My favorite market in Rennes, and the only thing I look forward to on Saturdays! This market…read moresprawls across the city center, and because it's so close to the Sainte Anne metro station, it makes it all the more appealing to me! There are hundreds of vendors selling all sorts of products: flowers, fresh produce, meats, seafood, baked goods, sweets, cheeses, and dairy products, as well as food trucks and stands. All the prices are relatively similar, but there are a few stalls that sell their produce for dirt-cheap prices. The produce is VERY fresh, so you should consider buying only what you can eat within the next few days. I particularly love the baked goods section of the market, located inside the covered buildings, because of the wide variety. I get my favorite mini kouign amann from here, as well as beautifully baked brioche loaves. No one has told me a definitive hours of operations, but to my understanding they're open from at least 9am-1pm, but go as early as possible, because with each passing moment, it gets busier and busier, until you're drowning in a crowd of people.

I travelled up from Nantes to have a look round the city in general and check out this market in…read moreparticular. One of the biggest and most famous in France, Le Marché des Lices is pretty great! There must be several hundred stalls selling any food you could possibly want: fresh fruit and veg, bread, cakes, meats (cooked and raw), honey, and much more. If I lived closer I would have dived in and grabbed some of the delicious looking fresh (and often still alive) seafood, but I don't reckon the smells would have been too friendly after putting them in my bag and walking round all day in the glorious spring sun. Round the corner there is also a large flower market, but for me, it was all about the food. The fruit and veg are considerably cheaper than the fare I can find in Nantes, and the quality is excellent. Keep an eye out for the jam stalls - it will probably take an age testing out the dozens and dozens of delicious jams but that's half the fun isn't it. I bagged a kiwi and pomelo confiture with a really unique taste and I can't wait to eat it with fresh bread. Many of the vendors speak pretty good English although I was able to get by my average French. Like most markets in France it shuts at 13:30 so if you want to take your time browsing try to get down earlier rather than later. The same can be said about buying lunch there. There are maybe two dozen trailers selling lunch fare in between the two covered halls, and when I queued up at 12:30 to get un galette de saucisse (a sausage wrapped in a buckwheat crêpe - a local favourite), I had to wait for a good 20-25 minutes. Sure it was quite nice, but trying to eat this at the same time as hurriedly buying pink garlic and saucisson de canard. You can probably grab similar fare throughout the city with much less waiting. All in all however, a really great place to look round and buy some choice produce.

It's a "classy" restaurant with good food. Oysters seem to be the thing to order here…read more The service was good and quite helpful. The younger crowd was sitting outside, where it was more informal.

I enjoyed my meal at La Paix. The headline for my review would be "this was a place all my work…read morecolleagues could agree on" during a recent business trip (pre-COVID) to Rennes. My favorite kind of food to eat in Rennes is crepes, ... my second favorite is seafood. La Paix is seafood-focused. It is not the only thing they offer, but the menu is probably half seafood and it is what they excel at. The atmosphere is welcoming and comfortable. It is a big space and seating is spacious. The restaurant can accommodate larger groups. I think when I went we were a walk-in party of 8. The location of La Paix is tres convenient. It is close to the main transportation hub, many hotels, and it is right on the Place de la Repubilque. All but two in my party ordered the combination menus and all of us were happy with all the courses of our meals. I had the salmon and was more than satisfied. The two in my party that did not order the combination menu ordered a giant seafood platter. I ended up helping them with this. Yum. I posted a picture of the seafood platter and also the menus. The service at La Paix was definitely better than average, and the prices and value were good, especially for the combination menus. I would be happy to come here again, and I recommend La Paix.

