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DOUARNENEZ: Clos de
Vallombeuse €€
Fine Dining Map B2
7 Rue d’Estienne-d’Orves, 29100
Tel (02) 98 92 63 64 Closed Mon
Elegant restaurant with wood-
panelled walls, parquet floors
and a pretty garden. Serves
classic gourmet cuisine.
Good-value set menus.
FOUESNANT: Belle Vue €€
Seafood Map B3
30 Descente de Belle-Vue, 29170
Tel (02) 98 56 00 33 Closed Mon &
Tue; Nov–Mar
Lovely sea views with great
food to match. The menu The stylish dining room at L’Ambroisie in Quimper
features dishes made with the
region’s beef, pork, seafood, DK Choice PONT-AVEN: Le Moulin de
potatoes and cider. Try the Rosmadec €€€
langoustine ravioli served in PLEYBEN: Crêperie de Fine Dining Map B3
a lemongrass broth, or the l’Enclos € Venelle de Rosmadec, 29930
Forêt-Fouesnant oysters. Crêperie Map B2 Tel (02) 98 06 00 22 Closed Sun
52 Place Charles-de-Gaulle, 29190 dinner, Mon; mid-Nov–mid-Dec,
FOUESNANT: La Pointe-du- Tel (02) 98 26 38 68 Closed 2 3 weeks Feb
Cap-Coz €€ weeks in Mar, May & Jun; mid- Delightful, restored 15th-century
French Map B3 Nov–early Jan mill serving Frédéric Sébilleau’s
153 Ave de la Pointe-du-Cap-Coz, Frontrunner for Brittany’s finest gourmet classics with a focus
29170 gourmet crêperie, offering gastro- on seafood. The grilled lobster
Tel (02) 98 56 01 63 Closed Mon nomic options diners would not with two butters is wonderful.
& Tue lunch, Wed; Jan–mid-Feb; find elsewhere – scrambled eggs
1 week in Nov with truffles, Breton tripe and QUIMPER: La Nova €
The kitchen at this restaurant is led cider vinegar, and a sweet filling French Map B3
by a third-generation family chef of warm apple and honey. Come 33 Rue Aristide-Briand, 29000
who prepares tasty seafood dishes on Thursday nights in July and Tel (02) 98 64 42 58 Closed Sun
with extreme care. Don’t miss August for the fest-noz. Chic decor and outdoor seating
the shellfish ragout or the home- on a terrace. Serves Breton
made foie gras. and traditional French dishes.
PLOMODIERN: Auberge des Delightful home-made desserts.
LA FÔRET FOUESNANT: Auberge Glazicks €€€
St-Laurent € Contemporary French Map B2 QUIMPER: Bistrot Quai €€
French Map B3 7 Rue de la Plage, 29550 Bistro Map B3
6 Rue Beg Ménez, 29940 Tel (02) 98 81 52 32 Closed Mon & 1 Quai Neuf, 29000
Tel (02) 98 56 98 07 Closed Mon Tue; Sun dinner; 2 weeks in Mar & Nov Tel (02) 98 55 04 71 Closed Sat lunch,
Traditional Breton auberge in the Original culinary creations that Sun–Wed dinner
countryside offering delicious showcase the finest local Relish traditional brasserie fare –
roast Guilvinec langoustines with ingredients. The young chef andouille with mustard sauce,
pineapple crumble. Sit out in the Olivier Bellin, who has been called mackerel meunière – in this chic
lovely garden or on the terrace. one of Brittany’s best, has been bistro restaurant on the quay.
awarded two Michelin stars.
€€
DK Choice PONT-AVEN: La Talisman € QUIMPER: L’Ambroisie Map B3
Breton
MOËLAN-SUR-MER: Le Crêperie Map B3 49 Rue Elie-Fréron, 29000
Raphaël €€ 4 Rue Paul-Sérusier, 29930 Tel (02) 98 95 00 02 Closed Sun
Seafood Map C3 Tel (02) 98 06 02 58 Closed Mon dinner, Mon
Rue des Moulins, 29350 An old local favourite, La Talisman Contemporary Breton cuisine
Tel (02) 98 96 52 52 Closed Dec– has been using the same recipes served in a stylish dining room.
Feb since 1920. Try the four cheeses The menu changes regularly but
A pretty place to enjoy lunch or Galette Talisman with onions expect dishes such as duck
in summer. This hotel-restaurant and buckwheat. roasted in cider and monkfish in a
combines an enchanting spicy crust. Scrumptious desserts.
pas toral setting in a former PONT-AVEN: La Taupinière €€€
mill and park with refined Seafood Map B3 QUIMPERLÉ: Ty Gwechall €
contemporary cuisine. There Croissant Saint-André, 29930 Crêperie Map C3
are special lobster, langoustine Tel (02) 98 06 03 12 Closed Mon 4 Rue Mellec, 29300
and shellfish menus; others are & Tue; mid-Sep–mid-Oct Tel (02) 98 96 30 63 Closed Sun
more varied. Go for the grilled Housed in a charming thatched dinner, Mon, 2 weeks in Jan & Feb
lobster with wakame butter, cottage, this restaurant has Atmospheric crêperie in a 1670s
and the Breton pudding with several ways of preparing the stone house. The menu features
layers of chocolate and speciality, Concarneau langous- 150 choices of crêpes, to be
mascarpone for dessert. tines. Great seasonal desserts. enjoyed with local beers and
Offers cookery courses. ciders and live Celtic music.
Key to Price Guide see page 234
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