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DK Choice
LILLE: A l’Huitrière €€€
Seafood
3 Rue des Chats Bossus, 59800
Tel 03-20 55 43 41 Closed Sun
dinner
More than just a restaurant,
A l’Huitrière is also an oyster bar
and a seafood boutique where
you can buy the day’s catch. Try
the vinaigrette salad of smoked
eel with foie gras, pan-fried
lobster with tarragon, crayfish,
or the signature turbot.

DK Choice The dining room at the Café du Palais in Reims, featuring a stunning stained-glass roof
REIMS: Café du Palais €€ CHARTRES: Le Grand TOURS: La Roche Le Roy €€€
Traditional French Monarque, Le Georges €€€ Fine Dining
14 Place Myron Herrick, 51100 Fine Dining 55 Rue de St-Avertin, 37000
Tel 03-26 47 52 54 Closed Sun & 22 Place des Epars, 28000 Tel 02-47 27 22 00 Closed Sun & Mon
Mon Tel 02-37 18 15 15 Closed Sun dinner; This Michelin-starred restaurant
A much-loved family-run Mon serves classic top-notch French
brasserie with excellent main Sample excellent classic French cuisine and fine wines.
dishes, great desserts, and a fine cuisine at this gourmet restaurant,
selection of champagnes. The accompanied by grand cru wines.
decor consists of an Aladdin’s
cave of theatrical memorabilia DK Choice Burgundy and the
under a stained-glass roof. French Alps
NANTES: L’U.Ni €€€
Modern French ANNECY: Le Belvédère €€€
ROUEN: Le 37 €€ 36 Rue Fouré Modern French
Bistro Tel 02-40 75 53 05 Closed Mon 7 Chemin Belvédère, 74000
37 Rue St-Etienne-des-Tonneliers, & Tue Tel 04-50 45 04 90 Closed Sun dinner;
76000 Savvy young chef Nicolas Guiet Tue & Wed; Oct–May
Tel 02-35 70 56 65 Closed Sun & Mon heads this restaurant, which Lovely lake views and appetizing
Attractive city-center bistro has created ripples in gourmet contemporary food. Try the
serving modern cuisine. Find the circles. L’U.Ni’s signature dishes vegetable and flower cheesecake
daily specials on the blackboard. include barely cooked brill with served with a watercress coulis.
baby turnips and spinach, and
ST-MALO: Le Chalut €€€ desserts such as carrot and BEAUNE:
Seafood orange cake accompanied by Le Bistro de L’Hôtel €€€
8 Rue de la Corne de Cerf, 35400 a carrot and honey mousse. Bistro
Tel 02-99 56 71 58 Closed Mon & Tue 3 Rue Samuel Legay, 21200
Fishing-themed decor provides Tel 03-80 25 94 10 Closed lunch; Sun
the perfect ambience at this ORLÉANS: La Dariole €€ This chic bistro uses high-quality
Michelin-starred seafood eatery. Traditional French ingredients sourced from local
25 Rue Etienne Dolet, 45000 suppliers. It also boasts an
STRASBOURG: Tel 02-38 77 26 67 Closed Sat & Sun; excellent selection of wines.
Winstub Zuem Strissel €€ Mon, Wed & Thu: dinner
Regional A 15th-century half-timbered CHABLIS: Terroir €€
5 Place de la Grande Boucherie, 67000 building houses this little Regional
Tel 03-88 32 14 73 restaurant and tearoom. 16 Rue Auxerroise, 89800
The oldest eatery in Alsace serves Tel 03-86 18 98 52 Closed Sun
baeckeoffe (a mutton, beef, pork SAUMUR: Auberge St-Pierre €€ dinner; Mon & Tue; mid-Nov–Jan
casserole) and bibelekäse (cream Regional Expect innovative takes on classic
cheese and sautéed potatoes). 6 Place St-Pierre, 49400 dishes such as Burgundy snails
Tel 02-41 51 26 25 and beef bourguignon. Friendly
On a square near the château, in and efficient staff.
a former 15th-century monastery,
The Loire Valley this convivial restaurant serves DIJON: William Frachot €€€
hearty Burgundy dishes. Modern French
BLOIS: 5 Rue Michelet, 21000
L’Orangerie du Château €€€ TOURS: Les Saveurs €€ Tel 03-80 50 88 88 Closed Sun
Fine Dining Bistro & Mon
1 Avenue Jean Laigret, 41000 1 Place Gaston Paillhou, 37000 One of Dijon’s top restaurants,
Tel 02-54 78 05 36 Closed Sun & Mon Tel 02-47 37 03 13 Closed Sun & Mon the restaurant in the Hostellerie
The fine setting, in a château’s A chic and modern bistro serving du Chapeau Rouge provides
winter garden, is matched by tasty dishes. The kitchen uses inventive modern fare. Expect
the food and wine. The menu seasonal produce sourced dishes such as pigeon served
features innovative regional fare. from the daily market. with a beetroot and lychee sauce.
Key to Price Guide see page 209
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