Shop

Essencia

Essencia (Poligny)

  • Date
  • share

Like all good creameries in the Jura, you can count on Essencia to have aged Comté in stock – in this instance, aged for up to 33 months just a stone’s throw from Arbois. This soulful shop is owned by Philippe Bouvret, whose grandmother was already in the lactose business back in 1926, and whose father and grandfather were both wine merchants. The wooden ceiling resembles a cask, there’s an old-fashioned scale and an old countertop topped with delicious farm-fresh Époisse cheeses, Morbiers as supple as a gymnast (€17.50/kg), tomme du Poupet that’s the color of vin jaune, extra-fruity Comté (€19.50/kg)… Stinky cheeses that pair perfectly with the outstanding selection of charcuterie and wine carefully put together by the owner, whose wine cellar is overflowing with bottles from Tissot, Bouvot, Ganevat, Leroy and Kagami. In short, a discreet spot that truly has it all! // R.P.

Hidden gem: The multi-award winning honey collected by Johann and Mickaël Girard from Le Rucher des Deux Lacs (spring honey, €16/kg).

Save this spot in the Fooding app, available on iOS! Download it now in the app store.

The new Fooding Belgium Guide is now available to pre-order!

Inside you’ll find: 250 brand-new places from all over Belgium – that’s a whole lot of restaurants, bars, wine cellars, food shops and hotels to eat, drink and sleep your way round, in Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia; our hotly-anticipated list of 15 award winners, for a pure slice of Belgitude and 9 interviews with 40 of Belgium’s finest winers and diners.

Le Fooding’s brand-new Belgium guide frontcover
PRE-ORDER
About

Le Fooding is a print and digital guide to all the restaurants, chefs, bars, stylish hotels and B&Bs that make up the “taste of the times,” plus an annual awards list for new establishments across France and Belgium, a series of gastronomic events, a tool that allows you to make reservations at some fantastic bistros, and an agency specialized in event planning, content production and consulting…

Fooding® is a registered trademark.