Gourmet products local specialties and wines Pays De La Loire

It was in September 2009 that the good news welcomed all chocolate fans: the installation of a Monbana temple at the exit of the city, two steps from the Pataterie and the pizzeria Del'Arte. It is true that the famous Industriel industrial chocolate maker who decided to enter the franchise market, it was normal for the head-location of the department to have his store before many large cities! Good choice: Since that date, the 120 m ² shop no longer counts its faithful. Especially at the time of the great Christian festivals (Christmas, Easter…) where the gourmets hurry to discover the latest news (chocolate candy, sparkling chocolate…) which, very quickly, join the team of the great classics made the reputation of the house founded in 1934 (chocolate powder, Neapolitan which accompanies the coffee after meals).

It was in 2009 that the former pastry pastry craftsman from Château-Saved Hervé Grimault opened its artisanal brewery at the Parc des Loges. With wheat, barley, water and hops, Hervé made his passion by creating his own beers (7 hours for the brewing, 17 days for maturation) which can be rousses or elliptical! or white, golden to spices, chestnut or fruit. All of these "Grimhel" - the boss's brand - can also be tasted on site, just a few steps from the manufacturing workshop, in a large area where it makes good use of beer with friends. Of course, at the request, Hervé organizes private and/or theme evenings. 

The Intermarché SUPER Laval supermarket offers a range of services including in-store shopping, drive-through and home delivery. In addition to shopping, the store also offers services such as key duplication, passport photos, photocopies and a photo printing terminal. The Intermarché SUPER Laval supermarket also offers complementary services such as a mailbox, hairdresser, cash dispenser and toilets. It also has a collection and recycling area for products. For those with a small or large appetite, there's a bread, viennoiserie and pastry store, as well as an on-demand catering service.

This family-run shop sells local products, many of which come from organic farming, such as wines from small producers, but above all delicatessen products: jams, honey, foie gras, preserves, condiments, chocolates, teas, liqueurs as well as beauty articles. It is also a place to take a break for a snack, a drink, a cocktail, a breakfast or even a lunch. One is received with great kindness and sits on vintage chairs in a fresh and invigorating decor. Bicycle tourists are especially welcome!

Douceur, Plaisir et Gourmandises is a delicatessen located in Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire. The store offers a wide selection of quality products, including teas, spirits, jams, cookies, gourmet starters, oils and vinegars, spices and condiments, terrines and rillettes, as well as gourmet baskets. Customers can order online and have their purchases delivered, or pick them up in-store thanks to the drive-through service. Douceur, Plaisir et Gourmandises also offers customizable gift boxes for all occasions. Whether it's for a business gift, a promotional event or simply to treat yourself, this delicatessen will satisfy all gourmets in search of sweet treats and gustatory pleasures.

Minoterie Blin is a flour mill located in Aze, in the French department of Mayenne. Founded in 1848, it specializes in the manufacture of conventional and organic flour. The La Grande Bavouze mill is home to this flour mill, which perpetuates ancestral know-how.

Born in 2010 from an initiative by the Bio Loire Océan producers' association, and 2 social and professional integration structures, the Jardin de Cocagne de Carquefou 44 and Aspire 49, this project promotes local, organic produce from players in the agricultural sector and encourages professional reintegration. Pick up your basket at one of the 230 relay points available in Nantes, the surrounding area and Loire-Atlantique, as well as around Angers, 72, 53 and 85! Delivery takes place on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on the delivery point. Each week, the basket contains 5 to 7 portions of vegetables and fruit, plus recipes.

The Marché des Vins de Loire is a must-see in Montsoreau, offering a unique experience for wine lovers. Situated on a hillside with a breathtaking view of the Château de Montsoreau and the Loire River, this market offers wine tasting and sales in troglodyte cellars. The site is designed to be convivial and conducive to sharing tastes and flavors. Visitors can taste and buy wines on site.

Here you find a range of goat cheeses in direct sale: fresh, semi-dry, dry, refined, flavoured, butternut, aromatic herbs, nuts, dried apricots, cashew nuts, salt and pepper… There is a lot for everyone. The Grignon transform the milk of their 40 goats and also offer fresh eggs, strawberries, salads, seasonal vegetables… You will not travel for nothing!

