Tours - Eating
- Nearby guides:
- Poitiers
- Paris - Disneyland - La Champagne
- Limoges
- Deauville
- Paris
- Nantes
- Bergerac
- Bordeaux
- Clermont - Ferrand
- Dinard
- Other guides in France:
- La Rochelle
- Les Deux Alpes
- Marseille
- Montpellier
- Nice Côte d'Azur
- Nîmes
- Paris - Disneyland - La Champagne
- Pau
- Provence
- Reims
- More
Tours enjoys fine dining and good wines at moderate prices. Tourte Tourangelle (pork-filled pastry), potted pork meats called rillettes, as well as rillette de pigeon and rillette de canard are the main specialities, plus fresh fish from the Loire and local goats’ cheeses. The best local wines come from nearby Vouvray and Montlouis.
Charles Barrier
A leading light in the region’s restaurant scene, with top quality seafood, the best local wines and superb desserts. On the Loire’s north bank.
Le Petit Patrimoine
This is one of the best in an Old Quarter street that’s home to many inexpensive eating places with classic menus. The restaurant is very small with a pleasant atmosphere.
Le Surya
If an Indian meal takes your fancy, this tandoori restaurant in Vieux Tours is inexpensive and has great food. A warm and welcoming place where you can enjoy your dinner to the soft traditional music played in the background.
Le Roche Le Roy
One of the classiest places in town, with a top chef and located in a handsome 18th-century manor house with pretty gardens.
La Touraine
This highly respected restaurant in the luxurious Hotel Univers has been serving traditional, classic menus of a high standard for 150 years.
La Deuvaliere
With reasonably priced lunch menus, this popular restaurant in an attractive old house offers great value for money.
