Christmas specialties in Bordeaux

What better time to sample the flavors of Bordeaux than at the end of the year? Raw products or ready-to-eat specialties, there's something for everyone! Between oysters, Yule logs and other Bordeaux specialties, find here a quality inventory to help you shop.

Every year, stroll through the Bordeaux Christmas market to find a selection of local products in a warm atmosphere.

Our addresses for finding oysters in Bordeaux

In Bordeaux and more widely in southwest France, the festive season is an excellent opportunity to treat the family to delicious oysters. Many establishments in Bordeaux offer tasting on site or takeaway oysters. Here are a few addresses:

La cabane 101 aux Chartrons : 7 Rue Rode
Marché des Capucins à Saint-Michel : Place des Capucins
Marché des quais aux Chartrons : Quai des Chartrons
Halles de Bacalan : 10 Esplanade de Pontac

Fresh, smoked fish from Chez Fumette

The first artisanal smokehouse on the Bassin was born, 3 years ago now, to the delight of our taste buds. Bénédicte Baggio and Julien Marcottework with local fishermen from the Bassin to process sea bream, black mullet, sea bass and other species. With them, no smoked salmon, but an organic truite raised in a lake in Ariège. The salt, meanwhile, comes from l'île de Ré! At Fumette, the light, beechwood-based smoking is sometimes flavored with the scent of juniper, laurel and even vine shoots.

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Le Fumoir du Bassin
13 av du Grand Crohot, 33950 Lège-Cap Ferret

Neuvic caviar in Bordeaux

This is on a 20-hectare estate, along the Isle river in Neuvic, Dordogne, that Laurent Derverlanges has set up his sturgeon breeding farm. There, the females are fed a diet "100% organic, based on GMO-free cereals and processed animal proteins and fishmeal from sustainable fishing". Will you choose the powerful notes of Sevruga caviar, the melting texture and nutty note of Baeri caviar or the golden grains of Osciètre caviar? The boutique also offers other products: sturgeon rillettes, caviar butter, bottarga and dried caviar fleurs de sel.

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Caviar de Neuvic in Bordeaux
14 Passage Sarget, 33000 Bordeaux

Laffite, the Landes house of foie gras

With Maison Laffite, the foie gras is IGP Sud-Ouest, a quality label that notably guarantees free-range farming and the geographical origin of the ducks. In fact, the century-old house in the Landes continues to perpetuate old-fashioned, small-scale breeding, with 80 breeder-growers near Montaut. To surprise your guests, you can also indulge in a mango chutney with Espelette chilli to be found in the Bordeaux boutique.

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Maison Lafitte Foie Gras
26 Rue Mably, 33000 Bordeaux

The right bottle of Bordeaux can be found at CUV

No fine Christmas table is complete without one, or more, carefully selected bottles of wine. La CUV, Cave Utile en Ville, has four boutiques in Bordeaux. How convenient! Wherever you are, there's sure to be a CUV nearby. Just like a local shop, the team is committed to providing tailor-made advice in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, whether you've got the bottle or not! What's more, the range of wines on offer is varied, mainly made up of organic, biodynamic and natural wines.

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La CUV Saint-Michel: 7 Pl. du Maucaillou
La CUV Nansouty : 264 Cours de la Somme
La CUV Saint-Seurin: 19 rue Capdeville

Cheese for end-of-year meals

At Pierre's, Bleu de Bordeaux is special: this Bleu d'Auvergne fermier is macerated in grape must. The raw-milk cheese, covered in the must, thus becomes impregnated with the fragrances of the fermented grapes, and takes on a slightly purplish hue on the surface. Then, after three months' maturing, it's ready! For a local twist, the cheese board can also feature a few canelés or other products from the many cheese shops in Bordeaux.

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La Fromagerie de Pierre
43 Cours Portal, 33000 Bordeaux

Henriette and Olga's Yule Logs

In the Saint-Pierre district, Christophe and Dimitri invite you into their workshop-boutique: Henriette & Olga. The name is not a random choice, but a tribute to their grandmothers and their wonderful Yule logs. Here, ingredients are local and fresh, with a carefully selected supplier. As a result, the recipes are balanced with more fruit and less sugar. In short, at the two friends', you'll find ice creams and gourmet treats made with respect for know-how and tradition.

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Henriette & Olga
25 Rue du Pas-Saint-Georges, 33000 Bordeaux

Grand cru chocolates with Hasnaâ

Delicious Morello cherries macerated in kirsch, coated in a soft dark chocolate, all laid on a base of cocoa nibs, to add crunch. This is the recipe for Guinettes, the emblematic chocolate confections from Bordeaux created by Hasnaâ. She and her team work with chocolate "Bean to Bar", i.e. from cocoa selection to roasting, processing and confectionery. As you'll have gathered, she's one of Bordeaux's talented chocolate makers.

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Hasnaâ, Chocolats Grands Crus
4 rue de la Vieille Tour, 192 rue Fondaudège

Taste truffles at Christmas

At Christmas, truffles are the ideal product to sublimate everyday ingredients like an egg or a plate of pasta. At Balme, in the heart of Les Halles de Bacalan, you'll find fresh whole truffles, to be grated in front of your guests for a "whaou" effect. The house also offers a multitude of grocery products, from condiments to salt. Finally, you'll also find aperitif spreads to get the festivities off to a good start, and even summer truffle sauces.