バイヨンヌでは川沿いの店などもいろいろ物色したが、Chisteraに決めた。ポンヌフ通りに店を構えているということは地元の老舗なのだと思う。まずは前菜にバイヨンヌの生ハム。やや塩気は強いがハムの質が素晴らしい。ワインは店の女将と話して地元のハーフボトルにした。説明書きを読むとサンテチエンヌ・ド・バイゴリーのネゴシアンとなっている。これもバスクでは行きたい所だ。
メインはバスク風チキンを選んだが、しっかりしたトマト味でライスが添えられているのも有り難く、ガツガツと食べた。ルルドの食事よりずっと実のある内容だと思った。
締めにエスプレッソを注文したが、これは適当な出来だったけど、アトリエ・ド・ショコラの切り落としみたいなかけらが添えらてていてそれがすこぶる美味だった。
In Bayonne, I looked around for restaurants by the river and in town, and decided to try Le Chistera. Being located in Pont Neuf street, it must be an established old local restaurant. I started with jambon de Bayonne which had slightly excessive saltiness but the quality of meat was just impressive. I discussed with the lady of the house for a local wine, half-bottle, and she brought one from St. Etienne de Boïgorry which is one of places I really want to visit one day in Basque.
Then I chose poulet Basquase for the main dish. The chicken was very tasty in dense tomato sauce with rice on the side which was a real bliss to me, and I was just champing on the dish. Espresso in the finish was mediocre but associated with it was the debris of chocolate by the store in front, l'Atlier de Chocolat which was fabulous.
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