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EATING & DRINKING
ITALIAN
LA PASSACAILLE
€16/19, pizzas €10.30-14.90, pasta €10.90-15.60;
11.45am-2pm & 6.45-10pm Thu & Sun-Tue,
11.45am-2pm & 6.45-10.30pm Fri & Sat; )
This welcoming spot has particularly good pizzas (try the Montagnarde with tomato, mozza-
rella, soft, nutty-flavoured Reblochon cheese, potatoes, red onions, cured ham and
crème
fraîche
) and homemade pasta with toppings including
pistou
(pesto) also made on the
premises. Tables spill onto the square out front in summer.
PATISSERIE, TEAROOM
LA CHOCOLATERIE
8am-7.30pm Tue-Sat, 10am-7.30pm
Sun & Mon)
Soak up local life overlooking the open-air flower market. This tearoom/patisserie's hot
chocolate and macarons (flavoured with orange, apricot, peanut, pineapple and so on) are
sublime, as are its sweet homemade crêpes and miniature madeleine cakes.
REGIONAL CUISINE
LE SAINT-HILAIRE
(
GOOGLE MAP
; 02 37 30 97 57;
www.restaurant-saint-hilaire.fr
; 11 rue du Pont St-Hilaire; 3-course
menus from €29; noon-2pm & 7-9.30pm Tue-Sat)
At this pistachio-painted, wood-beamed charmer, local products are ingeniously used in to-
die-for dishes like bacon-wrapped prawns with leek fondue, honey-roasted duck, and escal-
ope of veal in hazelnut and foie gras sauce. Don't miss its lobster menu in season, or the
aromatic cheese platters.
BISTRO
LE TRIPOT
3-course lunch menu €15.50, 3-course dinner menus €28-44;
noon-1.45pm & 7.30-9.15pm Tue & Thu-
Sat, noon-1.45pm Sun)
Tucked off the tourist trail and easy to miss, even if you do chance down its narrow street,
this atmospheric space with low beamed ceilings is a winner for authentic and adventurous
French fare like saddle of rabbit stuffed with snails, and grilled turbot in truffled hollandaise
sauce. Locals are onto it, so booking ahead's advised.
BISTRO
L'ESCALIER
