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breakfast-€12, secure parking-€15/day, Wi-Fi, 12 Place Chateaubriand, tel. 02 99 56 66
$$$ Hôtel du Louvre***,
a modern three-star hotel within the city walls, is run by
helpful Philippe and his wife Anne. The hotel has comfortable and chic—if small—rooms
(Db-€98-142, breakfast-€12, elevator, guest computer, Wi-Fi, parking-€7.50-12/day, 2
Rue des Marins, tel. 02 99 40 86 62,
www.hoteldulouvre-saintmalo.com
,
$$ Hôtel le Nautilus**
is a solid value, run by the affable team of Loïck and Jean-
Michel. It's conveniently located inside the walls near Porte St. Vincent (Db-€68, Tb-
€86, elevator, guest computer, Wi-Fi, parking-€5.50/day, 9 Rue de la Corne de Cerf, easi-
est to park outside walls and walk in through Porte St. Vincent, tel. 02 99 40 42 27,
St-Malo is all about seafood and crêpes. There's no shortage of restaurants, many serving
thelocalspecialtyofmussels
(moules)
andoysters
(huîtres).
Lookalsoforbakeriesselling
ker-y-pom,
traditional Breton apple-filled shortbread biscuits that are the best-tasting treat
in town, especially when warmed.
Le Corps de Garde Crêperie
is my favorite lunch stop. It's up on the walls, with
St-Malo's cheapest view tables. They serve inventive crêpes at fair prices from noon to
22:00, with a cool ambience indoors or out (daily, 3 Montée Notre Dame, tel. 02 99 40 91
46).
Bouche en Folie
matches tasty specialties that change daily with a cozy setting; it's
traditional without being kitsch (
menus
from €25, closed Mon, 14 Rue du Boyer, mobile
06 72 49 08 89).
Coté Sens
ismySt-Malo mini-splurge.Enthusiastically runbythewifeandhusband
team of Sandrine and Oliver, Coté Sens has a small but delightfully fresh selection that
Sandrine happily translates for you (
menus
from €29, daily, 16 Rue de la Herse, tel. 02 99
20 08 12).
Le Chateaubriand,
inside Porte St. Vincent, offers two choices. The ground-floor
restaurant delivers a grand, Old World aura and a full range of choices at decent prices
(
menus
from €19, daily, inside and outdoor dining). Their gourmet restaurant—
Le 5
—is
five floors up; you pay for the views (€29 lunch
menu
, no dinner
menu
, €16-28 main
dishes, closed Mon-Tue, Place Chateaubriand, tel. 02 99 56 66 52,