Gourmet products local specialties and wines Pays De La Loire

Just a few steps from the Place Royale and its fountain, Maison Grimaud proudly displays its know-how: "the art of choux pastry". The idea may seem surprising, but once you've tried it, you'll find it most appealing. The charm is quickly felt in this contemporary space where light and space have been privileged. Sofas, benches and small armchairs await you. Maison Grimaud is two rooms located on either side of an entrance in which you will discover the many cabbages to taste. Here, we come to enjoy the creations of Sébastien Grimaud, young and talented pastry chef, and his team. At lunchtime, Maison Grimaud offers sweet and savory dishes. At lunchtime, there is a nice choice of revisited gougères, accompanied by raw vegetables or soup. Generous bowls are also to be discovered, in vegetarian version, with trout or Serrano ham. For sweet tooths, choux filled with creams (Tahitian vanilla, salted butter caramel, milk chocolate, lemon meringue, tangerine, pear, coconut speculos, pistachio...) but also chouquettes, pastries such as paris-brest, saint-honoré or Fleur de sel. Maison Grimaud is also a tea room where you can have a coffee, a tea or a hot chocolate all day long. In addition to the quiet terrace, Maison Grimaud organizes brunches on Sundays with three new formulas (sweet, savory or both!) including the famous briochou: a good opportunity to come and enjoy the sweet and savory treats prepared by Sébastien. An address not to be missed.

Inspired by the opera Rigoletto, the Nantes confectioner Charles Bohu had named his cat Rigolette in homage to the jester. The feline gave its name to the sweets invented in 1902, composed of a thin sugar shell steamed filled with fruit pulp and then frosted. The 5 original flavors are still there (lemon, tangerine, raspberry, blackcurrant and pineapple), completed by those with flowers (poppy, violet, rose, hibiscus), seasonal fruits (fig, grape), or salted butter caramel or praline. There is also a range of regional sweets, such as Berlingots, Ducs de Bretagne or Pavés nantais. Nice too this P'tit Rigolo with melting chocolate and salted butter caramel!

The Filliatreau family plays a leading role in the production of red wines from the Saumur region. The estate has established itself on the most prestigious tables as one of the emblems of the Loire Valley. More than 45 hectares of land have been certified organic since 2020, producing wines of remarkable lightness and fruitiness. Let yourself be carried away by the playful and sensory visit "upside down": surprise and smile guaranteed! You will be guided by your senses to experience an astonishing moment in the heart of the rock, where the history of the Grande Vignolle will be told to you with humour.

The unavoidable chocolate maker from Yonne has 4 other shops in the Vendée and its Chocolate Museum. The chocolates of this artisan are among the best in the Vendée. On the front page, various flavoured or pure ganaches, creations such as the Vendée heart and the town's official delicacy, La Napoline bearing the effigy of Napoleon, an award-winning chocolate. Other sweets: bars, spreads, homemade chocolate powder, verrines, macaroons, ice creams and above all pastries: the Vendée pavé, the crunchy, the caramel flower, the Mont-Blanc.

Anyone who does not know this venerable house has never been to La Baule! This candy shop has been an institution since 1937! All the children have come to get sweets in this beautiful shop overlooking the embankment. Not to be missed: the niniches, a kind of delicious soft lollipop made of flavoured caramel, the Bauloise with salted butter caramel or the Caramanuel. The home-made ice creams and cones are amazing and the waffles are delicious. On the confectionery side, an incredible number of sweets and caramels are waiting for the gourmets. An address not to be missed!

Nearly 150 winegrowers have joined together in a cooperative to bring their vineyards to life. Their sensory cellar is based on a scenography retracing the adventure of the winegrowers of Saumur and Bourgueil. After the tasting, linger in the store to discover their range of wines. Those who like sweet wines will prefer the coteaux-de-saumur, which has won several awards. A beautiful visit in historical, oenological, agricultural and human immersion!

