Histoire Ancienne

Histoire Ancienne is a French bistro on rue Royale in Calais, with an interior that gives the meal a setting of its own. A Toulouse-Lautrec inspired mural, old-fashioned sweet jars, a zinc bar and collected objects fill a carefully maintained Art Deco room. Rather than building its identity around a sea view, the restaurant looks inward to the details of a traditional French dining room and the cooking that belongs there. Patrick Comte is the chef behind the house. A graduate of the Ferrandi school in Paris, he worked in French restaurant kitchens before opening his first gastronomic establishment in Calais in 1990. He took over Histoire Ancienne in 1996, choosing the more personal language of bistro cooking for this address. His approach combines familiar French recipes with small reinterpretations, keeping the character of the original dishes recognizable. Fresh, seasonal ingredients shape the cooking, and the house presents its food as homemade. The emphasis is on a menu that follows the produce available rather than on an elaborate concept imposed on every plate. One example highlighted by the restaurant is its Brandade du Nord, featured in a television cooking report. The combination of seasonal food, a chef with a long connection to Calais and a room full of decorative detail makes this a distinctive choice for visitors who want to spend part of their stay around a French bistro table. It is particularly suited to someone interested in the atmosphere of the dining room as much as the food.

• French
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Seating indoors

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20 rue Royale, 62100 Calais, France

+33321341120 · histoire-ancienne.com

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