Le Prince Noir is a fine-dining restaurant in Bastide, 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.
Address: 1 Rue du Prince Noir, 33310 Lormont, 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.
Le Chapon Fin in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the 1825 institution with the Belle Epoque rocaille grotto interior by Alfred Cyprien-Duprat.
Tip: The grotto room is the city's most theatrical dining room; lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday is the calmest walk-in window.
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 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.
