The cheese shops chapter, across every region we cover.

121 cheese shops in 40 regions · 11 countries

France 10Italy 9Germany 6Portugal 4Spain 4Austria 2Croatia 1England 1Greece 1Slovenia 1Switzerland 1
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Editors' picks

The best cheese shops we cover

Our highest-rated cheese shops, at most two per region so every corner of the map gets a look.

4.7 Beaujolais · Lyon 3e (Part-Dieu) Fromagerie La Mère Richard Founded in 1965 by Renée Richard, known as La Mère Richard, and at the Halles since 1971. Its page names Saint-Marcellin and Saint-Félicien as... 4.6 Baden · Altstadt, Freiburg Alles Käs' (Münstermarkt stall) Cheese stall on the north side of the Münster, run by Eva Hohlfeld since 2021 and on the square since 1993, with Black Forest farm cheeses and... 4.6 Alto Adige · Vahrn, by Brixen Degust Affineur's shop founded in 1994 by Hansi Baumgartner, a trained cook, which selects cheeses from small dairies and finishes them, ripening them in... 4.6 Sicily · Corso Italia, Ragusa Dipasquale Formaggi, Casa del Formaggio S. Anna Family cheese shop that grew from a 1950s shop in central Ragusa, where Carmelo Dipasquale selected and aged cheeses in natural caves. Now on... 4.6 Loire Valley · Halles de Tours France Fromages Cheese stall and ageing cellar in the Halles de Tours, run by Hans and Adeline Krischer, with a counter built around goat cheeses from Touraine... 4.6 Piedmont · Bra, historic centre Giolito Formaggi Four-generation family cheese shop in the historic centre of Bra, working as an affineur with its own ageing cells and cellar. It favours raw-milk... 4.6 Rhone Valley · Valence, pedestrian city centre La Chazère Valence fromagerie with two shops, selling farmhouse raw-milk cheeses and running cheese tastings from June to September by registration in the... 4.6 Alsace · Strasbourg centre Maison Lorho Fromagerie in central Strasbourg run by Christelle and Cyrille Lorho, both Meilleurs Ouvriers de France fromagers. About 250 cheeses, matured in... 4.6 Penedes · Vilafranca del Penedès Xerigots Affineur in a 19th-century cellar in Vilafranca. It selects artisan cheeses from other makers and ages them in vats that once held wine, rather... 4.5 Burgundy · Beaune centre, place Carnot Alain Hess, Maître Fromager Cheese shop on place Carnot in Beaune with about 200 cheeses, wine and fine groceries. Alain Hess, maître fromager since 1997 and an affineur,... 4.5 Abruzzo · Farindola Casera Consortile del Pecorino di Farindola The producers' consortium shop, opened 2001 in a basement of the renovated town hall. It sells Pecorino di Farindola from the member farms and... 4.5 Bordeaux · Bordeaux centre Fromagerie Deruelle Family cheese shop in central Bordeaux, open since 2011, known for cheese and charcuterie platters to order. Bordeaux Tourisme names its organic...

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Photo credits
  • Abruzzo: Photo by maury3001, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
  • Alentejo: Photo by Antonio Araujo on Unsplash
  • Alsace: Photo by Adam Baker on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
  • Alto Adige: Photo by Hubert Berberich on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Baden: Photo by Hanna Schwichtenberg on Unsplash
  • Beaujolais: Photo by Jameson Fink on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
  • Bierzo: Photo by malditofriki on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Bordeaux: Photo by Angell Guillén on Unsplash
  • Brda: Photo by neiljs on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
  • Burgenland: Photo by Christian Holzinger on Unsplash
  • Burgundy: Photo by Ile-de-re on Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
  • Champagne: Photo by Pline on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Douro Valley: Photo by Maksym Kaharlytskyi on Unsplash
  • Dão: Photo by Vitor Oliveira on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Franciacorta: Photo by paola capelletto on Unsplash
  • Franken: Photo by Kaffeebart on Unsplash
  • Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Photo by Cookligan on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Istria: Photo by Lothar Boris Piltz on Unsplash
  • Jerez & Sherry: Photo by El Pantera on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Jura: Photo by Mpmpmp on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Languedoc: Photo by Hakon Grimstad on Unsplash
  • Loire Valley: Photo by Sue Winston on Unsplash
  • Mosel: Photo by Matthew on Unsplash
  • Naoussa: Photo by Osenji on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Penedes: Photo by Aleix Ventayol on Unsplash
  • Pfalz: Photo by Bernd Dittrich on Unsplash
  • Piedmont: Photo by David Salamanca on Unsplash
  • Provence: Photo by le Sixieme Reve on Unsplash
  • Rheingau: Photo by Joshua Kettle on Unsplash
  • Rheinhessen: Photo via Unsplash
  • Rhone Valley: Photo by Everett Harper on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ribera del Duero: Photo by Matthieu Joannon on Unsplash
  • Sicily: Photo by Bernd Dittrich on Unsplash
  • Sussex: Photo by Ian Hawfinch, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tuscany: Photo by Johny Goerend on Unsplash
  • Umbria: Photo by Umbria Lovers, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Valais: Photo by Daniel R. on Unsplash
  • Veneto: Photo by Patafisik on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Vinho Verde: Photo by alexandra vale on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Wachau: Photo by Svitlana on Unsplash

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