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Eating and drinking
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There are several cheap
eating places
around place St-Pierre:
Auberge St-Pierre
, 6 place St-Pierre (tel 02.41.51.26.25; closed Mon out of season), has good 55F/a?¬8.38 and 75F/a?¬11.43 menus ; opposite, at no. 1,
Les Forges de St-Pierre
(tel 02.41.38.21.79; closed Sun & Tues evening & Oct) specializes in grilled meat, with an acceptable 75F/a?¬11.43 menu; and
La Quichenotte
, 2 rue Haute-St-Pierre (tel 02.41.51.31.98; closed Mon & Jan), serves good crA?pes at 55F/a?¬8.38. You can also eat in the chA?teau grounds at
L'Orangerie
(tel 02.41.67.12.88; closed Sun evening & Mon out of season), a restaurant and
salon de thA©
, with a 90F/a?¬13.72 menu.
There are a couple of good
bars
on place St-Pierre:
Le Swing
, with its ancient Wurlitzer jukebox and fruit cocktails, and
Le Richelieu
, with good music, Guinness and pool. The
CafA© de la Poste
, opposite the post office on place du Petit-Thouars, is a student meeting place that serves cheap snacks and stays open till 2am. The hotel bar of
Le Cristal
is also popular, along with the other bars along the riverfront on place de la RA©publique. Other useful information
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