Gourmet products local specialties and wines Loire

Located at the bottom of Crêt de Roch, the organic grocery store Vrac en Vert offers a maximum of bulk products. Customers must bring their own containers - with solutions on the spot for the dizzy ones. A way to buy only the product, and not its container. The foodstuffs come from short circuits. The shop offers baskets of seasonal vegetables and fruit with recipe cards. Courses are organized to make your own cleaning products. Designed by Franck Stindel, from l'Arrière-cour, the shop won a prize in the city's design competition.

François Pralus has opened a beautiful boutique in Saint-Etienne with a burgundy front. You don't know him yet? Certainly you do, you know, it is this chocolate maker-pastry maker from Milan who offers you his famous pralulines, from brioches to pink pralines with a secret recipe and inimitable taste. The Pralus family owns cacao tree plantations in the north-west of Madagascar and makes chocolates from grand cru cacao to be enjoyed in the form of bars or fancy chocolates. A real delight... His productions are renowned throughout France! The flagship products: the pyramid of the tropics and the infernal bar.

Since 2007, l'Arbre à Glaces has been delighting the people of St. Etienne with its frozen delights. And for good reason, in addition to satisfying the taste buds, the artisanal company takes care to choose quality products, without additional flavouring whether natural or artificial, without colouring agents and without flavour enhancer! Let yourself be tempted by the classic caramel, chestnut, vanilla... Or dare to discover divine mixtures like verbena and yuzu, raspberry and purple basil, or mango, lime and a touch of turmeric... A delight !

Meilleur Ouvrier de France, world pastry champion, Bruno Montcoudiol makes us melt with pleasure in his pretty pastry shop-chocolate factory of the "Martyrs". Numerous gourmet recipes are waiting for you: cakes, macaroons, croquembouches, ice creams... Sold individually or as a dessert, these desserts have enchanting names synonymous with delights: Fleur Australe, Pur Velay, Violina or Succès Fou... The chef also gives pastry lessons to everyone in his Monistrol workshop because, as he reminds us, gourmandise is universal!

Originally from Alsace, Eugène Weiss left his native country during the war of 1870 to settle in Saint-Etienne where he opened his chocolate candy confectionery in 1882 at 8 rue général Foy. Recently repainted in purple, a discreet reminder of the colour of chocolate, with the portrait of the founder at the back of the shop, this shop was awarded a prize in the 2011 commerce design competition. In 1912, he invented the famous chocolate square, to be served near a café. Chocolate to cook, or to taste, in bars or already prepared, to offer or to indulge oneself: chocolate cat tongues, cream sticks, palets, chocolate discs, nougastelles, nougamadines or orangettes. This world-famous chocolate factory has opened its chocolate museum next to its factory at Pont de l'Âne, near the Géant Casino Monthieu. In summer, don't miss the chance to taste the ice creams made mainly with chocolate of course, dark or white, but also with vanilla or strawberry, or even sesame praline...

A committed baker who favours pre-ordering to fight against waste, and 95% of the time... it works! Sylvain Thiéry, a mechanical engineer, decided to become an artisan baker. His bread is made from an ancient variety of wheat, the great spelt Oberkulmer, which is difficult to shape by hand. Far from industrial flour mills, he favours flours crushed with a stone grinder or a steel cylinder. Several varieties are available. What makes this bread special? It can be kept for 15 days without going stale!

Known for the quality of its pralines, almonds and hazelnuts finely roasted and coated with sugar in slabs that are broken by hand, the house has its loyal followers. You'll find a range of 18 pure-origin bars, with subtle aromas, from the world's finest cocoas. A journey with ports of call: Madagascar, Indonesia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Vanuatu, Ghana, Jamaica, São Tomé. As for pastries, their names are baba, Paris-Dakar, religieuse, Murmure, Brasilia, Hawaï, mille-feuille, nid d'abeilles, Guillaume Tell, not forgetting tarte aux pralines and brioche aux pralines... Simply irresistible!

Your favourite little spoon is the one that will dip into the best of Charles Chocolartisan spreads. A spread made with love by Charles Roland, an authentic chocolate lover, who takes great care of our health and our greediness by creating artisanal and local products, healthy products without palm oil or artificial flavours. Only good, only real, only natural for an exceptional taste. If you don't know which one to choose - from the famous Nutôloire (a local and artisanal spread made with homemade sweet cocoa, sunflower oil and cocoa butter, milk, homemade roasted hazelnuts, Loire caramel and Madagascar vanilla) to salted Butterscotch -, Le Petit Futé advises you to take a whole week to vary the pleasures. Another pleasure not to be missed (even if you can order on the Internet): a visit to the Civens shop. A real experience for all the senses around the spread. In tastefully decorated premises, you can learn all about the making of an exceptional product (here, we hide nothing!) by visiting and having fun with your family, participating in workshops... Gourmet moments to share around the best spreads.

After years at the head of Garrat Traiteur, Florent Garrat has handed over the reins of this beautiful business to Pauline Catteau and Kévin Richard, the owners of Richard Traiteur. In this store, just a few steps from the Place Dorian, the people of St. Etienne come every day to buy quality products: cold cuts, fish, meat and poultry. A need for a wedding, a special occasion, cocktails or simply meal trays are possible. The Garrat Traiteur team continues to support you to spend an unforgettable moment.

