Gourmet products local specialties and wines Brittany

The discreet place is located behind the superb church of Pleyben, this tourist crossroads. But what could be more difficult than finding good produce when criss-crossing the countryside? Marine is an experienced shopkeeper, eager to give meaning to our food consumption and to bring her village to life. Here you'll find all the basic products you need, even if you're just passing through, staying at a campsite, gîte or motorhome. A small, friendly café and terrace await you.

Want a taste? Maxime Damguillaume's artisanal chocolate and pastry shop, freshly installed in a 1900 house in the village, offers you the chance to taste if you can't make up your mind. There's plenty to choose from: Japanese-inspired chocolate dragées, in a nod to his experiences in Asia, as well as truffles, teddy bears, jam, orangettes and tablettes. Named Becasso, this chocolate factory has made the bird of the same name that runs along the beaches of Erdeven its emblem. Another good reason to migrate here!

Created in 2012 on the initiative of fifteen local producers to facilitate access to consumers, L'Halle Terre Native is an eco-responsible store of products that now includes forty producers and artisans of the territory. Adept at short circuits, they offer bread, fruit, vegetables, cheese, meat, fish, organic wines and bulk groceries all year round. Throughout the seasons, the store organizes workshops led by the artisans, visits to the production sites and conferences. It is possible to order via the website.

Located in a bright store in Auray, La Brûlerie d'Alré, artisan roaster since 1971, offers a wide selection of exceptional coffees from around the world. These 100% Arabica coffees are meticulously harvested by hand, then roasted and packaged in the laboratory in Plougoumelen. Alongside them, a wide choice of teas and herbal teas, in bags and in bulk, which will delight the amateurs. Also on sale: accessories, delicacies, gift ideas. The team of enthusiasts will be happy to advise you.

Moist, wildly gourmet and above all addictive: these are the artisanal cookies from Ana, trained as a pastry chef and committed to a reasoned approach to 2.0 patisserie. The cookies are currently on order from Lorient, delivered in pretty boxes. Choose from signature half-baked cookies with salted butter caramel, pistachio, raspberry and white chocolate, as well as giant cookies in the size and taste of your choice, and Babkas, those Russian brioches filled with spread and braided, to be enjoyed right here! How can you resist?

The sales and tasting area of the La Dilettante brewery created in 2015 on the initiative of Jean-Baptiste and Pierre, La Flemme cave & bar has since moved to the Kerboulard artisanal zone and gained in surface area. Here, of course, they brew themselves, for the love of things well done and the pleasure of sharing, several varieties of permanent organic craft beers, such as La Dilettante made from 95% barley sourced in Brittany, La Flemme, La Fièvre, La Bringue and La Fougue, as well as a few limited-edition mousses. Terrace and concerts.

A roasting workshop and coffee shop, Le Petit Jus is first and foremost the story of Dorothée, a chemist and research engineer, who discovered specialty coffee (less than 1% of the world market, certified by independent experts) while living in London. Her watchwords: respect for the product (slow roasting to preserve maximum aroma), for the terroir and for the artisans who grow it on farms run 100% by women. In short, traceable products, a unique mouthfeel and unfailing ethics.

Artisan chocolatier and caramel maker born on Quiberon's Côte Sauvage, Maison Le Roux promises you memorable moments in your mouth. Among the flavors, taste individual spicy or floral bites and intense tablets, all prepared with rigorously selected cocoa from a variety of origins (Madagascar, Brazil, Africa, etc.). And in a nod to Brittany, chocolates in the shape of menhirs combine praline and dried fruit to perfection. Ice creams, jams and the famous salted butter caramels are also on offer!

In 2018, Quentin and Ellen Le Bars opened Chocolat et Sjokolade, a Franco-Norwegian artisan chocolate and ice cream store in Paramé, Saint-Malo. In their stall opposite the church, they offer some forty small chocolates, moldings and tablets, as well as ice creams and sorbets, all made on site. Custom orders are possible, and workshops for children and adults are regularly organized to help them discover the secrets of chocolate-making. With their know-how and passion, Quentin and Ellen invite you to enjoy a gourmet break.

If you like sweet and savoury preparations, you won't be disappointed! After the shops in Carnac, Baud, Auray and Belz, Au Petit Prince opens in Locoal-Mendon. And the famous chocolate maker, pastry chef and macaroon creator promises you many gustatory delights! Chocolate specialities, sweets and other biscuits are just waiting for you. You can also discover home-made bread and pastries, savoury snacks and sandwiches. So don't hesitate to push the shop door open and taste the delicacies of the house!

