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Beef Carpaccio at 3 Brasseurs

Dunkirk

Last summer I was on a driving holiday to Europe. On the way back we stopped at Dunkerque for an overnight stay before our ferry and final drive home the following day.

The 3 Brasseurs restaurant was close to the hotel and had an extensive menu. I wasn’t that hungry and wanted something different so I went with the  beef carpaccio, which was dressed with pesto oil, capers, parmesan shavings, lemon, tomatoes, mozzarella, and rocket.

This was a very pretty plate of food. The beef was delicious, thinly sliced, and very fresh. I really enjoyed this dish.

Service was smooth and friendly and we had a lovely meal.

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Coffee and a Merveilleux

I was spending the day in Dunkerque. I wanted a coffee and I remembered a small patisserie and viennoiserie, Maison Vaucamps, that I had visited back in July last year when I was last in Dunkerque travelling back from a holiday in France and Germany.

Maison Vaucamps, as well as cooking some amazing cakes and French specialists such as pain au chocolate, traditional Flemish pastries have been Maison Vaucamps’ family specialty for many years. There was a wide choice of pastries and cakes to choose from.

I ordered a coffee and a merveilleux. The merveilleux is a traditional cake from the North of France and Flanders. I had the pistachio version, which was whipped cream with Sicilian pistachio paste, pistachio meringue pieces. My whipped cream was still a little frozen in the middle, but this actually didn’t detract from the eating experience.

My coffee was excellent, and I enjoyed my little bit of French coffee time.