Selection of gourmet restaurants

Le Chapon Fin: the Bordeaux must-try

Since late 2023, Younesse Bouakkaoui has been officiating behind the pianos at Le Chapon Fin. In the Rocaille and Art Deco setting of this Bordeaux institution, this well-known Bordelais chef offers a cuisine that revives the fundamentals of French gastronomy. At once classic and highly sought-after, the Chapon Fin menu is a veritable eulogy to bourgeois cuisine, like its "blue" European lobster, Brannens pigeon smoked with vine shoots or fine apricot, thyme and toasted almond tart.  

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• Address: 5 Rue Montesquieu, 33000 Bordeaux
• Telephone: 05 56 79 10 10
   

Le Pressoir d'Argent : Gordon Ramsay's signature address

In the two-star category, the Pressoir d'Argent run by Gordon Ramsay is a must. In the grounds of the Grand Hôtel, it's a chance to savor traditional cuisine of the highest order! "I want to highlight the marvellous raw materials of our beautiful region, and show that the rustic can and must have its place in French and international haute gastronomy," says the chef. His star dish? "a matured rib-eye of Limousin beef, grilled on vine shoots, sucrine de plein champ, Bordelaise sauce. "

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• Address: 5 Cr de l'Intendance, 33000 Bordeaux
• Telephone: 05 57 30 43 04
   

The Gabriel Observatory: starred gastronomy

Installed on Place de la Bourse, at the top of the Gabriel, L'Observatoire du Gabriel has been offering exceptional dining since 2024. Taking to the skies, chef Bertrand Noeureuil, double Michelin starred, deploys a remarkably precise cuisine, focused on plants and great seasonal produce. In this hushed setting overlooking the Garonne River, each plate is a manifesto of contemporary gastronomy, uncluttered and deeply rooted in the terroir, where technique fades into the background in favor of emotion and the right taste.

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• Address: 10 Pl. de la Bourse, 33000 Bordeaux
• Telephone: 05 56 30 00 80
   

Le Saint-James: on the heights of Bouliac

Perched on the heights of Bouliac, the Saint-James gourmet restaurant is reborn after a two-year metamorphosis of the venue. Under the impetus of chef Mathieu Martin, who signs a creative and sensitive cuisine, deeply inspired by the Gironde terroir, the cuisine here is daring. In this emblematic, completely redesigned venue, the gastronomic table combines exacting technical standards, contemporary elegance and spectacular panorama over Bordeaux, affirming the Saint-James more than ever as a flagship address for Bordeaux's haute gastronomie. 

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• Address: 3 Pl. Camille Hostein, 33270 Bouliac
• Telephone: 05 57 97 06 00
   

Maison Pavlov: eco-responsible gastronomy

In Le Bouscat, Maison Pavlov is home to a gourmet table which, at the 5th edition of Green Week, was recognized as one of the most eco-responsible in France. The chef champions a cuisine that is sincere, precise and resolutely focused on the product and the season. In the elegant decor of this carefully renovated chartreuse, the menu strikes a subtle balance between modernity and controlled indulgence, like the tourteau en rémoulade de chou pointu or the matured beef spiked with anchovy garum. 

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• Address: 199 Av. de la Libération Charles de Gaulle, 33110 Le Bouscat
• Telephone: 05 56 01 05 00
   

Table de Siaurac: the ephemeral restaurant

In the heart of the Lalande-de-Pomerol vineyards, Château Siaurac occasionally opens its Table d'hôtes, an ephemeral restaurant where chef Jérôme Grondin celebrates generous, seasonal cuisine. Set in the orangery or the garden, classified as a Jardin Remarquable, this convivial experience blends gourmet dishes and estate wines, for a lunch resolutely rooted in the terroir, all refined simplicity and Bordeaux art de vivre. The ephemeral, one-off aspect of this table makes the moment even more appreciable.

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• Address: Ciorac, 33500 Néac
• Telephone: 05 57 51 65 20
   

Cent 33: Bordeaux cuisine

Aux Chartrons, chef Fabien Beaufour signs at Cent33 an uncomplicated gastronomic cuisine, labeled Ecotable Eco-Défis, inspired by French classics and subtly twisted by his international influences, all in a friendly, contemporary atmosphere. Buoyed by rigorously selected seasonal produce, and robatayaki-style wood-fired cooking, the table seduces with precise, balanced menus designed for pleasure, sharing and emotion.  

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• Address: 133 Rue du Jardin public, 33000 Bordeaux
• Telephone: 05 56 15 90 40
   

Au Marquis de Terme : at the heart of the vineyard

At the heart of the prestigious vignoble de Margaux, the gastronomic restaurant Au Marquis de Terme, born of the encounter between the wine world of the Grand Cru Classé and the gourmet vision of Grégory Coutanceau, plays the card of modern cuisine open to the estate's vines. Since the arrival of chef Benjamin Torrezan at the head of the kitchens, the table amplifies this culinary identity, celebrating with finesse seasonal produce and the dialogue between land and sea, for a refined experience deeply rooted in the Bordeaux terroir. 

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• Address: Marquis de Terme, 3 Rte de Rauzan, 33460 Margaux
• Telephone: 05 57 08 25 33
   

Son': accessible haute gastronomy

Just a stone's throw from the Musée d'Aquitaine, Son' sets the gastronomic scene abuzz with the creative, daring cuisine of chef Sylvain Renzetti, who draws his inspiration from culinary traditions the world over. In the elegant setting of a 19th-century bâtisse enlivened by anopen kitchen, this singular table celebrates taste, textures and seasonality through precise, gourmet plates, driven by a resolutely contemporary energy. Bonus? At lunchtime, the restaurant offers a menu between €22 and €40.

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• Address: 14 Rue Paul Louis Lande, 33000 Bordeaux
• Telephone: 05 57 67 10 46
   

Racines : the creative cuisine

In a recently redesigned decor, this recognized Bib Gourmand du Guide Michelin seduces with its balance between inventiveness, the right flavors and defying value for money. Since 2015, Scottish chef Daniel Gallacher has been signing at Racines a creative gastronomic cuisine, nourished by his origins and multiple influences, while placing seasonal produce and short circuits at the heart of the plate. The good news is that lunch is available from €25 (from €35 at weekends and bank holidays) and dinner from €44. Unbeatable.

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• Address: 59 Rue Georges Bonnac, 33000 Bordeaux
• Telephone: 05 56 98 43 08