Fromagerie Roland Rousselet Affineur — Specialty Store in Mouffetard, Paris
Fromagerie Roland Rousselet Affineur on Rue Mouffetard is where you go for cheese that has been aged until it tastes of something, and for the man behind the counter who can tell you exactly why.
The short answer
Roland Rousselet runs a cheese shop on Rue Mouffetard in the Mouffetard neighbourhood, and the cheese counter is the reason to come: a wide spread of styles, aged until they are ready, with advice on which to take. Expect to spend €5–20 on a few items, and ask for vacuum sealing if you are travelling onward.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
Aging, advice and a counter worth the detour
This is an independent cheese shop on Rue Mouffetard, in the Mouffetard neighbourhood of the 5th, and what you notice first is the counter: cheeses laid out by style and ripeness rather than stacked for display, with the affineur's hand behind how long each one has been left.
The thing to buy is the cheese itself, and the range runs wide enough to build a whole board from it. Brie de Meaux comes up as the creamy, full-flavoured one to start with, and truffle raclette is the richer purchase if you want something to melt. Ask about wine to go with what you pick; the pairings suggested here are part of the service, not an afterthought.
How it works is simple. You point, you ask, and you get guided through the difference between two similar wheels before anything is cut. Cheese can be vacuum sealed for travel, which makes this a practical stop rather than a fragile one, and a quick snack-sized purchase is handled with the same attention as a large order.
Spend lands at €5–20 for a few items, so a modest selection for a picnic or a gift sits at the low end and a larger haul of aged pieces climbs from there. Wednesday is the day the shop is closed, so plan the rest of the week around that.
It suits anyone who wants to understand what they are buying rather than just carry it away, and the shop is small enough that a short stop still leaves you with something worth eating.
What to look for
The cheese counter
A wide spread of styles, aged until ready, with guidance on which to choose and how to cut it.
Wine and cheese pairings
Suggestions for what to drink with the cheese you pick, given at the counter.
Brie de Meaux
Creamy and full-flavoured, the one to start a board with.
The pick list
What to bring home
The cheese counter
The counter is well stocked with a wide variety of cheeses, all perfectly aged, and the owner takes the time to guide you through them with care.
Wine and cheese pairings
The shop offers excellent suggestions for complementary wine and cheese combinations.
Who is this for
This suits a curious browser who wants to ask questions across the counter and leave knowing why one wheel tastes different from another. It also works for a picnic planner putting together a board from a handful of aged pieces, and for a souvenir hunter who needs cheese vacuum sealed before a flight.
If you want pastries rather than cheese, Maison Gregoire on Rue Monge is a short walk away and covers the morning side of the same neighbourhood.
The verdict
A small, single-counter shop rather than a sprawling market hall, it earns the stop because the aging and the advice are the product, and a €5–20 spend gets you a properly chosen selection.
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