Le Genty Magre
- ★ 4.5
- Gascon
- €€€
Le Genty Magre between Esquirol and Capitole is chef Romain Brard's southwestern dining room, winner of the 2023 Toulouse Cassoulet Championship.
The old-town quarter south of the Capitole, where antique shops, natural-wine bars and the covered Marche des Carmes feed a knowing local crowd.
Le Genty Magre between Esquirol and Capitole is chef Romain Brard's southwestern dining room, winner of the 2023 Toulouse Cassoulet Championship.
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.
Brasserie Les Beaux-Arts on Quai de la Daurade is the Flo group seafood brasserie facing Pont Neuf, with a Belle Epoque interior and Garonne terrace.



La Cave au Cassoulet on Rue Peyrolieres in Carmes is an unfussy cassoulet specialist with confit duck, sausage and beans baked in clay cassoles.
Il Paradiso on Rue de la Pleau in Carmes is the family Italian trattoria with hand-rolled pastas, a wood-fired pizza oven and a small natural wine list.
Le Petit Bois on Rue Saint Antoine du T in Carmes is the small neighbourhood bistro with a daily-changing slate menu, burgers and tartare and a calm side.
May on Rue Pharaon in Carmes is the small Vietnamese kitchen with banh mi to order, slow-simmered bun bo Hue and fresh spring rolls served on lacquer trays.
Order Pour-over single-origin coffee
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.
Order Kalita Wave pour-over
Bloom Coffee on Rue des Couteliers in the Carmes is minimalist specialty cafe with a rotating pour-over menu from Cafeotheque and Tim Wendelboe.
Order Specialty espresso
LaBelleBrune on Rue des Filatiers in Carmes is the specialty coffee cafe with a cozy bright atmosphere, homemade savory pancakes, focaccia and lemon cake.
Order Specialty coffee and tea
La Maison Drole on Rue Joutx-Aigues in the Carmes quarter is a friendly weekend brunch cafe with a €10 complete formula and fresh farm products.
Order Dammann Freres tea
Bapz on Rue de la Bourse near Place Esquirol is so-British tea room with English scones, banoffee and apple pie. Reservations recommended in season.
Order Espresso and matcha latte
Cafe au Pluriel on Rue Croix Baragnon in Carmes is calm specialty coffee cafe with marble tables, a matcha latte focus and a small home-baked pastry counter.
Order Bonbons a la violette de Toulouse
Maison Pillon on Rue Ozenne is the canonical Toulouse patisserie and chocolatier since 1967, famed for crystallised violet candy and the cachous de Toulouse.
Order Babka
Peche Mignon on Rue du Languedoc in Carmes was taken over by Charlotte and Christophe in 2020; the half-century-old bakery now turns out babkas.
Hubsbob Coffee Roasters on Rue des Filatiers in Carmes is the small specialty roastery and cafe with East African beans, retail and pour-over service.
Contre-Pied on Rue des Filatiers in Carmes is the natural-wine bistro opened in late 2019, with organic wines and a strong natural-wine list often picked out.
La Cave se Rebiffe on Rue Joutx Aigues in Carmes is the brick-vaulted Corsican wine cave run by Marc, an artist with Corsican roots and a Vermentino list.
Drink Cocktails and beer
Le Mandala on Rue des Amidonniers is Toulouse's longest-running jazz bar, with live jazz sets six nights a week, cocktails and a small back-of-room kitchen.
Try Vietnamese banh mi
Banh Mi May on Rue Pharaon in Carmes is the daytime banh mi counter from the team behind May Vietnamese, with sandwiches made to order at lunch.
Beer Mosaic is the independent craft beer cave on Rue Pierre Paul Riquet, founded by Huneau and Groh with rotating European craft selections.
Marche des Carmes on Place des Carmes is the southern covered market with Lauragais producers and a strong charcuterie counter through the morning.
byFood's Toulouse cooking experience runs hands-on southwestern French cooking covering foie gras, duck confit, cassoulet and SW France wine pairings.
Try Pasta of the day
Il Paradiso on Rue de la Pleau in Carmes is the cheap Italian pasta-of-the-day counter at €13 over lunch, with a hand-rolled pasta menu rotating by the week.
Try Burger maison and frites
Le Petit Bois on Rue Saint Antoine du T in Carmes is the cheap burger bistro with the burger maison and frites at €15, the canonical Carmes working-day lunch.
Also on this listBanh Mi May
Also on this listLa Maison DroleLaBelleBrune
Try Cocktails and small plates
Le Mandala on Rue des Amidonniers is Toulouse's longest-running jazz bar, with live sets six nights a week and a late-night 01:30 close on Friday and Satur.
On this list, shown aboveLe Mandala