In this article, we’d like to warn you that we’re going to make a big deal of it… Because there’s no better pairing than cheese with a glass of wine, here’s our top 5 list of the best fromageries in Bordeaux!
1. Deruelle cheese dairy
Rue du Pas-Saint-Georges, in the heart of the old town, nestles a cheese dairy capable of seducing the finest gourmets. Élodie Deruelle, originally from Lyon, has a refined flair for frometon. And with good reason: his 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 cheesy 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 top-flight establishments like Saint-James and Château Pétrus place their trust in him. In his store, you’ll find farmhouse cheeses made from raw milk, creamery products 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 his store, the crème de la crème of the cheese world. From Savoie (Raclette) to Ireland (Guinness Cheddar), via Italy (Pecorino, Mozzarella di Buffala, Scarmoza)… Cheese platters, raclette or Mont D’or, whatever the occasion, La Fromagerie can help you find the best from France and the rest of the world. In short, something to satiate your appetite for cheese while revising your geography. This lesson is worth a cheese, no doubt.
📍3 Quai Deschamps, 33100 Bordeaux
4. Jean d’Alos cheese dairy
This passionate cheesemaker and refiner has been a cheese-making institution since 1983. His secret? It matures its cheeses in its own 15th-century vaulted cellars. He’s also an outstanding collector, with a range of 250 varieties, mainly farmhouse and raw-milk. Thanks to these exclusive creations, he has made a name for himself and is now a major player in the international cheese game. In the US, China and as far afield as Japan, his cheeses sell like hotcakes!
📍4 rue Montesquieu, 33000 Bordeaux
5. Karine Fine Cheeses
Karine Haury visits the cellars of the “Meilleurs ouvriers de France” (Best Craftsmen of France) to bring you the finest affineurs on a platter. His 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 mostly organic, to delight the most discerning palates at the Capucins market and the Halles des Chartrons.
📍29 Place des Capucins, 33800 Bordeaux