Created more than fifty years ago, the oyster farm of the Pointe du Gourec has seen four generations succeed one another and it is Maxime Cochennec who took over the family torch in 2014. First in Belle-Ile, in the store, and on the markets, he finally decided to invest in Carnac. The oyster site, reopened in 2018, no longer has a tasting area, but a self-service dispenser open 24/7, which will allow you to enjoy, in particular, hollow oysters^No. 3 silver medalist at the General Agricultural Competition Paris 2022.

Located in the center of Carnac-Plage, the Maison le Diraison delicatessen offers a wide range of gourmet products: tea, coffee, wine, spirits, champagne, local products, spices, kitchen accessories, chocolates, and the inevitable Breton products... Note the fresh section with cold cuts, cheeses and other Italian specialties. Ideal for appetizers! A nice address where the welcome is very pleasant and the advices are very good.

Henri Le Roux founded this famous French chocolate factory in Quiberon in 1977. With outlets in Landévant, Quiberon and Paris, it has established itself on the chocolate and salted butter caramel market, a trademark registered by the company. The promise of Le Roux gourmandises is taste, respect for products and quality raw materials. There are no artificial flavors here, only the raw product, worked with passion for the craft for over 40 years.

This open-air poultry farm includes a large shop selling farm and local products. You will find, of course, rillettes, fillets and dishes prepared by Marie-Jeanne and her two associates, but also Breton delicacies of all kinds: ice creams, pasta, cakes, preserves, beers, ciders, jams, seasonal fruits and vegetables, dairy products, herbal teas... Everything you need for a complete supply. During the opening hours of the shop, it is possible, on request, to take a tour in front of the pens where the gallinacés are lined up.

A well-known Faouët brand has just opened its store in the town center. Since 2001, Gwendal and Anna Weber have been baking a wide range of organic breads made from pure natural sourdough (white, country, sesame, black, etc.) in their Restalgon workshop, and now offer a more visible showcase with this central point of sale which, in addition to bread, offers a snack bar with quiches and tartines, and a tea room where you can discover the team's pastry-making talents with delicious cookies, shortbread and other sweet treats.

Meet us on the quay, in the last fish cannery on the island of Groix. Everything is cooked on the island nicknamed l'île aux Grenats, according to ancestral recipes, using fish and shellfish from the local small-scale fishery. Individually or in a box, you'll enjoy sardine rillettes with Espelette pepper, scallop pots, lobster oil or seaweed and basil pesto. Excellence, jarred or canned. An art of living selection is also available.

Set off on an adventure along the Route du Cidre en Cornouaille in Saint-Ségal for an immersion in emblematic local know-how. Discover the age-old art of making cider, apple juice, Pommeau and Lambig de Bretagne through the fascinating stories told by local artisans. Let yourself be guided by passionate producers who will warmly welcome you for guided tastings. You'll also experience precious moments of sharing and exchange as you criss-cross the picturesque landscapes of French Cornouaille, nestled in the heart of Finistère.

Would you like a Breton coffee? You have certainly had the opportunity, to end a meal or to enjoy a sunbeam on the terrace, to taste a coffee from Alré as the brewery is well represented in Brittany. Good news, you can now enjoy this moment at home! The Brûlerie d'Alré offers you exceptional coffees, harvested all over the world and roasted in Plougoumelen, but also a large choice of teas and infusions. It is worth noting that the store is superb and the welcome is warm.

Have you ever walked through the door of Eric Pengam's bakery? Have you ever tasted his kouign-amann? If you haven't, you're a lucky man because a great happiness is about to happen to you! Douceurs Chocolats T is the place in Brittany to taste this regional speciality which is the pride of the Bretons. If you wish to take a little gourmet break, this is the right place as the tea room is very pleasant. A little at your own risk as you enter the butter paradise, a paradise that you leave with regret...

Claire and Régis, organic farmers, produce about sixty vegetables, all certified organic. In order to complete their offer of direct sales on the farm, they had the idea of opening a store to offer other organic products from their colleagues in the region. Opened in March 2020 at the entrance of Tréméreuc, the store is AB certified. You will find organic cheese, bread, meat, fruit and vegetables. Products with a lot of taste. The prices are a little high, but calculated as fairly as possible to pay the producers properly.

