CuisineFrench fine dining
Price€€€€
Tasting menu€95 to €165
Neighborhoodgolden-triangle
HoursTue-Sat 12:00-13:15, 19:30-21:15; Sun-Mon closed
ChefYounesse Bouakkaoui
Book ahead1 week
Last verified

Tip: The grotto room is the city's most theatrical dining room; lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday is the calmest walk-in window.

Location

Address: 5 Rue Montesquieu, 33000 Bordeaux

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Le Quatrieme Mur 1 ★ ★ 4.4

BrasserieChef Philippe Etchebest€€€€€89 to €145golden-triangleTue-Sat 12:00-16:00, 19:00-00:30; Sun-Mon closedBook 2 weeks ahead

Le Quatrieme Mur in Bordeaux's Grand Theatre is Philippe Etchebest's one-Michelin-star brasserie under the colonnade, with a high-end terrace looking.

Tip: The brasserie side at lunch is the price-friendlier entry; the starred dining room takes evening bookings only.

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Le Quatrieme Mur 1 ★ ★ 4.4

BrasserieChef Philippe Etchebest€€€€€89 to €145golden-triangleTue-Sat 12:00-16:00, 19:00-00:30; Sun-Mon closedBook 2 weeks ahead

Le Quatrieme Mur in Bordeaux's Grand Theatre is Philippe Etchebest's one-Michelin-star brasserie under the colonnade, with a high-end terrace looking.

Tip: The brasserie side at lunch is the price-friendlier entry; the starred dining room takes evening bookings only.

Solena 1 ★ ★ 4.5

French fine diningChef Victor Ostronzec€€€€€78 to €135saint-pierreMon,Thu-Sun 12:00-13:15, 19:30-21:30; Tue-Wed closedBook 2 weeks ahead

Solena in Bordeaux's central Rue Chauffour is Victor Ostronzec's one-Michelin-star room, awarded in 2020 and known for poetic, seasonal tasting menus.

Tip: Monday lunch is the locals' secret; the kitchen serves five and seven-course tasting menus, no a la carte.

L'Oiseau Bleu 1 ★ ★ 4.3

French fine diningChef Francois Sauvetre€€€€€65 to €115bastideTue-Wed,Fri 12:00-13:00, 19:30-21:00; Thu 12:00-13:00; Mon,Sat-Sun closedBook 1 week ahead

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.

Ressources 1 ★ ★ 4.4

French fine diningChef Tanguy Laviale€€€€€80 to €120saint-seurinMon-Fri 19:30-21:30; Sat-Sun closedBook 2 weeks ahead

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 1 ★ ★ 4.2

ItalianChef Giovanni Pireddu€€€€€95 to €145saint-seurinTue-Wed 19:30-21:00; Thu-Fri 12:15-13:00, 19:30-21:00; Sat 19:30-21:00; Sun-Mon closedBook 2 weeks ahead

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 1 ★ ★ 4.1

French fine diningChef Vivien Durand€€€€€85 to €145bastideMon 12:00-13:00, 19:30-21:00; Tue-Wed 19:30-21:00; Thu-Fri 12:00-13:00, 19:30-21:00; Sat-Sun closedBook 2 weeks ahead

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.

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