Le Carre is a french bistro restaurant in Chartrons, Bordeaux.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Toulouse sausage, Beef tartare, Grilled veal kidney
Tip: The lunch blackboard turns over quickly; evenings are the fuller, more festive service. Closed Sunday; book at least a few days ahead in summer.
Address: 1 Place du Marche des Chartrons, 33000 Bordeaux
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.
Signature: Daily plat du jour, Magret de canard, Aquitaine cheese plate
Tip: Continuous service Monday-Saturday from 12:00-23:00; Sunday lunch only.
Symbiose in Bordeaux's Chartrons is the bistronomic dining room and speakeasy on Quai des Chartrons, run by four young partners with seasonal small plates.
Signature: Tasting menu, Sea-driven small plates, Speakeasy cocktails
Tip: Book the dinner sitting; the cocktail bar behind the bookshelf takes walk-ins only and stays open until 01:00.
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.
Signature: Daily plat du jour, Magret de canard, Aquitaine cheese plate
Tip: Continuous service Monday-Saturday from 12:00-23:00; Sunday lunch only.
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.
Signature: Revisited bistro classics, Seasonal market plates, Daily plat du jour
Tip: Book ahead for the terrace in good weather; lunch service is the quieter slot.
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.
Signature: Entrecote a la bordelaise, Tricandilles, Sanguette
Tip: Sit near the open fire for the tricandilles; the lunch formula is a serious value if you book ahead for noon on a weekday.
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.
Signature: Atlantic oysters, Grilled sardines, Lampreys in season
Tip: Order the oysters by the half-dozen and the grilled pulpitos; the terrace gets the most light from 12:30 onwards.
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.
Signature: Pate en croute, Calf's head ravigote, Charcuterie boards
Tip: Pull up a stool at the windowed wine collection; the chalkboard menu changes daily and runs until they sell out.
Symbiose in Bordeaux's Chartrons is the bistronomic dining room and speakeasy on Quai des Chartrons, run by four young partners with seasonal small plates.
Signature: Tasting menu, Sea-driven small plates, Speakeasy cocktails
Tip: Book the dinner sitting; the cocktail bar behind the bookshelf takes walk-ins only and stays open until 01:00.
