La Laiterie de la Grenette
The town's best cheese shop sells coveted double-crème from a dairy in Gruyéres that locals line up to purchase before the limited daily supply runs out.
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Boutiques and galleries in the Old Town east of Place du Marché deserve your attention.
Tuesday and Saturday bring neighbors, politicians, and foodies to the center of Old Town for the Vevey Open-Air Bazaar where wagons circle and stalls fill tidy rows, each piled high with produce from nearby farms, meats cut to order, or seafood netted at dawn. Because Vevey is a marketing center for regional wines, the local white is sold in summer at the Saturday market, adding to the spirit of a folkloric festival; you buy your own glass and taste à volonté (at will). Most shops are closed on Sunday.
The town's best cheese shop sells coveted double-crème from a dairy in Gruyéres that locals line up to purchase before the limited daily supply runs out.
A modern, multilevel complex diagonally across from the train station, Saint-Antoine clusters large and small retailers within its glass panels. The underground parking is a smart alternative to the cramped, restricted parking in Old Town.