Michelin Restaurants in Saint-Nazaire
Topaze
The town centre is home to this couple of professionals who met in Paris at William Ledeuil’s Ze Kitchen. He is in the kitchen, she at the front of house and together they have crafted this irresistible gourmet gem. The chef works with the meticulousness of a jeweller: fresh local produce that varies with the season, high-precision, slow cooking techniques, aromas and colours. We feasted on a beef tartare with an iced oyster cream dotted with samphire, followed by pearlescent cod in a sesame seed and roast buckwheat crust, coated with a punchy jus of saffron-flavoured cockles.
Saint-Nazaire - FRANCE
GAMIN
After a period of hopping from one time zone to another (Alain Passard, Corsica, Dan Barber's Blue Hill restaurant in the US), Bastien and Charlotte Guillochon's decision to set up shop opposite a port seemed entirely natural! Their "culinary house" (as they call it) is open from breakfast to dinner and has plenty of cosy corners. Each dish on the menu starts with the name of a vegetable or fruit: cucumber, shellfish ceviche, camelina oil; round courgette, spring carrot purée, chimichurri, rockfish seabream. This is modern cuisine that is respectful of the environment and devilishly well crafted.
Saint-Nazaire - FRANCE