At the Martin Bleu, you will enjoy impeccably fresh and seasonal Touraine cuisine. Freshwater fish, mainly from the Loire, are prepared with remarkable skill and enhanced by an outstanding combination of flavours.
In this restaurant with a laid-back atmosphere and a chic loft decor, the chef Florent Martin and his team never fail to delight diners with their authentic dishes made in the Loire tradition. The superb wine list gives pride of place to top regional wines.
Just 200 metres from the Château de Chenonceau, this beautiful old country inn combines historic charm with contemporary comfort. A delicious little stop-off.
The encounter of the land and the sea.
Ludovic Launay combines his native Brittany and Touraine. He created Bouillabaisse à la Tourangelle, with red mullet, monkfish, rockfish, rillons, andouillette and a saffron sauce in wonderful harmony. The chef exclusively serves food made on the premises with an emphasis on local and seasonal ingredients. The sauces are made with care, as can be seen in the fried round of veal with a veal and ginger reduction gravy.
The desserts are just as subtle and are well worth the visit, such as the crispy biscuits with almonds, salted butter and fruits. The kitchen is open onto the dining room and the decor recently updated, helping to add a warm and contemporary touch.
A pretty traditional restaurant nestled at the foot of the tufa cliffs and facing the Loire, the Auberge du Croissant offers a cuisine full of simplicity, with local products.
The prices are quite affordable and the wine list is remarkably well stocked with high quality Loire wines. Don't be fooled if the men of the vineyard come here in large numbers for lunch, it's because Epicure has been there! In season, service is available in the shady and quiet garden.
The establishment has a room for hire for private receptions.
In a unique and friendly setting, come and discover a cave restaurant and come and taste the fouée, a small pocket of sourdough bread, cooked by the minute and garnished with local products: rillettes, goat cheese... A Touraine specialty with a unique taste!
Traditional, bistro-style restaurant. Warm and friendly atmosphere, delicious cuisine created with fresh ingredients and served in generous portions. Well-stocked wine cellar.
La Rissole is a friendly restaurant serving outstanding cuisine at the heart of the historic centre of Tours. The chef, Guillaume Dallay, likes straightforward tastes and respects the original flavours, while adding an original touch. Guillaume gives priority to authentic ingredients. He also makes his own ice creams and sauces, without additives.
The menu is an invitation to discover some of the best-known dishes in French gastronomy, including snails and frogs' legs, as well as petits pois à la française and navarin of lamb.
This little 18th-century manor house provides an elegant setting for a restaurant: oranges and yellows, silver and crystal complement the refined cuisine. Al fresco dining in the summer months.
In Rabelais' old stomping ground, the chef of the Ibis Styles Tours Centre restaurant presents a selection of dishes which are regional, traditional, refined and varied.
Near the Tours tramway (Liberté stop), the Table des Turons is easily accessible.
On the banks of the Cher, the Clapotis team offers you a moment of relaxation and culinary pleasure in an idyllic setting. For your convenience, we have a private car park with 200 spaces.
A well-constructed wine list combines generous, inventive cuisine with fine labels. A great riverside stop-off.
Restaurant offering a refined take on local cuisine, with regional specialties served in the spacious, comfortable Biffaut Room, a dining room with a magnificent fireplace and splendid views of the terrace.
Le Mastroquet is opposite Les Halles in a two-century-old house. The restaurant stands out with its warm interior decoration with large mirrors and paintings by a Touraine artist.
In the kitchen, the chef, Christelle Peynot, lights up her menus with traditional French, seasonal dishes made from fresh ingredients from the region and elsewhere, with gastronomic Italian touches in homage to her parents, from whom she took over.
She works hand in hand with Sylvain, her husband and sommelier, to introduce you to a delightful world. This is a gourmet programme that is beautifully interpreted to set off the freshness and diversity of fine produce. A great wine list will enchant wine lovers.
Le Turon is a well-known restaurant in Touraine.
Since 2016, the chef, Mathieu Melin, has been at the helm in the kitchen, after working in major restaurants in France and Ireland. He brings all his creativity into play by revisiting traditional recipes and preparing fine and delicious menus made from regional, fresh and seasonal ingredients.
The set market menu at lunchtime attracts diners with its price and the quality of the dishes on offer, while the gourmet menu provides a wider choice. Specialities from Touraine are wonderfully combined with the chef's creations, served with Loire wines.
Like a tall ship standing proud upon the Loire, this restaurant is composed of one long room decorated in warm colours, offering an intimate experience for all diners. Set in a former aristocratic residence with large windows opening onto the river.
Traditional restaurant serving classic cuisine, includes a covered terrace area.
This restaurant, set in the Château's Orangery, boasts a large, light and spacious dining room decorated in warm colours. The great bay windows give on to a huge terrace where guests can choose to eat in the summer months. The dining room also enjoys a superb view over the Indre valley.
On the outskirts of Tours, the chef Cyril Plateau and his wife Karine invite you to a unique and generous gastronomic getaway in a superb building dating from the 16th and 18th centuries.
The gastronomic restaurant features a traditional dining room with fireplace and floor tiles. Diners are always delighted by the regional, rigorous and precise cuisine orchestrated by the chef. Blending land and sea, the restaurant makes the most of everything nature has to offer, while respecting the seasons. In a bistro, retro atmosphere, the chef and his team will help you experience traditional French cuisine and home-made flavours.
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