Toulouse: Key Sights with a Local & Optional Beer Tasting
Explore Toulouse with a local who genuinely loves his city and enjoys sharing its history and culture
Why locals love it: Bib Gourmand bistronomic room with Asian-influenced French food, tucked on Rue de la Pleau and often missed.
Tip: Book at least a week ahead, the room is small and fills with locals.
Hidden gems: tours, tastings and classes in Toulouse
Toulouse: Wine Bar Walking Tour with a Local Wine Expert
Take a deep dive into the local wine scene on a walking tour with a local expert to sip and savor the best flavors that Toulouse has to offer. Visit local wine bars an...
Toulouse: Cassoulet Tasting Tour with Local Hosts
Discover Toulouse’s culinary soul on a cassoulet tasting tour. Visit 3 local homes, savor authentic recipes, and learn about the cultural significance of this regional dish.
Location
Address: 10 Rue de la Pleau, 31000 Toulouse
Also in carmes
La Cave au Cassoulet ★ 4.0
La Cave au Cassoulet is unfussy cassoulet specialist on rue peyrolieres, smaller than le colombier and genty magre and often missed by tourists.
Why locals love it: Unfussy cassoulet specialist on Rue Peyrolieres, smaller than Le Colombier and Genty Magre and often missed by tourists.
Tip: The cassole is single-serve; do not order a starter if you intend to finish it.
May Vietnamese ★ 4.1
May Vietnamese in Toulouse: Small Vietnamese kitchen on Rue Pharaon in Carmes, banh mi to order and bun bo Hue, hidden behind a plain shopfront.
Why locals love it: Small Vietnamese kitchen on Rue Pharaon in Carmes, banh mi to order and bun bo Hue, hidden behind a plain shopfront.
Tip: The lunch banh mi plus iced jasmine tea at €13 is the canonical daily favourite.
Hubsbob Coffee ★ 4.4
Hubsbob on Rue des Filatiers in Carmes is the small specialty coffee bar with pour-over Ethiopian beans, served at a marble counter with banh mi.
Why locals love it: Small specialty coffee bar on Rue des Filatiers, with pour-overs and a banh mi lunch, easy to walk past in Carmes.
Tip: The pour-over of the day plus banh mi at €9 is the canonical working-day favourite for solo eaters.
La Cave se Rebiffe ★ 4.2
La Cave se Rebiffe (Wine bar) in Toulouse: Bookings essential weekends; the Corsican charcuterie plate plus a Vermentino glass is the canonical evening order.
Why locals love it: Underground Corsican wine bar on Rue Joutx Aigues with tapas and a vaulted-brick cellar room, run by Marc, an artist with Corsican roots.
Tip: Bookings essential weekends; the Corsican charcuterie plate plus a Vermentino glass is the canonical evening order.
More hidden gems in Toulouse
La Cave au Cassoulet ★ 4.0
La Cave au Cassoulet is unfussy cassoulet specialist on rue peyrolieres, smaller than le colombier and genty magre and often missed by tourists.
Why locals love it: Unfussy cassoulet specialist on Rue Peyrolieres, smaller than Le Colombier and Genty Magre and often missed by tourists.
Tip: The cassole is single-serve; do not order a starter if you intend to finish it.
L'Oncle Pom ★ 4.4
L'Oncle Pom in Toulouse: Potato-led southwest bistro with flea-market styling on Rue Gabriel Peri, the locals favorite for a duck magret burger.
Why locals love it: Potato-led southwest bistro with flea-market styling on Rue Gabriel Peri, the locals favorite for a duck magret burger.
Tip: The duck magret burger with Katty fries is the unbeatable order; book for Saturday.
May Vietnamese ★ 4.1
May Vietnamese in Toulouse: Small Vietnamese kitchen on Rue Pharaon in Carmes, banh mi to order and bun bo Hue, hidden behind a plain shopfront.
Why locals love it: Small Vietnamese kitchen on Rue Pharaon in Carmes, banh mi to order and bun bo Hue, hidden behind a plain shopfront.
Tip: The lunch banh mi plus iced jasmine tea at €13 is the canonical daily favourite.
Hubsbob Coffee ★ 4.4
Hubsbob on Rue des Filatiers in Carmes is the small specialty coffee bar with pour-over Ethiopian beans, served at a marble counter with banh mi.
Why locals love it: Small specialty coffee bar on Rue des Filatiers, with pour-overs and a banh mi lunch, easy to walk past in Carmes.
Tip: The pour-over of the day plus banh mi at €9 is the canonical working-day favourite for solo eaters.
Kafala Coffee ★ 4.1
Kafala Coffee is tiny specialty coffee cafe on rue du pont de tounis near saint-pierre, with a v60 pour-over station and east african beans.
Why locals love it: Tiny specialty coffee cafe on Rue du Pont de Tounis near Saint-Pierre, with a V60 pour-over station and East African beans.
Tip: Open weekday mornings only; the V60 pour-over plus pastel de nata is the canonical order.
La Cave se Rebiffe ★ 4.2
La Cave se Rebiffe (Wine bar) in Toulouse: Bookings essential weekends; the Corsican charcuterie plate plus a Vermentino glass is the canonical evening order.
Why locals love it: Underground Corsican wine bar on Rue Joutx Aigues with tapas and a vaulted-brick cellar room, run by Marc, an artist with Corsican roots.
Tip: Bookings essential weekends; the Corsican charcuterie plate plus a Vermentino glass is the canonical evening order.