Gourmet products local specialties and wines Switzerland

In Switzerland, we love bread and Pouly is well known. This explains the success of the Bench bread, baked by wood fire and invented by Aimé Pouly, the most famous Vaudois in Geneva. Pastries or cakes, surprise surprise breads, mini-sofas, small blocks, ramekins, cocktail packages, there is only one embarrassment to satisfy your craving for pleasure.

A cheerful and fashionable space. Home and tableware on the first floor with toys and household items, pretty stationery and beauty products on the ground floor, and all food and Coop brands in the basement in a very affordable price range.

This shop will appeal to wine lovers. It offers all the necessary equipment to create your own wine cellar. Stone, metal or wooden racks, wooden furniture or burgundy racks will decorate your basement and Winecooler appliances will provide your cellar with the optimal climatic conditions for the conservation of your best bottles. But also wine cellars of the Tastevin or Dunavox brands. Finally, all sorts of small objects ranging from decanters to decanters, corkscrews to screw pulls, or champagne buckets to vinegar makers, will give you plenty of gift ideas.

It's divine and gluttony is a very small sin! Always a good address to take a break in the tea-room and enjoy a small butter croissant or a small mousse. In short, the choice is tempting and the pastries innovative and graphic. What's more, you'll always be served with a smile on your face! Christophe Berger is an accomplished professional who delights our taste buds with his pastries, viennoiseries or chocolates. A place that blends into the arcades of Avenue Henri-Dunant, but that deserves to be pushed to its door.

High quality Swiss farmhouse pork, veal, beef, lamb and meat. The house also sells daily specials and produces its own charcuterie and specialities. Take-away dishes: lasagne, moussaka, roast poultry, small pâtés 3.50 CHF, cordon bleu or longeoles.

Anita is a passion for pastry. She designs and carries out all the watering cakes that display her storefront, to taste the Macaronade, a large fraises or with vanilla muslin and famous chocolate truffé. On order, she also prepares birthday cakes. There is also a small dépannage shop and a choice of salted meals to take.

A store that may look old-fashioned from the outside, but it's home to the crème de la crème of cheeses! Nomen est omen, as you may have guessed, is a store specializing mainly in products from the Gruyère region (canton of Fribourg). Here, the king is not only Mr Roy, the owner, but also Fribourg cheeses such as Vacherin. You'll be warmly advised, and you can even taste the delicious local products. There's plenty of advice on how to prepare and enjoy a fondue!

Undoubtedly the oldest wine trading cellar in Geneva. Present in Geneva for over 200 years, the Cave du Palais de Justice has the privilege of having superb cellars (former cellars of the Hospital) with wines and spirits worthy of the place, 250 varieties presented for whisky-lovers and a very fine selection of vintage Armagnacs. Here, you will be passionately advised according to your personality or the tonalities of the wines you wish to discover.

A very small boutique, but a real reference in Geneva. The first one was opened by Rohr in 1950. For generations, the Rohr family has been selling its truffles with champagne marc, pralines, florins, Grand Marnier specialities, truffle chocolates, powdered truffles (coated with pure cocoa powder) and its famous dustbins. Its emblem are the chocolate sweets namedcalvins dark pralines with hazelnut chips. Create a chocolate frame with a photo of your choice or chocolate medals or candy boxes!

Charming all-wooden front for this grocery store-caterer-restaurant. At Le Petit Comestible, many products are edible! We develop new products such as cheeses, and take-away meals: salads, pasta; and a meat dish every week. We always have the pleasure of finding top-quality Italian products with extra-thin slicing: the San Daniele fondant, the tasty pancetta and the fine mortadella. The fresh, delicious pasta is accompanied by a homemade tomato sauce. A very complete address.

On this beautiful place Longemalle, a charming store housed under an arcade well known by the Genevans. One finds all the know-how of the Geneva master chocolate makers. Beautiful chocolate sculptures, plates with different flavors, a specialty, "Moules du Lac" and a large choice of pralines. The specialty of the house are the "pavés glacés" made of dark chocolate with cocoa butter. A recipe of Mr. Zeller which is known all over the world. The house of Zeller, which has existed since 1959, is also present in Japan.

