Gourmet products local specialties and wines Rennes

Maison Le Daniel celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023! For the occasion, it has created new limited-edition desserts. The holiday menu is always eagerly awaited. The creations of master pastry chef-chocolatier Laurent Le Daniel (MOF in pastry-making) can be enjoyed in the tearoom or at home. The Heart of Brittany is one of the house's best-sellers, a typically Breton cake with salted butter caramel, chocolate and a crunchy hazelnut cookie. We also confess to an addiction to caramel spread on crêpes - it's divine! On the catering side, brochettes, petits fours, mini-sandwiches, rustic canapés and pyramids of macaroons are a delight at all our events.

Since 1987, Durand Chocolatier has been making numbered chocolates with unchanging recipes that are secretly kept. In its Empire style attire and cocoa decor, the shop is not lacking in style! The first thing you'll notice is the 41 little squares placed behind the counter. All of them compete in quality and finesse, such as the "Compagnie des Indes" (n° 35) whose woody spice alliance is striking. The n° 36, with seaweed, is the most oceanic of all. We also discover the famous cake inspired by the Breton poisoner Hélène Jégado.

Run by the bubbly Lola, the vegan boutique offers non-animal products that respect the environment: dairy-free ice creams, vegetarian sausages, chicken-style aiguillettes, pastries... In short, a range of egg- and butter-free foods that enable you to live in balance with your vegan diet. In short, a range of egg- and butter-free foods that enable you to live in balance with your vegan diet. The star product? Beyond meat, a vegan steak made from pea protein that you won't find anywhere else in Rennes. You'll also find organic, French and zero-waste cosmetics, and even vegan condoms. New: the fresh corner for quiches, buns and plant-based pastries created by local artisans, such as Kalamos cookies.

What if we could consume better tomorrow? That's the challenge facing this network of stores made in Breizh. Bérangère De Clerck, former manager of Mamie Mesure, has set up shop on rue d'Antrain. Same concept: a zero-waste lifestyle for a more virtuous future. Grab your jars and stock up on spices, pasta, cereals, coffee, cookies, flour... All made to measure and mostly local! The grocery store also offers organic fruit and vegetables, fresh produce and a fine selection of hygiene and cleaning products. The place is warm and bubbly, just like Bérangère, Claire and Camille. A smart initiative: anti-gaspi baskets are available every day at low prices!

Antoine Picaud's wine cellar boasts more than 1,000 references: small, affordable wines from friends and exceptional bottles, with a vast range of magnums (most of them organic), local beers, spirits, notably with bottles produced in Brittany (gin is well represented...) and a grocery corner to liven up the aperitif. Visitors come especially for the expert advice of Antoine, an inveterate enthusiast. The tasting workshops allow you to explore a whole wine-growing valley over the course of an evening, drinking a wealth of highly interesting information, washed down with 5 or 6 different wines... and accompanied by charcuterie and cheese boards.

After a spell at Place du Champ Jacquet, aRHUMatisé returned to the port on Rue Victor Hugo to concentrate on its rum and spirits cellar. The cellar offers around 150 references, including agricultural rums from independent, eco-responsible distilleries in the West Indies, Jamaica, South America and England. The cellar's owner, Yannick, a passionate pedagogue, organizes tasting workshops on the first Wednesday of every month, offering the opportunity to discover exceptional rums. It's a fun way to learn more about their history, production processes and, last but not least, how to taste and enjoy them. 100% approved!

Chez Fanch is a well-known address for the people of Rennes, who have become accustomed to tasting boards at the former cheese bar. Now, just a few meters away on Place Saint-Sauveur, the Petit Marché has been reinvented. Of course, you'll find good cheeses here, but also charcuterie, spreads, organic fruit and vegetables, wine, beer and even bread. If you can't have an aperitif on the premises, you can order well-stocked boxes from the boutique. It's a great way of concocting a famous meal with good produce. Fanch's cheeses can also be found in several Rennes bistros and at the Grand Marché Vrac north of Rennes.

