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Dining The guide was updated: 2025-07-16

Bordeaux’s cuisine is as rich and layered as its wines. Local specialities are built around high-quality regional ingredients—from the briny oysters of Arcachon Bay to the prized Pauillac lamb and melt-in-your-mouth Entrecôte à la Bordelaise, typically served in a red wine and shallot sauce.

Restaurant Influences

Restaurant Influences

One of the city’s more refined spots, Influences offers a surprise menu built around seasonal produce and reimagined local dishes. The dining room is small, quiet, and polished without feeling stiff. Service is easygoing, and the wine pairings are chosen to match the mood of each course. Booking ahead is a must.

La Tupina

La Tupina

Honouring the traditions and gastronomic products of the South-West of France, La Tupina is an institution in Bordeaux, and perhaps the city's most famous restaurant. Opened in 1968 by Jean-Pierre Xiradakis, it has not stopped receiving praises for the quality and finesse of its food, its wines, as well as the perfection of its service. The decor is what a textbook French restaurant should look like, with its open fire and farmhouse feel.

Melodie

Melodie

Run by the same family since 1989, Melodie keeps things simple with dishes that remind you of traditional French home cooking. They focus on fresh, carefully chosen ingredients cooked with care. The setting is rustic and elegant, with a couple of outdoor tables perfect for a relaxed meal paired with local wines.

Le Bar du Boucher

Le Bar du Boucher

Paradise for meat eaters, Le Bar du Boucher — literally the butcher's bar — features a wide range of meat that you can choose directly and see being cut at the butcher's stand inside the restaurant. Communal tables, a friendly staff, and a rustic and warm atmosphere complete your dining experience.

Les Drôles

Les Drôles

Set in a stone-walled cellar, Les Drôles serves classic French fare with regional touches. The space has playful, mismatched decor, and everything’s made in-house using fresh, local ingredients.

Le Café du Port

Le Café du Port

Le Café du Port is a sophisticated restaurant on the banks of the Garonne River serving refined yet reasonably priced French cuisine in a lovely setting with a terrace offering the best sunset in Bordeaux.

Baud et Millet

Baud et Millet

Part cheese shop, part wine cellar, Baud et Millet offers a serious selection of around 100 cheeses alongside a wine wall packed with options. It’s a family-run spot where the owners know their stuff and are happy to guide you through the pairings.

Restaurant Soléna

Restaurant Soléna

For a true gastronomic experience, be sure to book a table at Restaurant Soléna. The menu here is always changing, so as to keep up with what is new and seasonal. And so is the wine list, which was carefully created in order to perfectly match this ever-changing menu. Plates combine flavours and textures in unexpected ways, making each bite interesting. It earned its Michelin star in 2020, and for good reason.

C'yusha

C'yusha

Housed in a charming old building close to Porte Cailhau, C’yusha is a Michelin-starred spot serving modern European dishes. It features an open kitchen where you can watch the chefs at work and a surprise menu that changes regularly, with each dish carefully put together to catch your eye and your taste buds.

Wok Way

Wok Way

Authentic Chinese restaurant offering hearty dishes at very reasonable prices. Come here for their homemade fresh noodles as well as steamed dumplings, beef noodle soup, and Jasmine tea.

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