The Roman God opens the doors of the cellar-boutique for a journey of discovery into the land of wine elixirs. "We love what is good" is the motto of the wine merchants. They want to develop a taste for wine in their customers by helping them discover their great wines as well as their small wines and wines of character. Wines of the world, rare wines and great bottles (jeroboams or magnums), champagnes. Very good advice is given to choose your Geneva wine. It is also a restaurant where you can enjoy a perfect match between food and wine.

You could compare it to the Geneva version of Galeries Lafayette or Printemps - on a lesser scale, of course, as it's located on Rue du Rhône! Right in the center of town, Globus follows the same concept, but in the Swiss price range. It offers the classic selection of cosmetics, women's, children's and men's ready-to-wear, and shoes. Take a break for lunch or breakfast in the gourmet world cuisine area on the ground floor, where you'll find delicious sushi!

In the basement, a design area dedicated to good products awaits you. In a carnotzet (cellar), the wooden crates line up: whiskies (300 brands), whites, reds and producer wines. Further down the aisles and in each section, whether it's tea, chocolate or spices, a breathtaking selection of prestigious brands makes your head spin. The house brand Delicatessa is no exception in this luxurious universe. Even the most basic products, such as salt, oils, vinegars or pasta, are so well presented that it's hard not to fill your basket..

Whether the drinks are hot (soups) or cold (smoothies), it's always a good zest of vitamin to adopt! It's in the trend of the times to eat and eat healthy to feel great. We keep repeating that you should - at least five times a day - eat fruits and vegetables, and at Zeste, we're pretty well served! A wide variety of simple fruit juices or cocktails, instantly squeezed to boost your physique, your mind or detoxify your body. Smoothies are always made with 100% fruit juice.

On rue Ferrier, a small street parallel to rue de Lausanne, near the unmistakable round church of the Trinity, Uchitomi has been transformed into a large Japanese self-service restaurant. The small shop serves a full range of Japanese products: kitchen utensils, teapots, basic products for making your own sushi and sashimi, and even videos. You can also order for lunch from Tuesday to Saturday, a small catering and dish of the day always fresh and of very good quality. The shop also does Japanese catering for your takeaway meals.

A piece of the Americas in Geneva. It's always practical when organizing a theme evening, wherever you want to find the tastes of your country or the one you've visited, to have a shop on hand. Here you will find all the pure American products and very trendy. Whether you are looking for a cherry 7up or a Californian wine, this store is full of unmistakable American products. It offers a wide range of sweets, but also cereals and spreads, barbecue sauces and chips, among others!

In the Choen-Lien family store, it is a concentrate of Asia that is offered to you. The shelves in the two main aisles are copiously stocked with basic products from Chinese, Thai, Korean and Indonesian cuisine. You'll find a feast with a wide selection of noodles, sauces, spices, shrimp snacks, squash, Chinese drinks and even wine. The frozen and fresh sections suggest vacuum-packed tofu, fish balls, seaweed, fresh fruit and spices...

Chocolate is a theme to focus on during your visit to Switzerland. Sweet smell of greed, and especially of chocolate on the Place de l'Octroi in Carouge. The sweets are made in the traditional way, according to the rules of the art of Swiss chocolate. These little jewels are delectable in a thousand ways. You will discover a small classic tea room, coupled with a charming terrace with tables sheltered from the wind. In summer, the homemade ice creams are so good that you forget your bathing suit and their flavours are full of originality.

The Maison du Terroir in the heart of the State of Geneva vineyards serves as a showcase for OPAGE, which organizes several introductory wine-tasting courses throughout the year. It's also a great place to find out about the canton's 330 wine producers, restaurants with the "Ambassadeur du Terroir" label, bed & breakfasts and wine tours! Numerous events are organized in the canton: the Caves ouvertes day in May, the Fête de la tomate in Carouge in July, the Fête des vendanges in Russin in September.