A little way from the town center of Les Sorinières in the South of France, Olivier Grimault (OG) and his team have set up their gourmet laboratory here. What a sublime surprise to discover his creations of pure cocoa butter chocolate bonbons. With recipes as original as they are affordable. The boxed chocolates (platters) are a real eye-catcher, with their varied assortments and timeless, original flavors. We're talking about chocolates filled with refined ganaches, classic pralines and puff pastries, intense dark chocolates, varieties with a wide range of spices (pepper, vanilla) or refined flavors (tonka bean, lime, blackcurrant...). Everything is sublimated and blends well once transformed, accommodated in the hands of the master craftsman. Chocolates that invite us to travel, between Tanzania, Venezuela, Vietnam, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, Grenada... Try the Maen Hir speciality, a unique blend of 72% cocoa beans (from Santo Domingo and Mexico), or the Pavé soriniérois, a box of small chocolates with flaky praline and caramelized almonds. Indulge yourself with mendiants, grignotines, Crousty'nuts, Croq'télé or Crousty pop's. Olivier Grimault makes us melt with pleasure with homemade confectionery, fruit jellies, Taga'boum, Geli'fizz, marshmallows and other names that make young and old alike dream of indulgence. The spread here is called Goûter de Paco with milk and hazelnuts - a must! or the "flaky" version, or "caramel with fleur de sel", or the new "cocoa bean slivers". And don't forget to try Tatie Thalie's delicious sweetness.... Have you tried the new Soriniérois chocolate fondant? Divine dark chocolate to share and make people happy! Add to that the chocolate sculpting talents and chocolate courses, the super-reasonable prices, the warm welcome and the free parking, and you'll know why this place is well worth a visit! Don't forget the "food truck glacier" for your events, whether professional or private, which is available for sweet and original desserts or snacks! Speaking of ice creams, here they're 100% homemade and to die for! Chocolate mint, macadamia vanilla... Iced verrines with tangy flavors, evasion, Montélimar, are original desserts to offer! New in 2021, for chocolate addicts, subscription formulas for sweet boxes: "la Créat ' Box" for 3, 6, 9 or 12 months, with a box representing a patchwork of homemade sweets - you should have thought of that! Taste our new products: Manabi 72.5% le Cameroun 71% and 100% grands crus!

Since its opening in June 2019, the craze for this fine patisserie has continued to spread... The clientele that throngs behind its tempting window display has made it a sure bet. Julien Merceron, the pastry chef from the Ritz, and Gérard Porte, the artisan florist, cultivate art and beauty. Here, everything awakens the senses: pretty cakes titillate the eyes, tickle the nostrils and delight the taste buds. We're eager to discover the new 2023 cakes, such as Mathilda's apricot and almond cake, or the strawberry-basil tart. You'll love the melt-in-your-mouth flavors of Pain d'épices au miel et chocolat, and the seasonal freshness of Tarte aux agrumes et kasha. What a pleasure it is to watch these marvels being made live through the laboratory windows, from which delicious caramelized aromas emanate! We salute the eco-responsible approach of working with rigorously selected seasonal products, most of them local. In addition to the divine pastries, you'll be tempted by other delicacies like the appetizing chocolate bars, such as the crunchy one topped with caramelized pistachios or the exquisite one with candied oranges. And let's not forget a few delicatessen products: jams, ciders, wines, teas and coffees... Let yourself be carried away by the aestheticism of these artists... as if on a swing..

The Maison Deslandes, are two excellent bakeries in the east of Nantes: one at the foot of the church of Toutes-Aides, the other on the road to Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire. Jacques Deslandes, this baker-pastry cook, from father to son, succeeds in associating traditional know-how and creativity. Here you can enjoy breads, focaccias, pastries, sweets and chocolates. Whether it is the Tradition bread, the chef's baguette, or the Heloise, baked throughout the day, quality is at the rendezvous. You can choose among the special breads: ciabatta, fig, corn, walnut, Nordique (malt flour, rye sourdough, barley, wheat, yellow flax, brown flax) and for the holidays: the Stollen (brioche bread with raisins, almonds, candied lemon). Wholemeal, cereal or woodcutter breads are also available. The Deslandes house also offers pastries that are as beautiful as they are delicious, such as the marbled squares, puffed and crunchy granules coated with chocolate or caramel. Crack open the Craquelet and its three chocolates or the Croquant (chocolate cookie, vanilla heart, dark chocolate and Plougastel cookie with nougatine), without forgetting the Délice aux fruits rouges (almond cookie, crunchy, vanilla cream, muroise, flaky praline) or the classic and formidable Gâteau nantais. You can prefer the reductions (miniature pastries) or the mignardises, fruit sweets (kiwi, red fruits, lemon, pineapple, orange) or chocolate! In addition to this wide choice, made difficult by the quality of the products, there are macaroons (about ten flavors), new apple squares, chocolates, beggars, florentines which also complete the palette of this pastry-baker-chocolatier. For the catering part, the Deslandes house offers a nice range of special sandwiches (chicken, chicken curry, Nordic chicken, Nordic salmon, ham and cheese, tuna, Serrano ham, vegetarian, cheddar, dried tomatoes... in the bread of your choice) and the "pièces montées" for private events.

