Can you recommend good eating places in Provence, Brittany, Normandy, Lyon, Dordogne, Languedoc, etc.?
I will add these to our restaurant link in France.
Thanks!
I will add these to our restaurant link in France.
Thanks!
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Restaurants in Provence, Normandy, Brittany, Lyon, etc.
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 simone1a |
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Most of the time when we are in the country we stay in "country house" hotel places.
we spent 4 days in Questembert, touring the Brittany coast and the food was so great at our hotel , we never tried anywhere else!perso.wanadoo.fr/lebretagne/cadre0.html As an aside , in addition to being a wonderful patron/chef, M. Paineau is a very talented artist..all the paintings at the hotel are his and can be seen in the website pages. In Normandy, we stayed far out in the countryside and again had wonderfull meals at our hotel. I recommended it to another TTGer recently and she said it was one of the best meals of their trip. Moulin du Vey in Clecy..www.chateauxhotels.com/pu...382b3d0d2b Between Amboise and Bloise, in Onzain, Domaine des Hauts de Loire. It was so good we've been back 3 times to stay for various periods..www.domainehautsloire.com/ |
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Posts: 5219 (01/13/06 13:34:46) Destination Moderator |
In planning for my trip to Provence, I have the following recommendations.
Bistrot de La Petite France Former Michelin one star restaurant, just outside Maussane near Le Paradou in a renovated farmhouse. Excellent food, good service. Casual. Reservations recommended Closed Wednesday and Thursday 55, avenue de la Vallee des Baux Tel: 04 90 54 41 91 Lunch Menu - 25 euro La Source in St. Rémy - 13, avenue Liberation Tel: 04 90 92 44 71 Charming, small restaurant fairly off the tourist path. Very good food, beautiful shaded terrace overlooking a garden for summer dining. Closed Wednesday Totally non-smoking 13, avenue Liberation Tel: 04 90 92 44 71 Lunch menu around 21 euro Dinner menus 30/40 euro La Maison Jaune in St. Rémy - 15 rue Carnot Tel: 04-90-92-56-14 Set meals: 52 Euros Gourmet; Provencal -- 44 Euros (four dishes, cheese and dessert) Le Chasagnette - NOTE: Cigalechanta warns that this restaurant is closed until April '06. More changes may happen. The only registered "organic" restaurant in France, almost everything is grown in their gardens. The menus are based around Camarguais tapas. Many of the items are available in jars and containers to take home. An amazing memorable restaurant highly recommended. Lunch menu at 37 euro Dinner menu at 52 euro Closed Tuesday and Wednesday lunch Tel: (33) 490 97 26 96 |
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cigalechanta |
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Posts: 541 (01/13/06 16:04:45) |
typing is difficult so i'll do bits this time.
La Chassagnette is closed until spring, maybe longer. there's been a change in the making. Their great chef left over changes. it may come back as a bistro. Le Petite France is a dull place mostly staid, I prefer down the road in Paradou. The Bistro du paradou for its ambiance and simple food. Popular with tourists. Lunch and Dinner (dinner served only from June through the end of September). One Menu, based on market shopping - basically you eat what Jean-Louis' wife cooks. Check the menu of the day before reserving Dress is casual Tel: 04 90 54 32 70 Lunch menu - 36 euro Dinner menu - 43 euro In Maussane center We love Le Place and Ou Ravi |
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cigalechanta |
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Posts: 541 (01/13/06 16:43:50) |
I not sure even where notepad is and how to find and store it. I'm clueless about computer.
The following places are where i have stayed as well as had good dining: La Regalido-Fontvielle, chambre de séjour avec vue-Saignon, www.avignon-et-provence.com/regalido/gb/restaurant-alpilles.htm Le Prieuré-Villeneuve Lez Avignon, www.leprieure.fr/htgb/0004.htm Hostellerie de Crillon le Brave-Crillon-le-Brave www.crillonlebrave.com/english/dining/index.html#restaurant Bastide de Marie-Menerbes www.labastidedemarie.com/index.html La Riboto de Taven-Les Baux www.riboto-de-taven.fr/ Hotel d'Europe-Avignon, La Bastide de Moustiers-Moustiers-Sainte-Marie Auberge des Gorges du Loup-Le Pont du Loup www.auberge-gorgesduloup.com/index-gb.htm Le Mas d'Aigret-Les Baux www.masdaigret.com/situation-anglais.php La Colombe d'Or-St-Paul-de-Vence www.la-colombe-dor.com/ La Begude Saint Pierre-Les Coudouiéres Vers-Pnt-du-Gard, This is outside of uzes and like Uzes it's not Provence but languedoc www.hotel-saintpierre.fr/restaurant.html |
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simone1a |
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Posts: 5219 (01/13/06 16:51:53) Destination Moderator |
Merci beaucoup!!
