L'Alchimiste
- ★ 4.8
- Cafe
- €€
- Golden Triangle
L'Alchimiste in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the city's pioneer specialty roaster, opened 2014, with two cafes, a training programme and a wholesale book.
40 mid-range places in Bordeaux, editor-picked. The comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Bordeaux, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Bordeaux food.
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La Collation
Order Pancake stack with sourdough-bacon and maple
La Collation on Rue Fondaudege is Bordeaux's pancake bar, with sweet and savoury stacks built from organic ingredients across two locations (a second shop.
La Pelle
La Pelle in Bordeaux's Chartrons is Carlos Pereira's specialty coffee bar and roastery on Rue Notre-Dame, opened 2016, with the imposing in-shop roaster.
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Brasserie de la Lune
Brasserie de la Lune in Bordeaux's Bacalan is the right-bank organic brewery on Quai des Queyries, brewing carbon-neutral lagers and ales from Lot-et-Garonne.
Sauvages Cafe
- ★ 4.6
- Brunch
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Order Large brunch formula at €28 with hot drink, cold drink, savoury and sweet plate
Sauvages Cafe near Place Pey-Berland is Mathilde and Justine's seasonal-market brunch spot, with a menu that the two founders rewrite every two months.
Soif
Soif in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is Cecile Lambre and Nico Lefevre's natural-wine and small-plate bistro on Rue du Cancera, with around 350 low-intervention.
Cafe Ravez
- ★ 4.5
- Brunch
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Order Weekend brunch formula at €27 with juice, hot drink, sweet and savoury plate
Cafe Ravez near Grosse Cloche on Rue Ravez is the neighbourhood coffee shop and brunch room that opened August 2025, with a leopard-banquette dining room.
Le Petit Commerce
- ★ 4.4
- Seafood
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Le Petit Commerce in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the Rue du Parlement seafood institution, with raw oysters from Arcachon and grilled fish from the Atlantic.
Le Chien de Pavlov
- ★ 4.4
- Bistronomic
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Le Chien de Pavlov in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the cozy bistronomic room on Rue de la Devise with antique furniture, Tiffany lights and a market-driven.
Restaurant Ishikawa
- ★ 4.4
- Japanese
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Restaurant Ishikawa on Rue du Ha in central Bordeaux is chef Yugo Ishikawa's elongated minimalist Japanese room, with Ginza-trained technique applied.
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Chez Dupont
- ★ 4.4
- French Bistro
- €€
- Chartrons
Chez Dupont on Rue Notre-Dame in the Chartrons is the rustic stone-walled neighbourhood bistro run by the same couple since 1988, with retro posters.
Chez Jean-Mi
- ★ 4.4
- Oyster Bar
- €€
- Capucins
Chez Jean-Mi in Bordeaux's Marche des Capucins is the legendary morning oyster counter where the line starts at 09:00 and a half-dozen Arcachons with a glass.
Berthus
Berthus in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is Chef Vincent's bistronomic dining room on Rue des Bahutiers, with a single €28 three-course formula at lunch and dinner.
Black List
- ★ 4.4
- Cafe
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Black List in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the city's first third-wave coffee shop, opened 2014 by Sebastien Ferraris on Place Pey Berland, with rotating.
Cafe Piha
- ★ 4.4
- Cafe
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Cafe Piha in Bordeaux: Pierre Guerin's specialty coffee programme on Rue des Ayres, roasted on site in a converted print shop off the tourist path.
La Boite a Huitres
- ★ 4.3
- Seafood
- €€
- Golden Triangle
La Boite a Huitres in Bordeaux's Cours du Chapeau Rouge is the historic oyster house steps from the Grand Theatre, with a sloped terrace and oysters.
Zephirine
Zephirine on Rue Abbe de l'Epee is chef Romain Corbiere's urban inn and gourmet counter, opened November 2021 in the former Garopapilles courtyard space.
Racines
- ★ 4.3
- French Neo-bistro
- €€
- Chartrons
Racines in Bordeaux's Chartrons is the neo-bistro on Rue Georges Bonnac with a single daily set menu, French market produce and a small but considered.
Bistrot Maurice
- ★ 4.3
- French Bistro
- €€
- Bacalan
Bistrot Maurice on Quai de Bacalan overlooks the Gironde river in Bordeaux's Chartrons-Bacalan corridor, with 18 seats in a warm wood-and-stone room.
