Lunch local. Between 10am and 1pm buy a dozen oysters from one of the stands in front of the Marché Central, pay and ask for them to be shucked, then head around the corner to this buzzing cafe-bar built into the red-brick market wall. Tables on the pavement terrace enjoy the morning sun, and a simple menu of steak and fries, omelettes and sandwiches complements the BYO seafood.
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