My Airbnb in Dinan was cancelled a few days beforehand. Apparently there was a fire across the road and so they weren't allowed to stay due to dangers. I therefore re-researched and decided to make a stopover in Dinan but still in St. Malo instead. It was only a short afternoon therefore in the fiery 30-35C heat of Dinan in June and walking down to the port then up the steep but beautifully historic and decorated street Rue du Jerzual and Rue du Petit Fort was hectic enough to only want to do it once per trip.
In terms of food, I couldn't believe how many places were closed. Even all the highly recommended creperies were closed (some for the day, some because lunch had just finished). La Fleur de Sel was the only one I had marked for a nice meal but it was late and a long lunch wasn't one I was looking forward to.
Le The Gourmand was a funky looking place, relaxed and colourful and the menu was limited but healthy. The serve lots of tea, including bubble tea. I didn't try it but the sweet, dry, cooling fruit de la passion ice tea would had made an excellent base for it.
- Le Croque campagne (emmental, jambon blanc, creme fraiche fermiere, pain de campagne) €8.9 - for some reason I translated this as likely to be one of the savoury tart slices that was sitting on the bench. I was wrong and this was a sandwich with melted cheese on top. Fine but expensive for what it was;
- Salade La Bretonne (salade verte, pommes de terres tiedes, coquille Saint-Jacques, fondue d'oignon, andouille de Guemene, creme ciboulette) €13.9 - a lovely salad made filling with potatoes, soft delicious small scallops, salad and the strange swirls of andouille. I was interested (to unexpectedly) try this smoked meat but I had to admit I didn't enjoy the flavour too much. It had a strange taste similar to mild fuel, although obviously not that unpalatable. I ate it more out of interest but I wouldn't order it again.
Overall good healthier food, a change from the usual crepes and things, and some nice tea.
