the Food in Brittany

Our Best Meals

We ate a lot of great food in Brittany. The culinary delights of Hong Kong had been forgotten after a week in Oxford, and France seemed like a neverending feast.

The best meal we had in Brittany was a dinner at The Gardens of the Abbey of Bon Repos, one of the elite Restaurants du Terroir. I had roast pork from the 16.50 menu and Camilla had fish from the 22.50 menu — nothing at all exotic, just cooked and presented perfectly.

The next best meal I had was at La Gavroche, in Vannes. And La Hutte Briéronne in Ile-de-Fedrun deserves a mention.

The best crepes of the trip were at the Creperie du Puits, in Dinan. We had other notable crepes in Le Hermine in Morlaix and in Carnac.

Breton Regional Specialities

Kouign Amann

a kind of butter/caramel cake

steamed artichoke

one peels the leaves off and dips them in vinaigrette sauce

crepes

apple cider

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