Échappées d’art turns Angers into an open-air gallery: murals, sculptures and installations spread across the city, to be discovered freely on foot, by bike or from the two tram lines. It is free, it is spread over several months of the year, and it is not a show at a fixed time — it is a walk. Les Variétés is at 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch, on the route.
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The Échappées d’art trail
Check the Ville d’Angers website for the up-to-date trail, the works in the current edition and the calendar of guided tours on foot or by bike.
See Échappées d’artIt is not a show, it is a walk
The difference matters for the meal. There is no time to keep, no curtain going up: you set off when you like, you stop when you get tired. So the need is not “dine before 8 pm”, it is “sit down somewhere halfway round”. A brasserie does exactly that: a coffee, a drink, a dish, and off you go again.
Lunch, and the afternoon lull
We serve the menu at lunch and dinner. In between, and this is the useful point for a trail that spreads over the day, dishes in jars are served at any time: duck parmentier, pea risotto, cottage pie. If you arrive at 3:30 pm with children who have been walking all afternoon, you will not leave with a plate of crisps.
The terrace, when the sky allows
Forty-three seats on the terrace, and it is the right spot for a break in the middle of an urban trail: you sit down, watch the world go by, and set off again. But it depends on the weather, and we never book it in advance. Eighty-five covered seats, in four rooms, guarantee a fallback.
By bike, by tram, on foot
The trail can be done in all three ways, and guided tours exist on foot as well as by bike. 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch is within walking distance of the place du Ralliement, the Château d’Angers, Saint-Maurice cathedral and Saint-Laud station. If you are doing the trail by bike, it is a natural stop at the centre of it all.
As a family
A free outdoor art trail is an outing for children. Our five spaces range from thirteen to forty-three seats. Arrière Foch, seventeen seats, is set back: it is the one we give to pushchairs and the very young. We have high chairs and a children’s menu. Give the number when booking, children included: it changes the room.
On Sundays, we are usually closed
The trail itself can be seen every day — it is in the open air and never closes. So many people do it on Sundays, the day we are usually closed. That is the main caveat on this page.
At the table
A French brasserie menu cooked on the premises. Our meat is French, our fish comes from Maison Savia in Saumur. Vegetarian options on the menu, and the house can cater for vegan diets.
A house from 1902 in a city that repaints itself
There is something pleasant about walking through a city covered in contemporary murals and sitting down in a room that opened in 1902. The house takes its name from the Théâtre des Variétés, which stood almost opposite, slightly to the right. Angers has always put art in the street; the current trail is simply the most recent version.
Checking the trail and the tours
The works, the route and the calendar of guided tours change from one edition to the next. The Ville d’Angers website publishes the up-to-date trail, the maps and the tour dates: it is the source to check before setting off.
Frequently asked questions
The answers
to your questions.
Where is Les Variétés?
At 33 boulevard du Maréchal Foch, 49100 Angers, near Saint-Laud station and the main places in the city centre.
Can I book online?
Yes. Click “Book a table” to see availability. For a group or a special request, you can also contact the team by phone or WhatsApp.
Do you welcome groups?
Yes, subject to availability. Give the date, the number of guests, the time and the format you would like so that we can prepare your welcome.