L'Oiseau Bleu is a fine-dining restaurant in Bastide, Bordeaux.
L'Oiseau Bleu in Bordeaux's Bastide on the right bank is the Sophie and Frederic Lafon-owned one-Michelin-star room, now led by chef Francois Sauvetre.
Tip: Cross the Pont de Pierre for lunch, when the €65 menu is the best fine-dining value in the city; closed Sundays and Mondays.
Address: 127 Avenue Thiers, 33100 Bordeaux
Le Prince Noir in Lormont, across the Pont d'Aquitaine from Bordeaux, is chef Vivien Durand's one-Michelin-star room (since 2015) in a glass-and-concrete.
Tip: Allow time for the tram crossing; the terrace from May to September is the best riverside table within fifteen minutes of central Bordeaux.
Ressources in Bordeaux's Fondaudege is chef Tanguy Laviale's one-Michelin-star room, opened October 2022 and starred five months later, with a short.
Tip: Order four or five small plates; sommelier Maxime Courvoisier runs the by-the-glass programme and pulls bottles from the cellar list on request.
Tentazioni in Bordeaux's Rue du Palais Gallien is the city's first Italian restaurant to earn a Michelin star, awarded 2020 to Sardinian-born chef Giovanni.
Tip: The menu rewrites every week from the market; book Thursday or Friday lunch for the only midday service.
Le Prince Noir in Lormont, across the Pont d'Aquitaine from Bordeaux, is chef Vivien Durand's one-Michelin-star room (since 2015) in a glass-and-concrete.
Tip: Allow time for the tram crossing; the terrace from May to September is the best riverside table within fifteen minutes of central Bordeaux.
Maison Nouvelle in Bordeaux's Chartrons is Philippe Etchebest's two-Michelin-star table on Rue Rode, opened December 2021 and confirmed at two stars.
Tip: Friday lunch is the only midday service; book the dining room two months ahead for dinner and ask for the corner table looking onto Rue Rode.
Le Pressoir d'Argent in Bordeaux's InterContinental hotel is the two-Michelin-star room where Gordon Ramsay's Bordeaux kitchen presses Breton lobster on one.
Tip: The Breton lobster a la presse is the signature; the room is jacket-recommended and pours one of the strongest Bordeaux lists in the city.
L'Observatoire du Gabriel in Bordeaux's Place de la Bourse is the top-floor two-Michelin-star room above Chateau Angelus's Le Gabriel project.
Tip: Request a window-side table for the view over the Miroir d'Eau; the bistro Le 1544 downstairs is the easier walk-in alternative.