An institution in the Visitation Square! Whether you come to pick up your roasted chicken, your tray for a gourmet dinner or your hot sandwich during your lunch break, you will find high quality products in this rotisserie, with a very good price-quality ratio and above all delicious! Local products: hams, chickens, guinea fowls, ribs and roast pork, sausages from Morteau, Toulouse or Montbéliard, andouillette. And to go with them: sautéed potatoes with bacon, candied gizzards or mushrooms and homemade sauces perfect for all meats. The most gourmands can also be tempted by a dessert: Tatin pie, apple crumble with its custard, lemon pie, Norman pie, brownie, chocolate mousse... You can also leave with some products from the small delicatessen department and good bottles of Anjou wine of course. Everything will be served with a smile and enthusiasm: it makes you happy, it makes you want to come back and the loyal customers make no mistake about it!

The wine-growing tradition is well rooted in the history of the Château de Montreuil-Bellay vineyard. With its 16 hectares of hand-harvested vines producing Loire brine and crémant, the estate has become known for its good wines. Red brines (including a premium cuvée called la Flamboyante, fruity and tannic), white brines, Cabernets d'Anjou and Saumur and a delicious white or rosé Crémant de Loire (winner of the gold medal in 2018).

Established since 1885, Langlois-Château operates its own vineyards and controls all its wines. A part of the vineyard of the domain is labeled organic. The layout of the site and the store allows you to discover the estate in a playful way. One literally "drinks" the words of his guide for visits in 4 acts: oenology course, stages of wine making, 300 m of underground path and commented tasting. After this introduction, you will surely hesitate between the fruity taste of a white Saumur, the power of a Saumur-Champigny, and many others.

With Laurence's son Victor, they are the^4th generation of Maligorne artisan pastry-makers. He perpetuates THE speciality, the gâche (also available in braided versions weighing 1 or 1.5 kg) and, of course, the brioche de Mareuil (also known as the wedding brioche). In addition to flagship homemade specialties such as Nougat-Passion and Exquis, the new team of young pastry chefs has come up with a number of new products: a sweet hazelnut pastry tartlet, a soft hazelnut cookie with a mango-passion heart. For snacks, try our original éclairs and viennoiseries on a brioche base.

A family fishmonger's where quality and knowledge of the products rhyme! Smiling, Magali and Mélissa welcome us, while Manu is producing mussels and oysters, which they sell here with other sea products: fish, sardines from Saint-Gilles, soup, lobsters... According to the arrivals, Magali concocts paella of fish, sauerkraut of the sea, colombo or blanquette of fish... Seafood platters cooked to order. To be enjoyed on the terrace, homemade acras, aperitif plank, shrimp fritters, fried mussels, oysters, seafood...

La Boutique des Éleveurs offers an authentic experience of quality products and personalized service: French meats, fresh fish from the Guilvinec fish auction, fruit and vegetables, cheese by the slice, a wine cellar with 250 references, rotisserie, snacking during the week, hot bread all day long! Located between Copernic and Talensac, this is the place to go to stock up on the essentials, with fresh produce and everything you need for everyday life, all in one place! Open 7 days a week until 8 p.m. (Sundays until 1 p.m.), the store is an alternative to the market! A great value address in the heart of Nantes.

In the store or at the market, the bubbly Marion will give you the best advice to create an excellent cheese platter and treat you to a festive meal, an aperitif or daily meals. Among her favorites: sheep's milk tomatoes, soft cheeses with Brie de Meaux PDO or a Camembert de Normandie PDO, the Roi des Cimes for hard cheeses or the Régalis César blue cheese. In winter, she gives us her recipe for the Opera fondue. Choice, quality cheeses and a smile: the best cheese dairy in La Roche!

