Guidebook for Bordeaux
Food Scene
La Cagette
8 Pl. du Palaisfresh, local food, very affordable
Chez fred
19 Pl. du Palaislovely terrace
Toque & Broc
13 Rue de la Roussellerestaurant and antic shop
Bolibol Sebastien
3 Rue de la Cr des AidesGreat pizzas!
La Cuisine De Johanna
vegetarian restaurant
The Wine Bar
3 Rue Lafaurie de MonbadonGreat wine and tapas !
A Cantina Comptoir Corse
14 Rue des Bahutiersgreat wine and food from Corsica
Belle Campagne
great fresh food made with local ingredients only
Toscane
46 Rue du Pas-Saint-GeorgesBest Italian restaurant of Bordeaux
L'EXPLOIT
16 Rue de la Cr des Aidesold fashioned typical french meals
Cochon Volant
22 Pl. des CapucinsServes until 1am!
L'Estacade
Quai des Queyriesrestaurant on the river with a view of Bordeaux
Magasin Général
87 Quai des QueyriesHave Sunday brunch here!
Great seafood with view of the Bassin d'Arcachon (and very affordable)!
13 locals recommend
La Cabane D Edouard
17 Av. du PortGreat seafood with view of the Bassin d'Arcachon (and very affordable)!
LA PLANCHE
18 Rue de la Cr des Aidesrecommended by one of our guests!
Great english breakfast but also delicious coffee and carrot cake!
33 locals recommend
The Breakfast Club
27 Rue des AyresGreat english breakfast but also delicious coffee and carrot cake!
Greedy
62 Rue du HâGreat vegetarian restaurant - only open for lunch
Great indoor terrace (lunch prices are more reasonable)
23 locals recommend
Potato Head Restaurant & Jardin
27 Rue BuhanGreat indoor terrace (lunch prices are more reasonable)
64 Rue Bouquière
64 Rue BouquièreGreat for lunch and afternoon coffee - everything is "home cooked"
La Creme des Bordelaises
50 Rue Saint-RémiTypical food from the "Sud-Ouest"
Essentials
La Boulangerie
51 Rue des Fauresclosest boulangerie and delicious!
Bio c' Bon
35 Rue de la Monnaiemagasin bio tout près!
spend your morning walking around this lovely indoor market and enjoy food at all the different booths.
538 locals recommend
Marche des Capucins
Place des Capucinsspend your morning walking around this lovely indoor market and enjoy food at all the different booths.
Carrefour City
Rue Judaïqueclosest grocery store
La Recharge
38 Rue Sainte-ColombeAchetez tout en vrac et éliminez les emballages !
Drinks & Nightlife
L'apollo bar
19 Pl. Fernand Lafarguegreat cocktails!
La Comtesse
25 Rue Parlement Saint-Pierremore great cocktails!
L'Alchimiste
16 Rue Parlement Saint-Pierremore great cocktails and tapas!
Sightseeing
The Grosse Cloche
45 Rue Saint-Jamesvisit rue saint james with all its small shops and tapas bars
Chartrons
walk around this lovely neighborhood and see all the antic shops!
Imaginé par le fontainier parisien Jean-Max Llorca, le système permet de faire apparaître l’un après l’autre un effet miroir (avec 2 centimètres d’eau stagnant sur une dalle en granit)
486 locals recommend
Water Mirror
Place de la BourseImaginé par le fontainier parisien Jean-Max Llorca, le système permet de faire apparaître l’un après l’autre un effet miroir (avec 2 centimètres d’eau stagnant sur une dalle en granit)
The Grosse Cloche
45 Rue Saint-JamesVisits 5€ every 45mn
Vestiges du couvent des Dominicains installés dans ce quartier depuis le XIIIe siècle.
The most baroque and Romanesque-style church in Bordeaux.
152 locals recommend
Place de la Comedie
Place de la ComédieVestiges du couvent des Dominicains installés dans ce quartier depuis le XIIIe siècle.
The most baroque and Romanesque-style church in Bordeaux.
The quarter of Saint-Michel, built around the flamboyant gothic style Basilica, dedicated to the Archangel is by far the most lively and colourful quarter in the city.
17 locals recommend
The Spire St. Michel
1 Rue Gaspard PhilippeThe quarter of Saint-Michel, built around the flamboyant gothic style Basilica, dedicated to the Archangel is by far the most lively and colourful quarter in the city.
The Grand Théâtre has delighted visitors and been the pride and joy of Bordeaux for over two centuries.
152 locals recommend
Place de la Comedie
Place de la ComédieThe Grand Théâtre has delighted visitors and been the pride and joy of Bordeaux for over two centuries.
Located just outside the city centre, the Palais Galien constitutes the most ancient Gallo-Roman vestige in Bordeaux.
97 locals recommend
Palais Gallien
126 Rue du Dr Albert BarraudLocated just outside the city centre, the Palais Galien constitutes the most ancient Gallo-Roman vestige in Bordeaux.
Shopping
Rue Sainte-Catherine
Rue Sainte-Catherinela plus grande rue piétonne d'Europe
Rue Camille Sauvageau
Rue Camille Sauvageaulovely street filled with small shops and artist studios
Rue Notre Dame
Rue Notre Damelovely street known for its antic shops
Rue du Pas-Saint-Georges
Rue du Pas-Saint-Georgescute shopping street
Miss Margaux
65 Rue des RempartsGreat chocolates!
Rue Saint-James
Rue Saint-JamesLovely street filled with shops and small cafés and bars
Everything Else
Bad reputation
19 Rue des ArgentiersGreat independent library
Arts & Culture
BETASOM
284 Bd Alfred DaneySubmarine base established during WWII, it is now a very original museum
Museum of modern art housed in the Entrepôt Lainé, a former warehouse for colonial goods
72 locals recommend
CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain
Museum of modern art housed in the Entrepôt Lainé, a former warehouse for colonial goods
Located among the warehouses of a former military barracks, it is an alternative space shared by companies and associations united around common goals: the reduction of their environmental footprints
428 locals recommend
La Societé des Vieux Copains
87 Quai des QueyriesLocated among the warehouses of a former military barracks, it is an alternative space shared by companies and associations united around common goals: the reduction of their environmental footprints
Place Camille Jullian
Place Camille JullianClosest cinema located in an old chapel