Cow — Specialty Store in Bercy, Paris
Cow on Avenue Daumesnil in Bercy is a small neighbourhood cheese shop where the counter is the whole point: tell the staff what you like and you leave with something you had not heard of.
What Cow is
Cow is a small specialty shop on Avenue Daumesnil in Bercy, and the cheese counter is why you come. Ask for guidance and you will be pointed toward the cheeses of the world range, including the Barisien, or the raclette with whisky that gets singled out. A few items run €5–20.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A cheese counter worth the detour in Bercy
Cow is an independent specialty shop on Avenue Daumesnil in Bercy, and the first thing you notice inside is how compact it is: a small neighbourhood shop format where the cheese counter takes up most of the room and the rest of the space is given over to a tight selection rather than aisles of filler.
The cheeses of the world range is the reason to start there. It rotates, and it includes a cheese called Barisien, which is worth asking about if you do not know it. The raclette with whisky is the other thing to put on your list; it is a raclette cheese with whisky worked into it, and it is the item that makes people come back. A chèvre à romarin and a Shropshire blue are two more that leave with you once you start talking to the staff.
The shop works through conversation rather than labels. You say what you like, the staff ask a question or two, and a piece gets cut and wrapped for you. They are knowledgeable about what they sell and happy to discuss it, which is how you end up trying a cheese you would not have picked up on your own. The format is small enough that you can be in and out quickly, but the advice is the part that takes the time.
Spend is modest: a few items sit in the €5–20 band, and the prices are reasonable for the quality of what you are buying. Saturday runs straight through from 10 am to 8 pm, while Tuesday to Friday closes for lunch between 1 pm and 3:30 pm, so a midday visit on those days will find the door shut. Sunday is a short morning only, and Monday the shop is closed.
There is no criticism to report here. The shop suits anyone building a cheese board or looking for a single well-chosen piece, and the bakery next door, with its traditional baguette, makes the trip a two-stop errand.
What to look for
Cheeses of the world range
A rotating set of cheeses from outside France, including one called Barisien, that you explore with the staff guiding you.
Raclette with whisky
A raclette cheese with whisky in it, and the one item that comes up again and again as the thing to buy.
Shropshire blue and chèvre à romarin
Two more from the counter worth asking for: a blue and a goat cheese with rosemary.
The pick list
What to bring home
Cheeses of the world range
A rotating set of cheeses from outside France, including one called Barisien.
Raclette with whisky
A whisky-laced raclette cheese that more than one visitor has singled out as a standout.
Who is this for
This shop suits curious browsers who want to try a cheese they have never heard of and are happy to let the staff choose for them. It also works for picnic planners putting together a board, since a few items cost €5–20 and the shop is small enough to be a quick stop.
If you need fresh fruit and vegetables for the rest of the week rather than cheese, Le Verger De Picpus on Bd de Picpus is the daily-stop supermarket for that.
The verdict
Cow is a small counter with a narrow range rather than a destination cheese hall, but for a traveller in Bercy who wants a well-chosen piece and a conversation about it, it does the job.
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