Few of the restaurants in Le Havre are worth making a fuss about, except perhaps for some in the suburb of Ste-Adresse . There are, however, lots of bars, cafés and brasseries around the gare SNCF
, and all sorts of crêperies and ethnic alternatives - North African,
South American, Caribbean - in the back streets of the St-François
district.
If you're shopping for food to take home, you could try the central market , just west of place Gambetta and ideal for fresh produce, or two Auchan hypermarkets
(both open Mon-Sat 8.30am-10pm): the larger, at the Mont Gaillard
Centre Commercial, is reached by following cours de la République
beyond the gare SNCF , through the tunnel; the other, at Montivilliers, is signposted off the Tancarville road.
L'Huitrière
, 12 quai Michel Féré (tel 02.35.21.24.16). Seafood specialists in the
St-François quarter, facing the rotating bridge of the port. Even the
simplest €14.03 assiette includes clams, shrimps and langoustines; the two-person €114.34 Abondance menu has to be seen to be believed.
L'Odyssée
, 41 rue Général-Faidherbe (tel 02.35.21.31.42). First-rate seafood
restaurant close to the ferry terminal in the old town, serving a
reliable €19.06 weekday lunch menu and a changing, more adventurous
€23.63 dinner option. Closed Sat lunch, Sun evening, Mon & mid-July
to mid-Aug.
Palissandre
, 33 rue de Bretagne (tel 02.35.21.69.00). Old-fashioned wood-panelled
bistro in the St-François quarter, where the conventional menus from
€12.96 feature dishes such as fish stewed in cider, and an express menu
guarantees service within 20min. Closed Wed evening, Sat lunch &
Sun.
La Petite Brocante
, 75 rue Louis Brindeau (tel 02.35.21.42.20). Lively central bistro;
the set menus are a little pricey at €19.51 and up, but there's always
a good-value plat du jour , as often as not fresh fish. Closed Sun & first three weeks in Aug.
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