Fromagerie Lefort — Specialty Store in Belleville, Paris
Fromagerie Lefort on Rue de Belleville is where you go for raw-milk cheeses and a wedge of Maroilles that alone justifies the trip.
What Fromagerie Lefort is
A specialty shop on Rue de Belleville in Belleville, Fromagerie Lefort sells raw-milk cheeses, Maroilles and Bordier butter, with a few items typically costing €5–20. It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm and is closed Sunday and Monday, so plan your cheese run around those days.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A cheese counter in Belleville
Fromagerie Lefort is an independent specialty shop on Rue de Belleville, in Belleville, and the first thing you meet is the cheese itself: a wide selection built around raw-milk wheels, with the shopkeeper Camille behind the counter giving advice on what to take home.
Start with the Maroilles, a washed-rind cheese that is soft and pungent and worth the detour on its own. The raw-milk cheeses are the heart of the range, and Bordier butter sits alongside them as the thing to add to your basket if you are building a picnic or a cheese board.
The shop works as a counter service: you ask, you taste if you like, and the cheese is cut and wrapped to order. Advice comes with the purchase, and the recommendations are practical enough to plan a meal around.
Spend is modest for a specialty shop, with a few items landing between €5 and €20, so a small selection for a dinner or a gift does not run away with your budget. Cards and cash are both accepted.
What to look for
Maroilles cheese
A washed-rind cheese that is soft and pungent, and the one item worth planning a visit around.
Raw-milk cheeses
The core of the selection: raw milk is what makes the range worth crossing the city for.
Bordier butter
Sold alongside the cheeses, and the thing to add if you are putting together a board or a picnic.
The pick list
What to bring home
Maroilles cheese
The one to get first if you want a named cheese to come back for; it is the pick singled out as worth a return trip.
Bordier butter
Look for it on the shelves next to the raw-milk cheeses, where it stands out as the other thing to take home.
Raw-milk cheeses
Raw milk is part of what makes the selection here worth the trip, so ask for the raw-milk ones when you go.
Who is this for
This shop suits anyone building a cheese board or a picnic who wants raw-milk cheeses and Bordier butter cut to order. It also works for a curious browser who wants to ask questions at the counter and leave with a wedge of Maroilles and a recommendation for dinner.
If you need pantry staples and souvenirs rather than cheese, Monoprix Belleville on the same street stays open until 9:30pm most weekdays.
The verdict
It is a small counter with a strong raw-milk range.
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