Regional cheese and cream stores Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Florent Rueda breeds 150 saanen goats, Swiss goats whose mild, slightly sweet milk gives special flavors to the cheeses made and matured on site by his mother, Marie-Paule. These include dry, semi-dry and whole-milk brousse, as well as specialities such as St Rémois, a fresh lactic, and Alpicrème, a flowery crouté. These cheeses are on sale on the premises, and can be found at the finest restaurants in the region, including Château d'Estoublon.

Here you will find a wide variety of local cheeses or other regions of France. The cheese maker also offers accompaniment to French and Italian delicacies. Provençal products such as honey, tapenade, candied fruit, Vence nougat or olive oil also appear in this boutique which highlights quality products from local manufacture. You can even enjoy on-site sandwich or plate on request.

Julie raises her small herd with a lot of attention. This is the first thing you understand when you go to her farm to buy her cheeses, yoghurts or brousse. The fresh cheese is plain or flavoured with shallots, cumin, savory or rose petals. Depending on the season, she also offers Alsatian, Italian (tomato, oregano) Christmas (cinnamon, ginger and sesame seeds) and vegetable (leeks, carrots, shallots, onions) flavours.

Between Châteaudouble and Figanières, Catherine Fleury has been making cheese since 1983, and breeds dairy cows, goats and sheep. The store sells around thirty different cheeses made on the premises, exclusively from raw milk. Dairy products in all shapes and sizes, from tomme to crottin, soft cheeses and bûchettes, as well as brousse du Var and faisselles. You can watch cows, sheep and goats being milked from 5.30pm.

This small family goat farm is lost in the middle of nature. On the spot, visit the goat farm and the cheese factory, before buying your farm goat cheese, fresh, creamy, dry, ladled (tome, plain creamy, savory or pepper, garlic-basil), more or less strong in taste according to the time of maturing. Also a beekeeper, you will be able to buy chestnut honey, lavender honey, or any other flower honey: a delight, directly produced at the farm. To be found on the markets of Saint-Maximin on Wednesday morning.

Those who bet much more on the cheese platter than on dessert will be happy. Saint-Nectaire, Brie, goat, county, saint-marcellin and if you have any doubts, do not hesitate to ask for advice, we will inform you with great kindness. You will also find other products such as wine, charcuterie and cooked dishes. A small corner of paradise from home!

The Chiari family raises, not far from the village, a herd of goats from an alpine breed, the chamoisé, brown goats with a black line on their backs with whose milk they make fresh or matured cheeses. Plain or with garlic, thyme or rosemary, they are delicious! They also have organic Aubrac cows, lambs and pigs raised in the open air whose meat they sell vacuum-packed at the farm every Friday. The animals are fed with organic fodder from the property in winter and graze freely in the summer.

Fresh milk, just out of the cow's udder... No, we are not in Savoie, but in Saint-Rémy, a few kilometres from the centre in the direction of Maillane. At Mélanie Roumanille's farm, coming with her empty bottle to attend the 6pm milking has become a ritual for many Saint-Rémois. Just like in the old days! An opportunity to admire the Tarines (Savoyard cows), but also to leave with cheese, faisselles, yoghurts and ice cream. Moreover, everything is organic! And a big plus for the kindness and welcome of the owners.

Instead of Belloire, close to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, discover this Bergerie and his cheese cheese of Gold at the competition of the Alpes-Maritimes 2014 and 2015 for the tomme of sheep, medallist of Gold in the competition of the Alpes-Maritimes 2015 for ewe's yogurt and silver medalist of Silver in the Alpes-Maritimes contest 2015 for the fresh cheese of sheep. In direct sale to the farm or market of the village, find yaourts, fresh cheeses and tommes milk of sheep who make the success of this authentic address.

Céline, the adorable cheese-maker, has gleaned a rigorous, gourmet selection of farmhouse and raw-milk cheeses from her encounters with producers all over France, and offers expert advice on perfect pairings. A whole range of cheeses and platters to choose from. Raclettes, fondues and delicious yoghurts, custards, cream desserts and more. You'll also find other delicious flavors to savor thanks to its Greek and Italian delicatessens, olive oil, mezze, poutargue at lunchtime or homemade pasta.