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cigalechanta |
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Correction: Le Petite France is the one in Paradou that is staid. - corrected by simone1a
Restos we loved: Auberge du Presbytère-Saignon www.auberge-presbytere.com/ Le Fournil-Bonnieux 5 pl. Carnot, Bonnieux Phone: 04-90-75-83-62 Christian Etienne, Le Bain Marie, Café des Artists, Hiely Luccullus-Avignon, Le Nid d'Aigle-Gourdon www.nid-daigle.com/ang/ Hotel Calendal www.lecalendal.com/uk/INDEXUS.HTM L'Affenage 4 rue Molière Arles Phone: 04.90.96.07.67 Vaccares-Arles La Camargue, Les Capucins-Aigues-Mortes, Les Santons-Moustiers www.guidenoaille.com/santons/ Le Mas Tourteron-Les Imberts(outside Gordes) Chemin de Saint-Blaise Les Imberts Gordes Phone: 04.90.72.00.16 Le Florets-Gigondas Route des Dentelles Téléphone : 04.90.65.85.01 La Petite Maison-Cucuron(warning rediculously expensive) Place De L'etang Tel : 04 90 77 18 60 Les Hospitaliers-Poet-Laval Le Moulin de Lourmarin-Lourmarin www.moulindelourmarin.com/gb_restaurant.htm |
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cigalechanta |
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Auberge de Tourrettes-Tourrettes-sur-Loup
www.aubergedetourrettes.fr/pages/hotel_e.html La Magnaneraie-Villeneuve-lez-Avignon www.avignon-et-provence.com/la-magnaneraie/gb/ Hostellerie du Chateau des Fine Roches-Chateauneuf du Pape Le Bastier-Ginasservis(we slept here also) Le Provence-La paludsur Verdon(slept here also) Chez Fonfon-Marseille www.tablesdecharme.com/_etablissements/FF13.htm La Table de mon Moulin-Le Rouret 158 route de Nice Rouret Téléphone : 04.93.77.39.30 Auberge du Luberon-Apt www.auberge-luberon-peuzin.com/gb/restaurant_ambiance.htm Fin de siecle-Cavaillon 46, place du Clos tél : 04 90 71 12 27 Ou Ravi Provençau-Maussane 34 av. de la Vallée des Baux Maussane-les-Alpilles Téléphone : 04.90.54.31.11 |
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cigalechanta |
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Posts: 541 (01/13/06 17:47:57) |
Sous les Micocouliers, Le Petit Bru, Bistro de Eygalieres (aka Chez Bru)- Eygalieres,
Au Chat Gourmand-Fontvielle, Les Moissines-Ansouis, Auberge de la Reine Jeanne, Bistro des Alpilles-St Remy, Jardin de quai-Isle sur-Sorgue, Le Tambour-Cadenet, Auberge du Montagnier-St Julien le Montagnier Chemin Vieux Village Tel: 04 94 80 06 29 Langedoc: Les Feuillants-Ceret 1, boulevard Fayette Tel: (04)-68-87-37-88 Auberge de la Bride-Cordes, La place-Maussane Camargue restos: La Telline, Chez Bob, Chez Juju |
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cigalechanta |
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Posts: 541 (01/13/06 18:51:42) |
moving on here and there in France. First where we slept and ate that were special:
Three times At Leslie Caron's hotel that sits beside the Yonne, I said hello to her, she was always busy with her chef. La Lucarne aux Chouettes-Villeneuve sur Yonne perso.wanadoo.fr/lesliecaron-auberge/ Ferme Auberge de Peyremale-Montolieu(this is a working farm on the outskirts of the famous book village of Montolieu) L'Auberge Peyremale, Route de Saissac, serves farm-fresh food. House specialties include poultry and lamb roasted on a spit. Three-course set-price menus are about $14 to $29, with wine. (33-4) 68.24.85.35. Hotel Pelissaria-St-Cirq-Lapopie (this is a beautiful perché village in the Dordogne run by a couple actress and musician) perso.wanadoo.fr/hoteldelapelissaria/ LÁuberge Bretonne-La Roche-Bernard(this was the only place we had a sour-puss waitress) www.e-travelworldwide.com/world_hotels29/Lauberge_Bretonne.html Hostellerie le Gonfalon-Germigny L'Eveque(romantic get away that sits by the Marne) 2, rue de l' Eglise 77910 Germigny l'évêque Tel : 01 64 33 16 05 Le Repaire de Kerroch-Paimpol (sits by the port) 29, quai Norand - Paimpol France Telephone:+ 2 96205013 Hotel Ithurria-Ainhoa ( this is a beautiful village in Basque country) Tel: 0559299211 Le Moulin du Roc-Champagne de Belair( this is a beautiful mill in Perigord) Le Moulin de L'abbaye-Brantome(another beauty in the Perigord) www.moulin-abbaye.com/ Le Marrechal-Colmar( this hotel over looks the canal in "Petite Venice") www.hotel-le-marechal.com/de/restaurant.html Les Magnolias-Plaisance(we,ve returnd a few time to this special plave in the Tarn(Aveyron) www.hostellerie-les-magnolias.com/english/restaurant.htm also here: Hostellerie de Perouges-Perouges(dates back to the XIV) so unlike anywhere in Burgundy