The best regional 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.

Henry, Marcel, Joseph, Patrick, Louis and Emma... Today, the fifth generation is 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. The Richard company now 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 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.

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!