There is always something to do, see or hear in Quartier Petit Champlain
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Tempting restaurants to spoil yourself! « by Jacques Bélanger »
The particular feeling of hunger. It creeps into you and gives you a real appetite until you find a way to appease it. However, it could just strike you without a warning. Whatever the kind of hunger that is gnawing you, it could be satisfied in many ways. As you read these few lines, you will see that good opportunities makes… the good thief!
The
noon sun is shining down on the city. It is hot and we
are hungry and thirsty. Our stroll under this brilliant
sun makes us looking for an appeasing shade. With this
aim in view, the terrace of Restaurant Bistro
Sous le Fort proves to be cool and busy. Moreover,
conviviality prevails in the place, which makes us want
to linger. As for the set menu, it looks at all good.
I choose delicious and delicate calves' sweetbreads. My
companion has a liking to taste chicken with camembert.
The place serves wines by the glass and cider. For those
who want to eat lightly, pizzas and sandwiches are still
perfect selections, all washed down with a chilled beer!
I
really enjoy renewing the pleasure of savouring new dishes.
However, my acquaintances prefer to bank on familiar places.
I admit that, from now and then, I appreciate to end up
somewhere with them. Faithful to our tradition, we walked
through the Trattoria Sant'Angelo door.
As it wont to please its clientele, the restaurant suggests
thick pastas, delicious veal escalopes, as well as popular
woodstove baked pizzas. Musical entertainment on weekend
to accompany your meal.
As
a true city dweller, I confess that I sometimes like to
find a bit of countryside within the city. It is into
this country style that Le Lapin Sauté
welcome its clientele, a restaurant which goes well with
every season. In summer, the terrace is tempted and cosy,
punctuated with excited buzz of conversation. Tables inside
conjures up with homey country inn style. À la carte:
a picnic for two is well appreciated when it is hot and,
if it is cool, gratin Savoyard or onion soup "au gratin".
Throughout the year, rabbit comes in many different dishes:
two mustards sauce, apple and calvados sauce, and why
not as a delicious forcemeat in cannelloni.
For
over twenty years, blending classic dishes with new brainwaves
is a challenge that Cochon Dingue owners
have brilliantly taken up. Within the warm and friendly
atmosphere particular to bistros and a relaxed clientele,
we soon get ourselves comfortable. On the menu, we have
the usual steak and fries and sinful desserts from which
the place made its reputation. As for the mussels, they
still delight shell-fish lovers. About new dishes, people
have to discover them on the spot since the cook has a
sharp renewal sense, combined with a distinctive savoir-faire.
If you go once, you will return!
In
the middle of autumn, the weather is being cooler and
makes people look for cosy welcoming places. Actually,
Bistrot Pape Georges perfectly comes
to this expectation. Walls are made of stone and a soft
lightning provides private conversations. Wine is the
prince of the place, as well as cheese and savoury cold
cuts. Those who have a good appetite wouldn't resist to
the "Festin des petits papes" including ten different
kind of cheeses. You feel like spoiling yourself? " A
Holy See plate for the little couple on the back dining
room! ".
All
areas hold a population which is in the habit of doing
particular things. These people select places where they
go for a coffee or something to eat. Le Casse-Cou
is the perfect place to meet people who lives in Quartier
Petit Champlain. They are particularly fond of Casse-Cou
open-faced sandwich, coffee and a distinctive carrot cake
which, as it seems, is worth the trouble on his own. Of
course, you don't have to belong to the local people to
enter in Casse-Cou's place. Regular customers like to
see new faces, just to discuss about anything.
Hunger
is not every day so insistent. We have time then to cook
at home. Fortunately, you are in Quartier Petit-Champlain
! You don't need to think twice about it! At Petit
Cochon Dingue, you will find the best salad to
serve with your meal, just as croissants and muffins for
the following day. To turn your supper into an unforgettable
feast, let please yourself with a dessert. You may even
take two of them! And if pastries smell good to you and
give you an appetite, do stop just long enough to sit
at a table and enjoy one of them on the spot ! A piece
of cheese pie to eat on your way back home?
Satisfied, we continue our leisurely stroll along pleasant streets in Quartier Petit Champlain. Feeling a bit guilty? We don't worry a lot ! We erred by eating heavenly meals, which, we must admit, contributes towards soothing the fault by far…
