Restaurant in Saint Malo, France
Two-year Bib Gourmand. Strong value at €€.
Fidelis holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for both 2024 and 2025, making it one of Saint-Malo's most credible modern cuisine options at the €€ price tier. With a 4.8 Google rating across over 1,200 reviews and easy booking access, it is the practical first choice for visitors who want Michelin-validated quality without the cost or formality of the city's top-end tables.
If you have already eaten at Fidelis once, the Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025 tells you what you likely already sensed: this is one of the most consistent value propositions in Saint-Malo's modern cuisine category. At the €€ price tier, it sits in the same bracket as La Fourchette à Droite and Le Bistrot du Rocher, but the back-to-back Bib Gourmand distinction gives Fidelis a credibility edge that neither currently holds. The question on a return visit is not whether the kitchen can deliver — it can — but whether the timing and occasion match what the room does well.
A Google rating of 4.8 across 1,284 reviews is the kind of number that reflects sustained performance, not a honeymoon period. For context, that volume of reviews suggests Fidelis has been drawing consistent traffic long enough to accumulate a genuinely representative sample. First-timers often focus on the headline dishes; returning visitors tend to notice the details that make or break a meal at this price point: how the kitchen handles the middle of the menu, how service paces a two-hour dinner, and whether the room works for the specific occasion they have in mind.
At €€, Fidelis is not trying to compete with Le Saint Placide on ambition or plate architecture , that restaurant operates at €€€€ and plays a different game entirely. What Fidelis is doing, and doing well according to its Michelin recognition, is delivering modern cuisine with enough technical care to satisfy a diner who has already cleared the basics. If your first visit confirmed the kitchen's competence, a second visit is the right moment to push toward the more composed parts of the menu.
Saint-Malo's dining calendar is shaped by its Atlantic position and its role as one of Brittany's primary visitor destinations. Summer weekends , particularly July and August , bring significant foot traffic to the intra-muros and surrounding streets, which means popular €€ restaurants fill faster and service can stretch thin. For a return visit focused on quality over buzz, the shoulder seasons are the better call: late April through June, or September through October, when the kitchen is working at full pace but the room is less pressured.
Mid-week evenings in those shoulder months offer the clearest read on what Fidelis actually does at its leading. If the late-night angle matters to you , staying in Saint-Malo after a full day rather than eating on a tourist schedule , a weekday reservation pushed to the later sitting (where available) tends to produce a more attentive experience than a peak Saturday. Brittany's long summer evenings also mean that dining at 8 PM in June still feels unhurried, with enough light left to walk the ramparts after.
For a deeper look at how Fidelis fits into the broader Saint-Malo dining picture, see our full Saint-Malo restaurants guide. For visitors planning around more than one meal, Ar Iniz, Betton Fils, and Le Cambusier cover different parts of the local spectrum worth mapping out in advance.
Michelin's Bib Gourmand designation is awarded to restaurants offering good food at moderate prices , the inspectors' threshold in France is typically a two-course meal with a glass of wine or dessert for under a set price ceiling. Receiving it in consecutive years (2024 and 2025) indicates the kitchen has not coasted on the initial recognition. Among French regional restaurants recognized at this level, the ones that hold it year over year tend to combine a focused menu with reliable execution. Compare that benchmark to starred venues like Mirazur in Menton or Flocons de Sel in Megève and you get a sense of what Michelin's inspectors are looking for at different tiers , Fidelis is not in that stratosphere, but it is doing what it does with enough consistency to earn institutional recognition twice running.
For reference, the French restaurants holding multiple consecutive Bib Gourmands are not the norm. The majority of Bib Gourmand entries turn over more frequently. The back-to-back retention at 10 Rue Jacques Cartier is a meaningful data point for a return visitor deciding whether the first experience was a fluke or a floor.
Fidelis is at 10 Rue Jacques Cartier, 35400 Saint-Malo. Price tier is €€, consistent with Michelin's Bib Gourmand pricing expectations. Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which means you are unlikely to face a multi-week wait even in high season , though mid-summer Saturday evenings are always worth securing in advance. For broader trip planning, see our Saint-Malo hotels guide, our Saint-Malo bars guide, our Saint-Malo wineries guide, and our Saint-Malo experiences guide. If you are building a longer France itinerary, Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Troisgros in Ouches, Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, and Bras in Laguiole represent the country's higher-end regional anchors for comparison. For modern cuisine at the international level, Frantzén in Stockholm and FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai set the global benchmark for the format.
