Toulouse: Victor Hugo Market Guided Food Tour with Tastings
Discover the secrets of French market shopping in Toulouse's largest covered market with a guide. Taste traditional baguettes, cheese, and other French delicacies in t...
What to order at Au Pois Gourmand
- Signature dishes
- Tasting menu, Garonne-side terrace plates, Modern southwest classics
- Editor tip
- Book the terrace in summer for the Garonne sunset view; the lunch tasting menu is the value play at about half the dinner price.
Signature dishes: Tasting menu, Garonne-side terrace plates, Modern southwest classics
Tip: Book the terrace in summer for the Garonne sunset view; the lunch tasting menu is the value play at about half the dinner price.
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Toulouse Food & History Tour with a Chef (in English)
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Full Day in Carcassonne with Pick-Up, Cruise Tour & Lunch
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Location
Address: 3 Rue Emile Heybrard, 31300 Toulouse
More restaurants in Toulouse
Bistro Combustible ★ 4.2
Bistro Combustible in Saint-Etienne is the modern French room serving inventive plates like poached hake fillet, with a natural-leaning wine pairing list.
Signature: Poached hake fillet, Daily market plates, Natural wine pairings
Tip: Order the market menu; the wine list is small and well-edited toward natural growers from the Languedoc.
Mama Shelter Restaurant ★ 3.9
Mama Shelter Toulouse on Boulevard Lazare Carnot is the rooftop hotel restaurant with Guy Savoy supervising the menu, with a generous Sunday brunch buffet.
Signature: Sunday brunch buffet, Pizza Mama, Beef carpaccio
Tip: The rooftop terrace is the calmer spot at sunset; Sunday brunch books out a week ahead in good weather.
Le Bar Basque ★ 4.0
Le Bar Basque on Toulouse's Place Saint-Pierre is the Basque-accented bar with gourmet pintxos, sangria, regional ciders and a large summer garden terrace.
Signature: Pintxos basques, Sangria, Iberico ham plate
Tip: Order pintxos by the half-dozen and a glass of Irouleguy; the garden fills first in summer.
Restaurant Emile ★ 4.6
Restaurant Emile on Toulouse's pedestrian Place Saint-Georges has been the canonical cassoulet address since 1947, with chef Christophe Fasan in charge.
Signature: Cassoulet de Toulouse with confit duck, Magret de canard, Foie gras maison
Tip: Order the cassoulet pre-loaded with confit duck, not the all-pork version; ask for the second-floor terrace table on a warm evening.
Le Bibent ★ 4.4
Le Bibent on Toulouse's Place du Capitole is the 1861 Napoleon III brasserie revived in 2009 with chef Christian Constant, a national monument.
Signature: Cassoulet de Toulouse, Plateau de fruits de mer, Souffle au Grand Marnier
Tip: Book a window table to see the square; the lunch menu is the value play. Belle Epoque interior worth the price tag on its own.
Le Genty Magre ★ 4.5
Le Genty Magre between Esquirol and Capitole is chef Romain Brard's southwestern dining room, winner of the 2023 Toulouse Cassoulet Championship.
Signature: Cassoulet de Toulouse, Bourgeois southwestern menu, Foie gras
Tip: The cassoulet sells in glass jars to take home; book the small inner room for the calmer service.