Gourmet products local specialties and wines Amiens

The Ambiani craft brewery is a great success! The colorful labels pay homage to Jules Verne, the cathedral and the hortillonnages. The brewery offers five beers: an American blonde ale, a white, an amber, a brown and an IPA, available for sale online at very reasonable prices for such quality! To complete the experience, there's also a taproom where you can sample the beers brewed on site in a warm, family atmosphere. Regular events ensure a festive atmosphere!

Dasi Frères is undoubtedly the reference for tea and coffee in Amiens. From a family history, the sign is now run by the fourth generation of roasters. In the shop adjacent to the tea room, 35 origins of coffees from all over the world, which can be obtained in beans, ground or in the form of pods or capsules, including "bio-capsules" which are now biodegradable and compostable. You will also find some 700 different references of loose or bagged teas. Next to these huge stalls, you will find chocolate, coffee machines as well as charming cups and top-of-the-range crockery.

Ah, at last a decent bakery in the city center! Previously, the Amiens inhabitants had to buy poor quality baguettes that quickly become stale, and in addition, quite expensive. But Nature de Pain has recently arrived and has considerably raised the level. The bakery, a depository of the brand's main store, located at the exit of the city and therefore not very convenient to access, will have no difficulty in delighting gourmet people eager to buy good bread and why not, some pastries. And furthermore, it will be a pleasure because you will be welcomed with a smile most of the time!

The Belgian specialist known for its white-coated chocolates, although all the chocolates (and there are dozens and dozens of references) stamped with the brand are good. Léonidas is present all over France, so it's not a small artisan chocolatier, but it does have real know-how. Numerous assortments to offer. You can also enjoy ice cream, one of the best things you can do on a long summer's day or a long winter's evening.

The only store of its kind in Amiens. The New Galleries abandoned their maiden name to adopt that of the parent house. On the ground floor you can find beauty products, perfumery, lingerie, collants, jewelry, watches and leather leather. Men dress in fashion in the first while women make a new wardrobe in the second, only in the upper and medium range. The last floor is devoted to the house (linen, table art) and toys.

Here, the vendors offer and detail homemade chocolates in all their forms and flavours. Everything is made from the finest ingredients in the back shop of this luxury chocolate factory. In the summer, you can sit on the small terrace in front of the shop window. Stéphane Bisson, a pastry chef and chocolatier, is the one who works in the laboratory. Although the concept was originally all chocolate, the range has gradually expanded to include pastries and a delicatessen section with the emblematic Picard cake. Always at the top of the line. Stéphane Bisson's pleasure is also to train apprentices and give them the taste and passion for well-made chocolate..

Le Petit Poucet has been a friendly institution since 1956. For a long time an obligatory stop on the Trois Cailloux shopping street, the establishment moved to a golden setting just a few steps away, rue de la République. It is in a former mansion that Hubert Fournier, the pastry chef, has installed his creations. The pleasure is both visual and gustatory. As you contemplate the shop windows, you're dying to taste the dozens of pastries that are bursting with colour and flavour, such as the red fruit charlotte or the gourmet chiboust. We also fall for macaroons and chocolates with a variety of flavours, as well as iced desserts such as raspberry vacherin.

The Halles du Beffroi is home to a covered market that brings together 18 traders whose products are already of proven quality. Fishmongers, market gardeners, butchers and fresh fruit and vegetable stalls stand alongside shop windows where the delicious local cheeses are a permanent invitation to succumb! You will also find international grocery stores where Italy and Asia are in the spotlight daily. It's a great place for gourmet shopping, for culinary souvenirs or simply to eat on the go for lunch!

This family-run business, renowned in the region, has built its reputation on its famous macarons d'Amiens. Nothing to do with traditional macaroons, these are made from marzipan and are the ideal gift to bring back from your visit to Amiens. The store, located in the city center, a stone's throw from the town hall, also offers a wide selection of other chocolate specialties, all made with taste and refinement. A very popular address during the festive season, as much for admiring the shop window as for shopping!

There, Amiens has found his Monoprix! Or rather his Favorites ', as the group called it. For several years the Enseigne has disappeared from the Picardy capital, but it has re-emerged in 2010 rue de Noyon in the pedestrian zone and thus in the city centre. Opening hours, this supermarket is the only one to compete with Carrefour City (another average food surface of the centre) and it does better on Sundays, since it remains open all day and until. The store has an area where it is possible to sit down and add fresh sandwiches and dishes to the shelves. Disadvantages, and not least: prices are high.