La Ferme Gonin is a farmers' market located in Puplinge. Visitors can discover and taste the flavors of seasonal fruits and vegetables, and share the farm's passion for local produce. The farm is committed to several certifications, such as GRTA, Swissgap, IP Suisse and Suisse Garantie, which guarantee the production of healthy, environmentally-friendly food.

A bakery and pastry shop that has been handed down from father to son for generations. The ancestral know-how is perpetuated today thanks to Jean-Charles Ruckstuhl. He offers us a choice of traditional and special breads, delicious pastries, pies, tarts, cakes and some savoury tarts and sandwiches to be enjoyed on the spot in the tea room overlooking the temptation counter. Produced from quality raw materials, the three generations of Ruckstuhl combine tradition and local produce to offer products of impeccable quality.

La Praille is home to more than 65 fashion, service and accessory stores and is the largest Coop hypermarket in the canton of Geneva. This leisure area is a place of life, with even a breastfeeding area for mothers. There are many shops on site. On the second floor, the centre offers a wide range of activities for young and old, including the largest bowling alley in Switzerland (26 lanes), a multiplex cinema, a day-care centre, a fitness centre and a restaurant.

How about a champagne truffle to round off your meal? At Globus Delicatessen, you can curl up in the world of chocolate. Teuscher Swiss chocolates are made with products from the finest terroirs for undeniable quality. There's even a wide selection of pralines to choose from. What's more, they come in attractive gift-wrappings, ideal for souvenirs. Children haven't been forgotten either, with an animal box - the Easter bunny boxes are particularly cute.

A small delicatessen located in an alley in the old town. The tender bread is home-made and is deliciously combined with grilled vegetables, cut meat (optional) and mozzarella cheese. To extend this generous tasting of cuisine to your home, a wide range of take-away dishes await you: pasta prepared with various sauces, succulent desserts: fruit salad, mascarpone, tiramisu. And if you have decided to cook yourself, nothing prevents you from tasting its tasty pasta with truffles.

Pougnier has been a reference in Geneva for 3 generations. Everything is to be crunched in these pastries! A farandole of breads, pastries, cakes, chocolates, sweet and savoury puff pastries, various sandwiches have made the success of this family business. At any time of the day, there is a parade of gourmets at the arcade of Cornavin. You can see the passengers doing their shopping before boarding the train, and they are quite right. Because everything here is made with noble raw materials: the baguette à l'ancienne ferments over three days without yeast. A real treat!

The large wicker olive harvest baskets and lavender bouquets sing the South in this shop with its sloping ceiling on the Place de Bourg-de-Four. Specialists in Mediterranean oils and products, Oliviers&Co has built its world around the olive, which is found in many different forms. Quality products are rare, such as black or white truffles, parmesan, candied lemons, anchovy cream, pistachios or Orleans mustard, whose recipes have been developed by internationally renowned chefs.

Whatever the time of day, you can enjoy the calm and relaxed atmosphere to nibble on a pure butter pastry, chocolate by weight, confectionery, ice cream and pastries. It is an ideal tea-room to come with your family or with two to drink a hot chocolate while tasting a fine delicacy, but also for a snack at noon, because this tea-room also proposes a small restoration. You can enjoy a hamburger, the unavoidable filet of perch or ravioli (suggestions change every week).

Beautiful bright colors in the window that call for greed... All natural for these ice creams served on the palette, as in Italy but produced in Geneva, with original flavors (pineapple-basil, pepper-orange-wasabi,) or more classic ones, like the famous dark chocolate or the delicious milk flower and light sorbets like the ultra yellow mango, the candy pink raspberry... Well-filled cookies and cups; in three different sizes and at reasonable prices. In the summer, you often have to wait in line, which gives you time to choose!

A sweet and melting little pleasure! The queues that form in front of its four boutiques confirm year after year the success of Gelato Mania. A reputable artisanal ice-cream maker, the brand uses only first-class ingredients. For example, the "fleur de lait" used as a base for the ice creams is made exclusively from fresh cream and whole milk. No powdered milk or vegetable fat is added. The artisanal know-how has remained, in the respect of the same traditional process. Manufacturer of flavorings, the caramel flower of salt is excellent!

