Le Petit Bois is a bistro restaurant in Carmes, Toulouse.
Le Petit Bois on Rue Saint Antoine du T in Carmes is the small neighbourhood bistro with a daily-changing slate menu, burgers and tartare and a calm side.
Signature dishes: Plat du jour, Burger maison, Tartare
Tip: Walk-in friendly weeknights; the burger maison with frites is the working-day favourite at €15.
Address: 20 Rue Saint Antoine du T, 31000 Toulouse
Le Camion qui Fume on Place Roguet in Saint-Cyprien is the burger truck and counter, with smashed-patty burgers and slow-smoked meats over the lunch service.
Signature: Smash burger, Cheese fries, Daily smoked meat
Tip: Cash and card both; the lunch smash burger plus chips is €13. Stalls outside on market days are the easier order point.
Le Bistrot du Marche on the first floor of Marche Victor Hugo is one of the upstairs market bistros, drawing produce from the ground-floor stalls every.
Signature: Plat du jour from the market, Magret de canard, Seasonal vegetables
Tip: Lunch only, finishes by 13:30; the plat du jour is set daily by the producers downstairs.
Pho Pasteur on Allees Charles de Fitte in Saint-Cyprien is the Vietnamese pho counter for the Empalot crowd. Reservations recommended in season.
Signature: Pho bo, Banh mi, Bo bun
Tip: Cash and card both; the pho bo at €11 is the canonical order, an extra side of banh mi at €5.
Le Grenier de Bedouin on Avenue de Muret in Saint-Cyprien is the no-fuss Moroccan canteen with couscous at €11, tagines at €13 and a tile-counter takeaway.
Signature: Couscous merguez, Tagine kefta, Pastilla
Tip: Cheap eats canteen for the Empalot students; cash and card both. Sit in for the mint tea pour at the counter.
La Cosa Nostra on Rue Riquet in Saint-Aubin is the small Italian pizzeria with a wood-fired oven, hand-rolled pasta and a Sardinian-leaning small wine list.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Hand-rolled pasta, Tiramisu
Tip: Closed Monday; the lunch pasta of the day at €12 is the canonical entry. Walk-ins land weeknights.
Le Comptoir de Mathilde on Rue Jean-Antoine de Baif near Capitole is a small all-day counter for cheese boards. Reservations recommended in season.
Signature: Daily plat du jour, Cheese plate, Charcuterie board
Tip: Open continuously through the afternoon; cheese boards from €12 are the canonical order between services.
