Where to buy bread cakes chocolates ice cream Côte du Midi

Located on the Place des Menhirs, this ice cream parlour catches the eye with its cosy terrace. Renard took a seat for a tasting of the specialties of this true artisan ice-cream maker. The concept was born in Saint-Malo, where the ice creams with their unique tastes and textures are made. Everything you taste here is handcrafted, from the creamy ice cream to the sorbet and topping. The quality of the ingredients is undeniable, and all you have to do is taste to rediscover authentic flavors. We tested a dozen flavors and our verdict is clear: go for it!

After having created a pastry shop of great reputation in Paris, Armand and Nina went down to the region where the latter lived. It is through a magnificent patio that one reaches "gourmandises", a 100% artisanal pastry shop and its tempting windows. Armand, the Chef, accompanied by a pastry chef and a lathe maker, create beautiful and tasty cakes and high quality pastries made from French products, PDO butter and local seasonal fruits. Savouries (focaccia, original pizzas) and organic gourmet French groceries complete the picture.

La Ferme promotes short circuits and regional producers in this store, which is very popular with locavores. You'll find fresh produce such as fruit and vegetables, traditional butchery, charcuterie, cheese by the slice and, on Fridays, trout and oysters. You'll also find delicatessen, chocolates, wines, cosmetics and many other products that are both ecological and economical. And don't forget the tastings organized all year round!

It is impossible to stroll, stay or reside here without tasting the "Tarte Gruissanaise", a local speciality made with puff pastry, frangipane, meringue and pine nuts, made by Alain Bernard. We also fell in love with the "Narbonnaise" with rum-soaked grapes, as well as the homemade "Croustade". A pure delight that we enjoyed intensely. Very good traditional or more original breads are also sold here, as well as very good pure butter pastries and a wide range of beautiful pastries of all sizes, which appealed to our sweet tooth.

There are ice cream parlors and ice cream parlors and this one is in the category of super ice cream parlors. Located in front of the town hall square, this artisan ice cream maker offers his 100% homemade creations made from organic milk, organic fruits and organic sugar, in short, pure nature in your cone. It is on the floor above the store that everything is prepared, 12 flavors ranging from the most classic: vanilla-pecan, chocolate sorbet, pistachio, mango, to the most original: lavender-honey with berries, "detox" sorbet kiwi, cucumber and lime. Not to be missed!

Brioche du Moulin is a bakery which is located at Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, within walking distance from the historical monuments. Here, bread is a passion but also a family story: the owners are former millers of Castelnaudary, now flour traders! Their daughters welcome you in the bakery to offer you various breads (with chestnut flour, with cereals, with figs, with whole wheat, in rustic way, etc), Viennese pastries but also some pastries and salted pleasures: sandwich, croque-monsieur, pizza... Then, for the breakfast, between two shops or simply to enjoy good bread, go to Brioche du Moulin!

Gilles Bourguignon, former rugby player of RCNM, has become a proven businessman but still keen on well-done job.  His company is one of the success stories of Narbonne. In his bakery, Gilles bakes bread, Viennese pastries and pastries found in his eight Aude stores under the brands L'Epi d'Ovalie and Le Fournil de Gilles. Here, the breads are baked in an oven heated by wood and worked in the baker tradition: sourdough bread, maize, organic, sliced, cereals and especially the unmissable spelt bread! You will also find, at any time of the day, Viennese pastries, pastries, salty and sweet pies, sandwiches, pizzas, slices of bread, wraps.... And for our greatest pleasure, there are the products from the region: Galette Occitane, Pignes de la Garrigue without forgetting the fabulous Narbonnaise! If you stop at Le Fournil, Route d'Espagne, you will find a small bar that is fitted out as well as a small terrace near the car park. The sandwiches are generous and the fish fresh, ideal for a short break as you leave work or on holiday route!

The Bubble café is a veritable institution in the heart of Saint-Pierre, where you can enjoy the sunny terrace facing the sea and the market in all seasons. You can enjoy cocktails, drinks and crêpes, as well as homemade waffles and bubble waffles, and smoothies made with ice cream and fresh fruit. It's worth noting that the quality ice cream is homemade and made on site. Enjoy it here or take it away. We love the warm welcome and family-friendly, even festive, atmosphere!

In the heart of Narbonne, Le Temps du Chocolat offers a tasty journey around chocolate. Dark chocolate? Milk chocolate? We've fallen for Carré Or, 100% grand cru from the Dominican Republic. You'll find chocolate creations, gourmet baskets, themed chocolates (for the holidays), ballotins of all sizes... François Bodelle also offers delicious homemade macaroons with 68% chocolate, lime, Costa Rican milk chocolate praline and passion fruit. In fine weather, homemade ice creams are available.

Le Moulin des Halles is the latest addition to Narbonne's renowned Moulins bakery and patisserie chain. While the main breads and cakes sold by the "older" bakeries can be found here, the house specialties take pride of place. The "Clapettes", baguettes filled with olives, bacon, cumin or reblochon cheese, will delight you or your guests... But above all, don't miss out on the pleasure of treating yourself or your guests to the famous and delicious "Pavés Narbonnais", pine nut tarts or galettes narbonnaises...

This bakery-patisserie exudes an atmosphere of yesteryear, a time when bread was fashioned with love and passion. From real natural sourdough breads to baguettes, speciality breads and the inimitable "Tronçon" XXL, found at the tables of the finest restaurants, everything here smacks of the talented baker's savoir-faire. Mickaël makes excellent churned butter viennoiseries, shortbread, brioche and even kouign-amann! Cakes for all occasions, catered dishes, snacks and a healthy dose of kindness.

La Fabrique is a large artisan bakery, pastry shop and sandwich shop ideally located near the mediatheque. Flour is sourced from the renowned Sauret mill, in operation since the ^12th century. Everything is homemade, and the quality of taste is omnipresent, from the various breads (organic, sourdough...) to the fabulous pastries and snacks made from salads, wraps or burgers. Sweet and savoury dishes can be taken away or eaten on the premises in the very pleasant back room, which has a library and doubles as a tea room.

This is the story of Fanny who, having grown up in the family bakery in Sallèles d'Aude, decided to "return to the roots ", to the place where her father acquired the trade. And she was right to do so, delighting us with her traditional or special breads, chocolatines, butter or plain croissants, almond loaves and other viennoiseries. As for pastries, it's Barbara who pampers us with a host of homemade delights, including pine nut tarts, a traditional Aude speciality made with cream and almonds, and the famous Paris Vinassan.