Also worth considering nearby: Le Bénétin and Doma for different price points on the same trip.
Quick reference: Bib Gourmand 2024–2025 | €€ | 4.8 / 5 (1,284 reviews) | 10 Rue Jacques Cartier, Saint-Malo | Booking: Easy.
The venue data does not confirm a bar-seating option at Fidelis. Before planning your visit around counter dining, check directly with the restaurant , at the €€ price tier in this format, dedicated bar seats are not always available. If bar seating is a priority, our Saint-Malo restaurant guide covers options where that format is confirmed.
Yes, at €€ with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) and a 4.8 Google rating across over 1,200 reviews, Fidelis is one of the stronger value cases in Saint-Malo's current dining scene. The Bib Gourmand specifically validates the price-to-quality ratio , it is Michelin's explicit signal that the kitchen is delivering good food without charging for the full fine-dining overhead. Compared to Le Saint Placide at €€€€, Fidelis costs materially less for recognition-backed modern cuisine. If you want to spend less still, Doma operates at €, but without the Michelin validation.
No dress code is listed for Fidelis, which is typical for Bib Gourmand-level restaurants in France , the category sits below the formal fine-dining tier. Smart casual is the safe call: neat trousers or jeans with a collared shirt or equivalent will fit the room without being overdressed. Saint-Malo is a coastal city, so the local register skews relaxed, but at €€ with Michelin recognition, visibly beach or athletic wear would be out of place.
Book in advance, even though difficulty is rated Easy , mid-summer and weekend evenings fill more quickly than the rating implies. Fidelis holds Michelin Bib Gourmand status for 2024 and 2025, which means Michelin's inspectors have confirmed you can eat well here at a moderate price. It sits at €€, so manage expectations accordingly: this is not a tasting-menu destination, it is a well-executed modern cuisine restaurant where the kitchen takes the food seriously. First-timers should know that the Bib Gourmand often rewards the set menu or shorter format over à la carte , that tends to be where the kitchen shows its leading work at this price point.
Yes, with the right framing. Fidelis works well for a birthday dinner, anniversary, or celebration where the priority is a genuinely good meal rather than theatrical fine-dining production. At €€ with Michelin recognition, it delivers credibility without the ceremony (or cost) of Le Saint Placide at €€€€. If the occasion calls for a more formal room or a longer tasting format, Le Saint Placide is the upgrade. If the goal is a relaxed but serious dinner that feels like a treat without the full fine-dining overhead, Fidelis is the right call.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelis | €€ | — |
| Le Saint Placide | €€€€ | — |
| Doma | € | — |
| La Fourchette à Droite | €€ | — |
| Le Bistrot du Rocher | €€ | — |
| Le Comptoir Breizh Café | €€ | — |
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Bar seating is not documented in the available venue data for Fidelis. Given the €€ price tier and Bib Gourmand positioning, this is most likely a table-service restaurant rather than a counter-dining format. check the venue's official channels at 10 Rue Jacques Cartier to confirm seating options before arriving.
Yes, at €€ pricing with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, Fidelis is one of the stronger value propositions in Saint-Malo. The Bib Gourmand specifically flags good cooking at moderate prices, so you are not paying a premium for the accolade — the accolade confirms the value is already there. If you are choosing between this and a full Michelin-starred dinner elsewhere in Brittany, Fidelis is the lower-risk, lower-spend option without a meaningful drop in quality.
No dress code is specified in the venue data. For a Bib Gourmand restaurant at €€ pricing in a coastal French city, neat casual is a reasonable default — think clean trousers and a shirt or equivalent, not beachwear. Avoid over-dressing; this is not a formal tasting-menu environment.
Book ahead — Fidelis has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand two years running, and Saint-Malo is a high-footfall destination, particularly in summer. The address is 10 Rue Jacques Cartier, 35400 Saint-Malo. Come expecting modern cuisine at honest prices rather than a long tasting menu format; the Bib Gourmand designation points to accessible, well-executed cooking rather than elaborate multi-course theatre.
It works for a low-key celebration or a dinner where quality matters more than formality. The two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards give you confidence in the kitchen, and €€ pricing means the bill will not dominate the evening. If you need a full white-tablecloth, wines-by-the-sommelier experience, look at Le Saint Placide in Saint-Malo instead — but for a genuinely good meal in a relaxed setting, Fidelis is a solid choice.
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