The best grocery stores Ile-De-France

The famous Breton chef Olivier Roellinger has hung up his apron, but not his desire for exoticism. This spice enthusiast opened this Parisian shop with his wife where, as in Cancale and Saint-Malo, the two other shops, he brings to life scents and flavours from all over the world: spices, chillies, peppers, vanillies, sea flowers, oils and condiments, as well as a few sweets. The proposed mixtures sublimate the meats, fishes and vegetables to which they can be subtly associated. The website offers everything that can be found in the shop. It's absolutely fabulous, and you'll be surprised to find that combining spices is a real art of living.

Situated opposite Meaux Cathedral, this delicatessen with its pretty green shopfront opened its doors in summer 2023. At the head of this project are Nathalie and Jean-Bernard, both passionate about gastronomy and good products, having worked in the restaurant business for many years. They offer a wide range of finely selected products from all regions of France and even from neighbouring countries. Cheeses, charcuterie, oils, vinegars, spreads, madeleines, shortbread and other sweets. Also a richly-stocked cellar.

The name is really well found. Volontaires, because this organic and eco-responsible store is located near the eponymous metro station, and for the proactive, militant side. And bulk, because here, no pasta in 500g packets or almonds in plastic bags... Everything is in bulk. Finally, the maximum of possible references. Besides fruits, vegetables and fresh products, Imane also offers everyday products (cosmetics, drugs...). More widely, she encourages her customers to consume well and better, in particular by organizing workshops.

It's often like that. Since they couldn't find a store that suited them, Anne-Laure and Sophie decided to open their own outlet: Boc's. An "eco-responsible neighborhood grocery store". It was a quick success, as the store, with its design look, has already been enlarged. Here, there is no wastefulness, the emphasis is on bulk, zero waste, organic and local products... and quality of course. On the stalls, fruits and vegetables, cereals, juices, jams, beer, meat, hygiene and cleaning products... The house also proposes to the customers to deposit their compost, empty glass jars and other egg boxes. Amazing!

The most important region of the department, Brie gave its name to a cheese renowned worldwide or rather to several cheeses: Les - from Meaux AOC, De AOC, Montereau, Nangis, De. The birth of soft cheeses was established more than a thousand years ago. Since 774, Charlemagne, the first, would have talked about Brie de Brie in eloquent terms: " I just discovered one of the most delicious dishes. " Introduced to the Court by Philippe Auguste and Robert the Pious, he was consecrated for the first time under Louis XV whose wife, Marie Leczinska, advised him to perform the famous bites to the queen, created in her honour by her father Stanislas Leszczynski, Duke of Lorraine. The a took place during the Vienna Congress - 1814-1815 - organized by Metternich's Prince after Napoleon's fall. At a dinner where every Minister of Foreign affairs was invited to bring his country to the cheese of his choice, Talleyrand, the "devil lame", representing France of Louis XVIII, made himself bring about brie. Excited by his taste, Metternich le "Prince of Cheeses and First of Desserts". A transformed declaration, probably by chauvinism, in "King of cheeses, cheese of kings". So there is no brie, but bries, tastes - depending on the cow's feed - of different forms and colours depending on the localities and know-how.

Brie AOC's brie, with a diameter of 35 cm and weights 2,8 kg, has a flowered crust with a red stripe, red stripe or red-stained. Its paste is cream coloured, homogeneous, soft and not caprine.

The brie of Melun AOC does not exceed 28 cm for a weight of 1,5 kg. Its white and fine crust is dotted with red or brown tasks and its homogeneous paste, slightly lumpy, soft and soft, shows yellow yellow tones.

The brie of Montereau, only 18 cm in diameter diameter 2,5 cm thick, weighs between 400 and 500 g. Its taste lies between the brie of Melun and the Coulommiers and its crust is reddish.

The Brie of Nangis, with a diameter of 22 cm, with a thickness of 3 cm and a weight of 1 kg, has a slightly stronger taste than that of brie de Brie. Its crust is white, dotted with red and brown plating and its yellow gold paste.

The brie of Coulommiers or small brie has a straw yellow paste and a sweet almond flavor and white crust, red tachetée. He is the little brother of brie and as some claim, he would even be the ancestor. Smaller but thicker, it has almost all the characteristics. The tradition is to serve it in the morning with a beaujolais or gamay.

Feasts is Didier Chapuis, a chef in Chemilly-sur-Yonne - between Auxerre and Joigny - from a high quality catering manufacturing unit to which he gives a special shine. A menu can be arranged with cold and hot starters, dishes and gastronomic specialities that vary over the seasons, but also fresh salads, fatty and goose-like livers, terrine of vegetables, fish and meat, frozen pastries and desserts, and a large part of the map is made on the premises in Parisian shops by cooks and pastry pastry. You will also find a wide range of alcohols, regional wines, champagne, fine shopping, sweets, sweet gifts, all of which are very high quality… But don't stop there. This caterer organizes all meals from the small to the large reception. For the most pressed it will be repas, for others menus for 4 people minimum.