In this bakery-pastry shop of excellence, pastry chef Estelle and baker Kévin, both passionate about their work, use organic flours and natural sourdough. Here, there's no question of working with processed bases. "We are responsible for what is sold to the customer". The tourte aux alouettes and cru paysan are gourmet breads that can be kept for several days, developing new aromas. In patisserie, cult creations such as the Gentil Coquelicot stand side by side with novelties. Don't miss the lactose- and gluten-free cookie.

When you're craving delicious Italian specialties, stop by Dolce Italia! The delicatessen is brimming with products imported from Italy: wines with strong personalities from Piedmont to Sicily, olive oils from small producers, top-quality fresh or dried pasta, various sauces and pestos. The family-run store exudes friendliness and generosity. The catering department (pizzas, truffle risotto, Italian cheesecake, Sicilian cake) means you can eat at any time. Everything is cooked on site con tutto l'amore del mundo! Delicious cheese, charcuterie and antipasti platters to take away for sun-drenched aperitifs.

La Casetta, Dolce Italia's little sister, has carved out an excellent reputation in the Central Market district for sourcing fine Italian delicatessen products, as well as pizzas and panuozzo. The pizzas are crispy and generously topped. It's the house trademark, and Florian's dog Ernest won't disagree. There are a dozen on the menu, and a new one every week. The charcuterie and cheeses are of the highest quality. You'll also come for the incredible panuozzo, bursting with Italian warmth, and to fill your basket with truffle cream, fresh ravioli and 30-month-aged parmesan, always served with generosity!

La Cale aux épices is making a much-appreciated entry into the heart of Rennes. After creating the Comptoir aux épices in Paimpol in 2014 and the Vannes shop in 2018, it is with the same passion that Christophe Lemaire, a backpacker at heart and a fine connoisseur of spices, has joined the Breton capital. The shop, which is run daily by Marven, a native of Sri Lanka, has no less than 85 peppers and berries, flavoured curries as well as various blends that are ground, roasted and assembled with care in the Paimpol lab. The shop is a true ode to a journey of the senses, but above all it shows a desire to share and to provide quality at low prices.

France's second-largest market celebrates its 400th anniversary in 2022. Our smart tip: start your visit at the lower end of Place des Lices to stock up on fruit and vegetables, then head for the West Hall, where you'll find artisanal pasta and butchers. Then stop by the food trucks for the inevitable galette saucisse. Head for the East Hall, with its bakers, honey, jam and herbal tea producers. Visit the fish market, stop off at the coffee roaster before strolling through the flower market. An unmissable concentration of local produce!

No matter what time of day it is, there's always an excuse to come to the Elluard bakery! Organic baguettes and sourdough rye and seed bread are just some of the classics you'll come for. Julien and Céline have also built their reputation on their range of breads and viennoiseries with Breton and international accents. Try the cuttlefish ink bread or the Bigouden bread, a real Proust's madeleine for Finistériens. Take a trip across the Channel with chiffon cake or Irish bread. We continue in Sweden with kanel bullar, a cinnamon brioche. Coffee, flour, fruit, honey, eggs... The boutique works with local producers, and the majority of products are organic!

Frédérique, the owner, runs this local organic grocery store in the style of the stalls of yesteryear. It's a place where you can stock up and share local news. Here, we understand that eating well is a combination of organic, local and seasonal produce! So we come here once or twice a week to pick up fresh vegetables from the Pipriac market gardener, stock up on pasta, legumes and bulk seeds, good organic bread and even micro-foams. The products come from some twenty local producers. We also discovered the organic zero-waste detergents from solide.bzh. A great address that we'll be sharing by word of mouth without hesitation!