In the triangle Brézé, St. Cyr and Montreuil-Birthplace, limestone trays house the plots of the area created in 1996 by Yves Lambert (now Deceased). Her son, Arnaud joined his father in 2005 and is now head of the vineyard of 41 ha. To live this land historically devoted to large white wines on various basements to develop white vintages, but also to haunt typical typiques in the corner and wines more on the margins. An application to reasoned culture led Arnaud to convert to organic farming in 2006 (parcel of Clos Moleton first) and prepares for biodynamie for the entire production, without chemical fertilizers or pesticides and chemical herbicides, on fertilized soils in cow's manure. This area deals with the production of the nearby Brézé castle wines. We pay particular attention to the Saumur Coulée de Saint-Cyr 2010 which does not mark unanimity, but has the particularity of being "noble" and holding long and long in mouth, although his nose is discreet with vegetable and vanilla notes; similarly, the Champigny Red Lands 2011, à, which is flexible, greedy, and very fruity.

Housed in beautiful cellars dug into the tuffeau rock in Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, Domaine Fouet covers 23 hectares in the Saumur-Champigny and Saumur Blanc appellations. In addition to champignys, such as the black-fruit-flavored Cuvée Ébène, the estate also produces white Saumur Brines and Saumur Cabernets. All vines are organically grown and Ecocert-certified. Natural, sulfite-free cuvées complete the range. Eco-pasturing by sheep and vitiforestry with apple trees planted between the rows reflect the estate's commitment to sustainable viticulture that respects biodiversity.

Change in Continuity: Orger's Pâtisserie bakery was taken up in 2012 by Yannick Blin, successor to the Coueffé couple who himself returned to the Léon couple in 1999, who had succeeded… To treat its guests to breakfast, lunch and dinner, the new boss offers a whole range of breads: Woodcutter Tradition, Du of Orger… As for the pastries, they are also in the honour of a biscuit biscuit called L'Andalusian. If you still find room to park on the other side of the street, you should be careful when leaving the Blin house because the sidewalk, the regulars know, is little wider than two patties of kings gathered… 

This young microbrewery obtained, shortly after its creation, a nice recognition, with a gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole for its Stout beer! Its philosophy: to limit its impact on the environment, while regularly offering new recipes. All the beers, born from a demanding selection of organic malts and hops associated with the mastery of the latest brewing techniques, are packaged in returnable bottles. Hoppy, sour or roasted, a range of beers that will delight all tastes! And an enriching visit!

Passionate oyster farmers for more than 30 years, Murielle and Patrick Guyau invite you to discover their oyster production in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, in the Payré estuary. This couple of oyster farmers offer a wide variety of seafood products: oysters, shellfish, crustaceans, but also seafood platters to taste on the spot or to take away! In addition to seafood products, they also offer some local products from Vendée, such as salt, fish terrines and rillettes, fish soups, saltwort and wine.

Both a chocolate factory and a delicatessen, Maison d'Oya, which opened in 2020, has already won a number of awards at the Academy of Chocolate's international competition in London, including a gold medal for its Crunchy spread and a bronze medal for its Beauvoir fleur de sel praliné. Florence, a chocolatier, makes these delicacies in her Port Joinville workshop. Chocolates in bar or tasting box format. Also on sale: teas, caviar, truffles and spices.

Who doesn't know this institution of La Tranche, a paradise for gourmets (young and old) who come from generation to generation to the Confiserie Laurent, created in 1929! The sparkling Tata Bonbec offers delicious confectionery (barley sugar, red nougat, caramel,...), berlingots whose sugar is worked under your eyes with demonstrations in summer. In the summer, the 54 flavors of ice creams elaborated by a master ice-cream maker make the happiness of the families, just like the very good pancakes, waffles, doughnuts, pancakes, to taste on the spot or to take away.