Mamatte bakeries and pastry shops are now a must in Amiens and Longueau (1, avenue de l'Arc). Here, it is not by salesmen that you are welcomed but by "pamperers" who bear their name well! All the products are homemade using a maximum of local and organic ingredients. There is a nice selection of breads, made every morning on the spot, cakes, pastries but also sandwiches, pies, salads, to accompany you throughout the day. You can also sit down in the bright and pleasant dining room. More than a bakery, a real place to live where good food is king!

This master ripener, now well known to the people of Amiens, selects small French producers whose cheeses he matures in his cellars. A Picardy man and lover of his region, Julien Planchon is keen to perpetuate the values that drive him: a taste for the good, the beautiful, with respect for animals and farmers. Not one of the cheeses on display has not been selected by him. You will only be entitled to exceptional cheeses! The team around him is professional, friendly and always full of good advice if you are lost in the wide choice. It is also possible to order trays to create a sensation with your loved ones!

To be admitted to Stéphane Wiotte's tempting showcase, you have to be a member of the meat aristocracy: beef exclusively from Aubrac, veal raised under the mother's milk, suckling lamb from the Pyrenees, pork fed on chestnuts and potatoes, poultry from Bresse. So, on the other side of the shop window, it's busy! Stéphane Wiotte is a warm and friendly shopkeeper, and that's genetic. He also provides a catering service for lunches and receptions, enough to delight your guests. An address where you can shop with your eyes closed!

This caterer, created in 2001 in Amiens, has become a reference in the region. It provides receptions of all kinds: corporate events, cocktails, buffets, but also weddings or special receptions (baptisms, communions...). You will find examples of menus and prices on the website. Everything is home-made and the company does not use industrial products. For individuals, you can also enjoy a quality service at home by ordering meal trays, sandwiches, dishes, desserts, etc. It is also possible to have family meals delivered for four to five people.

An Amiens institution and a benchmark for 35 years. Here you'll find wine, spirits, vinegar, sweet and savoury products and spices. The establishment works with a number of leading brands, such as Ducs de Gascogne, whose foies gras, terrines and ready-cooked dishes always satisfy connoisseurs. And there's plenty of choice: between guinea fowl mitonné with champagne, venison terrine and pheasant terrine, there's plenty of room for local produce. Gourmet baskets are also available. The perfect place to treat yourself!

This surpermarché is very strong: open the advantage that its predecessor, Market Plus. So, if you have errands to do in downtown, and apart if you're night, you'll almost never find a closed grid. The store is open from a. m. to p. m. Monday to Saturday and much of Sunday. In addition, the rays are well-busy and the prices low, which is rather rare in nearby shops. Unique disadvantage: nearby parking is paid.

La Mamma Mia is an Italian restaurant on rue du Général Foy, known for its home cooking and high quality products. Recently, the establishment has also opened a delicatessen in the Halle au Frais. The ideal opportunity to taste the products at home! You can find cakes, jams, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sauces, olives and antipasti. The grocery store also offers take-away food, cheese (including the delicious mozzarella di bufala) and cold cuts (pancetta, coppa and other schiacciata). Leopoldo and Aurélie will help you in your choice and welcome you with the singing smile of the real Italians!

Le Comptoir de Mathilde is coming to Amiens. Admittedly, with nearly 80 stores, the brand is no longer truly artisanal, but it has imposed its universe: vintage and slightly retro decorations, a colorful and acidulous atmosphere, and above all an infinite choice of sweets with a playful presentation. Because Le Comptoir de Mathilde offers a vast choice of chocolate "to be broken" with a small wooden hammer, or simply in bars; without forgetting the marshmallows, candies, spreads... The chocolate offer is completed by two grocery departments, savory and sweet. Pretty boxes and assortments are also available. Something to offer or to treat yourself to a nice gourmet gift.

A true chocolate prodigy, Nicolas Haag makes us dream with his chocolate creations. For 22 years, he was the head chocolatier at Le Petit Poucet, an institution in Amiens, before launching his own adventure, first in Plachy-Buyon. The opening of the Amiens store enabled him to make himself known and recognised. With Anne-Sophie, his wife, who joined him 11 years ago, they are keen to pass on their passion. In the shop, there are chocolates to be tasted and dessert chocolate. Several pastries are added to these sweets such as the "Amandina" made with pistachios and morello cherries. Note that Nicolas also offers training courses.

Where can you enjoy an ice cream in Amiens on a sunny day? Ô Sorbet d'amour, of course! This artisan ice-cream maker, established in 1935, offers a wide selection of sorbets and ice creams, with a few originals such as "Chocolat piment d'Espelette", "Yaourt Bulgare" and "Poire Chocolat" (organic). It's an address well known to locals and tourists alike, who enjoy relaxing on the inviting terrace on the banks of the Somme, along the Quai Bélu. And if there's no more room on the terrace, a short stroll will take you to the Parc Saint-Pierre: an ideal plan!