We’d better warn you, this article will make you hungry, and even make you want to go for an aperitif, even if it’s only 11am… Because there’s no better pairing than cheese with a glass of wine (and we’re connoisseurs), here are our top 5 best cheese shops in Bordeaux!
1. La fromagerie Deruelle
Rue du Pas-Saint-Georges, in the heart of the old town, nestles a cheese shop capable of seducing the most discerning gourmets. Élodie Deruelle, originally from Lyon, has a refined flair for cheese. And with good reason, her store boasts no fewer than 150 different farmhouse cheeses, from Pyrenean ewes to fruity cantal entre-deux. Gourmets will be tempted by gougères, tiramisus, tartiflettes, cheesecakes and other cheese delights.
📍66 rue du Pas-Saint-Georges, 33000 Bordeaux
2. La Fromagerie de Pierre
It smells good on the Cour Portal… Pierre Rollet-Gérard can spot a Coulommiers from miles away. Equipped with his sharp Laguiole knife, this cheese explorer criss-crosses the French countryside in search of the best nuggets of our terroir. That’s why such top-flight establishments as Saint-James and Château Pétrus put their trust in him. In his boutique, you’ll find farmhouse cheeses made from raw milk, crèmerie, and a selection of seasonal cheeses. At the moment, farmhouse cheeses from the Drôme (Le P’tit Barac, la tome blanche and Picodon) are in the spotlight.
📍43 Cour Portal, 33000 Bordeaux
3. Madame Fromage
Madame Fromage, a cheese-maker with character, knows what she’s doing with cheese. In her store, you’ll find the crème de la crème of the cheese world. From Savoie (Raclette) to Ireland (Guinness Cheddar), via Italy (Pecorino, Mozzarella di Buffala, Scarmoza)… Whether you’re looking for a cheese platter, raclette or Mont D’or, whatever the occasion, La Fromagerie can help you find the best of France and Navarre. In short, it’s the perfect place to satisfy your appetite for cheese and brush up on your geography at the same time. A lesson well worth a cheese, no doubt.
📍3 Quai Deschamps, 33100 Bordeaux
4. La fromagerie Frécaut
Located in Bordeaux’s lively Saint-Michel district, the fromagerie Frécaut is run by cheese enthusiast David Frécaut! This place invites you on a true gustatory voyage, with a fine selection of cheeses, beers, wines, charcuterie and jams! Each cheese tells its own story. They are carefully selected from farm producers who respect their craft and their animals.
📍69 rue des Faures, 33000 Bordeaux
5. Karine Fromages Fins
Karine Haury shops around in the cellars of the Meilleurs ouvriers de France (Best Craftsmen of France) to bring you the finest fine cheeses on a platter. Her specialty? Goat’ s cheese (a nod to Tours, her native region), which she makes in a thousand and one ways: Valençay pyramids, Chavignol crottins, Sainte-maure logs, couronne lochoise or cœur de Touraine… The selection is refined and predominantly organic, to delight the most discerning palates at the Capucins market and the Halles des Chartrons.
📍29 Place des Capucins, 33800 Bordeaux