La Cigale (brasserie)

La Cigale is a brasserie located in Nantes, France, on the same city square as the Théâtre Graslin. The locale has been classified as a historic monument since 1964.[1]

This article is about the brasserie in Nantes. For the theatre near Place Pigalle in Paris, see La Cigale.
La Cigale
La Cigale sign above the door of the brasserie in Nantes
Restaurant information
Established1895
Owner(s)Private party
Food typeBrasserie
Dress codeCasual
Street address4 Place Graslin
CityNantes
Postal/ZIP Code44000
CountryFrance
ReservationsNo
Websitelacigale.com

History

The restaurant was designed by the architect/ceramicist Émile Libaudière in the exaggerated Art nouveau style of the era.[2] On 1 April 1895, the brasserie was opened for business by its first owner, Mrs. Calado.

From the beginning the restaurant attracted a bourgeois clientele that mixed with artists from the nearby theater. The surrealists Jacques Prévert and André Breton were regular patrons.[3] Scenes from several films have been shot there, including Jacques Demy's 1961 film Lola,[4] Debout les crabes, la mer monte ! by Jean-Jacques Grand-Jouan (1983),[5] and Jacquot de Nantes by Agnès Varda (1991).[6]

In 1964, the brasserie was turned into a fast-food restaurant, but the decor remained unchanged due to the protections afforded by its status as a historical monument. During the 1970s the restaurant was neglected and eventually abandoned, until a new owner turned it back into a brasserie in 1982.[2]

References
  1. brasserie La Cigale. Consultée le 11 novembre 2009
  2. Site officiel
  3. Garrett, Martin (2010). The Loire : a cultural history. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press. p. 193. ISBN 9780199768394. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. Taboulay, Camille (1996). Le cinéma enchanté de Jacques Demy. Paris: Cahiers du Cinéma. p. 36. ISBN 9782866421670. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. La Cigale brochure
  6. Sight and Sound: Film review volume. British Film Institute. 1992. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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