Located right next to the train station, this artisan bakery is open from dawn for a gourmet breakfast. Its wide range of homemade breads, like the pumpkin seed baguette, is made with Label Rouge flour. Pure butter viennoiseries, pastries and other sweet treats such as chocolate are just waiting for you. Erwan Le Bechennec, with 25 years of baking under his belt, and his team of 4 also design cakes for special events. At lunchtime, you'll find good sandwiches, pizzas, paninis, croque-monsieur or hot-dogs, and special brioche buns for burgers. You can enjoy these tasty treats along the Canal Saint-Felix, just a stone's throw away.

Since 2015, two steps from the Brittany Tower, in the pleasant pedestrian street Guépin, we are welcomed by Rémi. He is an expert and gives the best advice for the preparation and tasting of quality coffees. Note that a good part of the roasting is done on the spot, guaranteeing freshness and aromas with the scents that we enjoy as soon as we enter. We come for the specialty coffees, flavored and original teas, herbal teas and selection of Bean to bar chocolates. In bulk or packaged version, we find a nice selection of organic products (or not) as well as the inevitable pods. Good news, this dark chocolate lover has become a Master Craftsman certified by the Collège Culinaire de France 2023. Rémi offers a beautiful range with the brand Terres de cafés, exclusive to Nantes, from an eco-responsible production, but also the range of the counter with the Italian blend, organic Ethiopian coffee, Mexican, Nicaragua. The terrace allows a pleasant break with hot or cold drinks on the spot or to take away. Taste the exclusive speciality teas with the Nanthé butter tea, or the Nantes cake tea... or other quality teas from the house. And especially the excellent hot chocolate with 70% organic Haitian cocoa beans, a delight. You can find Pecou sweets for all occasions. And many espresso machine accessories and gift ideas.

Lisa and Frédéric welcome us to their creamery, cheese factory and cellar in Saint-Herblain. Asil, or Lisa in reverse, is the home of their products of character. They have at heart to propose artisanal and local products and work with about ten producers of the department. At Asil, you can find a range of a hundred cheeses, most of them farmhouse or raw milk. To accompany these dishes, ask their advice or let yourself be tempted by the beers of the Nautile or Philmore breweries, the CoqLicorne spirits, the liqueurs produced in Valette or the rums of Fontanel. Don't hesitate to come and see them and become a consum'actor!

Mickaël Huet, artisan baker-patissier opened this bakery in 2014 in the artisan zone of Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire not far from the Route de Paris. Previously Grenier à pain, he joined the L'Autre Boulangerie banner and still makes top-quality products. The numerous awards he accumulates year after year bear witness to this. Gold medal in 2018 for his galette frangipane, silver medal in 2019 for his baguette tradition, silver medal in 2020 for his aromatic bread (turmeric, hazelnuts and black sesame), he won the same year, the gold medal for his paris-brest (shaped like an éclair). And in 2023, the bakery changed its name to PIAPIA! Pierre Coiffé, the baker's assistant, won a bronze medal for his mille-feuille. It goes without saying that customers flock to taste the breads and cakes offered by this winning team! They love the original seed-rich Norwegian bread made with rye and spelt flour, appreciate the wholemeal bread, the pain de campagne and the pavé de tradition, are enthusiastic about the bottereaux season, and also for the cannelés, the madeleines and the gingerbread with local forest honey, and savor the lemon meringue pie and the saint-honoré. The snack range is not to be outdone, with delicious sandwiches like this ciabatta bread with tomato confit, goat's cheese and honey, salads and burgers to enjoy on the large terrace or to take away!

In the heart of the Docks de Chantenay, discover LAB, a place created from the historic building of a former oil mill (1852). Stone and brick walls lined with bay windows reveal a wood and metal structure. Breathtaking views over the Loire and Trentemoult! This bar-restaurant is also a superb brasserie, where you can feast your eyes on the vats of beer produced on site. We recommend guided tours of the brewery workshops to find out almost everything there is to know about the brewing process!

The Fédération de la Boulangerie et Boulangerie-Pâtisserie de la Région Pays de la Loire is also mentioned, with a president named Aurélien Allaizeau and an address at 67 rue du Clair Bocage in Mouilleron-le-Captif. Their telephone number is 02 51 47 78 90.

