Chez Loustic is a fine-dining restaurant in 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.
Address: 19 Rue Reclusane, 31300 Toulouse
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.
Le Sherpa on Rue du Taur near Saint-Sernin is the Himalayan dining room with Nepalese and Tibetan tasting menus, momos and dal bhat in a tight small space.
Tip: Walk-ins usually OK weeknights; book ahead Friday and Saturday. The momos and dal bhat are the canonical orders.
