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Image Credit: In the heart of historic Poitiers, this 19C Jesuit chapel was for many years home to the region's archives. Now its columns and arches have been transfigured thanks to a contemporary makeover, resulting in a lavish brewery boasting a ceiling of cathedral-eight proportions and an open-plan kitchen. The modern score by chef demonstrates aweakness for vegetables and there is an entirely vegetarian menu. The lunchtime menu is a steel – hence the crowds..