Le Bistrot Nantais

For a traveller, this is that sweet, small French restaurant that is so hard to find. I don't mean that is hidden: because it is easily seen on a 7 minute drive along the picturesque levy road that tumbles out of Nantes' circling highway system. If you pass it, you will come across a Michelin-rated restaurant further down the road. But don't pass it because you will find an excellent menu of locally-inspired and locally-sourced food at one-third the cost. (We had gone to that rated restaurant and found it was closed that day.) What do I mean by local? Items like freshwater fish and eel. Just looking at the menu, you can tell that the items do not come from the typical restaurant supply chain...

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For a traveller, this is that sweet, small French restaurant that is so hard to find. I don't mean that is hidden: because it is easily seen on a 7 minute drive along the picturesque levy road that tumbles out of Nantes' circling highway system. If you pass it, you will come across a Michelin-rated restaurant further down the road. But don't pass it because you will find an excellent menu of locally-inspired and locally-sourced food at one-third the cost. (We had gone to that rated restaurant and found it was closed that day. What do I mean by local? Items like freshwater fish and eel. Just looking at the menu, you can tell that the items do not come from the typical restaurant supply chain....

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Dropped in for a light lunch. The portable sign out front advertised a menu du jour but once we sat we were told it was only Mon-Friday. REMOVE THE SIGN. We had a salad plus wine and both were OK ,nothing to write home about. Very nice view of the Loire.

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