A guide to cheese shops in Bordeaux.

Cheese Shops in Bordeaux

Fromagerie Beillevaire, Les Chartrons ★ 4.1

ChartronsTuesday to Friday 9:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 19:30; Saturday 9:00 to 19:30; Sunday 9:30 to 13:30The house's cheese, butter and cream, with Sunday morning openingAffineur

Another Bordeaux shop of the Beillevaire house, on cours Portal in the Chartrons quarter, selling the house's cheese, butter and cream. It opens on Sunday mornings.

5 cours Portal, 33000 Bordeaux

La Fromagerie de Pierre ★ 4.1

ChartronsMonday 10:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 19:30; Tuesday to Saturday 9:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 19:30Raw-milk farm cheeses selected by season, with fine groceries and charcuterie

Shop of Pierre Rollet-Gérard, who also has a stall at the Libourne covered market, specialising in raw-milk farm cheeses selected by season, with fine groceries and charcuterie.

43 cours Portal, 33000 Bordeaux

Madame Fromage ★ 3.9

La Bastide (right bank)Tuesday to Friday 9:30 to 13:30 and 16:00 to 19:00; Saturday 10:00 to 18:00Cheeses tasted before you buy, at affordable prices, with mozzarella from a Bordeaux dairy

Cheese shop on the right bank run by Sylvette and Louis Salbreux, who let customers taste a piece before buying and aim for affordable prices. Bordeaux Tourisme highlights its mozzarella.

3 quai Deschamps, 33100 Bordeaux

Fromages Nansouty ★ 3.8

NansoutyCheeses, plus organic dairy products straight from a Lot-et-Garonne farm

Neighbourhood cheese shop that gives advice, sometimes with cheese and wine pairing ideas, and sells organic yoghurt, rice pudding and raw milk direct from a Lot-et-Garonne farm.

314 rue Pelleport, 33800 Bordeaux

La Ronde des Fromages ★ 4.0

Saint-Michel (Capucins market)Tuesday to Saturday 6:00 to 13:30, Sunday 6:00 to 13:00, closed Monday (market hours)Raw-milk farm and artisan cheeses, with a tasting space for selected cheeses

Cheese stall inside the Marché des Capucins selling raw-milk farm and artisan cheeses, with a tasting space where selected cheeses are shown off, according to the market's own listing.

Marché des Capucins, stall 19 ABCD, Place des Capucins, 33800 Bordeaux

La Fromagerie de Pierre, Libourne ★ 4.1

Libourne covered marketTuesday 7:00 to 12:30; Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 to 12:30 and 16:00 to 19:00; Friday 7:00 to 12:30 and 16:00 to 19:00; Saturday 9:00 to 12:30 and 16:00 to 19:00; Sunday 8:00 to 13:00; closed MondayRaw-milk farm cheeses selected by season, the market stall of the Bordeaux shop

Stall in the Libourne covered market, started in June 2006, run by the owner of the Chartrons shop and specialising in raw-milk farm cheeses chosen by season.

1 place Abel Surchamp, 33500 Libourne

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Cheese Shops in Bordeaux, FAQ

How long is Ossau-Iraty aged?

Le Guide du Fromage gives a minimum of 80 to 120 days, and the French Wikipedia article on the cheese says at least 80 days for wheels of 2 to 3 kg and 120 days for those of 4 to 7 kg.

What is the ewe's head stamped on the rind?

INAO says each cheese is marked when it is made, either pressed into the rind or with a casein plate, with a ewe's head: in profile for dairy cheeses and face on for farm cheeses.

Which wine does the Ossau-Iraty syndicate suggest?

Structured reds and full whites of the South-West (Madiran, Béarn-Belloq, Jurançon, Irouléguy) or of the Languedoc, according to the cheese's defence syndicate. The Bordeaux pairings on this site are our own suggestions, not a local tradition.

Is Ossau-Iraty made near Bordeaux?

No. INAO places production in the Basque Country and Béarn. In Bordeaux it is sold, not made: Bordeaux Tourisme names it as the specialty of the Beillevaire shops.

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