Next to the sea doesn't mean they have fresh seafood. The supermarket standard seafood quality…read moredoesn't worth our one hour wait (waitress will always tell you just a short waiting time thought) You can tell from the eyes of the shrimps they are dead for a long while. The crab I had doesn't taste very fresh and the shellfishes literally stink. We decided not to eat the rest shellfishes (I tried two they are both stinky) and told one of the waitresses. She took my plate away and told another waitress ten minutes later (right in front of us) The other one looked surprised and claimed she tried from my plate they are fresh. Excuse me? You just heard my complaint and you already tried the shellfishes from my plate? She said no matter what, there is nothing they can do. We paid for the stinky seafood we couldn't even eat. I am shocked by how they handle customers' complaints and how the waitress lied on my face. Apparently they just care about how much money they can make, not the quality of food, not customers neither. They ruined my day :(

Fresh oysters on the boardwalk for breakfast! Yummers!…read more A French friend insisted we have fresh oysters for breakfast since we were at St. Malo, about a 30 min drive away. I was a little skeptical, but heck, I'm in France, and if this is a French thing to try, why not??? So we made the drive, found a paid parking lot near the pier, then took a short walk along the boardway & pier to this place where several vendors have set up tents with trays of different kinds of oysters. All the oysters are from the sea in Cancale - and VERY fresh! So we picked some trays of different varieties, paid cash, and they shucked it open on the spot, provided lemons to squeeze onto the oysters and napkins to wipe up, and we were off! There is a limited amount of table and seating nearby, so if you're lucky, you park yourself in the open air and enjoy your oysters. So very fresh, they are still alive when shucked, full of different flavors.... I was glad I accepted the breakfast invitation! After you're done, you take your tray with the empty shells, remove the lemons and napkins, and just throw the shells onto the beach nearby. Then you toss the lemons and napkins into a nearby trash receptacle, return your empty tray to the vendor you purchased your oysters, and all pau! So... fresh oysters for breakfast - I fully endorse it! Bon appetit!

This cute oyster market is located at the end of the road as you drive down the main seaview road…read moreof Cancale. Parking is free before a certain time and is pretty reasonable once it becomes for pay. When you get there, you are greeted by 4-5 oyster stands all carrying different sizes and types of oysters. I chose a DOZEN wild large oysters which were shucked and lemons provided for a total of 6.50 Euro. WTF? It costs like $3 plus tax and tip per oyster at most oyster bars here in San Francisco!! Anyhow, you just sit at the picnic table next to the market slurping down your freshly shucked oysters and frisbee throwing the shells into the ocean whence they came. The oysters were full of briny flavor - more than some of the high end oysters here in the Bay Area. Mind you, I had this at 9 am for breakfast.. maybe a bit hardcore for some people but I loved it haha.. Basically, if you're an oyster fan - do yourself a favor and come here if you're in the area. I think it's definitely a secret gem that most tourists don't know about.

Great seafood and great service for a great price! We enjoyed the wine selections too. Definitely…read morerecommend this place for hanging out with friends.

Nice restaurant in the area. Kids meal was a yummy hamburger. For the adults, we had salad and…read morewith quinoa with sweet sauce. Sauce could be little less sweet but otherwise pretty good. Service was nice. This is near the theater and hotel. The place is nicer in terms of decor and setting and sit down compared to other restaurants in the area. Great service!

From the owner: Produits frais à volonté Le marché de Vannes est situé au coeur des remparts. Tous les mercredis et…read moresamedis il s'étend dans une bonne partie du centre-ville. On y découvre tout un éventail de produits locaux, les produits de la ferme y sont également représentés. Sur la place des Lices au coeur du marché on peut apercevoir les halles qui renferment une boucherie, une poissonnerie, une boulangerie....

From the owner: Un panorama fabuleux Dans cette ancienne maison familiale se retrouvent fins gourmets et amoureux…read morede la mer. Perché sur la cité d'Alet , un panorama tout à fait exceptionnel vous plonge dans la contemplation. L'anse Solidor et sa tour, l'estuaire de la Rance ou encore les plages de Dinard retiennent l'attention à peine relevé les yeux de son assiette. C'est peut-être de ce paysage fabuleux que Denis Gerbert tire son inspiration pour élaborer une cuisine raffinée à base des produits frais de la région. La Cotriade façon corderie n'a pas son pareil et le poisson du marché agrémenté de petits légumes ne peut que ravir les papilles des gastronomes.