Cartouches is a fine-dining restaurant in Toulouse.
Cartouches on Rue Pierre Paul Riquet in Saint-Aubin is Nicolas Brousse's Bib Gourmand bistronomic room with a weekly-changing menu and a Languedoc wine list.
Tip: Closed Wednesday lunch; book ahead in Saint-Aubin's calmer side. Two toques from Gault Millau and a Bib Gourmand from Michelin.
Address: 38 Rue Pierre Paul Riquet, 31000 Toulouse
Chez Loustic on Rue Reclusane in Saint-Cyprien is the Michelin Bib Gourmand bistro with a daily-changing market menu, €20 lunch formule and natural wines.
Tip: The €20 lunch formule (entree + plat OR plat + dessert) Tuesday to Friday is the canonical entry; €23 for all three.
Les Antipodes at Pont Saint-Pierre is chef Guillaume Momboisse's takeaway offshoot of Sept, with a weekly tasting menu for €17 sold over the counter.
Tip: Walk-in only, place an order before noon Tuesday to Saturday for that day's tasting; menu changes weekly.
Le Cantou in a farmhouse on Rue Velasquez near Toulouse airport is the wooded-park dining room with refined, seasonal southwestern French cooking nightly.
Tip: Book the garden terrace in summer; a 15 minute drive west of the centre but the garden setting is part of the value.
Restaurant Metropolitan on Place Auguste Lafourcade is the Eric Cellier dining room, with seasonal southwest tasting menus and a Michelin Selected status.
Tip: The lunch menu under €40 is the value entry; pair with the Languedoc-Roussillon wines on the short by-the-glass list.
Le Comptoir Tournie is Stephane Tournie's casual sister room to Les Jardins de l'Opera on Place du Capitole. Reservations recommended in season.
Tip: Cheaper sister room to the starred Les Jardins; lunch is the value entry. Same kitchen team, simpler plates.
Monsieur Georges on Place Saint-Georges is the bistronomic dining room with seasonal market plates, a courtyard terrace and Pyrenean-producer tasting menus.
Tip: Sit on the cobbled square in spring and summer; the €42 lunch is the canonical entry. Reservations advised.
