Fromagerie Fernin — Specialty Store in La Chapelle, Paris
Fromagerie Fernin on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin is where you go for a cheese selection worth carrying home, and the team will vacuum seal it free of charge so it survives the flight.
Cheese worth packing
Fromagerie Fernin is a specialty shop on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin in La Chapelle, and the cheese selection is the reason to come: soft cheeses, butter, pâté and fruit spread, with staff who answer questions. Anything you buy can be vacuum sealed free of charge for the trip home. Expect €5–20 for a few items.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A cheese counter in La Chapelle
Fromagerie Fernin is an independent specialty shop on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, in La Chapelle, a short walk from Marx Dormoy station. What you notice first is the cheese: a range laid out to be talked through rather than browsed quickly, with someone behind the counter ready to answer whatever you ask.
The cheese selection is the thing to buy. Beyond it you can put together butter, pâté and fruit spread, which makes for a compact souvenir haul rather than a single wedge. If you are unsure what will survive a long trip, ask; the soft cheese and butter are the ones to think about, and the answer you get is a straight one rather than a sales pitch.
The shop works on service. Staff walk you through the range and answer questions patiently, and anything you buy is vacuum sealed free of charge so it travels more easily. That sealing is the practical detail that turns a cheese counter into something you can actually carry home.
Spend stays modest: €5–20 covers a few items, and the total climbs with the size of the pieces you choose rather than with any fixed price. Wine is sold alongside the cheese, an original and well-chosen range that pairs with what is behind the glass.
Hours split the day: mornings from 9 am to 1 pm, then 4 pm to 8 pm, with Monday starting at 10 am and Saturday running straight through from 9 am to 8 pm. The shop is closed on Sunday, so plan the end of a weekend trip around Saturday.
What to look for
The cheese selection
The range is the reason to come, and the team will talk you through it and answer questions before you commit to a piece.
Vacuum sealing at no charge
Cheese, butter and other items are vacuum sealed free so they survive the journey home in a suitcase.
Butter, pâté and fruit spread
Beyond cheese, these are the things to add to a small souvenir haul, and the soft cheese and butter are the ones to ask about for travel.
The pick list
What to bring home
Cheese selection
The cheese range is the reason to come, and the team will walk you through the options and answer questions without rushing you.
Who is this for
This suits anyone building a food souvenir to carry home, since the vacuum sealing solves the problem of a soft cheese in a warm suitcase. It also works for a curious browser who wants to ask questions and be guided rather than pick blind, and for a solo explorer staying near Marx Dormoy who wants one good counter rather than a full shop.
If you need bread and coffee early in the morning, Base boulangerie La Fayette on Rue La Fayette B opens at 7 AM on weekdays, before Fromagerie Fernin's counter is up.
The verdict
It is a single-counter cheese shop rather than a full food hall, so you come for the cheese and the sealing service rather than for breadth, and at €5–20 for a few items it suits anyone assembling a small, packable souvenir.
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