Food destinations within easy reach of Rennes, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Rennes, worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for Creuses and plates eaten on the sea wall from the producers' stalls at the end of Quai Administrateur Thomas
Cancale is where Rennes gets its oysters. Producers sell creuses and plates straight off the quay, and the Ferme Marine explains the beds behind them.
Drive north towards Saint-Malo and follow the coast road, or take the TER to Saint-Malo and change to a local coach for Cancale
Famous for Bordier butter churned and hand-paddled in Saint-Malo, plus the clams in shallot butter at La Corderie
Saint-Malo is a butter town: Bordier churns here and runs its own bistro around the product, and the intramuros crêmeries sell it by the slab.
TER from Rennes to Saint-Malo runs through the day and takes under an hour; the walled town is a ten-minute walk from the station
Famous for Moules de bouchot grown on posts in the bay and agneau de prés-salés grazed on the salt marshes around it
The bay behind Mont-Saint-Michel produces two protected foods: bouchot mussels raised on posts in the tide, and lamb grazed on the salt marshes.
Drive via Combourg and Pontorson, or take the TER to Pontorson and the shuttle bus to the Mont
Famous for Confit pork from Galon Ar Breizh, eaten below one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe
Fougères pairs a vast medieval castle with a small food scene, and Galon Ar Breizh is the address the department's tourist board names for confit pork.
Coach or car from Rennes on the Fougères road; the castle car park sits below the old town
Famous for Goat and cow cheeses and farm ice cream made on site at Fruits des Prés
Fruits des Prés at Mellé turns the milk from its own goats and cows into cheese and ice cream, a farm-gate stop in the bocage north-east of Rennes.
Car only, north-east past Fougères into the bocage of the Coglais
Famous for Blended spice mixes and pepper from the Roellinger spice house in the town where the family cooks
The Roellinger spice shop in Cancale sells the blends and peppers the family built its cooking on, and it pairs neatly with an oyster lunch on the quay.
Same trip as the oyster port: drive north, or TER to Saint-Malo and a local coach on to Cancale
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