The best grocery stores Languedoc Roussillon

Located in a pretty Corbières village on the route to the Cathar castles, discover this Coup de Coeur Épicure and Gourmet Sélection grocery store. A member of the Collège Culinaire de France and a true ambassador for his region and for rural delicatessens, Aurélien offers you a wide choice of local products: charcuterie, cheeses, beers, artisanal ice creams, wines at cellar prices, specialities from elsewhere... The store also stocks bread, fruit, vegetables and organic produce. Futé: compose your own local snack, to eat in or take away.

If you're a gourmet, this is the place for you! This delicatessen is undoubtedly one of the best in town. We come here for the quality of the products selected, whether from the region or elsewhere. Local wines and beers, crémants and blanquettes de Limoux, champagnes and spirits to make your mouth water! And when it comes to good food, you'll love the cheeses from Chez Xavier (MOF), the artisanal charcuterie, the exceptional Iberian hams, the cakes and other gourmet preserves, and the ever-wise advice from the team.

Le Comptoir des Matins Bleus is Sandrine Béliveau's declaration of love for her terroir. In her small grocery store, she shares her passion for good products from here and elsewhere: vinegars from Laguinelle, peppers and spices from around the world, Greek feta, exceptional small goats' cheeses, Iberian ham, wines and beers from the region, organic coffees, teas and herbal teas, surprising syrups... An address that hides a multitude of little nuggets of all kinds

On this road to the end of the world, which leads to one of the most beautiful sandy beaches in the Mediterranean, the Maison Méditerranéenne des Vins offers you a very wide range: 15,000 products, including 3,000 wine references alone. Here, wine merchants can advise you on hundreds of products from the Mediterranean arc. You'll also find crafts and local products such as delicate, fruity olive oils, honeys, fleur de sel, Camargue rice...

In the heart of the Cité district, the Cave de l'Amphore is a treasure trove of wines. Red, white, rosé, oak-aged or light, budget or grand cru, the team will guide you according to your tastes, desires and budget. The wine selection is rigorous, from regional wines to those from other French wine-growing regions. To complete the picture: a fine selection of sweet and savoury treats, a wide choice of spirits, champagnes and tasting workshops. An address where you can even find the unobtainable.

Gilles and Jacqueline welcome you to their magnificent red store, the aptly named La Ferme, the meeting place of every self-respecting Aude epicurean. Thirty years of passion for cheeses and local produce have made this a Mecca for gourmets. Here you'll find everything to satisfy your taste buds: 7,000 references are sifted, tasted and approved before ending up in your basket. Whether you're looking for a gourmet or rural meal, or a gift involving the culinary arts, La Ferme is the cave with a taste of the terroir.

Éric Vidall has carefully selected his regional products: excellent wines, beer from Le Brasseur de Sommières, olive oils, fleur de sel, spices, locally-flavored mustards, fruit vinegars, artisanal jams, honey from Le Prieuré, excellent chocolates from Miralies, croquants Villaret, tapenade, saucisson, brandade de morue, various cheeses... All the typical products of the region, from the Camargue to the Cévennes, via Aigues-Mortes and Nîmes.

In the heart of the medieval city and echoing the tea room and ice cream parlour in the lower town, the Cosy du Plo, offers a tea room-ice cream parlour and delicatessen concept that you will find right next to the Jean-Deschamps Theater square. This "gourmet store" features a selection of local producers, beers, wines, olive oils, cassoulets, honeys, liqueurs and sweet treats. For a gourmet break, sit down to taste the delicious specialties of the house such as the waffles in the Liège style that you can decorate with homemade ice creams.

The Comptoir Gourmand is one of the institutions of the Halles Castellanes and the Halles Laissac. For more than seventeen years, Lory Caselli has favoured exceptional products in his delicatessen. These products - always AOC or AOP - come directly to him from the producers. If they are mainly local, they also come from elsewhere. The result: on her stall, black lucques from the Hérault, black truffles melanum sporum and anchovies are found alongside pepper from Madagascar, Cameroon and some rare spices such as saffron from Iran.

