Best cheese shops in Vancouver

By Vancity Buzz

Hard, soft, stinky, or raw: Cheese is a glorious food.

  • Les Amis du Fromage

    http://www.buycheese.com/

    Their two locations are chock full of cheese and staffed with savvy folks to help you pick out your next new favourite chevre or Camembert.

  • La Grotta Del Formaggio

    http://www.lgdf.ca/

    This Italian deli lauded repeatedly for their killer sandwiches, but La Grotta Del Formaggio (The Cheese Cave) has been a primo source for cheese and Italian goodies since it opened in 1977.

  • Benton Brothers Fine Cheese

    http://www.bentonscheese.com/

    Open since 2007, Benton Brothers focuses on small-batch artisanal cheeses, and also sells charcuterie and other tasty nibbles for your fine cheese platters.

  • Oyama Sausage Co

    http://www.oyamasausage.ca/oyama_sausage_company.html

    They’re the ones with the unmistakable cheese display inside the market on Granville Island, with the many–and often funny–tags.

  • Farmers’ Markets

    http://eatlocal.org/

    The Vancouver Farmers’ Market lists their current crop of artisan cheese vendors [online](http://www.managemymarket.com/api/productsearch.aspx?orgid=68#Cheese%20-%20Artisan), or you can keep tabs of your favourite B.C. cheese maker/seller individually.

  • Pane e Formaggio

    http://pane-e-formaggio.com/cafe-shop/

    Pane e Formaggio is an Italian specialty shop in Point Grey that boasts a deli, cafe and cheese counter. Their cheese selection includes local and import options.

  • Keso

    http://www.kesocheese.ca/

    Great cheese knows no city limits, so it’s out to Surrey for a visit to Keso. Here the staff will happily help you choose from their over 200 varieties in stock.

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