Laiterie La Chapelle — Specialty Store in La Chapelle, Paris
Laiterie La Chapelle makes its Tomme on site on Rue Philippe de Girard, and the workshop takes you from milk collection to the aging cellar.
At a glance
Laiterie La Chapelle is a specialty shop on Rue Philippe de Girard in La Chapelle where the cheeses and dairy products are made on site, with aging cellars you can see through a window. A few items run €5–20. The Tomme workshop walks you from milk collection to aging and ends with a tasting.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A working dairy on Rue Philippe de Girard
Laiterie La Chapelle is an independent dairy and cheese shop in La Chapelle, and the first thing you notice is that the making happens here: the cheeses and dairy products are produced on site, and a window lets you look in on the aging cellars.
The Tomme is the reason to plan a visit around this place. The workshop takes you through the whole process, from collecting the milk at the farm to the final aging, and finishes with a platter of the shop's cheeses alongside an apple and pear juice and a glass of white wine. If you are buying rather than making, the raclette is the one to carry home: it melts evenly and comes with pronounced flavors, and it holds up for a table of five. The yogurts, including a blueberry skyr, are thick and worth adding to the bag, and the frozen yogurt is a small treat on the way out. Marbled cheddar and a cheese called Dormoy also sit on the counter.
Beyond the cheese, the shop sells rice pudding, crème fraîche, eggs, farm cider and summer ice creams, and you can order in advance by phone for pickup. The welcome is warm and the advice is useful, which matters in a shop this size where the counter is the whole experience.
Spending stays modest: a few items come to €5–20, and the raclette, yogurts and eggs are everyday purchases rather than splurges. Saturday is the long day, open from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm without the midday break, while Tuesday to Friday splits into 11:30 am–1 pm and 3:30–7:30 pm. The shop is closed Sunday and Monday, so plan the weekend shop around Saturday.
It suits anyone who wants to see how a Paris dairy actually works, and anyone building a cheese board who would rather buy from the people who made it.
What to look for
Tomme cheese-making workshop
You follow the process from milk collection at the farm through to aging, then sit down to a platter of the shop's cheeses with apple and pear juice and a glass of white wine.
Raclette cheese
It melts evenly and carries pronounced flavors; nearly 2 kg went home for one New Year's Eve table, and five people's worth is an easy order.
Yogurts and blueberry skyr
Thick, sweet and bought by the week alongside eggs and farm cider; the crème fraîche comes from the same counter.
The pick list
What to bring home
Tomme cheese-making workshop
The session walks through the whole process, from collecting the milk at the farm to the final aging of the cheese, and ends with a tasting of the dairy's cheeses.
Raclette cheese
It melts perfectly and comes with pronounced flavors; one buyer took nearly 2 kg for New Year's Eve.
Yogurts
The yogurts and crème fraîche are the excellent part of the range.
Frozen yogurt
The frozen yogurt is a real gem.
Who is this for
This suits a traveler who wants to do something with their hands rather than just buy a wedge, since the Tomme workshop runs from milk to aging and ends with a tasting. It also works for anyone assembling a raclette or a cheese board who would rather buy from the dairy that made it, with yogurts and crème fraîche to round out the bag. Come on a Saturday if you want a single unhurried stop rather than the split hours of the week.
If you need a full pantry shop rather than dairy, Istanbul Oriental on Rue Marx Dormoy stacks olives and spices for a Mediterranean table, 200 m away.
The verdict
For a traveler who wants to see a Paris dairy at work and take home a melting raclette, it earns the stop.
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