On the embankment, undoubtedly the best artisanal ice creams in Les Sables! In summer, around 100 flavors, from the classics to the most original. Karine works in close collaboration with a local master ice-cream maker, who produces ice creams in a range of surprising flavors: lime-ginger, raspberry-yuzu, coconut curry, salted butter caramel cream, caramel chips, or chocolate sorbet for milk intolerants. Cotton candy, popcorn, Kinder Bueno and Smurf flavors are sure to delight children. Also available: Italian ice (from the Montaigu dairy), waffles and home-made crêpes.

The best of Anjou gastronomy awaits you here! Specialties include rillauds, Le Vinaillou cookies and Quernons d'ardoise. But also other culinary treasures like Pavés du bout du monde, delicious puff pastry and fleur de sel bites, a tasty chicken terrine with Cointreau or appetizing Loire smoked eel fillets. There's also a fine selection of organic products such as terrines and crackers, as well as soaps and eau de toilette made with rose extracts from Doué-la-Fontaine.

The story began almost 50 years ago, when Joseph Maillard planted his hectares of strawberry fields. In 1975, the first jams were put into jars. Since then, the Fraiseraie's quality and reputation have never wavered. Producers of strawberries with recognized taste qualities, they have imagined a unique concept around strawberries and fruit, and have developed varied and delicious products: sorbets, frozen desserts, jams, syrups... So don't be surprised by the queue outside the store, and enjoy the crêperie-tea room!

And four! Four springs that Kaf and Chok exhale the delicious and subtle scents of coffee just roasted in Sainte-Pazanne. A true invitation to travel the world, Kaf and Chok takes us from Colombia to El Salvador, Mexico, Indonesia, Tanzania and Ethiopia, Congo or Peru. All this while remaining on the spot. Guided by the powerful and gourmet aromas of coffee that escape from the shop, you will not hesitate to push the door and come and meet Marie and David. In an authentic and warm setting, between coffee bags and pallet furniture, you will enjoy listening to David talk to you with passion about his coffees. Homemade teas, herbal teas and chocolate bars are also available in this place where exoticism and friendliness smell good.

It is a charming piece of England that has taken its place near the Parc du Grand Blottereau, a sweet taste of England, our English friends will say. And this sweet taste of England is skillfully created by Steve and Laëtitia, two cooks who manage perfectly to make us travel across the Channel without leaving Nantes. Steve is English and Laëtitia, his wife who officiates in the dining room, has lived for many years in England where she gleaned her mother-in-law's recipes. Today, they adapt the recipes and make a number of succulent, typically English pastries: millionaires (biscuit, caramel, chocolate), two chocolate brownies, lemon meringue tart, cheesecakes, light banofee, lemon curd muffin, scones, pear-hazelnut-chocolate cake, carrot cake... It's a real treat! At Christmas time, don't hesitate to taste the mince pies (magic tarts of which only a few ingredients are delivered here: raisins, apples, oranges, lemons, almonds and cognac). For your receptions, parties or brunches, you can also call on their catering service, personalised according to your desires. Finally, there are plenty of fine products in the delicatessen: organic jams from the jam garden in Vritz, coffees roasted by "Un Grain une Feuille" in Carquefou... a so sweet address! The tea-pastry shop also has a restaurant for lunch, and coffee, 3-in-1!

The Moulineau house has made itself a name! And it's written on: the boudin is its specialty, and it's certainly one of the best if not the best. It should be said that the Moulineau are butchers for more than years. Unfortunately, there are no longer many of them in Vendée who are true craftsmen of the taste and authenticity that manufacture their own products. And we deplore it! Moreover, Bernard and his son Pascal are fiercely defenders of the artisan tradition for whom the word quality still has meaning, which delights our taste buds. The boutique, located next to La Pataterie restaurant, proposes: black boudin, pluck, ham, guts… made according to the tradition of yesteryear. You will find them on the markets of L'Stimulus-sur-Mer, La Tranche-sur-Mer and that of La Roche.

