Wow! Super! The meal was exquisite. Could not have been better!! We both had the Menu du Jour: a…read moremousse of salmon with shrimp, broccoli and dill to start; chicken breast with girolles mushroom sauce and risotto; chocolate cake with raspberry sauce and sherbet for desert. A decent pinot noir to drink and coffee afterwards. Bill under 50 euros. Service a little slow, but we were not alone enjoying this chef's masterpieces!! Tables full. Excellent food! Did I mention warm, crusty bread, basket refilled? All that and a wonderful and eclectic ambience of old France, of Alsace. Look out the window at the port of Vannes...even the rain couldn't dampen our spirits! We shall return!!

The sign outside says that Olivier Le Brun has been recognized by the regional pastry guild for…read morehaving the best kouign amann in Brittany. I love kouign amann, so I hopped inside and ordered an individual one, for two euros. There's no other way to put this: it was awful! It was really hard and difficult to chew. It was far too sweet; so sugary and caramel-y that I could hardly taste the butter. What they sold me was pretty much the opposite of the best kouign amann in Brittany. So disappointing.

You can smell the baked goods from a block away. I bought macarons, an apple souffle, some cream…read morepuffs, and a breton butter cake that was heavy & dripping with sticky butter. Everything was so delicious that I almost just passed out. Le Brun is a "master artisan" who's won several culinary awards for his pastries, and his store was swamped with tourists (and I was one of them).