has been processing olives since 1885. Originally, Henry Richard pressed his olives in Mollans-sur-Ouvèze before delivering the oil to his customers by mule-drawn cart. The first mill in Nyons was inaugurated in 1922. Then came the move to Aouste-sur-Sye in 1958, and finally the inauguration of the new Montoison mill, dedicated to walnuts and rapeseed, in 2006, with its direct sales boutique. A boutique on the outskirts of a production mill is a popular option. As for the know-how and rigorous extraction methods used to produce the oils, these have remained unchanged for 140 years. Today, the Richard company has 19 truck stores, 10 stores and 4 mills. The store next to the mill in Nyons has a loyal following, and the new little boutique in Aouste-sur-Sye, in its pretty stone house, has quickly found its clientele. Alongside olive oil, the ancestral star, and olive by-products, the company has expanded its range to include walnut, hazelnut, rapeseed, sesame and pumpkin seed oils, as well as an ever-growing organic range, all available in its stores and online. Added to this are cosmetics and gourmet products. Richard's boutiques offer comforting stopovers. For something a little more unusual, take a seat at the oil bar and dare a tasting!

The Hostache brothers have opened a local shop in the village of Montlaur which offers a selection of products from their farm - walnuts, walnut or hazelnut oil, honeys - and from the Diois region - goat's cheese, clairette, lavender, honey... Their delicious homemade ravioles are filled with fresh cheese and herbs, mashed potatoes, vegetables, nuts, basil, and Picq's square ham and form large plates. We love the chocolate raviole to be poached in milk and served with a scoop of Bourbon vanilla ice cream.

Marielle and Richard Fournier founded the company in Tulette in 2007. Mathilde? It's the name of Richard Fournier's grandmother, son and grandson of a chocolate maker. Today, this house of chocolates and high-end delicatessen products has a 2,600^m2 production unit that transforms more than 150 tons of chocolate per year, among the few chocolate makers who roast their own cocoa beans, including Valrhona, Bernachon or Bonnat. The direct sales store offers a wide range of bars, marshmallows and spreads.

Producing olive oils since 1885, the Richard family invites you to discover the secrets of Nyons olive and olive oil production, handed down from generation to generation. Whether organic or conventional, our oils are made from the famous "tanche" olive. An exceptional olive that flourishes in the Baronnies Provençales region. Visit the historic Maison Richard mill adjoining the boutique, before enjoying a tasting at the Bar à huiles and exploring the flavors of the different oils. Gourmet tour.

In 2010, a small store opened in Aix-en-Provence and enjoyed great success with a range of gourmet products made from local ingredients, flavored olive oils, truffle cream and other aperitif spreads. Today, a magnificent glass and wood factory, located along the N7, near Mirmande, houses a production workshop, a gourmet table and a store. Dare to try the poichinade/poutarde, the morel cream or the cep/tarragon cream... A favorite is the N7 Apéro Bio set, a trio of small jars: tomato, artichoke, bell pepper.

The workshop opens early in the morning and releases a gourmet fragrance. Candies and confectionery are synonymous with sharing, conviviality and comfort. The sweets made by Ère Éthique are baked in a copper cauldron and prepared by hand. Nougats, gingerbreads, spreads and fruit jellies are made from carefully selected products. The walnuts are harvested in Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier, the honey comes from Royans, and the lavender and pine essential oils come from Vercors... Regressive and ethical!

After a few months' renovation work, the old barn that once housed this boutique has been transformed into a beautiful, bright and enlarged sales area. This is one of the Huilerie Richard stores. Well placed on the road between Crest and Die, with its parking lot and attractive shop front, it's an inviting place to stop off. You can stock up on the company's oils, including Nyons olive oil and many others, as well as a selection of local and exotic groceries.

A nugget! Part delicatessen, part jar, part wine cellar and part curiosity store, run by two bubbly girls, you'll find plenty of opportunities to treat yourself in this pretty downtown boutique. From sweet and savory gourmet treats to fashionable sneakers. You'll spot a jar of Amazonian tonka beans, caviar, truffled Brie de Meaux, olive oil from Baux-de-Provence, the scents of Durance and even salads of the day. And afterworks with tapas, drinks and music. What a treat!

It is by chance that we will be here a little before Easter. And as we say there is no chance, that meetings, then yes, yes. By entering Nathalie and Norbert Battandier, that of colors, scents and thus flavours. The storefront proudly and correctly announced a "home nougat". But chocolates did not lack attraction and development by a gifted craftsman. Not to mention cakes and sweets in all kinds synonymous with the embarrassment of choice. " Aux ", the title is found. Add more, if not the desire to taste this, or this, or this other gourmandise still. Without moderation!

This local, friendly and fairly organic grocery store is located in the old town center of Aouste-sur-Sye. You'll find local fruit and vegetables, cereals, beers and wines, teas and coffees, meats, dry sausages and fish. Try white radishes from Marie and Simon, market gardeners in Suze. Choice of beers from La Pleine Lune in Chabeuil or Les Gens Sérieux in Crest. Also black garlic from Crest, Limousin meat from organic heifers from Crupies, olive oil from Nyons, etc. And breads from 3 local bakers.

This friendly chain works with local producers. More than 90% of the produce on offer comes from the region, and more than 75% from Ardèche and Drôme, creating a mosaic of spaces. There's everything from early fruit and vegetables (Végét'Halle) to butchers, fishmongers (Littor'halle), farmhouse creameries (Artisan'Halle), Glaci'Halle and Internation'Halle (sushi...), and tastings in the Convivi'Halle area. There's also a laboratory for turning unsold fruit and vegetables into jams, juices, soups, sorbets, etc. Brunch, afterwork.

Stéphanie and Loïc welcome you in this very... nice village grocery store and go to a lot of trouble to animate it and to propose numerous products and always of quality. The inhabitants greatly appreciate their investment. You can find fruits and vegetables, grocery products, cleaning products, pastries, plants for vegetable gardens and flowers, in spring, a wine cellar, local products, cheeses, lamb meat, etc. And even humor. And even humor. Not to mention the Santa Claus mailbox in December.