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Top 10 restaurants in North Finistère

Written by Charlotte
18 nov. 2024
Top 10 restaurants in North Finistère

Take advantage of your stay in an open-air hotel in Breizh, Finistère, to dine in some of the region's finest restaurants! From fresh produce buffets to friendly bistros or gourmet restaurants with panoramic seaside views, the choice is yours! Breton produce will delight your taste buds!

 

La Corniche

La Corniche, a restaurant specializing in seafood and fish, faces the bay of Brignogan-Plages. Enjoy oysters, clams and prawns, langoustines, crab, lobster from May onwards, mussels marinière, as well as fish & chips, fillets of sea bass, fillets of pollack and scallop skewers. Dishes are available from 19 to 29 euros à la carte.

At home

A cozy restaurant in the center of Plouguerneau, À la Maison welcomes gourmands and gourmets to enjoy bistro-style dishes in a brightly colored setting. The menu changes regularly, depending on the inspiration in the kitchen and the seasonality of the produce. Coastal sea bass steak, abalone from Plouguerneau, squid a la plancha or scallops from the Brest harbor, local products take pride of place.

Nicolas Carro

This restaurant offers traditional, refined cuisine. Constantly evolving and reinventing flavors have earned this gastronomic restaurant 2 Michelin stars. Without doubt the best place to sample regional Breton products. Menus start at €35 excluding drinks at lunchtime from Wednesday to Saturday and on Sunday evenings. Many other formulas are available to discover at Restaurant Nicolas Carro.

Au Coq en pâte

A French cuisine restaurant in downtown Lesneven, Au Coq en Pâte works with seasonal produce and Breton specialties to offer its customers dishes that are at once healthy, gourmet and inventive. In a setting combining authentic Breton stonework and contemporary decor, you can enjoy daily specials at around 18 euros, as well as menus at 28 euros at lunchtime and 39 euros on weekends and public holidays.

La Pomme d'Api

A Michelin-starred restaurant in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, La Pomme d'Api welcomes you to a 16th-century house to sample gourmet cuisine that, like the décor, blends the modern with the ancient. On the menu, depending on the season, you'll find wild abalone from Roscoff with root vegetables and champagne sauce, free-range poultry and chanterelles accompanied by a chestnut tartlet, or buckwheat shortbread with quince and buckwheat honey ice cream. For lunch, La Pomme d'Api offers a market menu at 35 euros.

Pancake story

Olivier Lazennec, a renowned and passionate artisan crêpier in Landéda, invites you to his Histoire de crêpes restaurant for galettes filled with high-quality, local and seasonal products. His award-winning cuisine is based on know-how as much as on a love of produce: sheep's milk cheeses from Plouvien, vegetables from Plouguerneau, cider from Coat-Albret, charcuterie from Ploudaniel and goat's milk from Landéda, Breton producers take pride of place at Histoire de crêpes.

Maison Legris

Oyster bar facing the sea, Maison Legris welcomes you to the Castel Ac'h beach in Plouguerneau for a tasting of products from the oyster farm: plates of hollow oysters and a glass of Muscadet, as well as periwinkles, abalone and rillettes de la mer at reasonable seaside prices.

Le Carré Saint-Michel

A traditional restaurant in Plouguerneau, Carré Saint-Michel faces the sea. The menu features specialties from land and sea, including foie gras and scallops, pollack and filet de boeuf Rossini, ribs and shellfish soup. Menus range from 30 to 45 euros.

L'Ardoise

L'Ardoise in Saint Pol de Léon offers traditional cuisine using local and seasonal produce in a warm and welcoming setting. The restaurant offers à la carte dishes or menus ranging from €13.80 to €32.

Ti Saozon

Behind Roscoff's old port, family-run crêperie Ti Saozon welcomes lovers of genuine Breton galettes in the authentic decor of a stone-built mansion. The menu features high-quality products from local artisans, most of them organic.

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Barnenez Cairn

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Detailed map of North Finistère

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Taste Breton specialties

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Île Vierge and its lighthouse

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The Coast of Legends

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Fishing spots in North Finistère

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Visit the Meneham website

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GR34, the Douaniers trail

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The islands of Finistère

Batz, Ouessant, Molène, Ile de Sein or Glénan, the islands of Finistère evoke distant paradises and fine sandy beaches. A must-see during your camping vacation in Finistère, they are linked to the mainland by sea shuttles in season.

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Menhirs and dolmens in North Finistère

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Océanopolis

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Pontusval lighthouse at Brignognan-Plage

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Naturist beaches in Brittany

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Top 10 beaches in Finistère

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