In Rouen, we enjoy eating well just as much as we enjoy drinking well. And when a great place happens to be only a few minutes’ walk from home, even better.
So here is our very personal selection of restaurants, cafés, bakeries and bars that we recommend to our guests.
Not necessarily the most famous or the most sophisticated — simply places we love and enjoy returning to.
Walking times are approximate from Le Cotin Bleu.
FRENCH CUISINE
La Couronne
≈ 1 min walk · Place du Vieux-Marché
It doesn’t get much more Rouen than this. Founded in 1345, La Couronne describes itself as the oldest inn in France.
A true local institution, worth visiting as much for its Norman cuisine as for the history of the place itself.
31 Place du Vieux-Marché, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 35 71 40 90
Open daily: 12–2:30 pm / 7–10:30 pm.
Le Cotin Bleu tip: a particularly good choice for your first dinner in Rouen. Your bed is literally just a few steps away.
Le P’tit Zinc
≈ 2 min walk · Place du Vieux-Marché
Generous, delicious French cooking in one of the loveliest spots in the neighbourhood.
A great option if you want to stay around the Vieux-Marché without necessarily going for a gastronomic dinner.
20 Place du Vieux-Marché, 76000 Rouen
Le Bistrot de la Pucelle
≈ 3 min walk · Place de la Pucelle
A lovely neo-bistro on the elegant Place de la Pucelle.
Homemade food using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
6 Place de la Pucelle, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 19 23 11 85
Daily: 12–2:30 pm / 7–10 pm.
L’Epicurius
≈ 12 min walk · Antiques district
On beautiful Rue Damiette, L’Epicurius serves refined and precise French cuisine. This is the most gastronomic address in our little selection.
31 Rue Damiette, 76000 Rouen
+33 9 75 30 04 67
Tuesday–Saturday: 12–1:30 pm / 7:30–9:30 pm.
Le Cotin Bleu tip: book ahead.
Louisette — Cave à manger
≈ 5 min walk
Good food, good wine, sharing plates and a menu that changes with the seasons.
35 Rue Percière, 76000 Rouen
+33 7 69 40 54 85
Tuesday–Saturday: 7–11 pm.
Le Cotin Bleu tip: perfect for sharing a good bottle of wine and having dinner without too much ceremony.
Le Bouillon d’Or
≈ 7 min walk
Egg mayonnaise, leeks with vinaigrette, traditional dishes and classic desserts: all the spirit of a Parisian bouillon, with affordable prices and, above all, extremely convenient opening hours.
4 Rue des Basnages, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 35 89 98 00
Daily: approximately 8 am–2 am.
Le Cotin Bleu tip: remember this one when you’re hungry at an hour when French kitchens have decided you shouldn’t be.
WORLD CUISINE
Le Boom Boom
≈ 1 min walk · On our street
Finger food, Californian influences, cocktails and a much more relaxed atmosphere.
And it really couldn’t be closer: it’s on our street.
14 Rue de l’Ancienne-Prison, 76000 Rouen
Open 7 days a week, with hours varying by day.
ASIAN CUISINE
Hisashii Ramen
≈ 6 min walk
Probably our go-to ramen spot in Rouen.
Come for the bowls, of course, but also for the immersive décor, which makes you feel as though you’ve briefly left Normandy for Japan.
135 Rue du Gros-Horloge, 76000 Rouen
Daily: 12–2:30 pm / 7–10:30 pm. Saturday continuously from 12–11 pm.
Mizu
≈ 5 min walk
A small Japanese bistro inspired by izakayas, with sharing plates, ramen, tataki, udon, sake and cocktails.
More refined and more “bistro” than your average Japanese restaurant.
91 Rue Écuyère, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 32 08 40 45
Daily: 12–2 pm / 7–10 pm.
Yum Mo
≈ 5 min walk
A small Asian street-food spot we love for its precise flavours and relaxed, no-fuss approach.
