Exotic delicatessens Auvergne

Homemade chocolates are well known at the round, and this is justified. This year, the shop celebrates its thirty years, and these specialties will be honoured. Salmon, an unavoidable symbol of brivadois, is black chocolate with orange, which evokes the flesh of salmon. We will also be delighted to find the chocolate of the dentellière, a chocolate praline with a caramélisée kernel, a small spindle is represented on it. Finally in summer, the Marquis's cake is unavoidable. In homage to La Fayette, it is a success that continues from year to year, mixing raspberries, tumbling down and almond cream… And as in addition to finding quality products, one is always greeted with the same kindness, how not to want to return once the opportunity presents itself. Provided that it lasts!

Looking for a change of scenery or to reconnect with Latin America? Go to rue du Port to find the store created by Graciela Suarez, originally from Colombia, and Bertrand Romain. Faced with the difficulty of finding Colombian products in Auvergne, they decided to remedy this by opening a specialized grocery store. Savory and sweet food products, condiments, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, coffee: specialties from different Latin American countries are displayed on the shelves. The offer is completed by handicrafts (leather goods, jewelry...). Do not hesitate to ask for some explanations and advice. On the Facebook page, you will find small recipes to try and taste!

After 15 years living in Reunion Island, Christelle and Sébastien have opened an exotic grocery store in the heart of the city. In a musical atmosphere, they propose Creole products (Reunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana...) allowing to realize dishes with the true tropical flavors. Reunionese recipe book available. Also crafts, jewelry, Malagasy spices, canned goods, beer, rum, punches, frozen products including chicken, fish, pork, fish samoussas, cheese samoussas. Arrivals: chilli sweets, chicken combava caps...

Teas and herbal teas, chocolate powder, maple syrup, crunchy ginger cookies, marmalades: all of Ireland is at your fingertips in this store hidden not far from the Place de Jaude. Of course, you will also find a cellar of whiskies, beers, gins and other liqueurs and spirits. Not forgetting household linen, rugby accessories, jewelry and objects bearing the country's logo. A large choice of gift ideas, accompanied by good advice. Le Comptoir Irlandais offers the best of Ireland and Scotland, as well as what the Irish enjoy around the world. For more than twenty years, this store has become the reference in the English-speaking world.

Dor de Casa is a Romanian shop: a Romanian store if you translate it into French. After a small tour in Thiers, he settled in Montferrand, for the greatest happiness of the Romanian cooking amateurs, but also for those who like to make their taste buds travel. You can find products from Romania, but also typical products from the Balkan region: wines, beers, fruit juices and sodas, pâtés, sausages, preserved vine leaves, cookies and various sweets, frozen specialties, etc. You can also find the famous slanina afumata, smoked bacon to be tasted as an aperitif, which is out of the ordinary. The reception is friendly and they will inform you with a smile.

This small grocery store selling Japanese and Korean products, as well as take-away and eat-in food, seems to have grown inside. The shelves are overflowing with exotic products and surprising spirits. The fresh produce and delicatessen section offers bibimbap, onigris, daily bento, sushi and more. Dishes can be enjoyed on site, indoors or on the terrace. Culinary discovery is complete: cooking classes and workshops are also organized. A second address, on Place de Salford, also offers takeaway dishes.

Are you seduced by Italy's sun-drenched gastronomic specialties and gentle way of life? Don't wait until your next vacation to travel to Italy! At Meo, you'll find Porchetta, linguine limone e pepe, colomba di Pasqua and bottles of wine. The stalls of this specialized grocery store are mouth-watering and make you want to try out new recipes. A whole meal is available, including an aperitif and a tray of antipasti to take away. We wish you buon appetito !