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Le Rabelais
Le Rabelais is a restaurant in the historic center of Valence. It is in a square where they set up a market twice a week. The menu is extensive. There are pizzas that cost between 9 and 12 euros. You can try the Savoyard with local cheese, Reblochon and cream (which is very good,), the tatin with apple and walnuts, as well as some original recipe pizzas that use 4 cheeses, and the ever classic margarita pizza. Then there are the risottos, which cost around 11 euros. There's curried shrimp, seafood, snails and scallops. The fish tends to cost less than 15 euros. The small bouillabaisse, with come with several types of fish and steamed potatoes, and there's also meat, which costs between 12 and 19 euros.
The specialties of the region include mushrooms, snails, Saint Marcellin cheese, and small ravioli served with herbs and cheese. The caillette is a small pork pate with herbs, and then there are criques, which are hash browns, bacon, herbs and garlic, which are also delicious.
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