14 Rue Cauchoise, 76000 Rouen
+33 9 88 51 79 51
PIZZA
Lolo & Zaza
≈ 5 min walk
A wide choice of pizzas, quality ingredients and excellent value for money make this an easy place for us to recommend.
45 Rue Cauchoise, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 79 91 98 44
DRINKS
Le Comptoir Latino
Right downstairs from Le Cotin Bleu
Our neighbours!
A delicatessen and takeaway devoted to Latin American flavours: imported products, empanadas, coxinhas, homemade guacamole, beers and Latin specialities.
Pop in and say hello to Alex and his team — it really doesn’t get any closer to Le Cotin Bleu.
3 Rue de l’Ancienne-Prison, 76000 Rouen
Tuesday–Saturday: 1–7 pm.
Le Petit Bar Cocktails
≈ 12 min walk
A proper little cocktail bar in a beautiful wood-panelled setting, right in the heart of the Saint-Maclou district.
5 Rue Damiette, 76000 Rouen
+33 7 69 54 87 12
BREAKFAST, COFFEE & PASTRIES
Our perfect Le Cotin Bleu breakfast
We are ridiculously lucky: a Meilleur Ouvrier de France for the bread and a Meilleure Ouvrière de France for the coffee, both just a few steps from our door.
Ma Boulangerie — Christophe Cressent, MOF
≈ 1 min walk
Christophe Cressent, a Meilleur Ouvrier de France, works with organic flours and natural sourdough alongside a wonderful selection of viennoiseries and pastries at his bakery on Place du Vieux-Marché.
6 Place du Vieux-Marché, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 35 62 71 22
Tuesday–Saturday: 7 am–7 pm
Sunday: 7 am–1:30 pm
Closed Monday.
Our tip: step out of Le Cotin Bleu, pick up your croissants here… then walk just a few metres further.
Anne Caron — Specialty Coffee
≈ 1 min walk
…and get your coffee from Anne Caron.
An award-winning coffee roaster and Meilleure Ouvrière de France, she has opened her specialty coffee shop on Rue Rollon, practically next door to us.
5 Rue Rollon, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 35 07 03 40
Tuesday–Friday: 10 am–1 pm / 2–7 pm
Saturday: 9:30 am–7 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday.
Ma Boulangerie + Anne Caron + back to Le Cotin Bleu.
That’s pretty much our perfect Rouen breakfast.
Bouche Bée — Maison Vatelier
≈ 1 min walk
Maison Vatelier’s pâtisserie in the heart of Rouen.
Perfect for an afternoon treat, pastries — or simply because being hungry isn’t actually a requirement for entering a pâtisserie.
Place du Vieux-Marché, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 79 97 07 23
GROCERIES
Because sometimes, you have to cook too.
Intermarché Express — Vieux-Marché
≈ 4 min walk
39 Rue Écuyère, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 32 08 38 04
Monday–Saturday: 8:30 am–9 pm
Sunday: 9 am–1 pm
MARKETS
Because when you do cook, fresh and seasonal is even better.
Vieux-Marché Market
≈ 1 min walk
The obvious choice when you’re staying with us.
Tuesday–Saturday: 7 am–7 pm
Sunday: 7 am–1 pm
Saint-Marc Market
≈ 15 min walk
Larger, lively and particularly enjoyable on Sunday mornings.
Tuesday, Friday & Saturday: 6 am–6 pm
Sunday: 6 am–1:30 pm
There is also a flea market here from Friday to Sunday.
FOR THE ODD ACHE OR PAIN
Because sometimes, we eat a little too much.
Pharmacie du Vieux-Marché
≈ 2 min walk
53 Place du Vieux-Marché, 76000 Rouen
+33 2 35 71 28 52
Monday–Friday: 8:30 am–8 pm
Saturday: 9 am–7 pm
Pharmacie des Hallettes
≈ 1 min walk
2 Place du Vieux-Marché, 76000 Rouen
Monday–Friday: 8:30 am–1:30 pm / 2:30–7:30 pm
Saturday: until 7 pm