Oyster tasting in Cancale
©Oyster tasting, Cancale |Alexandre Lamoureux
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Local produce from Ille-et-Vilaine

Make the most of your stay in Ille-et-Vilaine to discover the wealth of local produce at market gardens, fishmongers, grocers and market stalls. Produce from both land and sea to tickle your tastebuds!

Bistro Autour du Beurre Bordier in Saint-Malo
©Bistro Autour du Beurre Bordier, Saint-Malo
Bordier butter, the gourmet’s best friend
A genuine institution in Ille-et-Vilaine, the leading département for dairy production in France, Jean-Yves Bordier butter continues to delight generations of gourmets.
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Local beers
©Local beers|Tim Bennett on Unsplash
Local Breton beer
Breton brews have gained a fine reputation with gourmet beer drinkers over the years. Inspired by various Belgian, British and German brews, they are mixed with flavours...
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Oyster beds in Cancale
©Oyster beds, Cancale|Jérôme Sevrette
Cancale oysters
Cancale is the kingdom of the oyster. This small fishing port on the Emerald Coast is recognised as a ‘Site Remarquable du Goût’ for its flat and Pacific oysters and the...
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Bouchot mussels in the Mont-Saint-Michel bay
©Bouchot mussels in the Mont-Saint-Michel bay|Tiphaine Guérin
Mussels from the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
The dark shells and yellow-orange flesh of Breton mussels are a prominent feature of summer meals. Gourmets relish the ‘bouchot’ (rope-grown) mussels of the Bay of...
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MORE DELICIOUS AND TASTY TREATS

Oyster market in Cancale
©Oyster market, Cancale
Visits and tasting
If you love cuisine, you might want to discover how products from Ille-et-Vilaine are made. Many producers are happy to demonstrate their know-how and explain how their...
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Breton seafood platter
©Breton seafood platter|Pascal Léopold
Seafood restaurants
Ille-et-Vilaine has many restaurants with seafood specialities. Discover a list of restaurants where you can taste the best of the sea!
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Family picnic
©Family picnic|Emmanuel Berthier
10 perfect picnic spots
It’s a well-known fact that walking works up an appetite. But a gust of wind that knocks over your drink, the breeze that carries the scents of the nearby chicken house,...
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Restaurant Bercail, Rennes
©Restaurant Bercail, Rennes|Thibaut Branger
All restaurants
Ille-et-Vilaine has a wide choice of restaurants. From family inns to distinguished star-awarded restaurants, every type of establishment and cuisine is represented. Fans of...
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Marché des Lices (market) in Rennes
©Marché des Lices (market), Rennes|Bruno Mazodier
The 3 ‘must see’ markets
It is simply unthinkable to visit Brittany without going to one of the markets in Ille-et-Vilaine ! Essential for filling your shopping basket with good things, markets are...
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Restaurant in Rennes
©Restaurant, Rennes|Jason Leung
Gastronomic restaurants
Take advantage of your stay in Ille-et-Vilaine to test some good restaurants. In town (Rennes, Saint-Malo, Dinard, Cancale) or by the sea, Ille-et-Vilaine has countless good...
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Hôtel Kyriad in Saint-Malo
©Hôtel Kyriad, Saint-Malo|Meero
Restaurants with sea view
Brittany and Ille-et-Vilaine are famous for their gastronomy. So, offer the pleasure of tasting our culinary specialities in a restaurant with a sea view!
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