With its 3,000 ft ², the Lafayette Gourmet de Paris shop is one of the temples of the grocery stores. More than a deli it is an incredible window, as well frequented by locals and foreign gourmets. Nowhere if you do not find elsewhere a product of your childhood, of their native area or you enjoyed during a getaway region or in our borders, there is no doubt that you have your possibilities here! You will find all the famous brands here, and also treasures of craft productions. We love this address for thousand reasons, at the head of the many activities that punctuate the year. Lafayette Gourmet yields indeed regularly into four to celebrate a festival calendar or honoured a product or a region. The delivery service is beyond reproach. However, the prices are quite high and the advice of most of the time.

It seems that the inhabitants of Boulogne want to keep this discreet shop, well away from the shopping streets. And yet it's Byzantium! This is the historic counter of the Bellota-Bellota group. It is a true blend of tastes and flavours from France and around the world. Bellota-Bellota ham, of course, salmon and caviar, Spanish sheep cheese, King Oscar mini sardines, olive oil and vinegar, sweet sweets, fatty livers, and the selection of wines noted by the famous Robert Parker. An address not really easy to find but which is worth the move.

In a classical th century decor, Ladurée installed his Marquis. Shades of grey, beige and white, awakened by silver and steel, dominate. The walls are lined with an infinity of Bordeaux leaves, the ceiling is punctuated with plush stucco adorned with Murano chandeliers. A beautiful Carrara marble counter is held in front of a large library. On the other hand, the soil carried out in a grey concrete is more modern. There are many different shapes of the Marquis and Marie-Antoinette appears in different shapes… in this new setting, the chocolate and pastries of the Marquis fly the star. The gourmands can register for the Chocolate Workshops.

General food that is part of the one that is open on Sunday, so practical. Built in thread like these old street grocery stores that will never die, narrow, selling retail on the classic and vital products we cannot pass to run the kitchen or just the house. The reception is not the warmest and the grocer in this secluded neighbourhood seems to be lost too. The neighborhood is mostly residential and sad sometimes, this grocery store looks like it a little.

On the Seine-et-marnais territory, many are the chèvreries manufacturer of artisanal cheese.

Manufactured with raw cow milk, this fresh cheese, triple cream - 75% - is marketed at a weight of 500 to 600 g for a diameter of 13 cm and a thickness of 5 cm.

A soft cheese, it is recognizable to the leaf of fern that covers it and draws its name. Resembling a coulommiers of greater thickness, its crust is white, slightly stained with red and the texture of its paste is homogeneous and flexible.

This cheese with cow's milk, with flowered crust, born in Chevru, measuring only 16 cm in diameter for a weight of about 700 g. this very ancient cheese is made handcrafted at the Cheese Society of Brie.

Founded in 1920, this institution, which has passed through many hands, has kept its focus on tradition and good local products. You can find there the gastronomic treasures of Auvergne: ham, Aubrac tome, Laguiole cheese, tripous, stuffed cabbage, estofinade, spit cake... Over the years, the house has opened up to other regions to satisfy its gourmet customers. Aperitifs with gentian and other good bottles of wine are also on sale to compose rich agapes.

In the heart of Melun, on Place Jacques Amyot, you'll find a Romanian grocery store, Chez Alina. Here you'll find products that are out of the ordinary and sure to make an impression on your friends, as well as stimulating your taste buds and curiosity! How about a telemea de vaca (cow's feta) or a rucar (smoked cheese)? And if you prefer charcuterie, you'll find plenty to satisfy your cravings, not forgetting spirits, sweets, breads, jams...

Do you only know Sechuan pepper? You will discover, in the elegant setting of the Company on the charming Place de Furstenberg, that pepper can be green, white, black, red; that, depending on its origins, its aromas are fruity, woody, flowery... Here, you travel, you smell, you taste. All the products (peppers, salts, herbs, curries, spices...) are the result of a responsible and excellent approach, guaranteeing traceability and quality. Great gift ideas!

If you're in the mood for Asian cuisine, Xingfu - literally "happiness" in Chinese (pronounced chingfu) - is the place to find yours! Rice flours, Tsingtao beers (pale and light), gun powder or Yunnan teas, instant noodles, chili or soy sauces, flavored rice, dried mushrooms, coconut milks, chili peppers, sesame seeds... not forgetting the famous bubble teas, tapioca pearls (brown sugar) and various culinary or everyday accessories.