This Obernai caviste stocks biodynamic, organic and natural wines alongside peated whiskies, Caribbean rums, alcohol-free options and a fine-grocery selection of chocolates, cheeses and charcuterie. From its shop on Rue du Général Leclerc it also runs tastings and masterclasses for the curious.
Best for Wine merchant, caviste, spirits, fine food, Alsace
Jacques Bockel is an Alsatian bean-to-bar chocolatier whose creations range from roasted single-origin tablets and trompe-l'oeil moulages to the hazelnut-rich Nut'Alsace spread and sugar-free maltitol lines. The full range sells through its PrestaShop store and across fourteen boutiques in the Grand Est, including one in Obernai.
Best for Chocolatier, bean-to-bar, Nut'Alsace, confectionery, Alsace
In the heart of Obernai, Galerie Goralsky runs year-round permanent and temporary contemporary-art exhibitions alongside artist workshops. A selection of gallery works, including pieces by Sergey Akopov, is offered for sale through its online boutique as well as on the walls at Rue du Général Gouraud.
Best for Art gallery, contemporary art, paintings, fine art, Alsace
This Obernai branch of La Cloche à Fromage sells more than 200 cheeses matured in the company's Strasbourg ripening cellars, plus charcuterie, wines and made-to-measure platters. Shoppers can buy in store on Rue Dietrich or order platters online via Click & Collect.
Best for Cheese, fromagerie, affinage, charcuterie, Alsace
Founded in 1933 as a family pain d'épices maker, the house was taken over by Mireille Oster in 1997, who diversified its recipes with ingredients gathered from her travels, from ginger and lemon to dates and goji berries. Named an Ambassadrice d'Alsace, she now offers more than 40 varieties from three Alsace shops in Obernai, Colmar and Strasbourg.
Best for 40+ globally-inspired pain d'épices recipes from a 1933 Alsace house
The house was founded in 1933 as a family pain d'épices maker; Mireille Oster took over the business in 1997 and set about diversifying its recipes rather than simply preserving them as they were. An Ambassadrice d'Alsace, she draws on ingredients gathered during her travels, ginger, lemon, dates and goji berries among them, folding them into a spice-bread tradition built on flour, honey, spices and butter.
That diversification has produced more than 40 varieties of pain d'épices, sold from three shops across Alsace: the original in Obernai on Rue du Marché, a second in Colmar, and a third in Strasbourg, the most recent addition to the network. All three keep matching hours, open into the evening seven days a week.
The result is a business that keeps one foot in a regional tradition, Alsatian pain d'épices, while using a single owner's global travel as its main source of new recipes, an unusual combination for a category most often associated with strictly traditional, unchanging formulas.
Run by the Blanck family, independent Obernai vintners since 1732 and certified organic since 2020, this estate produces traditional Alsace wines, old-vine cuvées, crémant and late harvests aged in oak. Bottles sell through the direct online shop and at the winery on Route d'Ottrott, where tastings and cellar visits are offered.
Best for Wine, Alsace wines, crémant, organic viticulture, winery