Boutique hotels
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Château de la Couronne
- Style
- Modern-day fairy tale
- Setting
- Pretty Charente parkland
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Le Logis de Puygâty
- Style
- Magnificent mediaeval manor
- Setting
- Cognac country
Poitou-Charentes Eating, drinking and dancing
Restaurants
(+33 (0)5 45 62 09 11)
Chez Steph
This popular joint, with a beamed ceiling and warm welcome, in the heart of the château town serves excellent pizzas, tender cuts of meat and an indulgence-inducing selection of home-made desserts.
48 rue des Halles, La Rochefoucauld
(+33 (0)5 45 71 81 24)
La Grange aux Oies
Attached to the Château de Nieuil, this elegant restaurant with round tables and Philippe Starck Ghost chairs serves beautifully presented regional cuisine, with plenty of duck, foie gras and local meat on its set and à la carte menus.
Château de Nieuil, Nieuil
(+33 (0)5 45 81 30 54)
La Ribaudière
Well priced and Michelin-starred is a tempting combination alone. Throw in dishes such as a brochette of langoustines, fillet of beef with a mushroom crust, and a sleek white dining room, and you’re in gourmet heaven.
16200 Bourg-Charente
(+33 (0)5 45 81 07 17)
Le Restaurant du Château
Opposite the Courvoisier cognac house, this well-loved restaurant serves Modern European dishes such as Poitou shoulder of lamb with white asparagus risotto, in linen-draped dining rooms with a cosy atmosphere.
15 place du Château, Jarnac
(+33 (0)5 45 95 27 13)
Le Terminus
It may not look much from the outside – especially as it’s opposite the train station in Angoulême – but Le Terminus serves show-stopping shellfish (don’t try saying that after a bottle of rosé) and flawless service in a modern aubergine dining room.
3 place de la Gare, Angoulême
(+33 (0)5 46 09 63 23)
Les Embruns
Inventive, seasonal cuisine with a fish focus is in plentiful supply at this Île de Ré restaurant. Chef Hélène Lefaure greets all her customers personally. The set menus are great value. Try their scallops with saffron rice.
6 rue Chay Morin, St-Martin-de-Ré
