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Cancale Oyster Dock Ritual

Name: Cancale Oyster Dock Ritual
Address: Cancale, Brittany, FR
Price range: Moderate

Brittany's oyster capital, where iodized Cancale oysters meet crisp Muscadet for €10-15 a dozen—a ritual unchanged since monks harvested these waters 900 years ago, best savored raw at dockside.

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DiningCancale Oyster Dock RitualUNESCO-recognized oysters eaten on concrete steps overlooking Mont Saint-Michel. Not a restaurant - a ritual. Buy from 8 farmers at the Marché aux Huîtres, throw shells on the beach where gulls wait to clean them. Bring your own champagne from the cave up the hill. The anti-restaurant experience.