Gourmet products local specialties and wines Saint-Jean-De-Luz / Donibane Lohizune

Sébastien Juanicotena combines competence, expertise and enthusiasm. This lover of the "Halles" district has a temperament and an engaging personality, and will advise you on the selection of your wine, champagne or spirits. Over 500 references, including 300 from Spanish vineyards and top French names, some of them organically and biodynamically grown. Weekend tastings too. A fine establishment that's become a must.

The Maison Pariès boutique is historic, as it was the first to open its doors in 1914. 8 other boutiques have since been created, notably in Biarritz, Espelette and Urrugne. Chocolate makers for 5 generations, perpetuating the tradition of excellence and creativity. The irresistible Kanougas, small caramels available in 6 flavors, the 5-flavored Mouchou, Tourons, the Basque cake, not forgetting pastries, ice creams and sorbets, including the vanilla flavor, celebrated by Gault & Millau, and the latest creation, Espelines.

La Boucherie des Familles is aptly named, for here you'll find meats selected from Basque breeders and cured meats, as well as the best recipes for local dishes. This veritable beehive of activity, with its adjoining workshop, is teeming with Bayonne hams, sausages, pâtés, beef chorizos, confits, rillettes and a butcher's department featuring fine cuts of beef, lamb sweetbreads, veal... Cooked dishes include crayfish with garlic, gambas with chilli, veal axoa and more. The grocery corner is sure to tempt many with its wide range of products.

The macaroons appeared in the Basque Country in the 17th century. The young king Louis XIV is said to have enjoyed them at his wedding in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Today, the young generation with Andoni and Miguel Telleria-Adam are keeping the tradition alive while innovating in this demanding craft that is pastry and chocolate making. These exceptional macaroons are made every day by hand, with an ancestral know-how. A whole range completes this panel of gourmet nuggets: Basque cakes, chocolates, tourons, soft cakes... And, every year, new creations to discover.

Since 1920, Maison Deuza has been a flagship for artisanal coffee, which here has had a strong Basque character for 5 generations. Guatemala, Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico and in-house blends are real invitations to travel, with great original vintages. A dozen coffees from all over the world; organic and artisan capsules compatible with Nespresso machines. Also 140 references of teas and infusions and a unique collection of creations by "Nez" Marion Costero. Enter with eyes closed and taste buds wide open!

Le Panier Basque fights for a local, sustainable and solidarity-based economy and promotes the know-how of craftsmen. You'll find a whole host of products to create the perfect basket in this local store. Pâtés, confit, foie gras, seafood, ewe's milk cheese, canned vegetables, savoury and sweet groceries, local beers, organic wines... and don't forget the roast free-range chickens on Sundays. Order the gourmet basket of the month from the comfort of your home.

Les Halles de Saint-Jean-de-Luz is the lungs of the town. The real gastronomic hive is at dawn, when a ballet of deliverymen, market gardeners, fishmongers, butchers, creameries, wine merchants, bakers and others, bustle about to present the very best. This mini "Rungis" has been an institution since 1884, and has successfully adapted to the latest fashions. It's a permanent daily showcase of fresh produce, with over 35 professional stands selling vegetables, fruit, seafood, hams, local cheeses and Basque cakes.

You have a tiny shop here that's overflowing with good local produce. Greedy, don't abstain! You will find foie gras from Chalosse, cooked, vacuum-packed... extra hams from Bayonne, Serrano, Pata Negra, sheep's milk cheeses from a shepherd from Bidarray, wines from the Basque Country, Rioja too, fresh poultry, chickens, ducks, rabbits... with black eyes, and preserves from Acoceberry, Tipia... A marvellous kaleidoscope of regional riches!

The Artigarrède patisserie, well known in Béarn for its famous Russe d'Oloron, also offers its gourmet jewels in the Pays Basque. The Russe is the original product, accompanied by the company's chocolates, including the famous Muscadines, Rosquilles and artisanal jams, some of them original, such as the fig, citrus, walnut and gingerbread jam... The Russe, created by Adrien Artigarrède in 1923, is considered to be one of the most subtle and delicious of all cakes. A house that radiates and delights generations of gourmets.

