Crème — Specialty Store in Père Lachaise, Paris
Crème, on Rue Julien Lacroix in Père Lachaise, ages its cheeses until they carry real depth, and pairs them with wines chosen to sit beside them.
A cheese counter worth the detour
Crème is a specialty shop on Rue Julien Lacroix in Père Lachaise, and the cheese is the reason to come: aged pieces you can taste your way through, with raw milk mozzarella singled out as a standout. Wines chosen to match the counter and cured meats round out a small, cramped space, with a few items running €5–20.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
About this store
Crème is an independent specialty shop on Rue Julien Lacroix in Père Lachaise, and what you notice first is how little room the place gives you: it is small and cramped, and the stock is packed in close. That tightness is part of what makes it work as a neighbourhood stop rather than a browsing hall.
The cheeses are the anchor, aged until they carry depth, and the range rewards buying by taste rather than by label. Raw milk mozzarella is the one to ask about if you want a single recommendation. Cured meats sit alongside, and the wines are chosen to sit beside the cheese rather than compete with it.
Sandwiches are generous and varied, which is why people working nearby pick them up for a quick meal, and there are pasta salads too. You will also find prepared foods that make a brunch or a snack easy to assemble. The owners are generous with advice and take time to steer you by what you like.
Spend is modest for what you get: a few items land in the €5–20 band, and the price reads as fair against the quality on the counter. Come knowing what you want and you sidestep most of it.
It suits anyone building a picnic or a plate for a small group, and anyone who wants to taste before committing. The shop opens at 9:30 am Tuesday to Saturday and 10 am on Sunday, and is closed Monday.
What to look for
Aged cheeses
The aged pieces anchor the shop, with a range you work through by taste rather than by name.
Wines to match
The wine selection is chosen to sit beside the cheese counter, and it does.
Raw milk mozzarella
A specific cheese worth asking for by name if you want one thing to take away.
The pick list
What to bring home
Cheeses
The range of aged cheeses is worth working through by taste.
Wines
The wine selection complements the cheese counter well.
Charcuterie
Cured meats sit alongside the cheese and round out the shop.
Raw milk mozzarella
the one cheese to single out here; it is the pick to ask for at the counter.
Sandwiches
Generous and varied sandwiches that nearby workers pick up regularly for a quick meal.
Who is this for
This suits anyone assembling a picnic or a plate for a small group, since the cheese, cured meats and wine all sit within a few steps of each other. It also works for a curious browser who wants to taste before buying and is happy to be guided by what is open that day. If you are working nearby and need a generous sandwich, it is a straightforward stop.
If you want to build a whole week's produce rather than a cheese and wine plate, the stalls at Marché du Père Lachaise on Boulevard de Belleville cover fresh produce and regional specialties.
The verdict
The cheese and wine hold their own, and it works as a swing-by for a specific errand rather than a place to settle in.
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