Restaurants
PIZZA LEONE (Pizzeria -
Restaurant – Ice Creams)
10, rue Edmond Bellin - 02.31.97.64.61 A nice Pizzeria only a
few yards from the apartment. Excellent Italian food at reasonable prices, also
does take-away pizza.
LA TAVERNE (Bar -
Restaurant – Home Cooking)
15, Place Georges Clémenceau - 02.31.96.27.05 Just around the
corner towards the beach, this small restaurant offers traditional French
cuisine and seafood specialties. Worth booking a table as it can get very busy.
LE CORROSSOL (Pizzeria
- Crêperie – Ice Creams)
boulevard Carnot - 02.31.96.10.21 Nice friendly little
restaurant at the end of the street by the traffic lights. Excellent pizzas and
good house wine.
LE GOËLAND (Bar -
Crêperie - Brasserie – Salad bar)
2, boulevard Carnot - 02.31.96.07.06
Specialising in crêpes, just across the
main road. Nice outdoor terrace at the back looking on to the church square.
Shops
SHOPI SUPERMARKET
Approximately 300m away on the main
road, opposite the chemist. This is open every day including Sunday mornings!!
It sells everything you could need at standard supermarket prices.
BOULANGERIE (BAKERS)
Almost opposite the apartment building, an excellent boulangerie with a wide
choice of speciality breads and cakes, as well as traditional baguettes,
croissants and pain au chocolates. There is a small seating area inside ideal
for relaxing on the way back from the beach.
GROCERS
Opposite the boulangerie on the same side of the road as the apartment building
this small grocers sells all the essentials and is open every day. Ideal if you
don’t want to walk 300m to the supermarket!!
NEWSAGENTS
Next door to the boulangerie on the bottom corner of the street, this newsagents
stocks English newspapers, as well as postcards, paper and pens.
POST OFFICE
Just around the corner as you head down to the beach, the post office is open 6
days a week and also has a cash point.
TOURIST OFFICE
Situated by the car park on the way to the beach. Open everyday throughout July
and August, and Thursday to Sunday all other times. Has lots of useful
information about local attractions and activities. Very pleasant and helpful
staff.
MARKET
The local market takes place every Thursday morning at the car park of the Salle
Trianon by the tourist office.
There is also a bus
service that runs from Lion sur Mer to the centre of Caen from the bus stop by
the SHOPI.