Emily is a sparkling young woman who has turned her little store on rue de la République into the temple of cheese. You can find goat's milk cheese, Termignon blue cheese, tomme with blueberry flowers... the choice is quite impressive. In addition, Emily has a gift for presentation: she always adds fresh flowers and dried fruits to embellish the cheeses. She even makes pièces montées! It seems that the English actor Hugh Grant has a habit there, but shhh! In any case, without being icons of the cinema, we really liked it.

In their charming boutique on the village square, Marie-Alix and Pierre offer cheese lovers a range of fresh, melting, creamy and firm cheeses. Their rigorous selection includes mature, farmhouse and raw-milk cheeses, as well as wines, preserves and olive oils, to create gourmet platters adapted to each season (raclette, fondue, Christmas platter). Between French classics and seasonal creations, the choice is difficult, but the expert advice on tasting is invaluable.

In the center of Saint-Maximin, on the main street leading to the basilica, this pocket cheese shop is there to satisfy your cheese cravings... Cheeses from the 4 corners of France, carefully selected, but also Italian and international cheeses. The advice is invaluable when it comes to composing your tray. By the way, the platters can also be ordered and composed on demand for special occasions. A gourmet address where you will also find some creamery products.

Located in the heart of the department, this cheese factory produces 100% raw milk cheeses from the Hautes-Alpes in a traditional way. It was founded in 2002 by Ramon Caballe, who already owned the Queyras cheese dairy (founded in 1991). From melted Gruyere to raclette with pepper, including baby blue, you will find in the store a dozen excellent home-made cheeses. In addition to the home-made products, you will find creamery products (butter, cottage cheese...), cold cuts, drinks and local products.

The adventure began in 1890 with the creation of the cheese factory by the great-grandfather Charles Ebrard. At the beginning, he only made tommes and gruyères at the request of the milk producers. The original maturing cellar has remained almost unchanged, but the range has been extended and a large, beautiful wooden shop now offers the house production. In the cheese department, an impressive range of all types and all types of milk, some of them stamped organic, yoghurts, faisselles, creams, custards, milk jam...

In the village of Montfuron, the Pirard family makes farmhouse goat cheese with respect for nature and the animals. The goats, of the Saanen or Alpine breeds, eat only hay and cereals, and graze when weather and season permit. They produce between 2 and 2.5 liters a day, and enjoy a long resting season in winter. The cheeses are sold at the Manosque market on Fridays and Saturdays. You can also come to the farm, and even stay in a gîte!

Le Coin du Fromager is, as its name suggests, a cheese shop, but it's also a delicatessen and a wine cellar where you can discover and enjoy local products. Here, you can compose your own platter or select yoghurt, butter and crème fraîche from a wide range of delicately matured products. An unmissable stop where the relaxed, family atmosphere adds to the quality of the already affable and timeless place. Orders can be placed in the Monaco and Menton stores.

This delicious grocery store has been enriched for the greatest pleasure of our taste buds with the arrival of a new caterer and a cheese shop. You will find all the cheeses "made in Alpilles" as well as those of other regions. As for the catering, it is a farandole of tastes, a large choice of starters, dishes and desserts: quiches, veal shank, salmon lasagna, moussaka and other dishes just as appetizing. Finally, there is nothing like a Gallo-Roman wine to taste a goat cheese from the Alpilles!

Mélanie and Thibaut's exclusive specialty is a brillat-savarin with pansy flower. You can order your own cheese platters, with superb decoration to boot. By the way, our cheesemongers came second in the national competition for the most beautiful platter! You'll find cheeses from all over France and the region, farmhouse-made and matured in traditional natural cellars, an ancestral savoir-faire. By reservation, you can enjoy a private tasting, accompanied by wine. You'll also find delicious jellies and confits!

For several centuries, farmers have developed a pastoral activity essentially oriented towards cheese production. All stages of production are carried out in the mountain cheese dairies. In the Dorgane district, several farms are located, notably that of Annie and Gérard Sic who raise goats and dairy sheep. The road stops at 600 m from the farm. Finish on foot! On the spot you can buy all the products of the farm: tommes and cheeses, eggs, vegetables, fruits and jams.