Gwénolé Coppel, tea connoisseur, tea enthusiast and creative savant awaits you on rue de la Monnaie. No fewer than 250 teas, rooibos, infusions and over 70 spices are on offer in his boutique! Our heart went out to the Georgian Berry Breeze tea. We also melt at the variety of "bean to bar" chocolates (no fewer than 80 references). But the master tea-maker has more than just one string to his bow. Committed to environmental causes, he has joined forces with the Rennes-based "Nourritures Rennes" collective to work towards responsible, sustainable cooking. His partner Gaëlle lovingly prepares pastries for sweet tooths. Don't miss our pastry workshops!

Trinitaine is the perfect place to find the small Breton sweetness to offer or a souvenir of the region. This boutique has everything you can dream of and that makes us saliver in the area of Breton products. The address, which has been in place for many years between the central Halles and the Colombier Center, offers an enormous choice of products from the Breton region and the sea, the latter being the specialty of this chain which, after the beginnings of the first store, was founded in Brittany in 1955, from where it has its name. In the grocery store, you will find proven - and approved - products by many consumers: cotriade, sardines prepared according to dozens of recipes (notably to whisky Breton and algae), mackerel, sea terrines, crustacean mosses… There is also a spaceship radius, with Quimper's earthenware, utensils to prepare themselves pancakes and cakes, and traditional Breton bowls on the first name of their owner. The tasting baskets make ideal gift ideas before picking up the train for Montparnasse. And to accompany all this, boxes with the Breton craft beers, and in addition to the cigars and vitrean pommeons, a selection of liqueurs with berries, the Strawgastel strawberries, and the inevitable chouchen! A very good choice of handicraft products, well developed in this pleasant boutique in which tourists and Bretons come to delight with authentic specialties. Salidou, cakes, madeleines, jams, pallets, kouign amann, niniches…

After working in the Nantes region for more than ten years, Yvan Chevalier, Meilleur Ouvrier de France chocolatier-confiseur since 2019, set up shop in the Breton capital in 2021. A return to his roots for the artisan, and yet another opportunity for us to come and taste his creations. The chocolate boxes offer a palette of old-fashioned pralines and subtle ganaches. It's also easy to fall for the chocolate-covered Madagascar vanilla marshmallow bears. We finish with a divinely balanced pastry. We're particularly fond of the signature chou, which changes with the seasons: light, low in sugar and very gourmet. Discover it on site or order online!

After his stores in Paimpol and Vannes, Christophe Lemaire has moved to Rennes in 2021. The boutique offers 85 peppers and berries, 55 spices, 15 fragrant curries and 35 blends ground, roasted and carefully assembled in the Paimpol lab. Not to be missed: vadouvan (a rare Indian curry whose secret is kept by less than 10 families in India). The boutique is a veritable ode to the senses, and a testament to the desire to share quality at low prices. A word of advice: follow the delicious recipes on their website!

Young artisan ripeners, Guylaine and Sébastien Balé have carved out a fine reputation for themselves in Rennes. The expertise of this family-run business has captured the hearts of the Rennes community. Opened in April 2000, the intimate, uncluttered boutique specializes in maturing artisanal and farmhouse cheeses. Here, cheese is young, uncomplicated and a quality delicacy. Everything is matured with heart, according to the season. And we've chosen Etivaz, a Swiss cheese cooked over a wood fire, Fiancé des Pyrénées, a raw-milk creation made like a Reblochon, and Espresso Bellavitano, hand-rubbed with Italian coffee beans. Because three's a crowd...

This beautifully decorated storefront offers a gourmet cocoon halfway between delicatessen and gift store. With over 150 tea references, Aurélien also offers coffees, organic wines, sweet and savory delights and a multitude of ideas for all budgets. Lovers of fine tableware will fall in love with Polish ceramics, English porcelain and Japanese stoneware. The boutique also offers a fine tribute to our region, with teahouses such as Baronny's and artisan rillettes from Ker Lagadeuc. We dare you to leave empty-handed!