THE benchmark for cured meats in the Basque Country! Hams from the Aldudes valley, Kintoa PDO, Aldudes sausages, dry sausages in "On Egin" cones, chorizo, boudins and andouilles, not forgetting Pierre's secret, the stuffed ear, foies gras of course, and cooked dishes: valley trout potée, navarin of suckling lamb from the Pyrenees, Basque tripe, Basque pork pot-au-feu, piperade, chipirons, Ilar Gorria. And try our famous 100% local, whole-cooked ham with no added nitrite. 10 stores now, including 2 in Paris.

In the golden age, the port of St-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure had a hundred tuna and sardine boats, a thousand fishermen and canneries. When the situation changed, it was necessary to diversify and the maritime cooperatives turned to other activities, and this is how the Comptoir du Pêcheur came into being. The first stores offered marine clothing and fishing articles. For 10 years, the building of the old fish market has completed the offer with seafood products. In the shelves, it is a profusion of food products.

Maison Francis Miot has excelled in high-end jams for 30 years (best jam maker in France and three-time world jam champion, ranked hors concours), as well as in chocolates and confectionery. In this store, as in others, originality and quality are the order of the day. The chocolates are essentially of São Tomé e Príncipe origin, where they have a solidarity trade plantation. And the award-winning cane sugar, plum and 3 red fruit jams. There's also a savoury range with tapenades, compote and chutneys.

A staple of Basque delicacies, it has been delighting generations of gourmets since 1946. You'll find classic regional chocolates such as Rocher de Biarritz, Touron Basque, Calissons and cocoa powder... In winter, truffettes are on offer, and all year round, chocolate lollipops, tablettes and caramels are on the menu. A house also renowned for its pastries. Gâteau basque, millefeuille, Saint-Honoré, fruit tarts, baba au rhum, etc... a difficult choice, with a range of creations to choose from.

It's this recipe, with its secrets of crunchy cabbage topped with a light, airy cream, developed throughout the day, that has made the Dunes Blanches "success story". Combined with raspberry, pistachio, strawberry and other flavors, this light cabbage can be enjoyed at any time of day. This sweet treat can be enjoyed in Bayonne, Paris, Bordeaux, Arcachon, Cap Ferret, Biarritz and... Saint-Jean-de-Luz. And ephemeral versions with limited-edition seasonal fruits.

This artisanal cannery offers its products in its boutique-grocery in the center of Luzien, as well as in its Atelier-boutique on avenue de Jalday. It handcrafts a whole range of canned wild fish straight from the fish market. Thanks to the use of organically-farmed products, the preserves maintain the quality of the food. Sardines, tuna ventresca, mackerel, bonito... just waiting for gourmets!

Onake slowly smokes Basque trout, local tuna and Scottish salmon. Each stage is carried out by hand, and the production cycle is interspersed with rest phases. Smoking is delicate, using beech wood. In addition to smoked products, Onake presents salmon and fish in rillettes and ready-made dishes, each more delicious than the last. In the smokehouse boutique and elsewhere, you'll find a wide range of these artisanal products.

Just opposite Les Halles de Saint-Jean-de-Luz and inside the Gachucha boutique, a specialist in colorful Basque linen, Émilie makes and sells delicious "Parisian" macaroons (2 shells and a ganache). Different flavors are offered, all equally tasty and gourmet - chocolate, lemon, rose, coffee, pistachio, vanilla, orange blossom... and the flavor of the month. These sweets are available individually, in boxes and to order.

For more than 80 years, quality as a tradition ! The Pascal Massonde House at Les Halles is unbeatable. It's hard to resist the excellence of its products, the know-how of 4 generations of butchers. Local and southwestern meat, processed in Souraïde. Beef, veal, mutton, lamb, pork, poultry, delicatessen, pâtés, ready-made meals. 3 times medal winner at the Concours Agricole with the pork liver pâté. A concentrate of talent at the service of taste.

A concentrate of cured meats, meats, cheeses and famous Basque cakes in this store. For several generations, the Gastellou family, located in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, has run the Poutzia farm. Their Blonde d'Aquitaine cows and pigs are raised in the open air, making the flavors all the more enjoyable and authentic. In all 4 boutiques, you'll always find the same high quality. Bayonne and Garazi hams, sausages, pâtés, rillettes, chorizo, ham piperade and delicious ready-made meals.