Pulp Club Quartier Libre
- ★ 4.3
- Cafe
- €€
- Saint-Michel
Order Charcuterie and cheese board with a glass of Bordeaux red
Pulp Club Quartier Libre in Bordeaux's Saint-Michel is the cafe-concert bar on Rue des Vignes, running free live jazz, blues and funk sets every evening.
Suzzi Kafe
- ★ 4.3
- Cafe
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Swedish coffee shop opened 2019 by Arvid and Margaux on Rue des Trois-Conils, serving cinnamon rolls, smorgas sandwiches and raggmunk pancakes.
Le Grand Bar Castan
- ★ 4.3
- Cafe
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Le Grand Bar Castan (Saint Pierre): An 1898 listed grotto bar by the Garonne that locals walk past every day without realising the interior.
ACC Bordeaux
- ★ 4.3
- Cocktail bar
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre cocktail bar on Rue des Bahutiers with house cocktails, DJ sets, Spanish tapas, filet americain and gougeres; opens at 19:00 Tuesday to Saturday.
OST
- ★ 4.2
- Modern French
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
OST in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the modern French and Asian-influenced kitchen near Place du Palais run by chefs back from Hong Kong, with shareable plates.
La Brasserie Bordelaise
- ★ 4.2
- French bistro
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
La Brasserie Bordelaise in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the all-day brasserie on Rue Saint-Remi with the city's most quoted entrecote a la bordelaise.
Le 1925
- ★ 4.2
- French bistro
- €€
- Quinconces
Le 1925 on Place des Quinconces is Pierre Martin's revamped brasserie in 1920s dress, with mirrors and brass on the walls, a kitchen of Parisian-trained.
Brasserie du Mascaret
- ★ 4.2
- Brewery
- €€
- Bordeaux Metropole
Brasserie du Mascaret in Rions, 40 km up the Garonne from Bordeaux, is the organic-only Aquitaine brewery named after the tidal bore on the river.
Peter Coffee Shop
- ★ 4.2
- Brunch
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Order Brunch board at €25
Peter Coffee Shop in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the daily brunch and specialty coffee room at the foot of the Grosse Cloche, with a brunch formula every day.
Fufu
- ★ 4.1
- Japanese Ramen
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Fufu in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the ramen counter on Rue Saint-Remi from the team behind several Paris shops, with thick tonkotsu broth and gyoza turned.
Le Carre
- ★ 4.1
- French bistro
- €€
- Chartrons
Le Carre on Place du Marche des Chartrons is the Brice Nougaret and Benoit Vicq bistro since 2007, with a southwestern French menu of grilled meats.
Les Halles de Bacalan
Les Halles de Bacalan in Bordeaux's Bacalan is the polished food hall beside Cite du Vin with around twenty vendors covering oysters, charcuterie.
Cafe du Port
- ★ 4.0
- French Brasserie
- €€
- Bastide
Cafe du Port in Bordeaux's Bastide is the all-day brasserie under the Pont de Pierre on Quai Deschamps, with a generous fruits-de-mer counter and the best.
Le Ballion
- ★ 4.0
- Spanish tapas
- €€
- Golden Triangle
Le Ballion in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the resto and dancing bar on Rue Mably, with a three-course lunch formula at €25, an evening tapas card from €8.
Casa Gaia
- ★ 4.0
- Spanish tapas
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Casa Gaia in central Bordeaux is the leafy Mediterranean tapas spot on Rue Latour, with organic Aquitaine produce, vegetarian-friendly small.
Yoshi
- ★ 4.0
- Japanese Ramen
- €€
- Saint-Pierre
Yoshi in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the no-frills ramen counter on Rue Pas Saint-Georges with a daily-changing shoyu broth, gyoza by the half-dozen.
Le Comptoir Cuisine
Le Comptoir Cuisine in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the all-day brasserie under the InterContinental's portico on Place de la Comedie, with a working.
Cafe Gusco
- ★ 4.0
- Cafe
- €€
- Meriadeck
Cafe Gusco in Bordeaux's Meriadeck area is Pauline's small artisanal roaster and coffee shop, opened June 2017 and named for her children Gustav and Colombe.
Brasserie Gasconha
- ★ 4.0
- Brewery
- €€
- Bordeaux Metropole
Brasserie Gasconha in Pessac, just south-west of Bordeaux, is the Aquitaine-leaning craft brewery with smoked malts, a strong saison programme and bottle.
Le Garage Moderne
Associative canteen inside a 2,200-square-meter former industrial hangar in Bacalan, serving daily homemade lunches with locally brewed beers and concerts.
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