Bright with its large bay windows overlooking the Mall, mineral with its counter made of black Huelgoat rock and its engraved monolith, Fabien and Alex's wine cellar exudes naturalness and authenticity. It's not for nothing that 85% of the wines here are biodynamic and sourced directly from independent winemakers. The two friends have made four trips around France to select more than 250 wine references, and they'll be going back again! A little literary wink: a bookseller's ladder gives access to the highest bottles, because there are literally bottles from floor to ceiling! In addition to the wines, there is a nice selection of beers from here and elsewhere, including more confidential breweries that Alex discovered during his years in London and New Zealand. Gins, whiskies, vodkas, rums and ports are also on offer. To accompany these beverages, you can choose from cheeses matured in Brittany (Ma Belle Fromagerie in Étrelles), fish rillettes from Finistère or organic sausages and pâtés. A good idea: tasting evenings to exercise your palate in a friendly atmosphere.

La Ferm'ette is a store where you can buy good farm produce direct. Some twenty meat producers (pork, veal, beef, poultry and mutton) have joined forces. A variety of local products - apple juice, cider, yoghurt, honey, sweets, jams and terrines - can be used to prepare a delicious picnic, for example. Here, products comply with a quality charter that guarantees farm production (limited workshop size and non-industrial process) and cost control through direct sales.

Ideal to bring back some sweets from your stay in Morbihan or simply to please yourself without delay, La Biscuiterie de Kerlann offers you no less than forty references of pure butter cookies (plain, chocolate or fruit filled), but also the famous kouign-amann, which defies all good resolutions. Everything is made with care and in the respect of the family tradition in its factory store located in Muzillac. Online sales on the website of the establishment: www.biscuiterie-de-kerlann.com

Dorian Schmisser, a chef turned wine merchant, has opened Les Pépins in a former florist's store. A place that happily combines several hats: organic wine cellar, delicatessen and on-site nibbles. Spirits, pif breton, local mousses and not, vintages from all the terroirs to enjoy with a platter of oysters or an aperitif board garnished with local products. Pleasure for the taste buds and good humor guaranteed at Les Pépins... de raisin, which is also the venue for festive evenings!

A real gourmet market near you, Le Marché des Vénètes opened its doors in 2021. At the helm are Maud and Cloé, two grocery store owners who used to work for the cookie factory of the same name founded by Mathilde and Xavier, who created this local business, which combines the talents of a cheese shop, a delicatessen, a greengrocer and a delicatessen, full of local and sometimes organic products. More than just an impersonal and anonymous supermarket, Le Marché des Vénètes is a place of sharing and exchange where each customer is king.

Delicious... That's the only way to describe the cakes and cookies from this artisanal cookie factory. Its stores (in Malestroit, Paimpont, La Gacilly and Josselin) are a delight for the senses. All the cookies are made with local products from Ploërmel. You'll find kouign-amann to enjoy the same day: large, individual or mini, there's something for everyone. And that's not counting the Breton cakes, including salted butter caramel, palets bretons and craquants. We warn you: it's addictive!

Imagine a store on a human scale where you can do all your weekly shopping, from food to hygiene to drugstore, in the right size and without superfluous packaging? Many have dreamed of it, the Grand Marché Vrac has done it! Alongside it, local producers: La Ferme Paille Chou, la Ferme du Grand Champ, Le Rheu Maraîchers (for fruit and vegetables), Chez Fanch (for cheeses and dairy products), la Boucherie Grégorienne (for meats) and la boulangerie Tradeoz et Anne de Bretagne (for bread). The result? A warm, friendly and accessible place for everyone to take the zero-waste plunge. With the option of ordering online and picking up your drive.

New to this neighborhood, which already boasts a number of food shops, the Gilbert dairy completes the range of products on offer for a well-stocked basket. Manager Ronan selects around a hundred varieties of cheese from all over France, mainly PDO cheeses such as Comté from Marcel Petite or Brie de Meaux from Dongé. A few local references are also available, including fresh goats' cheeses from the Amenlis goat dairy. Tip: try the artisanal Roquefort vieux berger, one of the last to benefit from the Roquefort appellation. Delicious! A range of charcuterie and delicatessen products are also available.

This company has been mastering the manufacturing process of this recognizable cookie by its shape and its crunchy texture for almost a century. This traditional Breton puff pastry has become an authentic and natural product of the region and has a place in the history and culture of Brittany. The crackers have innovated to vary the pleasures with pastries, cookies, crackers of reduced size, the Mini Malo, flat crackers ...

" Here Paradise begins at the Passage ": this is what you can read on the slate in front of the entrance of the tiny shed of Yannick Le Joubioux, oyster farmer in Saint-Armel. Here, we are talking about sea products: spiders, crab, pink shrimps, oysters of course... Seafood platters and lobsters are prepared to order. The place is magical: sea kayaks, fishermen's boats, sailboats, tourists with their noses in the wind, all meet along this arm of the sea and come to spend a moment on the Oyster Route to enjoy an unforgettable moment.