This shop is a charming place for tea and coffee lovers. Here, we only offer products with a history, so far away from some fast-food café chains... Here you will find more than one hundred and sixty different teas - including some great vintage teas, vintage or not -, about fifteen coffees always of pure origin and full of appetizing delicacies including biscuits, sweets, honeys or marshmallows. The welcome is charming, the place is non-smoking and one can enjoy its tasting to jazzy music.

Organic and dietary products at the same address for more than seventy years. A sure value for specialities free of gluten, salt and other ingredients for allergy sufferers and diabetics. Opposite Manor, brands known to lovers of natural balances, who will also find advice and a department of fresh produce, takeaway meals and natural beauty products.

Just a stone's throw from the station, some thirty shops of all kinds stand out: clothing, optics, pharmacy, hairdresser, fast-food, tobacco, hi-fi, beauty salon, dry cleaners, exchange office. The Les Cygnes shopping centre remains an attractive and very practical place, in the heart of the city, for residents and tourists alike. The car park is accessed in complete safety via the rue de Monthoud, perpendicular to the rue de Lausanne. The first 40 minutes are free of charge.

A pioneer of discount in Switzerland, the Denner brand was born in 1935! Stores with no soul, but with prices that defy all competition. Its branches can be found all over the city, especially since this year the group has taken over all the Pick Pay shops. Many brands, from wines to hygiene products. In terms of food, there is a wide choice depending on the branch, but for fresh products, we still prefer other addresses... A quarter of the offer is from the Denner brand, the rest is made up of well-known classics, but at such low prices!

Are you looking for fine gastronomy and voluptuousness? Caviar House et Prunier is a reference in Geneva, a sober luxury case, dressed in black and white, for this caviar that quietly waits for maturation, exposed in a glass room, in the center of the store. The sturgeons are bred by the company and as a guarantee of quality, one can witness the stages the eggs go through before being savored. Baltic salmon, caviar, truffle oil to sharpen your palate. For a gastronomic break, Caviar House and Prunier offers two Seafood Bar.

Ferme Courtois is a farmers' market located in Versoix. They offer a variety of local produce, including Sauverny lentils and pulses.

Thierry Jeantet, Head Sommelier for 8 years, knows all the subtleties of wine. His interpersonal skills with the winegrowers, his knowledge of oenology and his taste for quality and good products make him the ambassador of the Châteauvieux grocery store. A merit that Philippe Chevrier very quickly recognized and from their association was born the Epicerie sur le domaine de Châteauvieux. It is with conviction and passion that Thierry describes the products in his shop: spices, mustards and vinegars but also jams, homemade chocolates, biscuits, terrines, pâtés and homemade foie gras and of course a very refined selection of wines. Geneva wines elaborated with the winemaker Nicolas Bonnet (the only one to sell in the shop in the whole of Geneva) and the winemakers of the Cave de Genève are part of his selection. In order to prolong the pleasures of Philippe Chevrier's table, the entire range of the estate's artisanal products is available in the grocery store. It is also a gourmet stopover to shop for good products.

Bernard Rochaix and his wife no longer count on the rewards of Swiss and international competitions. The novelty is Geneva's picholette: two assembly wines, one white and one red, sold in an old 28 cl wine measure which calls the gift. There are also wines raised in oak barrels: Chardonnay, gamay oak, pinot noir, cabernet-sauvignon and late harvest, Pinot gris de Peissy (sweet wine), white white Genevoisie AOC Peissy, old marc (1977 to 1980) and old bond. Tasting cellar everything has 20 places.

Located in Bernex, Switzerland, Caves des Oulaines is a wine cellar offering a varied selection of quality wines. Wine lovers can discover a wide range of estate products and benefit from the expert advice of our staff. Les Caves des Oulaines is a must for wine lovers in Bernex.

