The best specialty grocery stores Provence

Gourmet herself, Karine opened this store dedicated to sweets only: chocolate, candied fruits, old fashioned XXL meringues, calissons, nougats, orangettes, fruit jellies and dragees from Doucet. Everything is made in the region, artisanal, even the syrups made in Mane in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Depending on the season, you can be tempted by pretty chocolate creations: handbags, pumps, eggs and chickens at Easter. Karine is at your service, in winter she will offer you a coffee and an orangette if outside the weather is crazy.

The famous Italian grocery store, opened more than 20 years ago, is THE reference for transalpine gastronomy and catering. Fiorentina offers a wide range of fresh pasta and ravioli that make the house famous, antipasti, cold cuts, cheeses, wines... For lunch, home-made snacks on the go are offered during the week. A must-see address in the pleasant Endoume district, that you can't miss: it's open every day. Smiling welcome and good advice. Still highly recommended by the Petit Futé.

This little store on the Quai des Sardiniers sells products from Lou Mujou, the Provençal name for the muge (or mullet). Anchoïade, monkfish liver confit, rouille, pistounade and, of course, the company's emblem, poutargue, the Provencal caviar made from mullet roe... all made on site. The managers are happy to offer advice on how to prepare it. And to discover the different stages of production, the young couple open the doors of their cannery once a month, from July to September.

Bread, wine, cheese and the love of quality local products! Hélène, creamer, Antoine, wine merchant, and their bakers have combined their know-how in this beautiful store overlooking the main square of Forcalquier. The bread is made with stone flour, natural leaven, certified organic in its entirety. There is also a choice of a hundred varieties of artisanal, farm or dairy cheeses. As for Antoine's wines, they are organic. Take a look at the "aperitif" products, the pride of sharing good products from passionate artisans.

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.

Zouaghi is the kosher food specialist in Marseille. With three shops all located in the 8th arrondissement, you will find here all the fresh and dry groceries necessary for the good practice of the Jewish cult. The shop on the avenue de Mazargues has a small car park shared with other shops, which is very practical. All the branches offer made-to-order shopping, which you can come and collect at your convenience. Exclusive promotional offers are available for the holidays. A family business that is well run, appreciated by its customers and where we invite you to come and discover new flavours.

Not far from Castellane and therefore very central, this Spanish grocery store was opened in 2022 and offers the best of Iberian gastronomy, at your fingertips, in Marseille. Charcuterie, cheeses, spirits and spices are all selected by manager Sonia, who imports directly from Spain. Notoriously, prices are moderate and sometimes even low, which is not always the case for delicatessens. So there's something for everyone. A few high chairs will enable you to appreciate the products sold here in the form of boards, around theme evenings and exhibition openings. A very complete place, which invites itself to your home with a delivery service.

In Roussillon, Marie-Amélie and her team welcome you to share the fruit of passionate craftsmen who protect a know-how handed down from generation to generation. Discover a range of delicatessen products including extra virgin olive oils, truffles, balsamic vinegars, condiments, terrines, spices and traditional Provencal confectionery. A must for all gourmets. The Maison Brémond 1830 experience continues with a range of skincare products (creams, soaps) and kitchen accessories.

Super Cafoutch is the cooperative supermarket from Mars. Cafoutch is a small storage room where you can put everything and anything. From the Marseilles expression, the association develops a consumer cooperative. To consume yes, but differently: quality products, local and accessible for all. The model is inspired by the Park Slope Food Coop created in 1973 in New York. To consume, you have to be a member; the cooperators each hold one or more shares in the supermarket and decide together. It is also a participatory supermarket: each cooperator devotes three hours per month to various tasks such as cashiering, stocking shelves, ordering, etc. The project is also social: finding everything at Super Cafoutch and cheaper than elsewhere, consuming locally and responsibly (99% organic and local products). The baskets are prepared under our eyes, we exchange, we discuss, we share. Meetings are organized once a month: find the dates in the agenda on the website. The cooperative hopes to find a place very soon in the city center. A great idea!

The little biscuitier here is Romain! A former pastry chef at Le Petit Nice (with 3 stars to his name), he chose the pretty Rue des Arts to set up shop in 2017 and treat Toulonnais and visiting tourists alike to his homemade tuiles, ice creams, diamonds, chocolates and other marshmallows. Everything is made in the traditional way, and the ingredients are chosen with the utmost care. You can sample them as you stroll the streets of Toulon, order a boxed set to give as a gift, or indulge in a few savory aperitif cookies, crackers or breadsticks.

Created by two epicureans who were fed up with bland, carbon-intensive aperitifs, Kif is a new kind of grocery store. You'll find a whole range of aperitif products, spreads and crackers, as well as local wines and beers, to spice up the start of your evening. The approach is zero-waste, with reusable packaging, and eco-friendly in the sense that all the products sold here are regional, sourced within 250 km of the city of Marseille. No more boring aperitifs, with Kif you can simply have them delivered.

Inter Market is a brand-new convenience store just a stone's throw from the quays of Toulon harbor. You'll find a wide selection of groceries, fresh produce, canned goods, ready-made meals, drinks and spirits from Eastern European countries: Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey... The opening hours are more than ample: the establishment is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year!

Oh, Italy's good taste! You were dreaming! You will find here in a valse of fresh pasta and Italian and Mediterranean specialities manufactured in accordance with the quality of raw materials, rigorously selected, without colouring or preservatives. You now have to enjoy: small dishes with bucco osso, fairway à, veau sauté, sage sauté, Sorento calf, calf pugliese, calf picatta… and many others; antipasti with oil peppers, balsamic aubergines, blueberry artichokes, roasted artichokes, basil fagioli; numerous recipes of lasagna and cannelloni, bush ravioli, ceps, foie gras, lobster, salmon, spinach; without forgetting all the fresh pasta varieties and sauces to accompany them. The easiest way to get a tour at the store or, to drool in advance, download the card on the website!

For the past fifteen years, Jean Didier has been running the delicatessen created by his parents. He was initiated into the business by his father, who passed on to him his expertise in researching and selecting top-of-the-range raw materials. With exceptional craftsmanship, he makes authentic traditional pasta and original stuffed pasta (ravioles with porcini mushrooms). Also on offer are charcuterie and a wide choice of quality products such as wine and balsamic vinegar, all from Italy of course. Don't hesitate to order.