Richard Delanoë's father passed on his passion to his sons: to Richard, who specialised in poultry 10 years ago, and to his brother who runs the Delanoë butcher's shop next door. You will find them at the bottom of the market. The key word for this poultry specialist is education: indeed, it is not enough to sell very good products, it is especially important to explain how to cook them to bring out all their flavours. And this is what Richard Delanoë does through the recipes listed on his website. Here the rabbits are farmed and come from the Bois de Boulle farm (near La Turballe). The poultry, selected in 3 different regions (Landes, Challans, Ain) all have a Label Rouge. The pigeon in blood, the Mesquer pigeon, i.e. not bled, is honoured on the tables of the greatest restaurateurs. You are bound to find what you are looking for in the wide range of kebabs, roasts, black and yellow chickens, farm chickens, organic chickens, Bresse chickens, Rennes chickens, cockerels, paupiettes, boneless quails, white puddings, paving stones with cheese or pesto, guinea fowl roasts with sauerkraut, grilled meats, duck breast, capon, foie gras, terrines... Here, we are very attached to the fact that the product corresponds as well as possible to the expectations of the customers, that's how the turkey roast with chorizo and mushrooms was created! With a little salt, pepper and white wine you can prepare an exceptional poultry! Excellent value for money.

It is in the middle of the market, near an outside door, that you will find the superb stand of the well-known cheese dairy Pascal Beillevaire. The customers are numerous to admire and to taste the best of the local and national cheese production thanks to a rigorous and constant quality of its good products. This cheese producer and creamer since 34 years in Machecoul, rather top-of-the-range, manufactures butters, creams, white cheeses, yoghurts, milky desserts (chocolate mousse, rice pudding, the famous cremet nantais, the big Swiss...) and gingerbread which made its reputation. Ludovic Condroyer is the manager of the Talensac shop. He and his team treat no less than 100,000 customers per year. Very demanding on the quality of their products, they regularly visit producers from other regions. Here, artisanal farmhouse cheeses take pride of place, as well as local producers: raw milk cheeses, Machecoulais, Pont d'Yeu, Grands Causses, Livarot and many other appellations for all tastes and budgets. You will even find ghee (clarified butter) for cooking, and Roellinger spices that will enhance a plain yoghurt. Every week specialities are prepared on the spot: truffade, aligot, tartiflette of all kinds... croziflette, chevriflette, chtififlette... what a treat!

Thierry sets off every morning at 2.30am to select quality fish. His team consists of his son Quentin, Isabelle and Luis. The fishmonger's has the pleasure of serving some of the finest restaurants in Nantes such as: L'Atlantide Maison Guého 1874, L'Abélia, Pickles, L'Aménité, Les Bouteilles, Izakaya Joyi, Cuit lu Cru, Bibimbox, etc. Located at the bottom of the Talensac market, it has a beautiful stall that displays its daily arrivals directly from the Croisic and La Turballe fish markets. You can find 100% fresh fish from all the richness of our coasts: monkfish, st. Pierre, sea bass, gilthead bream, tuna, mackerel, red mullet, plaice, cod, sole, skate, organic salmon, squid, live shrimp, scampi, edible crab, curry or lobster. The advice of a professional to make the right choice or find the right recipe.

All ingredients are assembled for the production of a production all that is most natural. Marc Lhommeau has cultivated his orchard since 1993 on a land known since the 1930 s. The Domaine is two hectares of certified organic apple trees since 2012 and eight varieties of apples that will be transformed into a acidulous crude cider, "L'Dissenters" or in a round semi-dry and sweet-dry beverage "Le Généreux". " A love of apples ", for apple juice, will also delight the palate on other occasions (for example breakfast). Marc Lhommeau is of these cidriculteurs who work the apple like other grapes. A small visit will give you the opportunity to make you discover his passion. For a moment, he has been campaigning within the Association for the Promotion of Cidricole Production in Maine (APPCM), which values the brand "Loire Cider" and connects producers of the various tributaries of the river. A common impetus to improve the quality of the Loire cider, to make them known and to have their Thalys recognised, in order to share, above all, the love of the work well done where arboriculture and oenology also have a say.