Célestine and Antoine know how to delight the taste buds of young and old alike at this famous bakery in downtown Dol. This charming place offers quality bread and viennoiseries with that extra something that keeps us coming back for more. Antoine often makes very good organic speciality breads, using rye or spelt flour, and also offers a Norwegian fruit loaf. Specialties include cinnamon roll, brioche grand-mère, kouign-amann, flan and Vieux Dol cake. Very warm welcome. A real treat!

A real nugget, this pretty boutique brings a breath of fresh air and originality to the world of cellars. Charline's passion is to offer Breton treasures, with an emphasis on references she loves and regularly renews: craft beers, ciders, Breton spirits... In this epicurean cave, we take you on a journey to discover new flavors! A unique place that invites you to explore the richness of Brittany's terroirs, through the stories written on each bottle. An address to discover and consume without moderation!

At the Luguen farm, we have been breeding ducks from father to son since 1902. The mulard ducks are not raised here, but arrive at the farm after spending ten weeks outside in the wild. They are then force-fed for a fortnight, then it's time to prepare fresh and prepared products: whole duck foie gras, half-cooked, pan-fried... You can find these foie gras at the Lices market in Rennes, in the Redon market hall on Saturday mornings, in the Talensac market hall in Nantes, in the Baule market hall or in the in-house shop!

Dedicated to this jewel of French patisserie, the Ty Chou boutique is a choux bar offering a dozen creations, each more appetizing than the last. Flavors such as passion fruit, raspberry, praline, lemon, vanilla and chocolate rub shoulders with more original recipes such as Chantilly Mascarpone, Corsican clementine, pineapple-coconut or the Saint-Honoré choux with its crunchy caramel dome. The choux, made with Breton wheat flour, evolve with the seasons. They can also be personalized: a great idea for your events. They're tasty, they don't stick to your fingers, and they're a snap to eat! Just a stone's throw from Place Saint-Germain.

The Pâtisserie Le Daniel is part of the excellence of Rennes. Its Breton specialities (the parlementin, the heart of Brittany) have shaped its reputation but now the Meilleur Ouvrier de France is also experiencing a fine rise with its chocolates, between divine comforts and gustatory journeys. The house has evolved to take more into account its ecological footprint and offers new packaging. The Saint-Jacques shop is also the laboratory where the pastries, chocolates, confectionery and also the catering part are made. You can come and place your orders and park easily. A delivery service is also available.

The Dinard salmon cooker offers you a nice range of fish smoked on the spot such as smoked dogfish, eel, hot smoked honey-thyme salmon, red tuna, hake, mackerel, gravlax or smoked salmon. Claude Lenéel prepares them with mastery and you will appreciate his know-how. On the spot, you will find other seafood products and everything you need to make beautiful dishes. In addition, a free visit with tasting is offered on Thursdays during school vacations or on Tuesdays in July and August. Don't resist!

An organic farm located 20 minutes south of Rennes, Le Pré de la Rivière grows fruit and vegetables. The farm raises organic free-range chickens, Fossés goats, Western white pigs and Brittany moorland lambs, all stamped "Races de Bretagne" for heritage preservation. In the store, which is obviously part of a short circuit, you can buy rillettes and pâtés, jams, organic eggs, local honey and vegetable, herb and flower plants. You can order for a drive, and now for delivery anywhere in France!

Fancy a snack at any time of day, or working in a relaxed atmosphere? Welcome to At Home Café, located in the former Ploërmel courthouse. Originally a gypsy caravan run by Virginie Provost and her husband Felipe Baron Suarez, it's now a trendy café serving up flavors at all hours, from healthy dishes to sharing boards and toast... On the fixed menu you'll find tortilla, crunchy risotto and a seasonal dish. Everything is homemade, the portions are generous and the setting very welcoming.

After the Thabor, it is in the lively rue Saint-Hélier that we find Les Italiens du Coin. Nicola Casulli, in charge of the two shops, has at heart to offer the best of Italy, and particularly of its region of origin: Puglia, nicknamed the heel of the boot. And it's a success! It's hard to resist the fresh homemade pasta - gnocchi, ravioli, tagliatelle... -It's hard to resist the fresh homemade pasta - gnocchi, ravioli, tagliatelle, etc. - the smoky scarmoza or the melting gorgonzola, as well as the cold cuts, including the unavoidable speck and prosciutto di Parma. Generosity is also present in the tasty dishes cooked on the spot: aubergine gratin, lasagne parmigiana and risottos. At lunchtime, the regulars, already satisfied by the very good value for money, meet there to take their lunch. For us, it was a puccia pugliese, a typical Apulian sandwich with raw ham, mozzarella and candied tomatoes, accompanied by a slice of homemade ricotta and lemon cheesecake. Fancy an impromptu aperitivo? Take your pick from the colourful antipasti, sun-drenched wines and crunchy biscuits. It's sure to be a no-fail affair!

