Partners & Favorite Restaurants
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A special thanks to our friends and decorators, from Pierre Frey in Paris; Michèle BUSUTIL & Jean Christophe BARRA for their patience, influence with harmony, colors and decoration of our home! |
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PIERRE FREY L’Art de vivre à la Française Textiles Paris www.pierrefrey.com 27 rue du Mail 75002 PARIS Tel : 01 44 77 36 00 |
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FARROW & BALL Provider of Traditional paints and wallpapers used throughout the house Discover Farrow & Ball via their website www.farrow-ball.com. Visit their showroom at 50, rue de l’Université, 75007 PARIS Tel.: 01 45 44 82 20 Special thanks to Philippe Szczuka (located in F&B’s showroom in Paris). He would be pleased to assist you with your decorating requirements and help you sort out your ideas! You can also visit F&B’s family run store in Deauville and talk over your ideals with the very helpful family Levillain; (who also spent quite a bit of time with us)! |
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AVEDA Luxury Spa Products; organic based A leader in providing natural personal care products, AVEDA offers excellent bath products with bottles made with recycled plastic and amenities packaging use post-consumer recycled paper. We have chosen the Rosemary Mint line; my husband’s favorite (and mine too)! To learn more, please visit their website. www.aveda.com |
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PORTHAULT Luxury linens and bedding from Paris http://www.dporthault.fr/ |
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GRIBOUILLE
His name translates to ‘Scribble’ and the ceiling of his store is covered with eggbeaters given to him by clients over the years. A real personality here in town, giggles and smiles assured in this great and very local environment loved by locals and tourists alike. The shelves bursting with regional products many of which adorn his name. |
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VALDET Independent Artist, 43 rue Haute Tel: 02 31 89 28 45 Our friend, hubby & daddy to three wonderful ladies! Visit his gallery just up the street from the house and enjoy a chat with him especially on a Saturday or Sunday at his atelier just across the street. www.valdet.org |
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GALERIE ESPRIT D’ARTISTE Gallery of fine paintings & home furnishings 6, place Sainte Catherine Tel: 02 31 87 59 72 / 06 62 07 72 78 patricia.papillard@wanadoo.fr Patricia (a work of art in her own right) will enchant you with her beautiful and and ever-changing eclectic selection of artwork & treasures found from her extensive antiquing around France & Greece! A connoisseur of 18th century French design with an excellent sense of color, you will love her boutique which is filled with all her creations and most recent finds! |
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MARIE VIT déco, création de papiers marbrés, lampes, abat-jour, linge de maison, vêtements en lin 18 Place Hamelin (rue Haute en face de Sa Qua Na) Tel : 02 31 89 42 65 www.marievit.com A beautiful shop filled with local treasures (check out the linens in the back of the store) nice kitchen items and wonderful handmade (and easily packable) marbleized lamp shades. A nice mix between old and new, Marie Vit is generally with Mark at all the best brocantes in the area Sunday mornings! |
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BROCANTE GRIFFOUL (Closed Wednesday) right across from us on rue Haute Brocanteur extraordinaire and about the coolest guy I know. Specialists in materials for fireplaces and always new finds in their store from recent treasure hunts! If you like ‘stuff’ you gotta go to this one! |
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DUPUY Francis Honfleur Enchères 7 rue St Nicol Tel.: 02 31 89 01 06 - Email : dupuy@interencheres.com A must for those of you here on a Sunday afternoon, a real show that starts around 3 pm monthly. For those of you who go, I doubt you will return home empty handed! Most probably you will find «a reeeeeeeel beoooouteefool chooses dat weel be wunerfool dans your maison home or somezing that will merveillez your amees/ friends». Seriously, this auction house, just minutes from the house conducts montly sales (I will always know upcoming dates). Often you can bid on wonderful & reasonably priced furnishings or even paitings by Local artists (Boudin, Hambourg, Dubourg, St Delis, Herbo…). Most interesting sales are held in mid-August & beginning of January. |
Our favorite restaurants
Please note we cannot make your reservations in advance you must phone the restaurants directly and the best time to phone is on Thursdays or Fridays. We are happy to assist you with reservations and/or reconfirm your tables upon your arrival.. |
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RESTAURANT SA QUA NA (Open for lunch & dinner Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday) 22 Place Hamelin Tel.: 02.31.89.40.80 Quite simply the best in town! Excellent food, wonderful and ever-changing Menus with a good wine list and even better service. A must for foodies and the hottest ticket in town! Pass an excellent moment with two star Michelin Chef Alexandre Bourdas and their outstanding staff. Just two minutes from the house. Not to be missed. Reservations in advance highly recommended suggest at least 30 days preferably two months in advance during the high season. Two Menus daily 65 € and 95 € http://www.alexandre-bourdas.com/saquana/index.htm |
