Restaurants Caen

Behind the simple façade is a Lyon-style bistro serving tasty market sourced dishes that are seasonally inspired. Chalked up on the slate is another delight: a fine selection of wines from small producers.

The name recalls the town in Andalusia where the owner was born. Salmon tartare with langoustine coulis, rabbit stuffed with pistou... the cuisine is appealing and during the summer can be enjoyed on the terrace.

This café in the musée des Beaux-Arts is a feast in every sense. Find a contemporary decor, terrace, jazz evenings and - last but not least - a menu that creatively revisits Normandy regional classics.

Vire tripe sausage, skate wings in browned butter and carrot and cumin mousseline: diners eat well in this charming rustic restaurant. The view over the canal is so relaxing...

This large Art Deco-style brasserie is known for its lively ambience and for its cuisine, which is quintessential brasserie fare. The seafront setting naturally renders fine seafood prominent on the menu and the conservatory overlooks the port.

In tune with the gastronomy of today! The chef at this cosy bistro - not far from the château - draws in food lovers with his personal, inventive cooking. All at a reasonable price so it is best to reserve.

In his fine contemporary restaurant near the bassin St-Pierre, Stéphane Carbone's cuisine is creative, elegant and harmonious. From one section, diners can see him hard at work... a pleasure in itself!

Trendy decor, a verdant terrace shielded from the street by shrubs and trendy food. Dishes include, Vietnamese summer rolls with crab, spicy mackerel, duck burger, and more. Good wine list.

This elegantly simple contemporary restaurant offers clarity, precision and mastery. It serves stylish dishes without compromising the authenticity or flavour of the ingredients. Ivan Vautier is a talented chef as his seasonal cuisine amply demonstra..

During the 1930s, this half-timbered inn - as rustic as can be - was a fishermen's bar. Today, diners enjoy modern cuisine overlooking the River Orne.

Blooming wisteria and truly appetising traditional cuisine. The chef gives pride of place to seafood, and there is even a lobster menu!

This restaurant appeals to the eye as much as the stomach. It is housed in an 18C priory nestled at the far end of a delightful walled garden. The welcome is very friendly, the classic dishes are of a high standard, and the prices are reasonable. A l..

In this restaurant with a rather sleek decor, the emphasis is on seafood (lovely fish soup, for example). It offers unfussy and modern cuisine in which good Normandy produce really comes into its own.

You quickly feel right at home in this simple and convivial family restaurant with a fine wooden bar. The chef regularly changes the single set menu according to the fish market, and whatever happens to be inspiring him at the time - but dishes remai..