Gourmet restaurants in Calvados
Would you like to enjoy lunch or dinner in a gourmet restaurant during your Calvados l’Escapade camping vacation? Discover the 10 best gourmet restaurants to stop off at during your visit to Calvados, including 9 Michelin-starred restaurants and one losing its star in 2020.
SaQuaNa
In Honfleur, 22 place Hamelin, this gourmet restaurant has been awarded two Michelin stars. Chef Alexandre Bourdas offers an inventive, very marine cuisine, sometimes enriched by products from his native Aveyron. Bold, the SaQuaNa chef also gives pride of place to exotic flavors and inspirations. A very affordable lunch menu at 22 euros.
L’Initial
Located at 24 rue Saint-Manvieu in Caen, L’Initial is a Michelin-starred restaurant offering cuisine d’auteur. Chef Vincent Vidal follows in the footsteps of his predecessor, Yohann Lemonnier, with seasonal, market-driven cuisine featuring the highest-quality local produce. Menus from 56 to 70 euros.
Against the grain
On Rue des Croisiers in Caen, the kitchen of the À Contre Sens restaurant is run by Anthony Caillaud. It’s no coincidence that the wives of US and French presidents Trump and Macron have chosen to dine there together when they meet in 2019. Awarded a Michelin star, the chef’s cuisine at À Contre Sens is sincere and straightforward: it honors small local producers and offers affordable formulas, with prices per person ranging from 27 to 68 euros.
Ivan Vautier
On Avenue Henry Chéron in Caen,Ivan Vautier ‘s Michelin-starred restaurant welcomes lovers of light, fine cuisine in a modern, welcoming setting. The mix of land and sea is what makes this establishment so famous. Formulas range from 38 euros for lunch on weekdays to 110 euros for the Ivan Vautier menu.
Maximin Hellio
Maximin Hellio ‘s restaurant is located on rue Gambetta in Deauville. With a Michelin star and three Gault et Millau toques, the chef combines local produce with prestigious dishes. Menu prices range from 39 to 135 euros, to satisfy a wide range of customers. A children’s menu is available at 20 euros.
L’Essentiel
On Rue Mirabeau in Deauville, the kitchen at L’essentiel is run by Charles Tuillant. His constantly renewed Franco-Asian inspirations have earned him a Michelin star. A menu at 66 euros allows you to discover the inventiveness of this chef, who retains the enthusiasm of his early days.
The 1912
On Trouville’s Boulevard de la Cahotte, Le 1912 is a Michelin-starred restaurant whose décor pays tribute to the refinement of the Belle Époque, when Trouville’s casino was built. Chef Johan Thyriot ‘s locavore cuisine features herbs and spices from the kitchen garden.
Le Pavé d’Auge
In the picturesque setting of the former Normandy covered market at Colombages, in the village of Beuvron-en-Auge, Le Pavé d’Auge offers cuisine as typical as its setting. Here, the chef prepares lobster tails, brill fillets and sweetbreads, in combinations that highlight local produce and seafood. Menus from 50 to 85 euros. Michelin-starred restaurant.
The Château de Sully
On the Route de Port-en-Bessin in Bayeux, the Château de Sully welcomes you in elegant surroundings to sample the Michelin-starred cuisine of chef Nicolas Fages: fondant pigeon, roast turbot and Cotentin lobster delight the taste buds of those who love straightforward cuisine driven by a love of good produce. Menus range from 70 to 120 euros.
Stéphane Carbone
On Rue de Courtonne in Caen, Stéphane Carbone ‘s restaurant seduces lovers of gourmet cuisine with signature dishes on both the land and the sea: sautéed sweetbread apple, snacked scallops and Valrhona and Manjari dark chocolates for dessert. Lunch menus for less than 30 euros, the Autour du Homard menu for 100 euros, or the Saveurs menu for 53 euros, ideal for discovering the establishment.
