Residential and bourgeois north-west, with Tentazioni and Ressources putting Michelin stars on Rue Fondaudege. Quiet boulevards, leafy squares.
Zephirine on Rue Abbe de l'Epee is chef Romain Corbiere's urban inn and gourmet counter, opened November 2021 in the former Garopapilles courtyard space.
Signature: Short market menu, Three-mains choice, Seasonal appetisers
Tip: The single menu has appetisers to share, a choice of meat-fish-vegetarian main and a desserts board; the €30 lunch menu is the value entry.
Ressources in Bordeaux's Fondaudege is chef Tanguy Laviale's one-Michelin-star room, opened October 2022 and starred five months later, with a short.
Tip: Order four or five small plates; sommelier Maxime Courvoisier runs the by-the-glass programme and pulls bottles from the cellar list on request.
Tentazioni in Bordeaux's Rue du Palais Gallien is the city's first Italian restaurant to earn a Michelin star, awarded 2020 to Sardinian-born chef Giovanni.
Tip: The menu rewrites every week from the market; book Thursday or Friday lunch for the only midday service.
La Collation on Rue Fondaudege is Bordeaux's pancake bar, with sweet and savoury stacks built from organic ingredients across two locations (a second shop.
Order: Pancake stack with sourdough-bacon and maple
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive before 11:00 on Saturday for a counter seat, otherwise expect a 30-minute wait.