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Restaurants in Nancy
A range of restaurants line rue des Maréchaux, nicknamed Gourmet Street. At no. 25 is Le Potager des Maréchaux (tel. 07-82-54-04-16), the “vegetable patch,” serving up salads, quiches or paté Lorraine. For great market-based cuisine walk a little further to the tiny Le V’Four, 10 rue St-Michel (www.levfour.fr; tel. 03-83-32-49-48), where you can get a fixed-price lunch for 24€ to 27€.
You might end your day of sightseeing by calling at the century-old brasserie L’Excelsior, 50 rue Henri Poincare (www.brasserie-excelsior-nancy.fr/en; tel. 03-83-35-24-57), which is an amazing period piece from 1911 with stained-glass windows and polished brass chandeliers. Just a block from the rail station, it serves Lorraine specialties with fresh oysters, a delight in season.
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Le Capu Gourmand
You can taste a perfect mix of Nancy’s classicism and artistic pizzazz in the town’s leading restaurant, located a mere 5-min. walk from place Stanislas. The dining room has a sophisticated flair in greys and mauves with flashes of magentas and purples in the seating. The menu adds…$$Around Town - Traditional French
Les Pissenlits (The Dandelions)
At this cost-conscious brasserie, the food is simple but flavorful and artfully prepared. Chef Jean-Luc Mengin’s specialties are likely to include dandelion salad with fried bacon and creamy meurotte vinaigrette, veal kidneys following Grandma’s recipe served with homemade späetzle…$$Around Town
