Whatever the season, our cravings for raclettes, fondues and cheese platters are irresistible. Toulouse, a city of so many culinary specialties, is home to many cheese shops. Which are the best? How do you choose them? Toulouse Secret brings you its selection of the 6 best cheese dairies in Toulouse. Par ici le comté!
1. Fromagerie Émilie, a must in Toulouse
Fromagerie Émilie is located in the Victor Hugo market! For all your festive needs, make your own cheese platters at low prices. Émilie’s discreet and meticulous stall will always provide you with sound advice in your choice of cheeses: traditional or original products, you’ll go home with a gourmet spirit and ready to taste new flavors.
The ➕: trust Émilie cheese dairy to make your own cheese platters.
📍 Marché Victor Hugo, Place Victor Hugo, 31000 Toulouse
🚇 Jean Jaurès (métro A/B)
2. La Crèmerie des Biquettes, the temple of cheese and charcuterie
Fans of goat’s cheese or truffled Brillat-Savarin? La Crèmerie des Biquettes is the place for you! In this pretty shop on rue Reclusane, cheese is back in the limelight like nowhere else. Try the Brie with raisins and almonds, and tell us all about it. Local products, tasting platters combining charcuterie and cheese, you’ll find it all in this pretty boutique prized by connoisseurs!
Le ➕: the very original pièce montée of cheeses for all your events
📍 9, Rue Reclusane – 31300 Toulouse
🚇 Saint-Cyprien – République (métro A)
3. Xavier Fromagerie, when wine and cheese go hand in hand in Toulouse
With its well-matured cheeses and the unquestionable expertise of its team (always a good recommendation), this fromagerie, located opposite the Victor Hugo market and a stone’s throw from the Capitole, has forged a formidable reputation. Prepared by a true professional affineur, the cheeses are varied and of the highest quality. For Savoyard fondues, there’s no doubt about it: go to Xavier’s! For fans of Pavé Toulousain, the star of the house, opt for the 6-month maturing process, the fruit of a collaboration between the cheese dairy and a local producer. Simply delicious.
The ➕: the place also has a tasting cellar, enough to marry your products with the best of wines.
📍 6, Place Victor Hugo – 31000 Toulouse
🚇 Jean Jaurès (métro A/B)
4. Fromages et Créations, quality products
Fromages et Créations deserves your full attention, despite its slightly out-of-the-way location. A veritable laboratory for the marriage of wine and cheese, its boutique at 128 avenue de Muret is sure to delight. Thanks to a careful selection of top-quality (and, shall we say, luxury) products, this artisan cheesemaker is able to offer a judicious choice of original farmhouse cheeses prepared with delicacy and passion. Opt for munster and vacherin made from raw milk, two of the house’s delights!
The ➕: the store concocts tailor-made mixed platters for your meals or aperitifs.
📍 128, Avenue de Muret – 31300 Toulouse
🚇 Croix de Pierre (streetcar 1/2)
5. Deux Chavanne, cheese ripeners in the purest tradition
Here, cheese ripening is a masterpiece of skill and creativity. With a selection of varied, high-quality cheeses, the choice will be tough! But you can count on the team’s expertise and expert advice to create the perfect platter. An ideal address for preparing a Savoyard fondue, you can also melt over their fig-almond brie and Normandy camembert, two stars of the Deux Chavanne house.
The ➕: their cheese platters are labeled and ordered by tasting direction!
📍 28, Avenue Saint-Exupéry – 31400 Toulouse
🚇 Saouzelong (métro B)
6. Fromagerie Betty, a Toulouse cheese ripener since 1973
Fans of exceptional cheeses or inventive pairings, Fromagerie Betty, opposite the Victor Hugo market, is the ideal address for discerning gourmets. Here, family know-how has been passed down for three generations. Organic raw-milk cow’s milk tommes, ossau-iraty, epoisses or rare regional specialties: everything is finely matured on site. Let us guide you as you compose your personalized platter, pairing each cheese with its ideal jam or wine. The “forgotten cellars” are a must-try for a tasting experience that’s off the beaten track!
The ➕: made-to-measure platters and expert advice on pairing wines, cheeses and jams.
📍 21, Place Victor Hugo – 31000 Toulouse
🚇 Jean Jaurès (metro A/B).