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On the doorstep of Rennes, in Acigné, this granite building on the banks of the River Vilaine is home to Sylvain and Marie-Pierre Guillemot. Sylvain prides himself on his "instinctive, up-to-the-minute cuisine" and aims to showcase the knowhow of cherry-picked local producers and growers. His beautifully plated dishes celebrate first-class ingredients such as pollock, spring asparagus or onion ravioles. The stylish interior leads out onto a sunny terrace overlooking the river, while the pleasant, spot-on service further adds to the pleasure of this gourmet interlude. First class wine cellar.

The sprawling estate never fails to make an impression: a Classical 18C castle, a 19C water tower, works of art, a hotel made up of futuristic pods fixed to a central metal mast and, finally, the circular restaurant with a living roof that is reminiscent of a flying saucer that has landed in the middle of the vegetable garden. Chef Jérôme Jouadé draws on his true affinity with nature and plants to practise his art here. He also makes the most of a greenhouse, a snail pen and an orchard, and does his own wild picking. Pollack, red meat radish and wild garlic; skate wing, white asparagus from La

A vibrant, indulgent homage to the Brittany he knows and loves! Thriving in his native region, Ronan Kervarrec eschews trends in a bid to tell his personal and professional story through food. The culinary tale he conjures up here features buckwheat, buttermilk, fish, shellfish, butter, seaweed, gavotte (a thin, crispy pancake), chouchen (a local form of mead) and sablé breton. In tribute to his father, who was a saucier at the George V, the chef expertly executes a range of jus and sauces, which vary from intense to subtly flavoured. Floor to ceiling windows give onto a terrace overlooking th

When a talented chef from Rennes, Virginie Giboire, embraces her roots (or "Racines"), the result is pleasing, contemporary cuisine in the form of elegant dishes. Boasting an impressive wealth of experience (of which we will only mention her stints alongside Guy Martin and Thierry Marx who, she says, "taught her everything"), she delivers clever and well-defined cuisine that always hits the mark, proposed in a short menu. Interesting interplays of textures, subtle marriages of flavours, and always the finest ingredients, often from small-scale Breton producers. All served up in a lovely, brigh

(Temporarily closed, reopening planned for mid-September) “Cooking has always been a means of travel for me”, explains chef Julien Lemarié, who has plied his trade in London, Tokyo and Singapore. At his restaurant, Ima, which means “now” in Japanese, this talented culinary technician conjures up instinctive cuisine showcased on tasting menus that combine subtlety with regional and Asian influences. Lemarié enhances his dishes with broths, infusions, spices, aromatic plants and algae. And for those keen to enjoy the full Japanese experience, make sure you take a seat at the bar. It's now your t

The striking metal fretwork façade of this restaurant on the outskirts of Mayenne is well worth a gander. Once inside, you will be greeted by a tastefully understated snug dining room. It is the stomping ground of a husband-and-wife team, chef Nicolas and Isabelle Nobis, both locals, who honed their skills with Bernard Loiseau and Georges Blanc. Simplicity and natural are the hallmarks of the chef's cooking, who strives to work with plants and vegetables sourced from local producers. The regularly renewed menu reverently respects the seasons.

In the lavishly restored Château des Tesnières, near Torcé, South African chef Chantel Dartnall has installed an ambitious project combining fine dining and charming hospitality – there are a handful of luxurious guestrooms upstairs. The decor combines Art Nouveau woodwork with pieces from South Africa to create a richly eclectic atmosphere. Featuring top-notch ingredients, the "Tabula Rasa" set menu, which revolves around vegetables and flowers, wins diners over with its visual poetry and the quality of its ingredients: finely crafted amuse-bouches (vegetable tartlets, a light root-vegetable