This store is part of a modern chain of stores offering a wide selection of champagnes, wines and spirits. They offer a range of services including in-store shopping, drive-through and delivery. Inter Caves Le Mans also offers services such as boot loading, home delivery, equipment hire, festive events, tasting evenings and customized gift boxes. With over 500 wine and champagne references, 80 Réserves à Vin®, 450 whiskies, rums and spirits, 150 craft beers and casks, and 100 delicatessen products, this passionate and committed wine merchant will help you discover treasures unearthed in France and around the world.

The CAVAVIN wine cellar is a must for wine lovers. Whether it's for an evening out with friends, a business meal or a special occasion, CAVAVIN's wide range of products will satisfy every desire. From organic wines to champagnes, whiskies and rums, there's something for everyone. CAVAVIN's wine merchants are also on hand to advise and guide customers in their choices. So don't hesitate to push open the door of this wine cellar and let yourself be seduced by the treasures it contains.

They offer a range of services including in-store shopping, in-store collection and delivery. La Cave du 20 is part of the Inter Caves network of over 100 wine merchants. They cultivate a passion for wine and a close relationship with their customers.

Born into a family of salt workers, Erwan Bourdic has created the Natursel brand. He offers a wide range of products from the Guérande salt marshes: coarse salt, fleur de sel, natural and flavored fine salt, pickled or natural samphire. Also flavored mustards, seaweed flakes, mixtures for cooking... To top it all off, he offers a visit to the salt pans, accompanied by a salt worker who will explain how the salt pans work. You can even collect salt or fleur de sel with him and taste the salicorne.

The story of Un cheval Un champ starts in 2013 with the construction of a trailer and the acquisition of 3 draught horses that allow the team to travel the roads of France. In Puy-Notre-Dame, they are entrusted with 5 hectares of land. Today, they use 10 of them. And have been recognised as quality producers at the Collège culinaire de France. Un cheval Un champ offers organic and seasonal vegetables: from bear's garlic to cabbage, peppers, potatoes and many others, as well as a fine selection of herbs.

Opposite the church in the Saint-Félix district, right next to the famous little bakery, Le Petit Lieu is a new fishmonger's shop. Pierre welcomes us with a smile, accompanied by Paul for a fresh duo. We discover the beautiful stalls glistening with the day's catch of fish and shellfish from the coasts of Brittany, La Turballe, Le Croisic and the Vendée (Saint-Gilles and Sables-d'Olonne). A fish tank where children can peer through the glass at the movements of crabs, spider crabs or Breton lobsters (depending on arrivals) is always a hit! An outside sign announces the "catch of the day", with line-caught sea bass, hake, meagre or line-caught whiting that day. In short, a traditional catch that respects the seabed: a quality, local catch. Mackerel, monkfish, sardines and octopus rest on their ice... Pierre and Paul raise the fillets for you, and also transform the fish in a catering style, with plenty of ideas for aperitifs (fish terrine, haddock fillet, acras, fish bread) and a bottle of wine to take away. At the end of each week, you'll leave with the dishes of the moment: fish and chips or blanquette de la mer, for example. Oysters, lobsters, shrimps, everything reminds us of the open sea.

Julie and Hélène wanted to give meaning to their work, and so they created a brand representing their values, and it's a successful bet with their grocery store In Extremiss! They save items that have been discarded from the mass distribution channels because their date is short or outdated, even though they are still consumable. They offer them at reduced prices. In doing so, by buying from them, you contribute to reduce waste while saving money! This virtuous store offers a large choice of food and household products. You can also find products with slightly damaged packaging or end of series, destocking... The grocery store also serves as a relay point for the company Sauve ton bio, which supplies fruits and vegetables. See you rue des Haut-Pavés !

