The streets around place du Ralliement and place Romain have a wide variety of cafés and restaurants, many of them very inexpensive.La Cantina 9 rue de l'Oisellerie tel 02.41.87.36.34. Relaxed café-bistro serving southwestern dishes such as magret de canard (duck steak). Good value for lunch, with straightforward fish and meat plats and salads for around €10. Closed Sun lunch and Mon & Tues evening. Les Caves du Ralliement 9 place du Ralliement tel 02.41.88.47.77. Busy brasserie underneath the posh and well-regarded Provence Caffè. Good for inexpensive moules or steak frites at lunchtime, and Oysters or eels with a glass of wine in the evening, sitting at an outside table on the square. Closed Mon evening. Le Grandgousier 7 rue St-Laud tel 02.41.87.81.47. Serves traditional regional dishes complemented by local wines, which are included in the price of the straightforward €14 menu. Closed Sun. Le Magasin 48 rue de la Parcheminerie tel 02.41.81.05.89. Trendy restaurant serving excellent modern Mediterranean food to a bright young crowd in a deeply 70s-retro dining room. All starters at €4.90, all mains at €11.90. Open until midnight; closed Sun. Papagayo 44 bd Ayrault tel 02.41.87.03.35. Friendly bar-bistro near the university campus, with a great atmosphere in termtime and a kitsch little conservatory room for summer. Serves decent brasserie dishes, with a good luncthime menu at €9 and plats for around €13 in the evening. Closed Sun & Mon evening. Le Petit Mâchon 43 rue Bressigny tel 02.41.86.01.13. Low-priced local wines to go with inexpensive andouillettes and other regional delicacies. Closed Sat lunch & Sun. La Rose d'Or 21 rue Delaâge tel 02.41.88.38.38. Old-fashioned restaurant with ambitions. The entrecôte comes in a Bourgueil sauce from the chef's own vineyard. Menus from €18.50. Closed Sun evening & Mon. Le Soufflerie 8 place Pilori tel 02.41.87.45.32. Popular café specializing in soufflés, both large and savoury (at around €9) and small and sweet (around €6). Closed Sun, Mon & first half Aug.
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