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As well as a concentration of low-priced places near the stations, Brest offers a wide assortment of
restaurants
. Rue Jean-Jaures, climbing east from the place de la Liberte, holds plenty of bistros and bars, while just to the north, place Guerin is the centre of the student-dominated quartier St-Martin.
L'Esperance , 6 place de la Liberte (tel 02.98.44.25.29). Busy, inexpensive conventional restaurant in the lively square that faces the Hotel de Ville, with a wide range of imaginative menus that start at 70F/€10.67 midweek. Closed Sun evening & Mon, plus last 2 weeks in Aug and first week of Sept. La Maison de l'Ocean , 2 quai de la Douane (tel 02.98.80.44.84). Blue-hued fish restaurant down by the port, open every day and serving wonderful assortments of seafood from 85F/€12.96. Ma Petite Folie , plage du Moulin-Blanc (tel 02.98.42.44.42). Converted fishing boat, moored in the pleasure port, which serves a wonderfully fishy 110F/€16.77 set menu and also offers a wide range of a la carte dishes and daily specials. Closed Sun & two weeks in mid-Aug.
Le Ruffe
, 1 rue Yves-Collet (tel 02.98.46.07.70). An attractive place between the
gare SNCF
and the tourist office that prides itself on good, traditional French seafood dishes, served on menus costing 80F/€12.20 and upwards. Daily except Sun until 11.30pm. Other useful information
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