A renowned house founded in 1985 and an institution in Noirmoutin! With a long experience in the culinary art, a career in the most beautiful houses, and consultant for Pierre Hermé, with Beatriz, Stéphane proposes his creations with more than 25 original verrines. From full-fruit sorbets, creams and frozen sticks to cones and waffles, everything is homemade! More than 50 flavors, classic and surprising: caramel with fleur de sel de Noirmoutier, bergamot ginger and raspberry slivers, yuzu... Frozen desserts and half-litre ice creams to take away.

Debotté, a Nantes institution for three generations, a must for visitors, and still loved by the people of Nantes! The store on the Quai de la Fosse still amazes with its woodwork, chandeliers, friezes and scales classified as national heritage. Today, the two brothers have taken over: if Gérald is the chocolate maker, Josselin is the pastry chef. They have collected and preserved the paternal secrets of these strong and refined chocolates whose aromas seem to be part of the decor. Among the specialties of the house, the Mascaron, a dark chocolate rock filled with a crunchy praline and milk chocolate puff, created at the time when these mythological figures bloomed on rich facades to ward off evil spirits! Its magical power still seduces gourmets... Among the new products, try the Espelette pepper ganache with its heart of strawberry jelly, the 4 flavors sticks and the matcha tea chocolate. You will also find the famous berlingots from Nantes, and the Muscadet nantais which combines marinated grapes and dark chocolate. Josselin has inherited the family gift. His "pièce montée" is soft and light. You can taste his macaroons, Nantes cakes and other delicacies in the salons of the rue de Budapest or the rue Crébillon. Don't forget to buy your tea and coffee in the store on rue Copernic. And from now on, Debotté's homemade bread is also a beautiful baguette to take away! And in 2022 new ! the Mascaron pie is born : Breton shortbread, Mascaron with hazelnuts (Piedmont), dark chocolate ganache and dark chocolate plate ! Several formats exist, in stores or on order. We love this institution... When the weather is fine, you can also discover our homemade vacherin and other sweet treats!

On the outskirts of Nantes, just a stone's throw from the Loire, you may be lucky enough to enter Philippe's shed, where he is passionate about his orchard and vegetable garden. His only master is the seasons, which punctuate his fruit and vegetable production. His working philosophy is not to rush nature. His agriculture is sustainable. At the Bellevue orchards, you'll find apples, pears and kiwis all year round, while the vegetables vary according to the season. Every autumn, Philippe offers tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, carrots and turnips. Radishes and lettuces come from a neighboring producer. You'll also find processed products made entirely in-house: apple and apple-pear juices. Finally, every Wednesday afternoon, a farmer comes to sell his produce: eggs, poultry and pork. The welcome is warm and the prices very competitive. Bellevue orchards supply many of the local restaurants, a guarantee of quality!

One of Nantes' Fraiseraie shops is located near the Gaumont cinema in the town centre. So, no need to go to Pornic to taste the star sorbet of the king of strawberries. Go to Place de la Bourse and create your favourite blend by choosing from about thirty flavours. You can also trust the house and ask for a marbled ball, a combination of two sorbets that complement each other perfectly. You will have to pass the hesitation of a few moments between the cone and the cup, even if it does not matter the container as long as you have the ice cream! After such a trying adventure, get back on the road and, with sweetness in hand, taunt the envious ones who can only eat with their eyes the coloured freshness (but without colouring) that finally sustains you. La Fraiseraie also offers products to eat at home: sorbets to take away, jams, jellies, syrups, liqueurs, arranged rums, flavoured teas... Because good things should be shared! Other addresses in Nantes welcome you near the Galeries Lafayette and 2 on the Ile de Nantes: near the Elephant and the Carrousel des Mondes marins. In 2020 the Fraiseraie blew out its 50 candles, half a century of greed!

Behind the pretty blue façade: brioche vendéenne (plain or chocolate), traditional gâche, fion (flan maraîchin) offered all year round in addition to pastries. Among the main cakes concocted by this craftsman, travel cakes: Délice des Chouans, chocolate fondant, Neapolitan, Nantes cake, big cookie with Nutella. On Sundays, the kouign-aman is in the spotlight. The other pastries change according to the season (entremets, fruit clafoutis...); on the bread side, there are about twenty of them with the star product, the Pétrisane.

