Lyon, as the capital of gastronomy, is home to numerous cheese shops. Which are the best? How to choose them? Lyon Secret brings you its selection of the 4 best cheese dairies in Lyon. This way to the county!
1. Pierre and Marcellin
In the third arrondissement, just a stone’s throw from the Part-Dieu train station, this shop with its impeccable welcome and affordable prices will delight all cheese lovers. Their varied selection of French and Swiss cheeses will ensure you have everything you need to put on the table this festive season – not least thanks to the unquestionable expertise of their team! Raclette lovers: opt for their delicious smoked raclette cheese. If you’re a blue cheese lover, you’ve found your paradise: choose Bleu de Gex and tell us all about it!
The ➕: cheese platters are served in wooden boxes! The must-have for the holidays!
📍 46 Avenue Félix Faure, 69003 Lyon. Open Tuesday to Saturday 9am-1pm and 3.30pm-7.30pm. 🚇 Garibaldi (metro D). And 253 Rue Paul Bert, 69003 Lyon 🚇 Part-Dieu (metro B).
2. Crèmerie Lyonnaise
Crèmerie Lyonnaise est warm and typical place awaits you in this pretty cheese shop in Vieux-Lyon. Here, fine French and Italian cheeses await you Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 1pm and 3:30pm to 7pm, and Saturday, 9am to 7pm. You’ll be able to tailor-make your own cheese platters for all your upcoming parties: and with good reason, there’s a variety of over 70 cheeses (and their homemade cervelle de Canut is delicious!)! A godsend for Vieux-Lyon where, against all expectations, good cheese dairies are not so easy to find!
The ➕: for anniversaries, you can have your text engraved in the cheese rind!
📍11 Rue Mgr Lavarenne, 69005 Lyon. Open Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 1pm and 3:30pm to 7pm, and Saturday, 9am to 7pm. 🚇 Vieux-Lyon (métro D).
3. The Three Johns
For your raclettes, fondues, Monts d’Or… look no further, you’ve found your address! In this pretty boutique on Avenue Jean Jaurès, the range of cheeses is such that you’ll find products that are completely unknown elsewhere: a paradise for cheese enthusiasts? By the way, their Brillat-Savarin is a real treat to try out with your eyes closed! And if you need to customize your Swiss or Savoyard fondue, choose Les Trois Jean!
The ➕: their smooth, flavorful mozzarella is ideal for your summer salads.
📍 84 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 69007 Lyon. Open Tuesday to Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-7pm, and Saturday 8.30am-7pm. 🚇 Jean Macé (metro B and streetcar T2).
4. Fromagerie Galland
If we had to choose the best cheese shop on the Croix-Rousse, we’d probably say the Galland cheese shop, nestled at number 8 rue d’Austerlitz: it’s not surprising to see Croix-Roussiens crowding around the shop window for all the good smells! The prices, never excessive compared with supermarket cheeses, mean that you can enjoy a good meal without spending too much: a varied selection, a friendly welcome and precise maturing… this is the inevitable address on the Croix-Rousse!
The ➕: try their Brillat-Savarin and Brocciu, stars of the house!
📍 8 Rue d’Austerlitz, 69004 Lyon. Open Mondays 3:30pm-7:30pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays 8:30am-12:30pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm, Sundays 9am-1pm. 🚇 Croix-Rousse (metro C).
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