Paradis de Bacchus, that's for sure! We work with passion, following the rhythm of the seasons. This respect for the terroir gives rise to white wines from Choully and Peissy: chasselas, aligoté, pinot blanc, chardonnay de Peissy, sauvignon and paradidoux (sweet wine). Choully rosé and red wines: gamay, rosé de gamay, pinot noir, pont des soupirs, pinot blanc, pinot noir, diable rouge (syrah), pont des soupirs blanc (viognier and sémillons) and diable blanc (merlot). A visit to this superb winery is well worth your while to discover the entire wine-making process.

The arcade offers healthy food, without milk or derivatives, but with organic, local and seasonal products. For a balanced break in an unusual place, we open the door for a takeaway or enjoy the art gallery and the friendly atmosphere. It's small, but so atypical, like the food, which is completely vegan. We will enjoy tasting the desserts without sugar, just with pear juice or rice syrup. A gluten-free cooking experience for a light digestion and tasty recipes.

Behind every man lies a passion. Frédéric Ducret, a renowned pastry chef, has found his own path, sharing his values, his rigor, his creativity and his true passion: chocolate. Like us, you'll fall in love depending on the time of day. His pastries are very fine and artistic, like the raspberry passion mousse. Here, the products are of the highest quality and always refined, and the chef is constantly on the lookout for innovations, such as the truffle with truffles. A benchmark in Geneva!

Would you like to go elsewhere, or rediscover the tastes of a past trip? Lyzamir offers nearly 2,000 products from 60 countries in South America, Asia, Near and Middle East, Africa and North Africa. You will find all the elements necessary for oriental cooking: spices, herbs, semolina, pulses, such as dal and chickpeas. One doesn't know where to start, as the oriental fragrances that emanate from it are so rich. The house is not stingy with culinary advice and recipes. And there are also hookahs and other decorated glasses.

Looking at the stalls in front of the Monte Bianco, and entering the establishment, you will discover a fine Italian delicatessen with a warm atmosphere, which also does small catering in the tradition of Italian trattorias.

Le Pain Quotidien is a chain of rustic-chic bakery-cafés at Boulevard Helvétique 21 in Geneva. The restaurant offers classic light dishes and organic breads. Le Pain Quotidien does not offer delivery, but it is possible to order via order.lepainquotidien.us or via the smood.ch app. The restaurant also offers catering and private event organization services. Customers can enjoy wifi, outdoor seating and a selection of wines and beers. Le Pain Quotidien focuses on simplicity, quality and seasonality of produce, with an emphasis on local and organic ingredients. The menu also features numerous vegetarian and vegan options.

In the middle of the station, near the ticket offices or in the basement, you will find a set of quality shops. A famous bakery and pastry shop open on Sundays, restaurants and take away, a grocery store to help out with all sorts of fresh products and several shops ranging from jewellery, to florists, jeans, clothes, CDs, shoes, even a Swatch watch shop, a pharmacy, all this just under the tracks! It's an opportunity for travellers to do their shopping and for locals to find shops open on Sundays.

A shopping mall as we like them, one where you can find everything and even very nice shops full of charm. About fifty arcades are gathered here, just like that! You can shop for the days to come thanks to Migros, while strolling between the hairdresser, the mobile phone salesman, toys for children, ready-to-wear that makes your eyes pop, tanning by the minute with Metrosun, the dyer, and costume jewellery.

Did you know that the city of Geneva is surrounded by famous vineyards? How about a tasting of Swiss wines during your stay? Every year in May, Open Cellar Day is an opportunity to visit the cellars, taste and discover the wines. Every Thursday evening, we invite you to the producers' boutique for a wine tasting with the winemakers from 6pm to 8pm, hosted by the winemakers themselves, who will teach you all the subtleties of a perfectly successful wine tasting.

30 special bread breads are sold here without baker's yeast, but also other dietetic, cosmetic and biological products, depending on the credo: " eating healthy and healthy ". In bonus, vegetables and fruits, honey, pasta, coffee, and all kinds of ethical wonders sold with many wise tips.