RESTAURANT ADDRESS

22 place Hamelin

Honfleur, France

33-2 31 89 40 80

RESTAURANT STAFF

Chef/Owner: Alexandre Boudras

Sommelier: Muriel Marck

OAD HISTORY

Ranked 53 in 2013.

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Honfleur, a village filled with shops that cater to the hordes of tourists who descend on it every weekend, seems an unlikely location for a fine dining restaurant. Alexandre Bourdas thought otherwise, and his restaurant sits less than 30 meters from the entrance to the old city. A disciple of Michel Bras (Alexandre ran the kitchen at Bras’ restaurant in Tokyo from 2002 to 2005,) he shows evidence of his mentor’s hand, as well as the Asian influence he picked up during his time there, in dishes like monkfish poached with lime, lovage and coriander leaves and served in a coconut broth with combava oil. Not surprisingly, reviewers call his cuisine “zen on a platter,” while describing the “light, nuanced, and exciting” cooking as “a refreshing breath of French air.”

Sea Bream with toasted quinoa
Photo Courtesy of: Andy Hayler