Brie de Melun, king of cheeses
Less famous than its cousin from Meaux, Brie de Melun is in fact older and, like it, carries an AOP label. Smaller, more ripened, with a strong taste, it tells the whole story of the Brie region. The cheesemongers of the centre and the market stalls know how to pick it at its best. Sharing a brie board, a glass of wine and good bread remains one of the simplest and gentlest dates to improvise, mid-week or weekend.
Covered market and niflette
The Melun covered market, the stalls on Place de la Porte-de-Paris and Place Praslin set the rhythm of the mornings. You find vegetables from local market gardeners, honeys, charcuterie and local pastries. The niflette, a small cream pastry baked for All Saints, is a local speciality as tender as its name. Treating each other to a niflette after the market says more than many words.
Rue Saint-Aspais and riverside brasseries
Around Rue Saint-Aspais and Rue Saint-Barthélemy, restaurants, bars and brasseries sketch a small Brie-style scene in the evening. The quayside terraces, facing Saint-Étienne Island, offer a gentle setting for a sunset drink. On Lyad, Melun members share their favourite tables; it is up to you to find someone to raise a glass and stretch the evening in town.
Date ideas
- Brie de Melun
- Covered market
- Place de la Porte-de-Paris
- Rue Saint-Aspais
- Niflette
- Brie cheesemongers
- Place Praslin
- Riverside brasseries