The best grocery stores Côte d'Azur

The motto of the house: "Create, taste, share". This playful and friendly place honors the local produce of Nice as much for drinking as for eating because it is dedicated to the world of aperitifs. 4 distinct areas make up this establishment: the cellar (wines, spirits, rare beers...), the grocery store (antipasti, olives, breads...), the cheese shop (regional cheeses) and the delicatessen (Parma and Bayonne hams, sausages, verrine...). The store even offers cocktail and gourmet boxes, shakers, and everything you need for a successful aperitif!

The lemon in Menton, it is an emblem but in this family workshop-boutique, pioneer of the genre, it is above all a story of passion. You can discover in a modern space, the famous lemon Menton IGP, which is declined in all its forms, from the traditional Limoncello through the citrus wines, jams, canardises or the amazing vodka. The store also offers a nice collection of wellness references. The products offered are all manufactured in an artisanal way. It is possible to order via the website.

Taste Gourmet is a new concept of fine grocery store based on gastronomy and exceptional products, from big brands to small producers. It is the guarantee to find "the cream of the crop" proposed by an expert of fine grocery store in France and abroad. It is also a tasting club led by experts, chefs, producers... who will meet you for training, initiation, tasting of exceptional products, private sales. It is also an offer of rare, confidential and almost secret products.

Here, near the covered market of Sainte-Maxime, the fresh pasta is traditional and often out of the ordinary, vegetable lasagne, chocolate tagliatelle, spinach and salmon ravioli, lime and coriander gnocchis... But there is also a delicatessen corner with olive oil, truffle carpaccio, Iberian ham, chorizo, lomo, poutargue and many delicatessen dishes often presented in jars, enough to make a good little feast at home.

In the kingdom of olive oil, vinegar is king, and David Doczekalski's vinegars are real nuggets from ancestral recipes, and made in the respect of tradition. True creations based on rosé or white Provence, they have an inimitable taste. 15 years old, lemon thyme, green walnuts, saffron and the star of the house, the "trois bois" aged for 3 years in oak barrels and then for 2 more years in glass jars in the open air.

This gastronomic showroom of Alexandre Micka, the creator of the Tropezian tart, a mixture of two creamy creams and a gourmet brioche, sprinkled with generous grains of sugar, offers you in his delicatessen shop, on the ground floor, all the products made by the house, but also a wide choice of spirits. On the first floor, the tea room of yesteryear has given way to a restaurant, La table tropézienne, with the brand's historic codes and colours, red and ivory, which gives itself the air of a gastronomic bistro.

Since 1923, Galiléo Venturini and his descendants, Thierry and Cyril Mauro, have made their patisserie a Grasse institution. Their specialty, the orange blossom fougassette, is a local staple. From generation to generation, the artisan tradition lives on, offering lemon scalds, nougats, sugared almonds, pumpkin tarts, brigidinis, aniseed cookies and chocolates. With each bite, a journey through the history of Provençal pastry, where flavors intermingle to the delight of gourmets.

Nicolas and Barbara de Choudens created this bastide to showcase the specialties of Provence, with high-quality products from around a hundred local artisans. On nearly 100 m², you'll find the best of Provencal gastronomy, from olive oils and honeys to wines, chutneys and mustards, as well as fresh produce and handcrafted olive wood items to fill your basket. The Espace also offers introductory workshops in Provençal cuisine, but these must be booked in advance.

In their family property, Liliane and Sylvie, who took over from their mother Micheline, produce about 50 varieties of jams made the old-fashioned way, including the traditional ones of the house, watermelon with orange and figs with walnuts, but also the surprising courgettes with raspberry and pumpkin with rum, various fruit or vegetable chutneys, rosemary honey, black cherry syrup, soft quince paste and aromatic plant syrups. A safe bet for shopping in Aups.

Discover the secrets, flavours and riches of the Nice area in this pretty shop which offers hundreds of products from dozens of local craftsmen and farmers on its shelves. Wines, olive oils, olive paste, jams... There is something for everyone. A great showcase for local producers from the rural and agricultural world: all their work is here widely promoted around an authentic and bright decoration where noble materials such as wood dominate. An address not to be missed.

A fine grocery store offering you many noble products, truffles, caviar, salmon, foie gras, champagne, but also Provencal and Italian specialities, quenelle, honey, brown jam, sardines, pasta, cold meats, cheeses… At the bar, you can enjoy a counter kitchen, with tapas, antipasti, breakfast plate…, of wines from the Vignoble's Center in Brignoles-sur-Issole, which you can also buy to take, like old marc and olive oil in the area.

This farmer's market, set up in a vast hangar, groups together about ten stalls of Var and regional producers who offer their products (fruit, vegetables, farm poultry, honey, jams, flowers, Provencal preserves, organic and natural products, fish and seafood, wine, flowers...). Prices are sometimes considered a little high, but what a treat to buy such high quality products directly from the producers!

This delicatessen and oil bar, located in the heart of the village, has existed for over 20 years. Brigitte, your host, will make you taste different PDO and organic Provence oils, in order to discover their different flavours. Other natural and gourmet local products, black tapenades, olives, anchoïades, dried tomatoes, pistou, aubergine caviar, Provence honeys, spices, aperitifs, Côtes de Provence wines..., along with oils from the Vallée des Baux, Nyons..., as well as Provencal products including the famous Luberon sausage.

In her grocery store, Agnès Dicchi plays a central role in Mazaugues and the region. A real place of life and conviviality, you can find the best of regional products in this shop, which makes it a really interesting address when you visit the Green Provence. Wines, craft beers, jars, farm cheeses, delicatessen or even honeys and jams, you will find here what you need to treat yourself while remaining responsible. Some products are organic and we encourage you to limit your waste by coming with your own bag. Bread depot.

Dedicated to Italian gastronomic specialities, this shop offers private individuals and professionals a range of exclusively transalpine products: cold meats, cheeses from master ripeners, fresh pasta, antipastis, olive oils, vinegars, sauces, truffle creams, panettone... In the show-room, which includes a tasting area, products made from quality natural raw materials are constantly renewed. With no preservatives, artificial colourings or stabilizers, they also follow the recipes in pure tradition.

Located below the village, in the Pin district, this delicatessen offers a fine selection of local or foreign products, but in any case from small producers. In addition to some 300 references in gourmet products, you will find charcuterie and cheese in the form of take-away trays, aperitif boxes , and even turnkey trays for your fondues and raclettes! To accompany all this, there are no less than 380 references of wines, champagnes, whiskies and other spirits; ask Christophe for advice, he will be able to guide you

Lovers and enthusiasts of a tasty, sensitive cuisine marked by novelties, rare products and originality, you will find your happiness in this modern grocery store. It offers an incredible diversity of colors, scents and flavors by the thousands. You will find a varied selection of spices, salts and peppers from all over the world, authentic balsamic vinegars from Modena, vintage versions, precious oils, gourmet boxes and a rigorously selected choice of teas... A delightful escapade for our eyes and our palate.