Le Bistrot des Halles sits beside the covered market in the city centre and takes full advantage of the ingredients available on its doorstep. At lunchtime it fills quickly with market workers and office staff; the plat du jour, written on a blackboard, tends to be exactly what you want after a morning walking around the city. Moules marinières and steak-frites are perennial fixtures.
The atmosphere is cheerful and unpretentious — the kind of place that serves a carafe of Muscadet without making a production of it. The market next door is worth a visit in its own right on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings, when the fresh fish stalls and charcuterie counters reflect the quality of the surrounding coast.
Address: Place des Halles Centrales, 76000 Le Havre.