Logis Hotels Le Champalud Restaurant La Citadelle

Surrounded by rose bushes, this restaurant, which has stood on the banks of the Loire since 1938, affords a stunning view of the river and the abbey church of St-Florent-le-Vieil. In a tasteful contemporary interior, the chef crafts a traditional lineup drawing on regional fare (hake, pollock, farm-reared lamb, calf sweetbreads) flanked by classic sauces (beurre blanc, shellfish jus, wine sauce).

On the banks of the Loire, this restaurant is set in a pretty townhouse dating back to the late 19C. It has been proudly serving its guests delicious food in an elegant, cosy decor for 75 years – so you could say it's an institution. The current chef uses the finest local produce in traditional regional cuisine: frogs' legs with parsley butter or a herb sauce; local fish (pike, pike-perch and sea bass) with beurre blanc; golden-brown calf sweetbreads with a morel cream. A smiling welcome awaits you, as does a large shady terrace surrounded by a bucolic garden planted with colourful flowerbeds.