Toulouse: Victor Hugo Market Guided Food Tour with Tastings
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14 editor picks in Toulouse.
14 splurge places in Toulouse, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Toulouse. All Toulouse food.
19 Descente de la Halle aux Poissons, 31000 Toulouse
Py-R below Rue de Metz near Pont Neuf is chef Pierre Lambinon's two Michelin star dining room with brick-vaulted ceilings and a daily tasting menu.
Tip: The €158 menu PY-R is the canonical course; the €188 Degustation is the full tour. Book three weeks ahead for weekend service.
1 Rue Paneboeuf, 31400 Toulouse
Acte 2 in a former Cote Pavee sawmill is Yannick Delpech's return after L'Amphitryon, a fifteen-cover one-Michelin-star room with an evening surprise menu.
Tip: Single 20:00 sitting Tuesday to Saturday; book four weeks out. Friday and Saturday lunch are the easier slots.
11 Rue Theodore Ozenne, 31000 Toulouse
Sept on Rue Theodore Ozenne in Carmes is chef Guillaume Momboisse's one-Michelin-star urban gastronomy room, opened March 2023 with an open seafood kitchen.
Tip: Lunch is the value entry at €98; the €158 menu Degustation is the full evening. Tuesday to Saturday only.
1 Place du Capitole, 31000 Toulouse
Les Jardins de l'Opera on Place du Capitole is Stephane Tournie's one-Michelin-star dining room set in a glass-roofed courtyard, refined southwest cooking.
Tip: Book the courtyard table under the glass roof; signature plates include scallops with cream of rice and nori, foie gras and truffle ravioli.
21 Boulevard Armand Duportal, 31000 Toulouse
Michel Sarran on Boulevard Armand Duportal is chef Sarran's eponymous house and one-Michelin-star room since 1995, with two rooms in a stately townhouse.
Tip: Once held two Michelin stars (2003 to 2023); now one. The lunch menu is the value path; bookings essential.
7 Rue de l'Industrie, 31000 Toulouse
Agapes on Rue de l'Industrie near Saint-Sernin is Arnaud Darbas and Virginie Beziaud's one-Michelin-star room, with a small daily-changing tasting menu.
Tip: Open dinner Tuesday to Saturday plus Saturday lunch only; book the small back room for quiet service.
38 Rue Pierre Paul Riquet, 31000 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.
19 Rue Reclusane, 31300 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.
98 Rue Velasquez, 31300 Toulouse
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.
2 Place Auguste Lafourcade, 31000 Toulouse
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.
1 Place du Capitole, 31000 Toulouse
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.
10 Place Saint-Georges, 31000 Toulouse
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.
Pont Saint-Pierre, 31000 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.
46 Rue du Taur, 31000 Toulouse
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.
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