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.
In a chic and discreet style with a new, warm decoration, come and explore traditional and creative cooking, developed through the seasons with market-fresh ingredients. From the house foie gras terrine served with a date and fig compote in Vouvray wine via the Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois pigeon pie in a Rivarennes poire tapée sauce, all of Touraine's gastronomy is celebrated here. Along with one of France's top wine lists.
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!
Opposite Les Halles in Tours, a veritable temple of local gastronomy, La Maison des Halles is a warm and friendly gourmet bistro not to be missed.
In this lively district, you'll enjoy inventive, generous cuisine based on fresh, seasonal produce. Under the talented direction of chef Henri Leclerc, the establishment offers a refined menu featuring the treasures of the region, sublimating each dish with a modern touch. There's also a fine wine cellar.
Whether you're a fan of authentic flavours or looking for a new culinary experience, La Maison des Halles will tantalise your taste buds in a warm and friendly setting.
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.
With its 1930s Parisian bistro decor, antique period furniture and zinc counter, Le Chien Jaune is definitely a gourmet bistro to discover. Jean Poirier is at the helm of the restaurant, breathing new energy into it. Whether it's for a business lunch or a dinner for two, Le Chien Jaune is the ideal place to enjoy fine French cuisine, with homemade dishes.
Open every day except Saturday lunchtime and Sunday lunchtime.
Above the restaurant, the hotel ‘Chez Jaqueline’ has 10 rooms decorated in a sober, modern style.
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.
The Château de Rochecotte features several dining rooms overlooking the formal gardens. We offer private lounges for your family meals or special events. When the warmer weather comes, you can enjoy the wisteria-covered terrace overlooking the Loire Valley and savour our chef’s cuisine (Emmanuelle Pasquier-Terrien). You will experience her exquisite cuisine combining the Touraine products together with Mediterranean fragrances and you will be regaled with Franck Joly’s desserts, our head pastry chef. Afternoon teas are served in the lounges or on the terrace upon reservation.
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.
In a former village bistrot and a meeting place for friends, the chef, Yoann Bourdais, serves generous, seasonal dishes, all made on the premises, providing maximum freshness and flavour in inspired cuisine, while always respecting the ingredients and delighting the palate.
The wine list gives pride of place to local wines from the Loire valley, providing a perfect match with the subtly flavoured dishes. Le XII de Luynes restaurant can also be reserved for private functions with a dining room for 22 people and for seminars with a room for 12 people.
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