The restaurants below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over €50)
$$$ (€30 to €50)
$$ (€15 to €30)
$ (under €15)
These prices are for a three course meal per person, including half a bottle of wine or equivalent, tax and service included.
La Chamade
Spacious restaurant in a 17th-century house, serving traditional southwestern French cuisine, with a few spicy Spanish touches. The seafood is always a rewarding choice, and dishes include oysters, turbot and delicate monkfish medallions with saffron and
morels. The fried duck’s liver is also a favorite here and is served with fresh artichoke confit. The comfortable surroundings make for a peaceful and satisfying meal. Reservations are recommended and the dress code is business casual.
20 rue des Pilliers de Tutelle
Tel: (05) 5648 1374.
Price: $$$-$$$$
Philippe Chez Dubern
Founded in 1886 by the Dubern brothers, this Bordeaux institution
specializes in fish and seafood. The focus is on a light and beautifully-presented cuisine, using the best produce, cooked simply perfectly, and served in several monumental airy rooms with crystal chandeliers.
42-44 allées de Tourny
Tel: (05) 5679 0770.
Website:
www.philipchez-dubern.com Price: $$$
Brasserie Noailles
The classic and elegant 1930s Parisian-style
Noailles perfectly turns out traditional regional dishes and has an excellent wine list.
12 allées de Tourny
Tel: (05) 5681 9445.
Price: $$-$$$
Le Vieux Bordeaux
Tucked away in the heart of the old town, this wonderful restaurant successfully mixes the old traditional Bordelais cuisine with flavors from elsewhere. The three beautiful dining rooms reflect a similar spirit with old stone walls and baroque mirrors combined with contemporary furnishings. Prices are remarkably good value, particularly the excellent set lunch menu.
27 rue Buhan
Tel: (05) 5652 9436.
Website:
www.le-vieux-bordeaux.com Price: $$-$$$
Café Bordelais
This traditional and reliable Bordeaux restaurant serves all the regional classics in a dining room filled with wine bottles.
15 allées de Tourny
Tel: (05) 5681 4994.
Price: $$
Le Café du Musée
This fashionable lunchtime haunt on the rooftop of the
Contemporary Art Museum, was designed by Andrée Putman in her typical pared-down chic style. The good-value menu changes with the seasons, and offers a good selection of bistro French and fusion cuisine.
Musée d’Art Contemporain, 7 rue Ferrère
Tel: (05) 5644 7161.
Price: $$
Café Le Dijeaux
Locals buy their croissant or
canelé (a typical Bordelais pastry with crisp caramel on the outside and custard inside) from the excellent Baillardran bakery next door and consume it in the café with their morning coffee: the perfect French breakfast!
14 place Gambetta
Tel: (05) 5681 9065.
Price: $
Nightlife:Bordelais start the evening with a Lillet, the traditional
apéritif, a blend of white wine, and an orange and quinine liquor, on the terrace (heated in winter) of
Le Régent, 46 place Gambetta. Later they head for the animated streets of the inner city, particularly around the place de la Victoire, place St-Pierre, place du Parlement, place Camille Julian and place Gambetta. Night owls head for the bars and clubs open until the early morning hours around the quai du Paludate.
Bars: The
Lucifer, 35 rue de Pessac, serves 250 different beers from all over the world, and has live rock music on Wednesdays. Trendy Bordelais gather at
Xing Xing, 20 rue des Pilliers de Tutelle, Quartier St Pierre, drawn by its fluorescent décor, contemporary music and excellent cocktails. The small but very lively cafe
Caf’ka, 15 rue Clare, serves coffee and drinks all day, but turns up the dance music at night.
Clubs: Packed with students, the hopping
Sénéchal, 57 bis quai de Paludate, has a great 1970s decor. More tropical and exotic are the two dance floors at
L’Ane Qui Tousse, 57 rue de Bègles.
Le Plana’s, at 22 place de la Victoire, turns bar space into a dance floor later at night.
Live Music: The hip
L’Absolute Lounge, rue de la Devise (tel: (05) 5648 8000), hosts regular concerts of electro-jazz, and the just-as-lively
Casa Latina, 59 quai des Chartrons (tel: (05) 5787 1580), makes you feel as if you’re on holiday in Brazil, with live salsa and merengue.
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