Le Bar Basque is a basque restaurant in Saint Pierre, Toulouse.
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 dishes: Pintxos basques, Sangria, Iberico ham plate
Tip: Order pintxos by the half-dozen and a glass of Irouleguy; the garden fills first in summer.
Address: 7 Place Saint-Pierre, 31000 Toulouse
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 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 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.
Le Colombier on Rue de Bayard near Capitole is the cassoulet institution opened in 1874 as a bourgeois boarding house, recipe unchanged for a century.
Signature: Cassoulet de Castelnaudary, Confit de canard, Pieces of beef
Tip: Reserve at least two days ahead in winter cassoulet season. The dining room is half-locals.
Une Table a Deux in Toulouse's Carmes is Morgane and Nicolas's Bib Gourmand bistronomic room with French cuisine threaded with Korean and Malaysian.
Signature: Line-caught hake, Grilled octopus, Beef with cherries and Madagascar pepper
Tip: The 3 or 4-course lunch menu is the value entry; book at least a week ahead, the room is small and runs fully booked.
Solides on Rue des Polinaires opposite the Carmes market is the short-supply-chain bistro praised by Michelin, with a chef-led natural wine list.
Signature: Daily market menu, Short supply chain plates, Natural wine pairings
Tip: The set menu changes by the day; the wine list is the bigger draw, ask for the natural Loire by the glass.