Hostellerie du Grand Duc-Gincla 9in the Aude) www.host-du-grand-duc.com/contact.htm Moulin de Rosemadec-Pont=Aven(the best grilled lobster we ever had) Venelle de Rosmadec 29930, PONT AVEN Tel. 02 98 06 00 22 Fax. 02 98 06 18 00 Lou Rouballou-Mont-Louis(pyrenees-Orientales) Another one we return to: Hostellerie du Moulin des Ruats-Avallon(this is where one of my favorite writers, MFK Fisher and I tasted our first truite Bleu) www.moulin-des-ruats.com/ Ty Mad-Douarnenz www.tymad.com/ Pere Bise-Tailloires.If you saw the French film, "Claire's Knee" you saw this beautiful lake that the hotel faces) www.perebise.com/ This last place La Corniche-Pyla-sue-Mer was our special serindipity find. We had no reservation as we winded down the coast the eating terrace sits on the beach, What a place!) www.chez.com/corniche/ Restaurants later |
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simone1a |
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Posts: 5219 (01/13/06 18:56:22) Destination Moderator |
Mimi - Would you mind if I added some links later on after I've done some research?
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cigalechanta |
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Posts: 541 (01/13/06 18:59:32) |
be my guest
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cigalechanta |
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ok coming to the end of worthwhile restos:
Moulin de Fourges-Fourges(this is Normandy about 75 miles to CDG. We eat here alot because our last night is spent at friend's who have a B&B down the road. A lovely setting) www.moulin-de-fourges.com/ Les Bords de Seine-La Roche Guyon(we eat there with those friends) www.bords-de-seine.fr/ LÁncien Hotel Baudy and Jardin de Giverny-Giverny giverny.org/restos/jardegiv/jardegiv.htm Last September, we stayed two nights on this farm: Ferme de la Lionniere-Mareuil sur cher (Loire) Their goat cheese was a hit with our friends who live near Poitiers where we went next) perso.wanadoo.fr/ot.st-aignan-sur-cher/les%20restaurants/falionniere.htm Up in the hills above Honfleur we ate at La Ferme Saint-Simeon www.fermesaintsimeon.fr/ but as good as the food is, we preferred dining along the port, much fun), two incrediably beautiful places if you like art noveau: La Cigale-Nantes membres.lycos.fr/nantes/cigale.htm l'Excelsior-Nancy 50, Rue Henri Poincaré Nancy Tel : 03 83 35 24 57 There is also one in La Rochelle but I forget the name and didn't take a card. La Fournaise-Chatou(this is where Renoir painted "The boating Party." The town is famous for it's ham/antique fair in February also) le des impressionnistes Chatou Tel : 01 30 71 41 91 Fleue de Sel-L'ile de Noirmoutier(vendee) ( you cross an amazing bridge to get to this isle) www.fleurdesel.fr/english/presente.htm Auberge de L'Ill-Illhaeusern(this famous resto along the river, Ill, in Alsace, did not disappoint. www.dininginfrance.com/l'auberge_alsace.htm In Normandy, the L'auberge des Deux Tonneaux-Pierre-en-Auge (it overlooks the vally of La Touques) www.auberge-des-deux-tonneaux.abcsalles.com/fiche.aspx?o=1&n=5978 Auberge de L'Abbaye-Le BecHellouin perso.wanadoo.fr/aub-abbayedubec/restaurant.htm This was a last minute great find while on the road: Hostellerie du Bois Guibert-Bonneval www.bois-guibert.com/restaurant.php Hotel de Paris resto, Le castelet-Les Andelys giverny.org/hotels/deparis/index.htm Two other last minute finds: Auberge du Cheval Blanc-Varreddes to spend the night(near Meaux so not a far drive to CDG) www.cofrase.com/auberge-cheval-blanc/indexuk.htm Hotel Brunel-la Garde(we spent the night here after seeing the great bridge in Millau) www.lerocherblanc.com/ Parc Victoria-Saint-Jean-De-Luz ( a beautiful location, dinner was great but no rooms were available) parcvictoria.esds.com/restaurant_en.html La Casserole-Salviac(we were at a B&B in the next village and our hosts booked this for us-Dordogne) RUE HAUTE SALVIAC Tel: 05 65 41 57 87 Les Flots and Richard Coutanceau-La Rochelle Hostellerie de la post-Avallon. |
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Posts: 834 (01/13/06 20:13:18) Media Maven |
www.jre.net/Restaurant.as...D=03302208
L'Esplanade in Domme in the Dordogne. Really top notch food (used to have a Michelin Star and trying hard to get it back), superb service (its a family run establishment, so its like staying with favorite Aunt). The hotel is also an excellent base for exploring the Dordogne. |
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cigalechanta |
