After opening a cheese shop in Campo de Ourique in 2017, French couple Ulysse Jasinsky and Léonie Benoist decided to expand their business to Cascais. Passionate about cheese and traditional production methods, they now offer dozens (and dozens) of options at their charming shop in Cascais Village Market. You won’t find any supermarket products here; Maitrê Renard takes pride in selling cheeses (and other specialties) from small producers, mainly French.
These products might be pricier, but they’re also healthier, more sustainable, and, as they assure, absolutely delicious. In addition to cheeses, they offer natural wines, spices, mustards, jams, jellies, vinegars, olives, foie gras, and a selection of Italian products like pasta and risotto rice. Winter is the best time to visit when the shop is filled with cheeses—no risk of melting—because, as they say, “no French table at Christmas is complete without a big cheese at the centre.”