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LA FLEUR DE SEL (Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays) 17 rue Haute Tel: 02 31 89 01 92 Excellent local cuisine and fine dining prepared by Vincent Guyon. Recommended by Bottin Gourmand, Gault & Millau, Champérard, and Pudlo France just two minutes from the house. Jerome, Vincent’s brother in law, oversees great service and will be pleased to help you with your wine & food selections. Vincent prepares in my opinion the best foie gras in town, and their seasonal, carefully chosen menus are a great value and way to enjoy superb, local cuisine. Advance reservations highly recommended Menus 26 €, 36 € & 46 €. . http://lafleurdesel-honfleur.com |
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L’ENDROIT (Closed Mondays & Tuesdays) 3 rue Bréard (near the tourist office Quartier St Léonard & off the beaten tourist trap) Tel.: 02 31 88 08 43 Ok cool, hip foodies, this one's for you! Alexis, born in Honfleur, just 29 years old and already one of the best chefs my husband and I have come across! L'Endroit specializes in traditional French bistrot cooking (lots of slow cooked meat dishes that fall off the bone), fresh fish delights, great homemade desserts and always using the best fresh ingredients handpicked by Alexis in a very relaxed setting. Situated in an old refurbished architect's workshop, interesting "kitsch" modern design & furnishing complete with an open kitchen where you can see Alexis cutting his veggies, spices and preparing everything so it is just right for you! They are now offering menus as well as a la carte. |
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LE BRÉARD (Closed all day Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesday for lunch(open for dinner wed!)) 7 rue du Puits Tel. : 02 31 89 53 40 Native of Honfleur Fabrice Sébire studied under a series of well-known international chefs before working at some of the most prestigious restaurants in Paris including la Tour D'Argent, and Le Grand Véfour. He returned with his wife Karin in 2004 and opened Le Bréard. Located in the heart of Saint Catherine, this restaurant provides excellent and changing menus at reasonable rates using local ingredients. Careful, the deserts are to die for!! They have a lovely terrace terrific for leisurely lunches and very nice for summer evenings as well! Menus from 26 € to 34 € Euros Advance reservations highly recommended Menus from 28€, to 49€ http://www.restaurant-lebreard.com/ |
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LA LIEUTENANCE (Closed Mondays) 12 Place St Catherine Tel. : 02 31 89 07 52 Fresh and creative cuisine, this young chef does an excellent job of wowing his customers with the colors, presentation and interesting flavor combinations. A great choice for a special occasion or treats. Located on the beautiful St Catherine square just minutes walking from the house, if you are looking for something special why not try this restaurant. A gorgeous table setting and service from service from Pascale await you and owners Lilly and Bertrand are simply delightful. |
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JEAN-LUC TARTARIN (Closed Monday and Tuesday) 73, avenue Foch LE HAVRE (30 minutes from Honfleur by car) Tel. : 02 35 45 46 20 The best restaurant we have been to since the Sa Qua Na. If you are ok for a gorgeous ride across the stunning Normandy Bridge and into the not-so-stunning ville of Le Havre, this is a wonderful address. Jean-Luc Tartarin, a well known one star Michelin chef has recently opened this contemporary designed restaurant in the heart of Le Havre. I felt like I was at a fancy chic restaurant in Manhattan the service was excellent and the food and presentation are unbelievable. Lots of flavor, imagination along with menus and a la carte choices that change with the season. Please reserve in advance. Finally if (like us) you love to partake in wine and/or other spirits, please allow us to assist you with a taxi! Budget : 50 à 100 € (a la carte et menus) http://www.jeanluc-tartarin.com |
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COTE RESTO (Closed all day Mondays and for lunch on Tuesdays) 8 place St. Catherine Tel. : 02 31 89 31 33 Chef Gilbert Petit and his staff offers a nice selection of fresh choices and sumptuous seafood platters, fish, meats and a terrific dessert menu. For those of you looking for Fruit de Mer this is the place for you! Fresh and changing with the season, lots of choices from Oysters only to full ‘degustation menus’ with or without Normandy's famous 'Homard Bleue' (Bleue Lobster). They have a lovely terrace overlooking the St Catherine church. Nice service, reasonably priced wine and spirits! Budget : 25 à 50 € lots of choice between different seafood platters, menus and a la carte. http://www.cote-resto-honfleur.com |
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L HOMME DE BOIS (open daily for lunch and dinner) 30 rue de L Homme du Bois Tel. : 02 31 89 75 27 A cosy neighborhood restaurant very close to us and very popular with locals and tourists alike. Lovely timber- based setting and a large roaring fire when its right to have one! Specialist in seafood platters as well as a terrific option for a Cote de boeuf! Friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. It’s not a Michelin but is warm, typical and a wonderful option for those of you wishing a reasonable priced meal with well priced wines to boot! A great option for Tuesdays when many of the local restaurants are closed. Budget : 20 à 45 € http://www.comhonfleur.com/lhommedebois |
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BISTROT DES ARTISTES (Closed Wednesdays & Thursdays) 30, Place Berthelot Tel. : 02 31 89 95 90 Anne Marie prepares and serves the best salads, plats du jour, fresh oysters and of course her wonderful fresh bread which she makes herself and serves with each meal along with a good helping of local salted Normandy butter ! Just wonderful and five minutes from the house, no fancy schmancy, just a good salad or meal and a glass of wine! Be forwared everything is prepared (with love) by hand so if you are in a rush, this is perhaps not the best choice for you. Non-stop service throughout the day starting from lunchtime. |