Restaurants in Toulouse
Hearty regional specialities – cassoulet, foie gras, goose, duck and wild game – dominate Toulouse menus, but often with an imaginative twist. There are scores of good restaurants throughout the Old Town, typically open around 12pm-2pm and 7.30pm-9.30pm. Choose fixed-price set menus to make dining more affordable. All prices include service. The most famous is the gastronomic Michel Sarran, with two Michelin stars. For a convivial brasserie atmosphere, Grand Café de l'Opéra is a Toulouse institution.
Les Jardins de l'Opéra
Italianate courtyard dining
The Old Town's Les Jardins de l'Opéra, housed in the handsome Italianate
18th-century courtyard of a grand hotel on the corner of Place du Capitole,
is a highlight of the Toulouse restaurant scene. Specialities include
ravioli stuffed with foie gras of duckling, served with essence of
truffles.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-2pm & 8pm-10pm
Address
1, place du Capitole, Toulouse 31000
Telephone
+33 (0) 5 61 23 07 76
Michel Sarran
Celebrity chef dining
The most famous name in Toulouse cuisine, the elegant restaurant of Michel
Sarran in the Old Town cleverly combines respect for tradition with
innovative touches. Sarran favours south-western specialities like truffles,
foie gras, and game, served with the finest regional wines. Fellow diners
include politicians and celebrities.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-1.45pm & 8pm-9.45pm
Address
21, boulevard Armand Duportal, Toulouse 31000
Telephone
+33 (0) 5 61 12 32 32
Georges
Friendly backstreet restaurant
In Place St Pierre's backstreets with other reasonably-priced eateries,
Georges stands out as a friendly, cosy and unpretentious local wine bar and
restaurant. It serves well-prepared regional fare with imaginative
variations, along with a selection of French favourite dishes such as Confit
de Canard (duck confit).
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Opening Hours
Mon & Thu-Sun 8pm-11.30pm
Address
4, rue des Blanchers, Toulouse 31000
Telephone
+33 (0) 5 34 44 95 92
Restaurant 7 place Saint Sernin
Romantic setting
Restaurant 7 place Saint Sernin may seem an uninspired name but it offers
inspirational modern cooking. Portions are small and a little pricey, but
the setting is unusual and romantic. The 'place' is a pretty corner of the
Old Town and number 7 is a traditional Toulouse house brightly furnished in
colourful, contemporary style.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm & 7.30pm-9.45pm; Sat 7.30pm-9.45pm
Address
7, place St Sernin, Toulouse 31000
Telephone
+33 (0)5 62 30 05 30
Restaurant Le 19
Locals' favourite
Restaurant Le 19, near the Pont Neuf in the Old Town, with an attached wine
bar, is much appreciated by locals for hearty flavoursome regional cooking.
Imaginative dishes like cassoulet, wild boar and duckling, fine fish dishes
and rich desserts are served in atmospheric old premises under arched brick
ceilings.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 12pm-2pm & 7.30pm-10pm (closed lunch Mon & Sat; Thu-Sat until 10.30pm)
Address
19, descente de la Halle aux Poissons, Toulouse 31000
Telephone
+33 (0) 5 34 31 94 84
Emile
French-Catalan flavours
Traditional cassoulet, magret of duckling and other classic regional dishes
are served at Emile. Situated in a charming historic house in a beautiful
square in the Old Town, with a lovely flower-filled terrace, dishes also
include spicier French-Catalan flavours like parillade (mixed grill of fish)
with a tasty sweet-pepper sauce.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 12pm-1.45pm & 7pm-9.45pm (closed Mon lunch and Mon all day in winter)
Address
13, place St-Georges, Toulouse 31000
Telephone
+33 (0) 5 61 21 05 56
Grand Café de l'Opéra
Smart traditional brasserie
The bustling Grand Café de l'Opéra (or Brasserie de l'Opéra) is a
long-established Old Quarter institution, the very picture of a smart
traditional 1930s brasserie. It efficiently serves very reasonably-priced
shellfish, snails, foie gras, south-western specialities and a wide choice
of classic seasonal French dishes prepared with imagination and flair.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-2.30pm & 7.30pm-11pm
Address
1, place du Capitole, Toulouse 31000
Telephone
+33 (0) 5 61 21 37 03
Brasserie Flo Les Beaux-Arts
Authentic art nouveau décor
Brasserie Flo Les Beaux-Arts, in the heart of the Old Town, is a busy
waterside Belle Epoque brasserie once frequented by artists Matisse and
Ingres. It preserves a genuine Art Nouveau setting for a varied menu of
fish, seafood, Alsatian sauerkraut and meaty regional favourites like hearty
cassoulet, magret and confit of duckling.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-2.30pm & 7pm-1am
Address
1, quai de la Daurade, Toulouse 31000
Telephone
+33 (0) 5 61 21 12 12
L'Adresse
Good value regional cooking
It's excellent value for money, especially at lunchtime, at L'Adresse, a
popular, comfortable, stylish little restaurant in the heart of the Old Town
with bookshelves, modern décor and chandeliers. There's a good choice of
wines by the glass and low-cost daily blackboard menus of interesting dishes
inspired mainly by south-west France.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-2.15pm & 8pm-10.15pm (closed Tue evening)
Address
4, rue Baronie (rue des tourneurs), Toulouse 31000
Telephone
+33 (0) 5 61 22 55 48
