L'Alchimie

Bayeux


On a street lined with restaurants, L'Alchimie has a simple but elegant design that takes nothing from the beautifully presented dishes. Choose from the day's specials listed on a chalkboard menu, which might include hits such as brandade de morue (baked codfish pie) or pastilla de poulet au gingembre et cumin (chicken pastilla with ginger and cumin). Book ahead.


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