The best of Caen’s hidden terraces for a cool meal
By Writing Caen
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The writing of Freedom to push the doors of Restaurants and bars of Caen (Calvados) and its surroundings and offers a non-exhaustive list of the most beautiful hidden terraces.
In Caen
Land of grapes. Eating at the foot of the Abbaye-aux-Hommes? The restaurant Terres de raisin, at 29, rue Guillaume le Conquérant, has a terrace sheltered by old stones.
Customers are always surprised, there is always this wow effect!
This little corner at the back of the establishment gives an air of the countryside in town. 14-seat terrace, open until 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday and until 9:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday for a plate and a glass of wine. Restaurant service at lunchtime from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday. Contact: 09 81 63 90 03.
By car Simone. At 17 rue de l’Oratoire, Lisa, the manager of the restaurant, a restaurant fell in love with the garden when she opened her restaurant. “Nobody can imagine that there is so much space behind. » 75 places are available. Lisa has furnished the terrace with chairs, tables but also large sofas and armchairs. Open for lunch from Tuesday to Saturday and in the evening from Thursday to Saturday. Contact: 02 31 50 19 94.
The dunes. For a meal break or a snack in the middle of the trees, you have to go to Les Dunes, at 30 rue Arcisse de Caumont. The interior garden accommodates 50 places. “People come for the but also for the garden,” smiles Sophie Tamarite, the manager. “It’s a real plus in the city center. »
We hear the birds and not the cars.
Open Monday to Saturday from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tea room-crêperie from Wednesday to Saturday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Contact: 02 31 79 60 43.
Rustic pizza. At 19, rue Froide, the pizzeria stays in its own juice, and opens at the back onto one of the oldest and largest terraces in the old center of Caen. For 34 years, Pino Bitetti, and today his daughter Alexandra, can claim, “on sunny days”, up to 80 covers, surrounded by old stones. It’s often full. “We have a lot of regulars, people ask for it. » Contact: 02 31 86 50 50.
Like a hair in the soup/Happy people. At 144, rue Caponière hides a small terrace in the shade of the trees. Open from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday and every 1uh Friday evening of the month from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., closing at 11 p.m. Contact: 09 53 18 64 06.
The Baratineurs Creamery. The cheese dairy located at 43, rue de Geôle has set up a small terrace overlooking the Place des Quatrans. Trees and small lights make the atmosphere intimate. Contact: 09 83 23 12 65.
The Acadian. Opposite the University, more precisely the faculty of psychology, on the avenue d’Édimbourg, Franck Senevat welcomes you as at home, for a barbecue a la plancha, in deckchairs or under parasols. So high in the city center, one does not expect to enter a 400 m² garden. That of an old house typical of the Reconstruction.
The affable manager in flip-flops assures him:
As large, there is no equivalent in Caen. We are there outside of everything, in a bubble.
Closed July 22 for 4 weeks. Otherwise open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact: 02 31 75 89 10.
Abuelo. The new tapas restaurant located at 75 rue de l’Oratoire has a shaded terrace decorated in the colors of Spain. Ole! Open from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Contact: 09 88 52 00 99.
Gourmet tripe. A dozen tables with umbrellas, oilcloths and mismatched crockery, with the song (the cry?) of seagulls in the background… Greedy Guts, the vegan restaurant committed to zero waste, offers a holiday feel. It is reached by a narrow dead end, a twist-gut from the rue de Bras, next to the game store Le Pion Magique, or from the back by the passage du Bief. “When you come here, you put your life aside,” swears Diana, the inexhaustible mistress of the place. “I tried to make it a corner of paradise. » Successful bet, but it is better to book. Contact: 02 31 93 38 52.
The Artothek. It is one of the most mysterious places in Caen, but the Artothèque located in the Ducal Palace, impasse du Duc Rollon, has a terrace with a direct view of the Abbaye-aux-Hommes. There is no bar or restaurant here, but you can come with your lunch or your coffee! Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Contact: 02 31 85 69 73.
The Amici. On the right bank, at 15 boulevard Leroy, the restaurant L’Amici offers wood-fired pizzas that can be enjoyed on the terrace of course. It also has a petanque court for wild games. Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Contact: 02 31 82 99 20.
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