Mokatea is Patrick Albera's gourmet store, an institution on the Talensac market since 2003! In 2018, it's decked out in the turquoise and white colors of La Baule's beach cabins, with this signature assertion for one of the region's best-sellers, the Fondant baulois! It's a chocolate travel cake with a melt-in-the-mouth texture, made from natural ingredients that make us melt with pleasure, and it's here that you can enjoy it! Patrick's passion for chocolate, aided by Macha, also offers ninety different tablets from top-of-the-range brands: melt for Noir écorces d'orange from Normandy chocolate-maker Michel Cluizel, or for Apotequil from Maison Bonnat in Voiron, or for Lait et noisettes du Piémont from Italian manufacturer Venchi. When it comes to travel cakes, the Fondant baulois is the benchmark, with its delicious chocolate speciality and salted butter caramel note. It's also available in chocolate mint, choco orange, choco coffee and even gluten-free with a raspberry heart. Other travel cakes include Gâteau nantais, an almond sponge covered with a subtle rum glaze. Accompany these sweet treats with quality hot drinks like Compagnie and Co tea or freshly-ground coffee. And enjoy! And now Patrick has his own website, so take a look and be warned, it's all gourmet!

Taken over by the son, Pierre-Marie Luneau, a family estate with a single grape variety, the Melon de Bourgogne, known by specialists for the exceptional quality of its muscadets, harvested by hand and vinified on lees. The pale golden color, the subtle minerality and the elegance of its vintages, among which the communal cru Goulaine Excelsior or the L d'Or, make this unique grape variety a must of the local vineyard. The owners are keen to make their wines accessible, offering wines such as the Froggy Wine, a wine to be opened "with friends", or the Vera Cruz.

The name is clear: this is Fromages à Gogo! Cheese aficionados will find in this place a small paradise, in the heart of the Chantenay district. As happiness never comes alone, the store also offers delicatessen, wine and spreads. Enough to prepare good meals! The young cheesemaker Gautier opened the doors of his shop at the end of 2021 and offers a nice selection of farmhouse and artisanal cheeses, difficult to choose... If needed, you can let yourself be helped and tempted by the practical and tasty tasting trays or aperitifs. A beautiful cheese shop that brings a little more flavor to the neighborhood, what a cheese!

Above all do not come here to simply "buy" wine. Come and install yourself at home at the corner of fire, on one of the big wooden tables under the trees beams, and let Jean-Christophe (the son of Michel), "tell you" his vineyard and wine. If you go through the summer, you can even have a small course on the different varieties whose branches run along the walls. Finally, let yourself be involved in discovering the different nectars: Anjou, Anjou-villages, slopes-du-layon, thatch, cabernet… With intelligence, you are being tested two by two, very useful to compare when you are not a oenology expert. If rosé (dry or semi-dry) is most demanding, it is undoubtedly on the slopes of the layon that our coup has worn: slopes-du-layon-saint-aubin (2009), beaulieu, and thatch, the precious Cuvée which offers a lesser marquée than others, but stretches into the mouth with infinite aromas of candied fruit.

This large estate in Savennières offers guided tours throughout the year on various themes: birds, botany, vines, wine, geology, insects, and even musical strolls, not to mention regularly scheduled themed meals. Her story is linked to that of a dynasty of women and, like three generations before her, Evelyne de Pontbriand here signs the promise of a wine... feminine and romantic. Natural tastes, too. Since 2009, its wines have been organically grown.

This colourful neighborhood completes its renovation and mixes people who do not resist the temptation of the delicious halals products. That good stews, couscous and tajines are executed with the meat of this adorable Arabic butcher, Messaoudi. It is here, and in his colleague from the rue du Général-Lizé, that the best merguez are found among other calves and sheep. An exceptional butchery at exceptional prices. And while you're there, we're full of spices, mint for tea, fine semolina, black soap for the steam bath. As well as full of good humor and smile!

Blessed people in this neighborhood who finally have shops open even on Sundays. Because next to the Asian giant, there is this small, practical Spar and the offer is enough to get supplies, without running hypermarchés. A real butchery, fresh bread and delivery service, what more to ask, it is a real service of proximity that we appreciate, and who has kept a very friendly relationship with the clientele. Open until on Sundays, who says better?

In a hall, in a castle, or in a home, Hubert Lebot has been putting his know-how and culinary experience at your service for more than 30 years. A true artist of the table, he designs all his products from the verrines aperitif to the desserts in his workshops. Colour marriage with herbs and spices and fantasy thanks to its unique recipes, will make your plates for refined meals in both presentation and flavours. It can also welcome your events within its character, in a landscaped park of 2 ha.

