Butte Fromagère — Specialty Store in Pigalle, Paris
Butte Fromagère on Rue des Abbesses sells a tasting box that lets you work through several French cheeses in one go, soft and hard together.
What to know before you go
Butte Fromagère is a specialty shop on Rue des Abbesses in Pigalle, and the tasting box is the easy way in: an assortment of French cheeses, soft and hard, put together so you can try several at once. It opens at 9 am and closes at 7:30 pm Tuesday to Friday, later on Saturday and at 1 pm on Sunday.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
Cheese across the counter in Pigalle
Butte Fromagère is an independent specialty shop on Rue des Abbesses in Pigalle, with a counter on the street front. Soft, hard and otherwise varied French cheeses are sold across the counter and displays.
The tasting box is the purchase to start with. It is a ready-made assortment, put together so you can work through several cheeses in one sitting rather than committing to a single wedge. If you would rather build your own, the French selection runs from soft to hard.
Service happens across the counter. Ask about a cheese and the staff will explain it, which helps when the names and the styles are not ones you know. The flip side of a busy counter is pace, and a little French or a pointed finger goes a long way.
Saturday is the longest day, closing at 7:45 pm, and Sunday runs 9 am to 1 pm only; Monday the shop stays closed, so plan around that.
The shop suits anyone building a picnic or carrying something back home, and anyone who wants to taste across French styles without buying five separate pieces.
What to look for
The tasting box
A ready-made assortment of cheeses, well seasoned and put together so you can try several at once instead of choosing one.
French cheese selection
Soft, hard and otherwise varied French cheeses sold across the counter and in the displays, the reason to walk in.
Street-front counter
A counter on the street side of the shop.
The pick list
What to bring home
French cheese selection
Soft, hard and otherwise varied French cheeses sold across the counter and displays.
Tasting box
A ready-made assortment of cheeses, well seasoned and a practical way to try several at once.
Who is this for
Anyone assembling a picnic or a train-journey lunch in Pigalle will find the tasting box does the choosing for them, several cheeses in one purchase. Travellers who want to carry something edible home will find the cheeses here, and the staff will explain what you are buying. And if you are working through French styles for the first time, the range gives you plenty to try.
If you need bread and everyday groceries to go with the cheese rather than more cheese, Au Marché de la Butte on Rue des Trois Frères is the practical stop nearby.
The verdict
It is a counter-led cheese shop rather than a place to linger, with prices above the cheapest, but for a tasting box or a well-chosen wedge of French cheese in Pigalle it is worth a stop.
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Au Marché de la Butte
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