Charcuterie, yes, but not any. It's a bit of a road, but you can find out that Laurent Berthier, his charcuterie, her medalists, and her very original caterer dishes at Le Mans on the markets are all about. Saturday on a tiny market in the Ardriers, and on Sunday at the Jacobins. Like this, you will enjoy also your vegetable races, cheeses…

As soon as you walk through the door, you can smell the sweet aroma of chocolate and guess the little hands at work behind the counter of the store. For more than seventeen years, Maryse Ouellette-Fougeray has been making her own treats (37 flavors to choose from!), adding praline, of course, but also Espelette pepper, maniguette, various spices, rose water for the most romantic ones, or even maple syrup, directly imported from her brother's home by Maryse, a native of Quebec. During the summer season, you can enjoy delicious homemade ice cream.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bouvet Ladubay invites you to discover a world of fine Loire bubbles. Founded in 1851, this historic company carries on a tradition that goes back over 170 years. Discover the secrets of champagne-making on a guided tour (reservation required): on foot, by bike or by exploring the archives and label collection, you'll discover the "Sunken Cathedral", the cellars and the oak barrels that contribute to the magic of Bouvet Ladubay cuvées. Complete your experience with a tasting of Saumur Brut and Crémant de Loire.

This building alone is worth a visit! Former Baltard style pavilion built in 1890, located in the heart of the city, it gathers, on 2 floors, about 65 merchants and small producers. Butchers, butchers, bakers, florists, cheese makers, market gardeners, fishmongers, caterers, organic products, regional products: here are all the producers that you can find here all year round to stock up on fresh produce. Good plan: 1 hour free parking.

This cheese, present every Friday and Sunday at the Jacobins market, offers a choice of affordable cheeses, and a beautiful selection of cheese from the North region, higher in range, such as maroilles ou or boulettes. Benefit from the loyalty card. Benefits? At the end of the year, a good bottle for purchases made for months. We had to think about it.

Carli NANTES, a patisserie-chocolatier since 1948, enchants your taste buds with its refined creations. Recognized as one of the world's top 100 chocolatiers and awarded the Tablette d'Or every year since 2019, Carli is a symbol of French elegance and savoir-vivre. In its 9 boutiques in Nantes, Ancenis, Chateaubriant, Saint-Nazaire, Vallet, Cholet, Blain and Sainte-Luce, discover a delicious selection of chocolates made from quality cocoas. You'll be making a responsible purchase, as these delicacies comply with sustainability standards and come in recyclable and reusable packaging.

This bakery offers a good range of breads. At weekends, they also offer special breads and fruity breads. They work with a flour mill of the Blés Paysans network, which ensures a fair payment to the farmers. Flour used in the elaboration of gâche, brioche, viennoiseries, bakery pastries... Travelling cakes are well represented with the Délice des Chouans or the gâteau Nantais. Butter cakes, shortbread, cannelés and madeleines are perfect for a snack break. At lunchtime, the bakery also offers a snacking service.

Nestled in the heart of Nantes, not far from the Church of Sainte-Croix, Maison Lemaître offers gastronomic treasures where exceptional regional specialties combine undiscovered products elsewhere. Since 1937, Lemaître House has been offering many products, including delicious candies, in its cellar of the Belly. With more than 5,000 references on 250 m ², this historic fine grocery store is happy for nantes. Specialties first, such as grisettes or Cluzel chocolates. But also fruit pasta, drags, salty butter caramels, inevitable berpgots, in short confectionery confectionery, box or detail. The fine grocery store offers a wide choice among the pastures, terrines, olives, tapas, salted biscuits, peppers, sauces, creams, candies, spices, spices, mustards, rice, pasta… Lemaître House is also a generous offer of fine wines, spirits and spirits, regional, French and international specialties. This is precisely a step summarized through the motto of this exceptional sign: ' What is rare deserves to be shared '.

Le Curé nantais is a real institution in the region. In the shop, a selection of about sixty cheeses from all over France, as well as Bordier butters, regional products and a very nice cellar (about 600 wines, 150 whiskies, 50 rums). Other creations include the Petit Fumé and the Curé nantais samosa, available in 3 recipes. The Cheese Factory also opens its doors to visit the production workshop: you will discover the transformation of the milk and a museum retracing 100 years of cheese history, with a tasting session to finish.

