La Petite Auberge is one of Le Havre's most dependable traditional restaurants, serving Norman cuisine in a stone-walled dining room near the old cathedral quarter. The menu follows the seasons and the market: expect fish from the morning's catch at the port, duck from the bocage, and a dessert trolley that takes Calvados and cream more seriously than is strictly advisable.
The cooking is careful rather than fashionable — this is a restaurant for people who want to eat well in the Norman tradition rather than experiment. Reservations are advisable at weekends. Closed Sunday evenings and Mondays.
Address: 32 Rue de Sainte-Adresse, 76600 Le Havre.