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If you've ever wanted to stay on a real French farm yet rest in cozy comfort, this is the
place. The five rooms are filled with wood furnishings and decorated with bright garden
themes. Guests share a kitchenette off the breakfast room; larger groups can stay in a cot-
tage with its ownkitchen. The experience isvintage Normandy—and soare the kindown-
ers, Jacques and Odile, who communicate great warmth though they don't speak Eng-
lish (Db-€90, Tb-€110, Qb-€130, 5 people-€140, discounts for stays of 3 or more nights,
includes good breakfast, tel. 02 41 40 71 07, Le Haut St-Louet, just off A-84, exit at
Villers-Bocage,getdetaileddirectionsfromwebsite,
www.bandbnormandie.com
,
laferme-
On or near Trafic-Free Rue St. Jean
This street is lined with cafés,
crêperies,
and inexpensive dining options.
La Chaumière
is the best charcuterie (deli) in town; you'll find salads, quiches, and
prepared dishes to go (Tue-Sun open until 19:30, closed for lunch Sun and all day Mon,
on Rue St. Jean across from Hôtel Churchill). The grocery store across the street has what
you need to complete your picnic.
La Rapière
is a lovely, traditional wood-beamed eatery filled with locals enjoying a
refinedmealandarare-these-dayscheeseplatterforyourfinale.ThevealwithCamembert
sauce is memorable (€29-38
menus,
closed Sun-Mon, 53 Rue St. Jean, tel. 03 31 21 05 45,
L'Angle Saint Laurent
is a popular bistro, run by a husband-and-wife team (lovely
Caroline manages the restaurant, Sébastien cooks). You'll dine well on
Normand
special-
ties in a smart setting (€25-35
menus,
closed Sun evening-Mon, 2 Rue des Bouchers, tel.
02 31 92 03 01).
La Reine Mathilde Brasserie,
aservice-orientedspot,offersbistrofareallday(om-
elets, big salads, pizza). It also has a marvelous outside terrace with cathedral views (daily
with nonstop service 12:00-21:00, a block from Rue St. Jean at 23 Rue Larcher).
Near the Cathedral