Chez Ninou is the story of Olivier, a cheese enthusiast who converted from the world of transport to open this charming cheese shop in the heart of the Saint-Barnabé shopping district. It's a delightful store with a whiff of the terroir, the biquette and the green pastures. Nearly a hundred references in a rather large space that few cheese dairies in Marseille can boast. Expert, smiling advice from the owner. The loyal clientele since 2021 is not mistaken. Scrupulously selected French and foreign cheeses.

A favorite of Michelin-starred restaurants for over 30 years, this establishment is neither lacking in style nor taste. It offers a wide selection of high-quality goat's, cow's and ewe's milk cheeses. And the gourmet delights don't stop there, as the delicatessen offers a range of delicacies to accompany your cheese finds: charcuterie, salts, foie gras, caviar - everything you need to rediscover the terroir and indulge (or indulge) yourself. Special mention for the warm, smiling welcome. Another boutique is located in the Libération district, at 1 rue Raiberti in Nice.

Sylvie Thillet offers delicious local products. Starting with dairy products: raw milk, yoghurts and cow's milk cheeses sold directly from the farm. With her son Anthony, she also offers terrines and cold cuts from the farm's pigs. Sale of potatoes produced on the farm as well as all the ingredients to make a delicious raclette. From the producer to our plates, with always as much good mood and pleasure. Sale also at the producer's store of the Carrefour Market of Briançon.

This must-see place offers a selection of local products and quality cured meats, made in the pure Piedmontese tradition: raw milk cheese, rigatello, reblochon, whole milk yogurt or fresh cheese. La Vacherie prepares your raclette platter and even lends you the machine! The most curious can visit the production workshop and discover the milking of the cows and the feeding of the calves. In summer, you can also find the heifers and calves of the breeder in Mollières, in the Mercantour park.

If you like good, real farm goat cheese, don't hesitate to visit Marianne Denais who "is committed to feeding her animals with a diet based on hay, grass and cereals, to making her cheeses with raw milk from her herd on her farm according to traditional techniques and to using practices that respect her animals and the environment". To watch the milking, come between 4.15 and 5pm for the goats and between 5 and 5.45pm for the cows. Shop on site. Sale on the markets too.

La Meulerie is much more than just another cheese shop, as the critics might say. For one thing, its location at the gateway to the Panier district makes it special, as the area was really lacking in gourmet addresses of this kind. La Meulerie also boasts some of the coolest visuals and communication you've ever seen for a cheese shop. And it's all thanks to the two founders, Driss and Arthur, who breathe a breath of fresh air into the business. In the boutique, you'll find a wide selection of cheeses, from all types of pastes and all origins. In winter, a fine selection of seasonal raclettes. Finally, a delivery service for aperitif and raclette trays in less than an hour in Marseille.

Known for their quality, Florence and Philippe Bertin's cheeses can be found on the best tables in the region. They raise cows and goats on the hills of Taradeau and make their excellent cheeses, whose reputation is well established. Fresh, creamy, in brick, crottin, ashy, fragrant, their goat camembert is a must, as is their tasty tomme aged six months in the cellar. To be discovered in their 17th century Provencal farmhouse, nestled on the heights of the village or on the markets of Draguignan and Lorgues.

A beautiful vintage front made of blue tiles straight out of the 1960s. This superb cheese shop, with its resolutely modern interior, offers a range of cheeses that would make any connoisseur or curious person swoon. At the helm, not Lucienne but Alban, a passionate man trained in cheese making. The cheeses are selected with care and taste: raw milk, pasteurized (Endoume is a district where the birth rate is exploding), pressed, soft or blue-veined. Regional and from elsewhere. It is superb and the welcome is very warm.

Nice gourmet address offering good cheeses from all over the country, carefully selected according to the season and some from small producers. You will also find good farm yoghurts (cow, ewe and goat), (real) good fresh cream produced in Vercors, churned butter and raw milk that the owner goes to fetch in person every two weeks. In the basement, there is a delightful surprise with a vaulted cellar, a former jazz club, where the cheese ripens quietly.

