Gourmet products local specialties and wines Gruissan

It's impossible to resist the tempting smell and the sight of XXL dishes simmering in the middle of the street. Séverine, Laurent and their team treat you all year round to their home-cooked specialties: paella, fideua, stuffed squid, Basque-style cuttlefish, Provençal-style calamari, couscous (on Sundays), rotisserie... and when autumn arrives, comforting dishes like duck parmentier or sauerkraut on Saturdays fill us with happiness! A warm welcome to boot

In Gruissan, Les Mousquetaires have a flair for the clever, and an opportunity to discover the range of local products promoted by the "Le Comptoir du Midi" label. Products from the region include oils and olives from the Font de Mazeilles mill in Sauvian (34), cookies, soaps and salt from Gruissan, vinegar from Coursan, charcuterie from the Tarn, local beers and no fewer than 26 wineries from La Clape. Special mentions for meats matured and fish smoked on site. Eat local, it's so much better!

Located on the Place des Menhirs, this ice cream parlour catches the eye with its cosy terrace. Renard took a seat for a tasting of the specialties of this true artisan ice-cream maker. The concept was born in Saint-Malo, where the ice creams with their unique tastes and textures are made. Everything you taste here is handcrafted, from the creamy ice cream to the sorbet and topping. The quality of the ingredients is undeniable, and all you have to do is taste to rediscover authentic flavors. We tested a dozen flavors and our verdict is clear: go for it!

According to Pierre Richard, "a good wine is first and foremost a good grape" and it is at the Domaine de l'Evêque that the actor found his happiness in 1986. In love with this authentic site, he made it his home and his wine estate. We can mention the Château Bel Evêque Red, aged in oak barrels, full-bodied, generous, with aromas of ripe fruit. Our favorite is his "Cuvée personnelle", a 100% Syrah single variety. These wines are a delicious accompaniment to festive meals and relaxing aperitifs.

It is impossible to stroll, stay or reside here without tasting the "Tarte Gruissanaise", a local speciality made with puff pastry, frangipane, meringue and pine nuts, made by Alain Bernard. We also fell in love with the "Narbonnaise" with rum-soaked grapes, as well as the homemade "Croustade". A pure delight that we enjoyed intensely. Very good traditional or more original breads are also sold here, as well as very good pure butter pastries and a wide range of beautiful pastries of all sizes, which appealed to our sweet tooth.

Here is an exceptional site for the Salt which produces about 40,000 tons of white gold per year, and the salt makers, strong of an ancestral tradition, concoct for us a salt which received in 2018, the eco-label Natural Regional Park Value Natural! Come and discover it in this shop of local products, just like the bath salts with essential oils and different virtues (energizing, toning or relaxing). At the back of the shop, take a look at the salt ecomuseum (free entrance), an invitation to relive the salt harvest at the beginning of the 20th century.

Here's a temple to wine that's a dream come true, with its wide choice of products and attractive presentation. This cooperative cellar brings together 45 passionate winegrowers on 280 ha, all of whom have put their grape varieties on the map: Les Pujots, Les Vignerons, le Grussius, IGP Les Sens de la Garrigue, IGP Les Sens des Etangs and AOP La Clape Alta Vinha. You'll also find liqueur wines such as Muscat and Cartagène. The site's motto, by Leonardo da Vinci, pays tribute to the winemakers: "Happiness comes to men who are born where good wine is found."

Gruissan is well known for its salt flats and its Fleur de Sel. On site, take a guided tour of the salt flats on foot or on an electric scooter to discover the secrets of this product and its know-how, without forgetting a visit to the eco-museum. If you want to bring back a souvenir, you have the choice: find the salt bar where you can choose between 24 varieties of large flavored salts in bulk, or head to the grocery store where you will find salt shakers and even a cosmetic section, with bath salts made in Gruissan!

In Gruissan, we know the white gold, but since a few years, the red gold is also produced there. TheCrocus Sativus has found in these Aude lands the ideal climatic conditions to bloom and offer a quality saffron. Marjorie and Cheick cultivate it on a small plot of land in an artisanal and reasoned way, without pesticides or fertilizers. To discover the secrets of saffron, visit them in the fall, you may witness the harvest that must be done at dawn, before the flower opens. Point of sale at the Cave du Baroudeur or online.

La Mer à Boire is a craft microbrewery in Les Chalets, Gruissan, offering beers brewed on site: wheat beer, lager, amber, stout and IPA. These include "L'écume de mer", with a hint of citrus, "Oh soleil", "La Barberousse", aptly named, "La Macar" and "La Tram", as well as seasonal beers such as "la mer fruitée", with a different fruit each year, and an amber beer with spices for winter, "la mer givrée". Visit and small tasting session on site. Open bar for those wishing to relax over a good froth.

