L'Excelsior
This New York Times-recommended French restaurant is a century old and still has the old brasserie charm. It is fitted with brass chandeliers, stained-glass windows, and molded ceilings. L'Excelsior is only a block away from the train station next to the Place Thiers, making it a convenient location. With a focus on regional cuisine, the specialty dishes range from homemade foie gras with chutney, veal in a pastry case with pan-fried mushrooms, and plumb sorbet. This restaurant also features three private rooms that can host parties from 20 to 100 people.
L'Excelsior
50 Rue Henri-Poincare
Nancy 54000
France
33-03-83-35-24-57
brasserie-excelsior.com
Le Capucin Gourmand
This leading gastronomy restaurant in Nancy has been warmly praised by former President Jacques Chirac. Only a five-minute walk from Place Stanislaus, guests are welcomed into this cozy place by the wood paneling and warm decor. A signature dish here is a civet of rabbit served in sauce of its own blood with red wine and a hint of bitter chocolate. Chef Fourriere uses the best products, often from the sea, and cooks them to perfection. Other dishes range from steamed turbot with a hint of truffle, oyster salad with a light curry sauce, and a coffee and chocolate soufflé. Both lunch and dinner two or three course meals are offered. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, the chef even offers cooking classes.
Le Capucin Gourmand
31 Rue Gambetta
Nancy 54000
France
33-03-83-35-26-98
lecapu.com
Le Grand Cafe Foy
Located on the second floor next to the UNESCO Heritage Site of the Place Stanislas, this restaurant offers classy dishes in a setting complete with Louis XIII furnishings. It also features a terrace that is perfect in the spring, but also heated in colder seasons. The Lorraine-inspired menu includes such dishes as a roasted rabbit with violet-flavored mustard sauce, braised lobster with fennel and veal juice, and fresh fish in a potato crust. Guests can also order a course menu.
Le Grand Cafe Foy
1 Place Stanislas
Nancy 54000
France
33-03-83-32-15-97
grandcafefoy.fr
Article Written By Grant Buchholtz
Based in Boston, Grant has been writing on issues of faith, leadership, and personal growth since 2000. He has written for the "Journal of Evangelical Homiletics Society" and "theooze.com." Grant won the Parish Pulpit Scholarship in 2009. He received both a Master of Theology and Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and has done further graduate work at Harvard Divinity School and the University of Edinburgh.