Les Fromagères offers a wide choice of cheeses selected from the best products matured in partnership with some of the most renowned Meilleurs Ouvriers de France. On the spot you can, among other things, taste boards of cold cuts associated with selected wines and jams and take advantage of the small and very pleasant cheese bar. On the stalls, you will find the great classics, but also lesser-known cheeses that are nevertheless worth the detour.
There is also a nice dairy section. A pleasure for the taste buds is guaranteed.

At Fromagerie de la Chèvre Blanche, Jean Cassar and his wife Marie, who have been in business since 1989, have been joined by their son Mathieu. They are goat and pig farmers. Here you'll find the products they make from goat's milk (faisselle, fresh or mature cheeses, logs, tommes, brousse, etc.), as well as yoghurts, cured meats and meat parcels. Products are available from March to November. The rest of the time, the goats are in gestation.

Brousse du Rove, mature goat cheese and olive oil, these are the good organic products that you will find at the farm of the Borel family -Sandrine and François- who have optimized the 150 HA of their farm located on the hills of La Roque d'Anthéron. About a hundred goats from the Rove (a rustic goat breed originating from the Bouches du Rhône) graze freely all year long. Two gîtes with the Accueil Paysan label to stay and discover the daily life of a farm.

Marie and François Grégoire are passionate goat breeders and cheese makers. Their cheeses are marvellous. They work organically, make their own fodder and cereals to ensure that their livestock receives quality feed. They offer all types of cheeses from fresh to dry, old-fashioned and big tommes but also yoghurts. They can be found on the farmers' market in Coustellet on Sundays and in Lourmarin on Fridays. Their products are on sale at the farm. Don't hesitate to go and meet them!

This store, run by three former producers, is a veritable Ali Baba's cave, offering ultra-fresh produce that's essentially local and French. From vegetables to cheeses, olive oil and meat, everything is meticulously sourced and tasted before being offered to customers. Good value for money!

A recent cheese shop with a team of connoisseurs at your service. In addition to a delicatessen corner where you can buy wines and jams, you will find all kinds of cheeses from all over France. Cow, sheep or goat milk, raw or pasteurized, let yourself be tempted. We really like the layout without counter or display case, which allows you to get closer to the cheeses and smell them. This is definitely a great place to go when you are in Marseille, especially to discover the cheeses of the region.

The master cheese Jean-Paul Grosso and his team welcome you in this cheese and gastronomy cheese factory, where you will find a thousand choices to spoil you: blue from Bavaria, Basques or Servas, Calvi, flora di montagna, different kinds of roquefort, sheep and goat, Beaufort mountain, Etivaz, Emmental Switzerland or Haute-Savoie, Doux Doux, between two or salers, Most… For your receptions, a whole range of trays with a given theme… But also of personalised aperitif plates composed of cold meats and cheeses (from 2 people). A treat!

The cheese factory specialises in agricultural products of raw milk refined on site in their cellars, with good cheeses from all the beautiful regions of France: picodon, saint-félicien, fresh bush, époisse, livarot, pie, brie to home nuts, bridge-bishop, pèbre, tomme of banon and goat, banon, lou titounet, Niolu, Brin of love, manchego of Spain… You will also find Corsican products and sausages, salami, chorizos, figatelli, a catering area with terrine, black boots, duck tournedos, fine pies, moelleux and nuts, stuffed peppers, walnut briochés, taboulés… And this is not to mention poilâne bread, rye, pavé, gingerbread… honey and jams, wines of the region and Corsica, juices, sardines, quenelle, landais cassoulet, mackerel fillets…

A fine new address for cheese lovers. Stéphane and Thomas - the young team at the helm of the cheese shop - are bon vivants, and bon vivants means good humor. But that doesn't mean they can't take their expertise seriously when it comes to selecting the cheeses displayed in their brand-new showcases. From Saint-Nectaire direct from Auvergne, to truffled Brie, creamy Chabichou from Poitou, sublime farmhouse Camembert, Grès from Provence, 18-month-aged Comté, Tomme aux Fleurs and cow's milk yoghurts made in Normandy. And where there's good cheese, there's good wine, so the 2 compères have put together a small selection of bottles from here and abroad.