Marjorie awaits you in her ORGANIC grocery store on the port, for breakfast on the terrace or to take away. Every day, you'll find bread, pastries, Terre Adeline's organic ice creams, snacks, local seasonal fruit and vegetables, a gluten-free section and health/solar/care products. You'll also discover a tasting cellar where you can sample the region's fine organic wines and beers on the terrace. On Saturday mornings, you'll find Marjorie on the Gruissan market with her organic products.

Auntie Juliette, Edouard's great aunt and proprietor, was a farmer in Peyriac-Minervois. It was in her honor that our epicurean at heart created this cheese bar, creamery, delicatessen and wine cellar in the heart of old Gruissan. You'll find a fine selection of goat's cheeses, regional affineurs and various cheeses from France, as well as Occitan specialities on the delicatessen side. Tastings of platters and tapas accompanied by regional wines or local craft beers will delight you. Platters can be made to order

It was the tantalizing smell of roasted free-range chickens that dared Fox to open the door of Caroline and Roxanne's Rôtisserie. Here you'll find exactly what you need for a successful plan B: roasted meats, but also delicious catered dishes: paella, couscous, fidéua... everything's good, and in season, there's a dish for every day, just ask for the menu. You can take your dishes home with you, or sit out on the terrace. Caroline also offers aperitif platters to order, and in the store you'll find an attractive selection of local products.

Château Le Bouïs is one of those estates that leave no one indifferent. The vaulted cellar, combining tradition and modernity, is one of the largest and most beautiful in the region. It's in this setting that you'll taste the château's warm, elegant AOP La Clape wines. The grape varieties grown on the 35-hectare estate, which is currently undergoing organic conversion, benefit from a gentle, low-intervention winemaking method. A free self-guided tour is available every day to help you discover this estate with its three hundred years of history.

The Gruissan Oil Mill, located on the outskirts of the Massif de la Clape, owes its existence to the true passion of its owner, Frédéric Granier, an olive farmer since 1996; who created the Gruissan mill in 2009. Specialized in the plantation of the olive tree up to the sale of finished products through an assiduous and meticulous control. Thanks to their diversity of character, the olive groves planted near the mill allow the elaboration of subtle blends as well as varietal vintages. Lucques, Olivière, Bouteillan, Aglandeau and Picholine, that is to say about 1 800 trees whose green fruits are found in the productions elaborated by Frederic Granier. There are no less than 20 references of olive oils that the producer offers in his store. The store reflects the traditions of the South: many regional and Provencal products are presented here, in addition to the mill's own productions. In addition to the wide range of olive oils, you will be able to indulge yourself with olive oil-based cosmetics, shower gels and soaps, as well as honey and other souvenir items and gift ideas (hand towels, tea towels, potholders, gourmet baskets, etc.). The olive grower will be happy to show you around his workshop and his mill: you will then be able to discover what goes into the making of his local products. A warm welcome, for individuals as well as for groups.

A trattoria that smells good Italy, here authenticity is the key word, and the only problem you will encounter is the difficulty to make your choice, so much the products are of quality and make you salivate. No fear Nicolas Pellegrini, the host of this place resolutely dedicated to Epicure, will advise you with professionalism, you will wander between pasta, olive oil, homemade sauces, fresh cheeses, typical desserts, liqueurs or the unmissable selection of charcuterie that occupies a special place, and will delight the most discerning among you. You will be surprised by the wide range of products on offer, all carefully selected, all from Italy, the Provolone Salumini, Parma black pork ham, Salame Finocchiona, Culatello di Zibello, the smoothness of the real Burrata di Bufala, or the tasty Panforte Margherita dessert with orange peels, candied citron, almonds, honey and spices a real culinary discovery, which will delight the most delicate palates. What can we say about Italian wines, except that these nectars of the gods, famous since antiquity, will make you travel, you will taste the inevitable Chianti of course, but also the very fashionable Spritz, based on a real Apérol, a guaranteed family recipe, and if you like traveling, try Lambrusco, or Chiaro di Stelle. This Trattoria delicatessen will be a real favourite for all those who have made hedonism and traditional good eating a philosophy of life!

Evelyne and Aude, two endearing sisters, offer a warm welcome, sharing their passion for Languedoc wines and other gourmet products. They offer tastings of fine wines selected from small producers, accompanied by tapas, charcuterie and cheeses. In addition to bottled and bulk wines, you'll find organic craft beers, fruit juices, olives, olive oils, seafood, salts, organic jams, honeys, champagnes, blanquettes de Limoux and gift boxes.