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Posts: 541 (01/13/06 20:49:45) |
favorite:Les Vapeurs-Trouville(this is where a beautiful French woman showed me how to eat me mussles using the hinged shell as a pincher and I do after all those years),
Le Potevin-Poitiers, Duguay Trouin-Le Pouliguen, Hostelleriele Clos du Cher-Noyers sur Cher(we stayed here and dined with our friends who live in the next village), Le Florian-Macon, Le Chalet de Venise-Saint Benoit(near Poitiers), In Poitiers is one of my favorite chains when in doubt where to eat. Indy travel and i like these places alot-La taverne de Maitre Kanter, Auberge le Cantou-Collanges-la-Rouge, Le Grand Bleu and St Christopher-Beaune, Chez Angele-Riec-sur-Belon(this is the best creperie in France though we came to Belon for their famed oysters which we did have at the wonderful Chez Jacky in Belon), Bistro d'Adrian-Rouen, Chateau de Jau-Cases de Pene, La Colomb auge-Beuvron-en-Auge, Arrantzaleak-Ciboure, Txalupa-Saint-Jean-de-Luz, last in Alsace-Lorraine the Chateau d Adoménil-Lunville ( a wonderful meal spoiled by a fly that refused to leave the area of my plate!) |
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cigalechanta |
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Posts: 541 (01/13/06 20:55:19) |
Forgot the Le Relais des Gourmets-Avallon,.....
and on the road usually found by a rond point is a chain throughout France, and even in Paris, La Criée, (sefood) |
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marieclaude560 |
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Posts: 14091 (01/13/06 21:07:14) EZop Administrator |
Wow mimi -- you will keep simone busy tracking these down
 Thanks soooooooo much!! |
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Nikki in Massachusetts |
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Posts: 970 (01/14/06 09:05:30) |
All right, if anyone doesn't think this is more valuable than any guide book...
Mimi, you are a virtual encyclopedia. |
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Grimke |
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Posts: 674 (01/15/06 21:55:10) |
Another fan of La Chassagnette!! It was a surreal experience. The meal was fabulous and went on for three hours. We started out in Ste Maries de Mer at the crypt of St Sarah and followed our meal in the bird refuge watching pink flamingoes. It remains one of my favorite experiences of all time.
We did try Le Source in St Remy and were underwhelmed.The nuit? Perhaps because I think I also left my beloved scarf there. La Fourchette in Avignon has not yet been mentioned and I would go there again in a heart beat. There is a one star in St Quentin de Poterie(help with name please). Our friends live there and she does wine tours for JoAnne Weir. The groups often end up at this place. While it was closed during our stay in Bonnieux, we sent our friends to Le Fournil and they are still raving about it. We stayed at Les Trois Sources just outside of Bonnieux and I cannot say enough good things about it. We also ate at David in Rousillon which is rather "precious" with prancing waiters but the views of the ochre cliffs are divine and the food is very good.  |
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Posts: 40 (01/17/06 12:41:54) |
Grimke, it sounds like you're referring to La Table de l'Horloge located in a former village school in St-Quentin-la-Poterie not far from Uzès. We were in Uzès for about a week a little over a year and a half ago, and I had thought we might try it, but never did.
Our hands-down favorite within the old central part of Uzès was Les Trois Salons at 18, rue Dr Blanchard not far from the Duchy. Their tasting menu was delicious, with an option to pair wines with the courses; it changes weekly. Our visit overlapped two of them, and we enjoyed the first time so much that we returned for the new menu. It was equally delightful. As the name implies, there are several dining areas. The first time we sat ouside in the courtyard on a balmy evening, and the second time at a window table in one of the interior dining rooms overlooking the cobbled street - very different environments, but each very pleasant. |
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Posts: 674 (01/17/06 12:50:44) |
MaisonMetz~That's it!
We missed lunch at Les Trois Salons by moments when we were in Uzes but it looked fabulous. The dining room is lovely. We do hope to go back.
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