In the heart of the city, we only saw Markets Plus set up here and there, all past Carrefour City since. The competitor, well present in Angers through large areas, was eager to share the trade cake of proximity and this Little Casino mystery alone on the corner of the great boulevards. The tram now serves it, in this neighbourhood without food stores, if it is not place of the Visitation. In the meantime, it's nice to be able to go shopping without car or simply to buy the forgotten butter carton in this pleasant shop.

At the Golden Pheasant is a quality house, the many prizes won are there to testify. Here, traditional charcuterie, and truly exceptional because know-how has been transmitted for 50 years. All preparations are made home and in butter, until the pastries are served in catering services. These include cocktails and festive dinners, birthdays and weddings. Of course, the house offers cooked dishes of an exceptional invoice.

It is here, in the factory not far from this store, that the famous round, crunchy, golden cake was born, one of the gastronomic emblems of the region! We owe the history of this mythical cake to Joseph Grellier, a baker who kept the family recipe. It is honored in this store of 200 m², with tea room and terrace. Galettes, Roudor palets and other sablés de Retz, Michelettes, are in good place. In the tea room, accompany your tasting with a madeleine or more elaborate pastries. No visit of the factory possible.

Located in the industrial area of La Seiglerie, towards Challans, the Beillevaire cheese dairy now enjoys a fine reputation for the quality and variety of its products. Guided tours are organized to discover the techniques of making cheese and fresh products. These begin with the screening of a presentation video, continue in a panoramic space open to the manufacturing workshops and end as usual with a tasting of the homemade products with a glass of wine. Also available, the gourmet visit which ends, in the middle of the Machecoul marsh, with an all-cheese meal followed by a homemade dessert. The Beillevaire cheese dairy has a network of sales outlets as far away as the Paris region, where it is even possible to have a tray of cheeses delivered by courier in less than 3 hours! Among the cheeses to discover, mainly cheeses of farm tradition, AOC and raw milk: Barbeillon, Beaufort d'Alpage, Pont d'Yeu, Livarot... Milk desserts and cheese preparations (fondues, raclette) are also available.

Edmond Guillet founded the Kerisac cider factory in 1920. It has been a family business for four generations. The spirit of the company is to preserve the traditional aspect of cider while rejuvenating the tastes. The Guillet brothers are among the pioneers of the cider revival in Brittany. Here they produce IGP Bretagne ciders (regularly awarded at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris), brut, demi-sec and sweet ciders. Among the house's must-haves, you will find "Le Kerisac de glace", a fruity and refined sweet aperitif, or the rosé cider.

Specialising in the daily roasting of large coffees, this boutique also offers a wide choice of teas from all over the world, Des Medici, home-made chocolates and regional products: Galets galets, nantais in, slate quernons, pavés pavés, caramel with salt butter, rigolettes nantaises. What a good thing!

Thai delicacies are a family story that gradually fits around common values such as engagement (part of the exploitation will become organic), dedication (fresh and high quality products), transparency, originality and family, then it's not less than four generations that contribute to the smooth running of this. store. To be more precise, Thai delicacies are a store where fresh fruit and vegetable lovers come from. Fresh and original vegetables, as it is also possible to find atypical vegetables (on pre-order), like mini-vegetables, food flowers or germs, especially in the air of time. We obviously buy home crops, but also a whole selection of groceries (dried fruits, creeds, spreads, wines, juice…), local to the extent possible. A small selection of very affordable wines (3.50 € to 9.90 €) and the cheese chosen by Pascal Beillevaire. Once a week, "Kitchen is yours" proposes a playful and original concept: every volunteer can offer a simple recipe prepared from seasonal products and prepared on the spot at the entrance of the sales area. A delicious way to occupy a Saturday morning! Children are not there and several ranks are already reserved for the grocery store for an initiation to gardening, which promises these apprentices tasty discoveries at the time of gathering. The dynamism and friendliness of the team make Thai Delights a precious address, especially for gourmets who encounter some difficulties in getting cold bowl and other tubéous capucine…

Brigitte, Philippe and their son Dylan's salt works consists of 118 carnations. They produce coarse salt and fleur de sel (plain and flavoured) and, depending on the year, salicorne. To vary your dishes, season them with fleur de sel with lemon, ginger, 5 berries, chilli pepper, curry, basil... If you want to know everything about the life of the saunier, the history of salt, how it is harvested, how it is preserved..., Dylan has no equal to captivate his audience.

