The best specialty grocery stores Normandy

While the absence of a grocery store was sorely felt in the small town of Longny-au-Perche, Barnabé's grocery store opened its doors in 2015, bringing a breath of new life to the village. This grocery store offers local and short circuit products, mostly and preferably organic: fruits and vegetables, dairy products, drinks, bread, bulk sales and hygiene products. Another grocery store was opened in 2021 in Tourouvre-au-Perche, a town that was also suffering from the absence of a food store.

L'Épicurien is a gourmet restaurant with an Italian accent and a delicatessen. When the weather's fine, lunch is served on the terrace. Indoors, the back room and its uncluttered decor promise a lovely moment. For the main course, pasta is served fresh in half-moons, tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms (like risotto) or ravioli. For an aperitif, it's a good idea to gather around a platter of fine charcuterie or cheeses, washed down with a glass of wine.

All of Africa (or almost) in one shop, that's what Exodelis shop, located on boulevard de la Libération, offers! Here, we really like the food products offered in the grocery section, starting with the dishes of the day (the vegetable samoussas and the mafé, tested a short time ago, left us a nice memory), the drinks, the spices... so many flavours almost make you dizzy. You will also find here African handicrafts, and even others, dedicated to cosmetics. A little change of scenery is always welcome!

Opened for more than a year, this pretty store with a red front is run by Patricia Lengronne, who had the nice idea to offer to the people of Granville, and to those who come from further away, products from Madagascar. Vanilla, of course, as the name indicates, but also spices in quantity and quality, chocolates, arranged rums and even fruits and vegetables. You will also find a small area of West Indian products, making Epices et Vanille a real Ali Baba's cave of a thousand delights.

A company specialised in the sale of fruits and vegetables on the Internet, goutetnature.com is now focusing on spices, especially pepper. The owner of the site, Franck Deschamps, has been passionate about this spice and has always travelled around the globe to discover the finest peppers. Peppers are available for sale from Sri Lanka, Cambodia, or the island of Java. Recipes that highlight the flavours of each variety are available on the site. Goutetnature.com also offers various spices (curry, turmeric…) as well as gift boxes.

Those of us who love something out of the ordinary are in for a treat! Flavours never before seen in Caen, with Soleil d'Hérat, heading for Afghanistan and Iran with spices, drinks, cakes and other treats. Lost (not easy when you don't know the place)? Ask the friendly manager. Not quite up to cooking a Persian dish? Then choose from the specialties concocted for lunch and dinner by the house team, guaranteed to please! And why not sit out on the terrace and soak up the late afternoon sun, for a complete change of scenery!

Armed with their experience, Karim and Julien opened their grocery store. Dedicated, of course, to Italian gastronomy, you will find everything you need for good mama's food! Delicatessen, olive oil, pesto, fresh pasta, cheese, panettone and, to top it all off, wine! You can also order your pizzas just out of Kévin's oven or get your takeaway orders from Pascaline, even on Sundays!

It's all in the name, or almost everything! Here each product has been carefully selected according to the values promoted by this store opened in 2015: emphasis on local products, the terroir, the farm, and affordable prices. Yes, it exists and that's precisely what the name doesn't mention, that Taste and Quality is also a short-circuit shop, the producer supplies the shelves directly without going through many and endless intermediaries, so necessarily the prices are affected and are so much better for us! And then the place is pleasant with its wooden stalls and gondolas, it is almost like a country market. You will find all kinds of food, from bread to the butcher's shop, groceries, wines and spirits and even hygiene products (all handmade from donkey's milk). Moreover, the store benefits from a unique partnership with "Bienvenue à la ferme", a network of farm producers that guarantees the best on the shelves. Go ahead and enjoy yourself!

Founded in 2017 by Nathalie and Julien Leblanc, this company cultivates the famous oriental spice, right in the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional du Perche. Production takes place in a traditional way, and all stages of manufacture are carried out by hand (visit the saffron farm by appointment!). For those who can't make it to the site, their products can be found on their online boutique. There's also a guest house, "Une Oasis dans le Perche" with spa, where you can enjoy seasonal saffron cuisine.

Welcome to Alexis and Maxime! This beautiful eco-responsible grocery store is located downtown: local products are king here. Retail or in bulk, the choice is of quality: savoury groceries, meat from farmers, cheeses, fruits and vegetables, drinks, preserves but also hygiene and cleaning products. The passion for goodness, quality and friendship combined makes this place a must in the area. You also have the possibility to subscribe to the delivery service: ask beforehand!