Garbure gasconne is a thick southwestern French peasant soup of ham hock, cabbage, white beans, potatoes and root vegetables, finished with confit duck and served over toast.
The garbure is one of the canonical Gascon dishes, traditionally a winter farmer's meal in the Bearn and Gers regions, served from a single large clay pot at the family table. The classic recipe runs to two days of preparation: white tarbais beans soaked overnight, ham hock simmered with cabbage and root vegetables, then finished on the second day with confit duck leg and toasted slabs of country bread (the goudales). The Bordeaux versions usually include confit duck leg, white tarbais beans and Bayonne ham hock. Le Petit Gascon and La Tupina serve it through the cold months, with the dish ladled into deep bowls over toast and topped with a glass of red wine in the local goudale tradition.
3 editor picks for Garbure gasconne in Bordeaux, ranked by editorial score. All Bordeaux signature dishes · Garbure gasconne across every city.
La Tupina ★ 4.5
saint-pierre · 6 Rue Porte de la Monnaie, 33800 Bordeaux
La Tupina in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre district is the southwestern French institution founded by Jean-Pierre Xiradakis in 1968, now led by chef Franck Audu.
Cafe Tupina ★ 3.9
saint-pierre · 1 Rue Porte de la Monnaie, 33800 Bordeaux
Cafe Tupina in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the all-day, cheaper sister to La Tupina around the corner on Rue Porte de la Monnaie, with the same Xiradakis.
Le Petit Gascon ★ 3.8
saint-michel · 7 Rue de la Fusterie, 33000 Bordeaux
Le Petit Gascon in Bordeaux's Saint-Michel is the southwestern French bistro near the basilica, with confit de canard, garbure and a Madiran-heavy.