Brittany is proud of its regional cuisine and produce and there is a great choice of restaurants, bars, cafés, markets, specialist shops and supermarkets where you will find almost anything you want.

Shopping:

There is a boulangerie/épicerie in Langoëlan that is open every morning except on Mondays. The nearby and very charming merchants' town of Guéméné-sur-Scorff has a good Intermarché supermarket and plenty of other shops. Here you will also find our favourite Boulangerie, Le Fournil Breton - all baked on the premises in a huge wood-fired oven and usually still hot when you pick up your bread in the morning.

Slightly further afield in Rostrenen and Pontivy there are larger Supermarkets and a good mix of boutiques and other shops. There is a market in Rostrenen on Tuesday mornings and in Pontivy on Monday and Saturday mornings. St Brieuc, Lorient and Vannes all have huge Hypermarkets and pretty much anything else you might need - the fish market in Vannes is worth a visit (but you must get there early as they have packed up by midday).

Eating Out:

The two Breton specialities are fresh sea food and of course Crêpes. There are plenty of restaurants serving sea food in the local towns but we think it tastes particularly good on a day out to the coast. Crêpes are everywhere you go and we will be happy to recommend our favourite Crêperies in the area - don't forget to try the savoury Galettes made with Buckwheat flour and you should drink the local Cidre Bouché.

Langoëlan has a great restaurant called La Florentine which offers an extremely good value 'Menu Ouvriers' at lunchtime - workers menu - includes 3 or 4 courses and half a bottle of wine for around 10 euros and in the evenings produces the best pizzas in the area (and they will do take-away too).

Guéméné, Rostrenen and Pontivy all offer a good choice of restaurants and there are a couple of excellent restaurant situated on the shores of the nearby Lac de Guerledan and in the Abbaye de Bon Repos - which are good for a really special night out. 

The preferred local aperitif is Kir Royale - made with sparkling wine and various fruit liqueurs - or you could try the traditional mead-based drink of Chouchen. Our neighbours love to finish a meal with a digestif - there are plenty of local variations of Eau de Vie along Calvados lines.