The story
La Couronne, dating to 1345, stakes its claim as France's oldest inn on Rouen's Place du Vieux Marché. Where The Foodies Go recently stopped in and recommend the four-course menu at €110 for two—including cheese—as a taste of nouvelle cuisine.
The kitchen's modern flair shows in dishes like risotto with lobster and a mango-timut pepper zabaione, and carved beef filet with a grissino. A cheese selection and warm soufflé round out a meal that balances history with refinement. For travelers seeking a storied yet approachable French meal, La Couronne delivers.
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La Couronne’s soufflé al caldo earns rapturous praise, with reviewers calling it an airy, savory triumph. The overall vibe is one of quiet, confident elegance, making every bite feel like a celebration.
“A hot soufflé — just what we needed. Excellent. It's a really soft meringue, nicely sweet, lots of apple, lots of Calvados. Maybe in this case I tried to make a soufflé once... spectacular. You can't see the base but it's all apple, wonderfully apple. Look at the softness. On top, vanilla ice cream. There's also a nice pool of cream. Let's dive in. Not the reigning queens of contrast, but really really good. If you want to experience nouvelle cuisine, we recommend coming here.”
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Normandia: la locanda più antica di Francia a Rouen - Viaggio In Francia - Ep. 14 · @ 1:00
La Couronne is the oldest inn in France, opened in 1345, with a huge piece of French history and cuisine — we spent €110 for two on a four-course menu including cheese, and we recommend it for a nouvelle cuisine experience.
Dishes mentioned
Terrina con Foie Gras e Tende Pesanti
I'm tasting a terrine with foie gras and heavy tendrils. Usually the pepper is very strong, but here the sweetness dominates, so it's very very delicate.
Risotto all'Aragosta con Zabaione al Mango e Pepe di Timut
Here's the risotto with lobster, mango sabayon and Timut pepper. The lobster on top is so much and so good with the mango sauce that I recommend ordering it — even if you don't like risotto, just eat the lobster and mango and leave the rice. It's worth it.
Filetto di Manzo Tagliato con un Grissino
Beef fillet cut with a breadstick. Look at the cooking — it's super tender. Very very very good, cooked perfectly. On the surface but inside... I have to admit, I'm against this rareness, but it's good.
Carré d'Agnello alle Erbe alla Francese
Rack of lamb with herbs, French style. In France you often find lamb very rare, be aware. It cuts with a breadstick. The sauce underneath — I don't know what it is, but it's good. And this lamb must have eaten good stuff because the lamb is rare. It's not exceptional meat, guys, you can't eat better than an Abruzzese would tell me what pecorino is — that wild taste of sheep and the territory.
Selezione di Formaggi
The waiter named 7000 cheeses, we know half of them. I ordered the ones I don't know to taste. I got a... and next to it an old longboard. Good cheeses in France. Another beautiful stable, super creamy at astronomical levels. Always cow, always flowery like the previous one but it seems like honey, sweet. And also a bit of stable — you can feel a nice presence of the animal and what it ate. Good. I took the Livarot which I love very much. And I leave the goat for last, but you've already seen me taste it so I'll just enjoy it. Delicious.
