Boulogne Restaurants - Boulogne Hotels - Tourist Information

Boulogne Restaurants - Boulogne Hotels - Tourist Information

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Boulogne Restaurants - Boulogne Hotels - Tourist Information

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The restoration of a direct cross channel link between Dover and Boulogne is playing an important part in the continued plan to regenerate the UK visitor market to a town and port held in the affections of British visitors for many years.

Ongoing improvements are being made to improve the appeal of the town itself, the medieval city centre, tourist attractions, boulevards, shops, restaurants, hotels and the town generally. These include:

• the charming Old Town (Haute Ville) developed as a total touristic area
• major refurbishment to the Chateau Musee in the Old Town
• renovation of many of Boulogne's traditional houses
• new look to the daily fish market stalls on the Quayside Gambetta
• full programme of summer festivals and events in the town
• attractive covered pedestrian walkway on the first bridge (Pont Marguet) linking the port to the town
• long term projects include the construction of a new ferry terminal, opening of more luxury category hotels in Boulogne
• an autoroute link road from the port connecting with the A16 to Paris and entire French motorway system

Boulogne Restaurants:

• La Matelote
  • 80 Boulevard Sainte Beuve (opposite Nausicaa). Top Michelin starred restaurant. Fixed price menus start from 30 euros to 65 euros. Speciality is fish. Chef de Cuisine is Tony Lestienne who also runs the restaurants in Nausicaa which are also very good for a smaller budget. 03 21 30 33 33
• Nausicaa
  • Boulevard Sainte Beuve. Fixed price menus from 18 euros (except lunchtime on Sundays and Bank Holidays - 22.50 euros and 27 euros) plateaux fruits de mer - 28 euros normal size, 36 euros for larger one. 03 21 33 24 24
• Chez Jules
  • 8-10 Place Dalton - in the main square where the Wednesday and Saturday market is held. Great atmosphere, brasserie on ground floor, more up market restaurant on first floor. Fixed price menus start from 23 euros. 03 21 31 54 12
• Le Welsh Pub
  • 26-28 Place Dalton - in same square as Chez Jules. Good atmosphere. Menus from 22 to 30 euros. 03 21 31 51 31
• La Poivriere
  • 15 rue de Lille - in the Old Town Haute Ville. Menus from 14 euros to 34 euros. Nicely situated in the Old Town. 03 21 91 90 66 84
• Cafe Jenlan
  • 9 Place Frédéric Sauvage - 03 21 30 10 97
• Couleur Cafe
  • 36 rue de la lampe - 03 21 99 94 25

Bolougne Hotels:

• Hotel de la Matelote, 80 Boulevard Sainte Beuve. 30 rooms, small hotel of excellent quality. Double rooms start from 80 to 140 euros. (00 333 21) 30 33 33.
• Hotel Metropole, 51 rue Thiers, ideally placed in town centre. 25 rooms, no restaurant. Double rooms from 57 to 80 euros. (00 333 21) 31 54 30
• Hotel Ibis (Vielle Ville next to Old Town & Les Ports next to River Liane). Price range 51 to 62 euros. (00 333 21) 31 21 01 (Vielle Ville)

Speciality Shops:

• Philippe Olivier - cheese shop. 43 rue Thiers. One of the biggest cheese shops in France. One of his most famous cheeses is "le fromage de la ville" called "Vieux Boulogne". Sells biggest choice of cheeses in Northern France, 30 different sorts of cheeses just from the Nord Pas de Calais region alone. Closed Sunday and Monday.
• Delicatessen - Hediard (Fauchon) - 7 rue Porte Neuve (Old Town opposite ramparts) - advertises itself as "Boutique Gourmand - exposition permanente de multiples presentations cadeaux"
• Charcuterie Traiteur Bourgeois - 1 Grande Rue
• Chocolate Shop / Factory - Chocolaterie de Beussent-Lachelle, 60 rue de Desvres, 62170 Beussent. Also shop at 56 rue Thiers in Boulogne centre ville.
• Patisseries - Dessert et Dessert - 35 Grande Rue Au Cornet d'Amour - 91 rue Thiers
• Fred - French bread and patisseries - 30 Place Dalton

Wine Shops:

• Le Chais - 49 rue des Deux Ponts / 30 rue Brequerecque Les Vins de France - 10 rue Nationale (Centre Ville) and 4 Rue de Lille in the Old Town (open everyday except Monday)

Other information:

• The main shopping streets in the lower town of Boulogne are the Grand Rue, rue Thiers, rue Victor Hugo and rue Nationale. The Old Town's main shopping area is in the pedestrianised rue de Lille.
• Freshly caught fish is sold on the Quayside Boulevard Gambetta every day.
  

Market Days

• Selling a vast range of local produce (organic too) sold by local farmers from stalls and open sided vans - are on Wednesday and Saturday mornings in the Place Dalton, starting around 0830am to 12 noon.

Many shops are closed on Monday mornings. Some shops open Sunday morning such as bakers and florists. Main opening hours are 9/10am - 7pm.

Boulogne-sur-Mer and neighbouring Etaples have a deep-rooted fishing tradition which has contributed to Boulogne being named as France's "First Fishing Port". Herring is the traditional fish, which is served in numerous ways : salted, smoked, marinated or simply grilled. The Herring Festivals in November are the best time to try it.

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