BRITTANY - France 2014 - page 501

Le Cantorbery is a warm place (literally), where meats are grilled in the cozy
dining-room fireplace à la tradition. The seafood is très tasty ( menus from €28, closed
Wed except July-Aug, just off Place du Guesclin at 6 Rue Ste. Claire, indoor dining only,
two floors, tel. [phone], well-run by sincere Madame Touchais).
Fleur de Sel, run by welcoming Monsieur Guilli, is where locals go for fish (meat
dishes also served). The decor is appealing, and the choices are varied and reasonably
priced ( menus from €20-40, closed Sun-Mon, 7 Rue Ste. Claire, tel. [phone]).
Crêperie Ahna rocks Dinan. Locals jam the place: The price is right, the dishes are
excellent, and owner Gregory sets the tone for a fun experience. The cuisine goes well
beyond crêpes; the do-it-yourself pierrades —where you cook your meat or fish on a hot
stone at your table—are a treat (inside seating only, closed Sun, 7 Rue de la Poissonnerie,
tel. [phone]).
La Lycorne is Dinan's place to go for a healthy serving of mussels prepared 20 dif-
ferent ways. The cook-at-your-table pierrades are a good deal (€13 mussels—served with
fries of course, €15-18 pierrades , many other dishes available). The ambience is fine in-
side or out, as it's situated on a traffic-free street (closed Mon, 6 Rue de la Poissonnerie,
tel. [phone]).
La Tomate dishes up pizza and pasta for €10-12 with appealing indoor or outdoor
seating (April-Sept open daily, Oct-March closed Sun-Mon, 4 Rue de l'Ecole, tel. 02 96
39 96 12).
Café St. Sauveur is a local watering hole/café with good prices and a hard-to-beat
setting...when it's sunny (€7 for lunch salads and plats, open daily, across from the church
at 19 Place St. Sauveur, tel. [phone]). The café next door offers a similar menu and
prices.
At the Old Port: You'll find several restaurants at the old port. Have a before-dinner
drink—or a meal if the waterfront setting matters more than the cuisine—at one of the
places on the river (La Terrasse is decent). I'd hold out for dinner at Le Cottage, which is
justoffthewateralongacobbledlane.Themassivecentralfireplace providesawarmam-
bience andahandymeat grill (grilled dishesareaspecialty). PortionsareAmerican-sized,
and animated owner Claire wants to make you happy—trust her advice on what to order
(€20-29 menus —I'd spring for the €29 menu , daily, 78 Rue du Petit Fort, tel. [phone]
70).
Nightlife: So many lively pub-like bars line the narrow, pedestrian-friendly Rue de
la Cordonnerie that the street is nicknamed “Rue de la Soif” (“Street of Thirst”). When
the weather is good, you can sit outside at a picnic table and strike up a conversation with
a friendly, tattooed Breton.