Nearby food shops and markets
Markets :
- Wednesday morning :
- Vincelles : lovely country market (Butchers, bread, fruits and vegetables, honey, etc.), parking de la salle des fêtes
- Vézelay : beautiful market open from May to October, Place du champ de Foire
- Wednesdays from 5pm to 8pm - May to October 2025 ‘the summer market’ :
- Mailly-la-Ville, at the water's edge, rue du Tonneau : lovely local market with various food stalls and a local caterer
- Thursday morning :
- Châtel-Censoir : Small village market (Butchers, bread, fruits and vegetables, honey, etc.), place de la Mairie
- Avallon : Large market in centre ville sous la halle
- Courson les Carrières : Beautiful village market (Butchers, bread, fruits and vegetables, honey, etc.), in centre ville
- Friday morning :
- Vermenton : lovely country market (Butchers, bread, fruits and vegetables, honey, etc.) en centre ville
- Saturday morning :
- Mailly-Le-Château : lovely country market (Butchers, bread, fruits and vegetables, honey, etc.), place de l'élise
- Brosses : ‘Vagabonde Pain Bien élevé’ 100% natural sourdough bread, organic, baked in a wood-fired oven. On sale on Saturday mornings at ‘Chez Jacqueline’ the grocery - butcher's shop in Brosses. 11 place des Marronniers, Brosses. You'll find local produce, beers, wines, seasonal fruit and vegetables, and above all an excellent butcher who breeds in the commune. Don't miss this friendly gathering every Saturday morning, when you can also enjoy a drink or coffee in the shop's courtyard. The breads keep for several days, wrapped in a tea towel.
- Champs sur Yonne : A beautiful, full and friendly market, place Saint Louis en centre ville
- Avallon : Large market with all shops in centre ville sous la halle
- Toucy : magnificent market, with everything you need, in all the alleys of the town. centre ville
- Clamecy : very attractive town centre market, with all food shops Place du 19 août and in the covered market
- Sunday morning :
- Prégilbert : lovely country market (Butchers, bread, fruits and vegetables, honey, etc.), parking de la Mairie
- Chablis : Very nice and big market in the rue principale, all shops are also open on Sunday mornings.
Grocery stores and supermarkets :
- Epicerie "Proximarché" in Mailly-Le-Château : well-stocked small grocery shop
- Epicerie "Proximarché" of the camping of Merry-Sur-Yonne : well-stocked small grocery shop
- Supermarché "Bi1" in Vermenton : very practical, you'll find everything you need. Bread and butcher inside. Lots of regional products from Burgundy and the Yonne ... My favourite!
- Supermarché "Proximarché" in Coulanges sur Yonne, well-stocked small supermarket
- Supermarché "Leclerc" in Clamecy, for ‘big’ shopping sprees!
Other nearby shops :
- ‘Café de l'Espérance’, Café, Press and Tobacconist, Mailly le Château: Pascal and his wife are very friendly! (closed Tuesday afternoons, Wednesdays and Sunday afternoons) 19 Rue du Jeu de Paume
- Boulangerie de Châtel-Censoir : very good bread and desserts, don't go too late!
- At Cravant in the rue principale : a bakery, a very good butcher's shop and a very well-stocked grocery/tobacco shop
- At Vermenton : Very good nouvelle boulangerie, food shops, pharmacies and restaurants in the town centre
- La Ferme Aquacole de Crisenon : very close to the Gîte: Organic trout farming on spring water, direct sales of fresh and processed products, angling... Taste their fish roe and organic rillettes, a must in the region!
- Coulanges sur Yonne : a nice boulangerie with everything you need, a boucher - traiteur with beautiful products. There is also a bar-tobacco shop, a pharmacy and a brasserie-restaurant in the village square. A small supermarket completes the offer of this pretty village less than 15km from the Château.