The snail, here called "luma" is a real local gastronomic speciality. Less well known than its Burgundian counterpart, it is nonetheless an unavoidable speciality of the Bocage Vendéen. Gabrielle Moreau raises and cooks them. They are offered fresh and ready to bake (in shells, mini-bouchées, cabbage...) for the aperitif or as a starter, in jars of flesh or cooked. You can also take a tour of the farm with a commentary by the heliciculturist - a bit of culture doesn't hurt! -, then aperitif with snail tasting.

In this shop, we make in the respect of the tradition, pastry specialities from the Vendée such as the brioche: traditional, puff pastry croissant type, with nuggets and the wedding brioche. Another flagship product is the fion à l'ancienne, a traditional Easter dessert made from eggs and milk, typical of the western Vendee, made from a family recipe that requires perfect mastery of cooking and know-how. Other flagship products: fouasse, gâche and préfou, bread filled with garlic butter to be enjoyed as an aperitif.

Located at the exit of Aizenay on the road leading to St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, this family and artisanal cheese factory, created more than a quarter of a century ago by Mr Zerathe, produces different varieties of fresh and matured goat cheeses: the "bûchette" (5 varieties: natural, ashed, with herbs of Provence, with pepper or without salt), the "crottin" (natural or ashed), the "chabichou" (also called "palet" according to the region). Good products. On sale directly on the spot, but also on the stalls of the shops of Vendean cheese makers, producer's shops,...

In Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, there are two typical markets: on the right bank, on the Croix-de-Vie side, on Place Kergoustin, at the foot of the Sainte-Croix church; or on the left bank, on the Saint-Gilles side, on Place du Marché-aux-Herbes and Place du Vieux-Port, near the Saint-Gilles church. Very popular with locals and summer visitors, they are particularly well-stocked at weekends, with a wide variety of food products from local producers: fish (including sardines when in season) and seafood from the nearby fish market, fruit and vegetables from Hilairo's market gardeners...

Are you a seafood lover? You have a family meal and don't want to cook for hours: seafood is the solution! This company, which is also present on the Arago and Halles markets, as well as at the Pilote fish market in the fishing port, is well known to the people of Sablais for the freshness of its products: oysters, shellfish, shrimp, langoustines, mussels... Longevity rhymes with Rocheteau. Created in 1900, it is the fourth generation that is in place! New: the opening of an oyster bar, Les Barges!

A renowned fishmonger's, created by Jean-Paul Eriau, in the fishing port (opposite the Musée du Coquillage). The products come directly from the fish market (next door): freshness guaranteed! With half a century of experience, it is the^4th generation with Paul-Arthur. On the stall: sea bass, cod, sea bream, gambas, prawns, shrimps, monkfish, mackerel, cod, skate, St Peter's, salmon, sole, turbot, tuna, sardines, scallops, etc. Daily arrivals, fish processed and prepared on site. Top quality, freshness, very fair prices, smiles and advice!

This small shop close to the shops hides treasures for charcuterie fans, and we are. It was the smell of salting that we took the step and put this small voice in the closet, which told us: " No, we must not: your plan! '. So bad, it's too appetising at the time of the aperitif! As its name proudly indicates, a charcuterie specialises in sausages! On the stalls a beautiful diversity of cochonnailles from all origins and all scents.

Don't leave the island without sampling the island's flagship specialty: the delicious prune tart from the Mousnier patisserie, also present at the market. Alain Mousnier's home-made cakes, jams and salted butter caramel are part of the island's culinary tradition. Other specialties include betchets (which means "cookie" in local dialect, i.e. twice-baked), also known as sailor's cookies because they keep for several days at sea. For mardi gras, there's also foutimasson, a doughnut also known as bottereau or tourtisseau.

This small artisanal cannery is hidden behind the pier. Régis and Christophe sell in their shop and on the market, artisanal tuna products made on the island. Among the products: tuna in natural or olive oil, tuna pâté (plain or with green pepper), tuna mousse, monkfish liver, tuna rillettes (plain, with tomato or green pepper), mackerel rillettes, sardine rillettes and sardine pâtés. The products are delicious and of high quality. You can also buy your products by mail order.