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Unlike hotels,
restaurants
fill the winding lanes of the old city; it shouldn't take long to come up with something if you wander the pedestrian streets in the centre. Nantes is big enough to have all sorts of ethnic alternatives as well, with Algerian, Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian places in addition to those listed here.
Brasserie Cote Rive
, 5 square Fleuriot-de-l'Angle (tel 02.40.20.35.20). Bright, brisk brasserie on a pedestrianized square just east of place Royale. All-you-can-eat
moules frites
for 64F/ˆ9.76, a good fishy menu for 119F/ˆ18.14 and even kangaroo in cheese sauce. Open daily until after midnight.
La Cigale
, 4 place Graslin (tel 02.51.84.94.94). Famous late nineteenth-century brasserie, offering fine meals in opulent surroundings. Fish is a speciality. Menus 75F/ˆ11.28 and 135F/ˆ20.58, served until midnight.
La Mangeoire
, 16 rue des Petites-Ecuries (tel 02.40.48.70.83). Very good country food. The 58F/ˆ8.84 lunch menu is a real bargain, there's a solid 88F/ˆ13.42 dinner menu, and the "Chef" for 148F/ˆ22.56 is a delight; even if you can't stomach the dozen snails, there's a mixed fish grill to sate any appetite. Closed Sun & Mon.
Lou Pescadou
, 8 allee Baco (tel 02.40.35.29.50). Despite being somewhat off the beaten track, near the
gare routiere
, this is Nantes' most fashionable venue for fresh fish, with menus from 119F/ˆ18.14. Closed Sat lunch & Sun.
Le Petit Bacchus
, 5 rue Beauregard (tel 02.40.47.50.46). Red-painted half-timbered house, with the atmosphere and decor of a World War I
estaminet
, just off rue des 50-Otages in a little alley leading down to the cours F.-Roosevelt. Lovely 89F/ˆ13.57 menu featuring duck
a l'orange
or fish of the day. Closed Sun, plus first three weeks in Aug.
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