Racines

Rating: 15
Author: Gault&Millau

4 Passage Antoinette Caillot, 35000 Rennes, France

15/20
Remarkable Restaurant

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6 PHOTOS

Chef: Virginie Giboire
Cooking: French | Gastronomic | Healthy cooking | Local | Modern
Services: Access for people with disabilities
Style: Elegant | Romantic | With family

Budget (€)

Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

45 to 100

Gault&Millau's review 2026

In the city center, in this starkly industrial block so close to—and yet so far from—Old Rennes, Virginie Giboire is making her mark with brilliance. The chef remains committed to her blind-tasting menus, willing to risk alienating some of her clientele while showcasing the bounty of the market. Equally at ease with meat as with fish, and with vegetables as with fruit, she creates dishes whose aesthetic appeal is a joy to behold. A harmony of colors and flavor combinations serves to highlight clean, precise flavors. Take, for example, the very thin slices of pink veal prepared “ajo blanco” style, or the superb tuna, perfectly seared and elevated by “local” cherry tomatoes of rare quality and a delicate choron sauce. As for the “cromesquis-style” lamb confit, it is highlighted by citrusy and briny notes, eggplant, a rich cooking jus, and spinach… The meal concludes in the most delightful way with plump raspberries accompanied by a creamy lemon sauce. In the spacious dining room with its fully open kitchen, the service lives up to expectations: elegant, friendly, and efficient. Just like Fabien Hacques, who also oversees a wine cellar featuring a serious selection that’s regularly updated.