Setting course for Normandy: the Gault&Millau 2026 regional guide is now available

Cider, whelks and livarot: welcome to Normandy! Our investigators have criss-crossed the region to unearth the very best of Norman gastronomy and art de vivre. This new edition combines must-tries, revisited local specialities and gourmet itineraries to explore the region in a whole new way.

Gault&Millau's Normandy must-haves

Our investigators scoured the roads of Normandy in search of nuggets. From new spots to perennial favorites, the guide brings together all the places not to be missed in the land of the Normans. there are 70 hotels, 176 restaurants and 114 artisans to add to your address book, from Alençon to Le Havre, via Rouen and Cherbourg, including the headliners of this new edition:

• Valentin Vabre, Restaurant Jean-Luc Tartarin in Le Havre, and Gilles Tournadre, Gill in Rouen, two four-toque addresses
• Franck Quinton, Le Manoir du Lys in Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, Gault&Millau d'Or
• Louis Vatelier, La Source in Veules-les-Roses, Jeune Talent
• The Norman whelk, a small shellfish with big stakes
• Ice cider, a Normandy delicacy to discover
• Château d'Audrieu in Audrieu, for a stay combining history and well-being

Two Gault&Millau gourmet escapades to discover

To (re)discover Normandy, follow the gourmet itineraries in Trouville-en-Mer, but also in the Argentan-Domfront-Bagnoles-de-l'Orne triangle, less popular yet rich in unmissable addresses.

in Trouville, take advantage of beachfront hotels like Le Flaubert, as well as iodized addresses that showcase local produce: seafood platters, Normandy PDO cheeses and apple spirits.

Spend 48 hours discovering the medieval villages and charming forests of the Orne. The area abounds in restaurants and grocery stores offering specialties well worth the detour.