CAILLES DE CHANTELOUP is a family farm that has been raising quails for over 42 years. The only producer in Brittany, the farm is committed to animal welfare. Christophe Primault, a passionate breeder, personally looks after his quails 7 days a week, from rearing to slaughter. He offers ready-to-cook quail (fresh or frozen), cuts (crapaudine, chanteloupette, cuisse, filet), eggs and tasty verrines (ready-to-serve dishes, terrine and rillettes). He also raises silken hens, sold live or ready-to-cook, as well as pheasants, partridges and squabs.

Here's a local shop where you'll find good, finely selected local products, as well as a space dedicated to bulk food. Here, you come with your own reusable container, which you fill with dry ingredients such as pasta, rice, almonds or cereals. You'll also find cosmetics and household products such as beeswax, liquid detergent and solid skincare products. As well as shopping here, you're entering a place committed to the planet. What's more, you'll come away with invaluable advice!

During the week or at weekends, come and fill up on fish and seafood for your meals with family and friends at Les Halles de la Criée. And when you taste the fish, shellfish or delicatessen dishes from Maison Troadec, you'll never be disappointed. Here, the finest quality fish is selected at the auctions in the ports of Lorient and Les Sables-d'Olonne: exclusively wild shrimp, Scottish salmon, coastal fish... The fishmonger's makes a point of using responsible channels and works directly with fishermen. The seafood platters are unanimously acclaimed, and the bistr'eau des Halles allows you to enjoy your meal on the spot. An excellent address!

Vino Terrae is our little darling! Anne-Claire Hénaff has opened a wine cellar there, and we hope you'll give us some news about it! First of all, the store is very beautiful and modern: it's a detail that counts, you feel good there, you can breathe and the wine too. The bottles (all prices are represented) are well presented and Anne-Claire knows how to help you in your choice. A few bottles of white wine are waiting in the fridge for those in a hurry. The whole is completed by a delicatessen (the prices are perhaps a little high) of very high quality.

The Lesvenez farm in Plouhinec is a long-standing family operation that has evolved with the times. Since 2016, it has been offering a wide range of artisanal dairy products made with milk from their own cows. Successive generations of farmers have developed the farm according to their desires and the context of their times. What emerges is a real know-how and passion for breeding and making quality dairy products. This is a highly recommended address for tasting good local and artisanal products.

On a circuit of 5 hectares, Lydie welcomes you and makes you discover the production of mohair and her Angora goat farm. You will learn all the secrets of breeding and manufacturing with the help of a video that traces the different stages of the development of products sold in the farm store. You can even leave with your own mohair (socks, ball of wool, plaid, blanket...) certified "Mohair des fermes de France".

Long located at the Lande Fauvel farm, this small market of local producers has migrated in front of the town hall square since February 2023. Of course, this doesn't change the quality of the food on offer! You'll find "Lait P'tits Chevaliers" dairy products from Vincent's farm (yoghurts, crème fraîche, farm butter, fromage frais, Ribot milk and raw milk), wood-fired bread, vegetables and fruit from the market gardener, cheese, eggs, poultry, pork and charcuterie, honey, cider, apple juice and even flowers. Not to be missed.

Les Escargots de Virginie farm offers a wide range of snail-based products. Spreads are available in six different varieties, ideal to accompany hot or cold toast. Escargots cooked à la bourguignonne are prepared with homemade parsley butter and can be reheated before serving. The farm also offers snails confit in duck fat, to add to a warm potato salad.

Ferme Bio de la Cavalerie, located in Saint-Gonnery, is a 100% organic farm. It produces a range of oils (rapeseed, hemp, camelina, sunflower) and flours (buckwheat, wheat, small spelt, spelt, rye, millet). Pulses such as lentils and split peas are also available. The store offers a wide selection of local farm produce. It's even possible to stay on site, in a gîte or chambre d'hôtes. Picnic baskets can be prepared on request to make the most of the farm's produce.

The concept? Pick your own fruit and vegetables! Françoise and Jean-Claude Ferron are at the head of this place that is conducive to a return to nature, and offer a dozen species of fruit, more than 25 species of vegetables and flowers and herbs that change with the seasons. The farm uses integrated organic farming methods and encourages the proliferation of fauna and insects for a harmonious local ecosystem. The farm shop also sells organic and local products such as cheese, milk and meat.