This pastry shop hides sweet treats with incredible flavors. They seduce us not only with their beauty, but also with the finesse of their tastes. Come and discover the Praliné with its flowing heart of Piedmont hazelnut praline. We appreciated the freshness of the Exotic and, on the chocolate side, it was the Aztèque that won us over with its gourmet dark chocolate cream. To serve you even better, the patisserie has a summer terrace where you can refresh yourself with an artisanal ice cream. The menu features individual cakes as well as entremets and all kinds of cakes for your events (number cake, pièce montée, wedding French...).

The reputation of the Jullien Frères establishments created in 1899 is well established. When you enter this cellar, you will find a large choice of wines, champagnes and spirits. Thus, in front of your eyes, you will be able to see several hundreds of bottles. And there is something for every budget and every taste: from organic to small wines, through great wines. In short, whether you are a novice or an amateur of these beverages, you will be able to choose the bottle that best suits your desires and that will satisfy your taste buds.

The Cornand family business makes pasta, but not just any way! Here, we are talking about haute couture! Three generations of creators have succeeded one another to offer us a most original, tasty and authentic dish. Dry pasta, fresh pasta, filled pasta are married with a multiplicity of surprising flavors with attractive colors: Madras curry, spirulina, truffles or sweetened with litchi-pink, chocolate or vanilla. And the website offers many recipe ideas! The true taste of affordable luxury!

Sixty years already, the Confiserie des Arcades has been delighting gourmands with its sweets. Located under the arcades of the city hall, this store has been managed for three generations by the Thomas family. In this store, various sweets, sugared almonds, macaroons, berlingots, pralines and chocolate are offered, including the famous Weiss which is the pride of Saint-Etienne or the Lyon chocolate Voisin. A store as pleasant as greedy, where one is well received.

Sébastien Robert reminds us: he is a fishmonger, not a fish merchant! In his artisanal fishmonger's shop, which today employs 14 people, he offers you products exclusively from French fishing and dishes entirely prepared in his workshop. The fish are mainly caught by line, brought back alive on board small boats. On the stalls, you will find dab, hake, sea bream but also many shellfish and crustaceans! You'll find a choice of fish on Sunday mornings at the Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert market and two other stores of the House in Saint-Chamond and Andrézieux-Bouthéon.

A history is needed! As early as 1964, Hubert Mons decided to sell on the markets. In 1983, his son Hervé, trained in Paris with the greatest cheese makers, opened the first shop in Roanne and in 2000 he became Meilleur Ouvrier de France. Thanks to his excellent know-how, the company thrives, develops in France and abroad, and in a short period of time supplies the most famous restaurant tables. Today the Mons company has 3 ripening sites, 1 dairy production unit on the Côte roannaise, 250 cheeses in permanent ripening, 1 international training centre and 10 sales outlets including the original Montbrison cheese dairy... a chance!

Do you know what Blue Thistle is? If you answer this question in the negative, you haven't been in the department for long! The reputation of this pastry, which has been around for over half a century, has spread beyond the borders of the city of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert. Here, it's top-of-the-line! Pastries (traditional or personalized desserts, farandole of pies, set pieces and American-style wedding cake), macaroons, chocolates, ice cream and sorbets are concocted by a master chocolatier, Olivier Buisson. He will share some of his secrets with you so that you too can bake during theme classes on Saturday afternoons!

In the land of orchards and vineyards, where can you buy good local products at the best price? At the Ferme des Lônes, in the direction of the leisure center, immediately on the left, there has been a store open to individuals in search of short circuits for the past fifteen years. Seasonal fruits and juices, but also wines of the region, beers, delicious cheeses, terrines, delicatessen or meat... Cooking workshops at the rhythm of the seasons. The right address to shop and to fill up with kindness.

The Bruel family welcomes you to their farm specialized in open air breeding. On hundreds of hectares, calves until the age of 6 months, Limousin cows, but also ducks and poultry, all fed with cereals from the farm. Here, all the work is practiced in an artisanal way. The meat is sold directly at the farm in the form of boxes, retail or cooked and preserved in jars. Their specialty remains the duck that Marie-Jo and Marcel transform on the spot into foie gras, confits, rillettes, magrets, or cassoulet. Think also of poultry (chicken, guinea fowl, goose or even turkey) for your holiday meals!

In 2020, Ferme Bertholet celebrated its 100th anniversary! It was created by Pétrus, the grandfather of Rémi, Bruno and Hervé. Rémi takes care of the animals: dairy and suckler cows, pigs and lambs, and of the 150 hectares of crops and pastures! Bruno and Hervé, with their team, transform the products at the beginning of the week to offer them for sale from Thursday. It couldn't be fresher! The products are guaranteed free of colouring agents, preservatives and additives and are EEC approved. One more reason to buy your meat directly from the producer!

Since 1991, the Laurent patisserie in La Grand-Croix has been transporting you into a world of sweetness and light with its handcrafted products. The varied range of cakes, chocolates, ice creams and other delights is carefully prepared using fresh local produce, in keeping with tradition and the rules of the art. Specialties such as "la Cacotte" and "le Craquelin" are a must for gourmets. The menu changes regularly, offering new flavors according to the season and the inspiration of our talented pastry chefs.