Restaurants in Cherbourg pide readily into the glass-fronted seafood places along the quai de Caligny, each with its "copious" assiette de fruits de mer
, and the more varied, more adventurous and less expensive little
places tucked away in the pedestrianized streets and alleyways of the
old town.
Café de Paris , 40 quai de Caligny (tel 02.33.43.12.36). Work your way up through the ranks of assiettes de fruits de mer , from the €12.96 Matelot to the Amiral
at €79.27 for two; there's also a quick €16.01 menu if you're in a
hurry. Here it's the live lobsters in the fish tanks set into the
windows that get the sea views, not you - but the food is excellent.
Closed Sun evening, plus Mon in low season.
Café du Théâtre
, 8 place de Gaulle (tel 02.33.43.01.49). Attractive setup adjoining
the theatre, with a café behind plate-glass windows on the ground floor
and a full-scale brasserie upstairs, arranged on three sides of the
central opening. The whole ensemble offers a great sense of
participating in the life of the town. The varied menus, from €12.04,
hold more than just seafood; the €17.53 one, for example, features
frogs' legs.
Le Faitout
, 25 rue Tour-Carrée (tel 02.33.04.25.04). Basement restaurant in the
shopping district that offers traditional French cuisine at very
reasonable prices; a bowl of mussels can be had for under €6.10, and
there's a daily special for €8.38. Closed Sun & Mon lunch.
Le Grandgousier
, 21 rue de l'Abbaye (tel 02.33.53.19.43). The definitive French fish
restaurant, well worth the walk to its unprepossessing location at the
west end of town. Menus start at €11.43, but this is a place to expect
to spend a lot and dine well. Imagine any combination of fish, throw in
a bit of caviar, a few crab claws and a leavening of foie gras, and
you'll find it somewhere on the menu. Closed Mon & Fri lunchtime,
plus Sun evening.
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