Stéphanie and Aurélien's bakery is worth a visit! The proof is its participation in the show " La Meilleure Boulangerie". Taste its Vendée red label brioche and Aurélien's numerous creations: about fifteen breads (specials, 1 kg bread to be cut up, the Clarisse Tradition with a bronze medal...), original pastries, delicious fine pastries (Petit Nicolas with chocolate, strawberry tart on Breton cookie), Délice des Chouans. The specialty: choux (13 flavors)! Ice creams and home-made chocolates, snacking section complete the delicacies.

A magical place.... François' hut is the last one in the port of La Guittière, on the edge of the Payré estuary. It offers a tasting area over the magnificent panorama of this listed site. On the spot or online, taste oysters n°4 to triple zero. Also in the shop all the seafood products, to compose seafood platters: crabs, pink and grey shrimps, langoustines, whelks, winkles, cockles, clams... from the Sables fish market. In the fish tank, eels, lobsters and crayfish (on reservation).

This boutique showcases the original creations of Thuriès. This chocolatier-harvester is a former Companion of the Tour de France, MOF pastry chef-chocolatier-confiseur and ice-cream maker. Here, gourmets discover chocolates made with cocoa from plantations in San Fernando (Ecuador) and the South-West. We love the variety of the chocolates. Fruity, floral, dark, milk, etc. The store's Truffelines (a base of crêpe dentelle and praline), Bouchons (dark praline chocolate bonbons) and Noisirons (confectionery with honey, candied fruit and hazelnuts) are also very appealing. But we're also looking forward to other delights, such as demi-macarons, caramel, pralines and spreads. Something for everyone!

Established in Pornic for 19 years, BALAN is a delight for tea and coffee lovers. With no less than 200 varieties of Dammann Frères teas, herbal teas and rooibos, as well as some 20 coffees roasted on site, Eriko and Hugues will be delighted to advise you on the beverage that's right for you. You'll also find a wide selection of gourmet products from French artisans at BALAN: jams, chocolates, honeys, A.O.P Charentes churned butter caramels, olive oils and spices, tea and coffee accessories and much more.

The Boulangery is a bakery-pastry-sandwich shop in Thouaré. So far, nothing surprising then. Except that... Christophe Jamet, the baker, had a desire for change and wanted to create an establishment in his own image. In 2011, when he bought this bakery, the decoration was rather traditional and did not resemble him. But at the time he had other concerns than the style of his store. A fan of rock and metal, he participates in many festivals and meets, through his musical experiences, several architects and decorators. The project of The Boulangery nouvelle version was thus born of a passion for music, of encounters and the will to shape a bakery that resembles him. And as far as the setting is concerned, you won't be disappointed! For his new style, Christophe chose a rock-metal-chic decor, with rust and black tones. And for the fast food part, here too the change is radical and, to say the least, original and successful. For an unusual lunch break, you will indeed have the possibility to eat in a fitted container (and heated in winter), installed in front of the shop. And that's not all: this container is enhanced by an old baker's truck. A real one! On the taste buds side now, Christophe and his team do everything themselves, including the snacking. Sandwiches, burgers, hot dishes (such as Greek-style chicken, turkey with mustard...) are offered every lunchtime. Christophe presents a selection of pastries that change every week, mainly "travel" pastries, easy to eat on the go and easy to transport, such as pies and éclairs. Viennese pastries are tempting and specialities for the holidays (logs, galettes...) are on the menu! And as for bread, the bakery changed its recipes at the end of 2019 and switched to B as organic: country, Nordic, wholemeal, seed pie and my father's pie have gone green. Run there, the welcome of Marie and her team is charming!

The managers of this pretty organic grocery store and tea room in the Saint-Joseph-de-Porterie neighborhood, Thomas Lefebvre and his Nepalese companion Chukki Lefebvre, have the art of unearthing local products. Orchards of the Farm in cider, bakery Panisfaire and Brewery of L'Olifant of Grandchamp-les-Fontaines, ice creams and sorbets of Sucé-sur-Erdre, for the local flavors, the exotic perfumes are also very present. Thanks to Chukki's cooking, you can taste white rice noodles with Timur pepper. Bulk, fruits, fresh vegetables..., you can find everything in the grocery store including organic products, at low prices. Naturalis is also committed to the fight against food waste.