The Cezarenque is a cevenol work center (CAT) cevenol, a farm-workshop that has a shop in which local products are produced locally. In small or large quantities, prices - and quality, sound - defy all competition! To give you a little idea of what you can find and rates, here's a small selection of their products: olive ham cake (4-6 servings), 4,30 €, leg of lamb, 12,20 € per kg, lamb stew, 4,50 € per kg, farmer chicken 6,10 € per kg, bin-baked container (240 g), 2,20 €, large meat sausage, 7,65 € per kg, apricot jam, 2,90 €, bag of assortment of chocolates (205 g), 6,95 €, ballotin of 200 g pralines, 5 €… We stop there, but the list is really long. Interesting for events such as receptions, baptisms, communions… They give on order (such before Tuesday noon) on Friday in Alès and Nimes and (every 15 days) in Bagnols-sur-Cèze!

Promoting local products while respecting an organic charter is what the Biocoop chain of stores offers. You will find on its shelves products from local and responsible productions. The store is in direct contact with producers and processors, who are rarely more than 150 km from the point of sale. Among them are Le domaine Roquemale (Villeveyrac), l'Arbre à pains (Faugères) or the farm Le colibri (Vias).

Located in the center of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, this store offers a superb range of products from this region that oscillates between plains and mountains, between thyme and chestnuts. "Entre Thym et Châtaigne" is a direct sales outlet where some twenty producers come together to sell their produce directly to consumers. Each of them takes it in turns to run the store, and part of the money raised goes into an emergency fund in case one of the members' business is in danger.

Le Caviste Gourmand (by CDD) offers a temple to Occitan viticulture and quality local products. Here you'll find over 600 references in wines, whiskies, rums, champagnes, local craft beers... On the delicatessen side: charcuterie, preserves, fruit and vegetables, cheeses and sweet treats. Donkey milk soaps, shower gels and creams are also available. Animations and tastings take place in the company of sommeliers. During your visit, you can enjoy lunch at La Cantine du Caviste, the onsite restaurant.

We love Chez Iris for its selection of the region's finest organic and natural wines, delicious cheeses and genuine artisanal charcuterie. This new boutique is part wine cellar, part delicatessen and part meeting place. The decor is superb and highlights all the nuggets to be tasted. All the products are selected like diamonds! Smiling and cheerful Iris, who knows everything there is to know about natural wine, welcomes you for an aperitif with friends, a tasting or simply to advise you. Bravo!

A must at Les Halles when it comes to Italian gastronomy. Audrey and Julien offer Parma and San Daniele hams, coppa di Parma, guanciale, parmigiano reggiano, gorgonzola, mozzarella, wines and a fine selection of groceries; it's ecstasy! Let us advise you on cured meats, and we'll show you recipes based on lardo di colonnata and other Italian cured meats. Don't miss the truffled mortadella or the artichoke and onion confit, perfect for an aperitif! La dolce vita...

Founded in 1963, this Sétoise cannery has now been awarded the "Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant" (Living Heritage Company) label. Here, seafood is treated with experience and respect. A true institution between terroir and gastronomy: fish soups, octopus rouille and marinades, mussels, stuffed squid, brandades... The Collège Culinaire de France has even recognized it as a "Producteur Artisan De Qualité". You can also come and visit the company and taste its tasty products!

Here's an address that will delight any epicurean with its high-quality products and powerful flavors. Here, porcini mushrooms are available in an almost infinite variety! On the shelves, you'll find products that are creative, original and... ceps. Alain Lesage has invented a whole range of products based on the king of mushrooms: liqueur, flavored salt, preserves, molecular pearls... Other local products from Lozère and neighboring Ardèche are also available. In season, morels, truffles, trumpets of death, milk caps, chanterelles and mousserons are on sale.

It's amazing what you can do with chestnuts! Bread, croissants, tarts, crunchy, gingerbread, cookies, cakes, jams... all without preservatives or colouring. In this chestnut paradise, Valérie and Damien (former Alsatian chocolatiers) also offer other Cévennes products (liqueurs, preserves... always made with chestnuts). They have created an original range of sweet and savoury biscuits as well as a speciality, the chestnut tart.

Cyril's vinegars are renowned in the region. Highly acclaimed by top chefs, he satisfies a clientele looking for exceptional products. Taste his 48 different vinegars and balsamics, such as the wild blackberry vinegar or the candied lemon and ginger wine vinegar, or discover the production site, just a stone's throw from the boutique. From the barrels filled with a 10-year-old balsamic to the bottles of wine vinegar on the roof, you'll learn all about its production methods at the end of the free tour.