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Grenoble Food Guide – Snapshots

Saucisson Sec

Because I still have a lot of photos leftover from other meals I have had in Grenoble and you lovely readers enjoy staring at foodie pics on your computer screen almost as much as eating it…here you go! :D

Carpaccio

Breakfast: Good bread, coffee, soft cheese and saucisson sec

Beef fillet bleu and Entrecote bleu… allez les bleus!


Creperie Menu

Pear Sorbet with Williams

And sometimes all you want is a Quickie Burger.

And there you have it, my short and sweet Grenoble Food Guide. I plan to do more of these during my travels. Thanks for reading :)

Grenoble Food Guide – La Florentine

Salade Caprese

Tagliatelle Carbonara

Pannacotta

Just because I was in France, didn’t mean that I had to eat only French food. The night before I had couscous and tonight I was planning to have Italian. Hannah has told me that she has never been disappointed by any of the Italian Restaurants found over the bridge, over the Isere.

So after a day of walking in the woods, we built up a pretty hefty appetite and our pores were screaming “Carbohydrates! Carbohydrates!”…well, you can’t beat pasta for that.

The service in La Florentine was very good, the waitress very patient as I practiced my French while ordering (I have now found out the best way to order table water was with Homer Simpson’s classic D’oh! quote).

We were quickly served and as usual the produce was excellent. It was nice to have really good salad again. I don’t know, salad in the UK just isn’t like that in the continent. And as the main course, tagliatelle carbonara. I adore carbonara. I adore it even more when done with the egg running over the pasta. This was followed by a very delicious creamy Pannacotta and to end the meal, cafe noir.

The setting was very rustic and relaxed with beautiful stone walls and a pizza oven burning not far away, keeping you warm. No better way to enjoy a glass of wine in the evening.

66 Quai de la Perrière
38000 Grenoble, France
04 76 43 12 66

Grenoble Food Guide – Le Couscous

Chicken liver salad

Mutton and Couscous

Lamb chops and couscous

5 Euros for a pitcher of wine

The second night in Grenoble, we originally planned to visit the Creperie. Unfortunately both Creperies were closed (lots of shops/restaurants are usually closed on Mondays), so we went into the first restaurant we found open and here we found Restaurant Le Couscous.

Now I’ve had couscous before and have been disappointed many times. But in this restaurant, I found out that to eat good couscous, it needed to be cooked by those in the know. And the lovely gentleman, who ran the place, certainly knew how to do that.

The couscous melted in your mouth like butter. The mutton I had with it was very tender and tasty, the portion size was very generous. They served stew in a seperate pot, the broth of which you would pour over your couscous. I can’t say I licked my plate clean, but did my best with the encouragement of the chef. In his opinion, I needed more meat in my bones.

This is also where I discovered 5 Euros for a pitcher of wine. That cheap? My mind first screamed, “Vinegar!”. I was happy to find out that wine here is really affordable and really that good. I don’t think any restaurant would dare serve bad wine here.

I left feeling full and satisfied. Looking back I would have to describe this night as one of the best during the time I spent in Grenoble. You never know what’s around the corner, so enjoy the unexpected.

19 Rue de la Poste
38000 Grenoble, France
04 76 47 92 93

Grenoble Food Guide – L'Epicurien

Starters

Lamb

Rabbit

Beef

Crème brûlée

Assortment of Sorbet

Tiramisu

Our first taste of Grenoble was Restaurant L’Epicurien and it couldn’t have started better. We decided on having the three course menu (ca. 25 Euros) and a bottle of wine.

The food was wonderful, traditionally French, served with high quality produce. The wine was excellent (and I soon learned that French wine suited me very well). The setting was elegant, but on a Sunday night, full and loud at times, but that’s not always a bad thing. You could hear people enjoying the company around them as well as their meals.

The service was lovely as well, although we didn’t speak a lot of French they tried to ensure that we knew what we were ordering. The service isn’t as quick as some restaurants, but when you’re holidaying in France, what is the rush?

1 Place aux Herbes
38000 Grenoble, France
04 76 51 96 06