Informations pratiques > Restaurants

+ Quality range                  € Price range                        ® Reservation needed

French and local food

1 Tarte Julie                                                                             72 Rue Nationale            02 47 66 09 69

Quick and Cheap - Different kinds of “quiches”
 

2 La Brioche Dorée                                                                82 Rue Nationale               02 47 61 30 00

Quick and Cheap – Sandwiches, quiches, salads and pastries

3 Le Palais                                                                            15 Place Jean Jaurès         02 47 61 48 54

Various French food but also pizzas and burgers

7 BAC + €                                                                              3 Rue du Commerce           02 47 64 72 68

® French food

8 Le Turon + €                                                                           94 Rue Colbert                 02 47 66 14 25

Local and French food – Traditional French cuisine

Crêperies

11 Chez Mamie Bigoude + €                                             22 Rue Chateauneuf              02 47 64 84 14

Crêperie

10 La Bigouden + €                                                          3 Rue du Grand Marché          02 47 64 21 91

Crêperie

11 Le Timbre Poste + €                                                     12 Rue Chateauneuf               02 47 64 84 14

Crêperie

12 La Maison des Halles ++  €                                           19 Place des Halles                02 47 39 96 90

French food - Traditional French cuisine

13 Le Bœuf sur la Place ++€                                           35 Place du Grand Marché       02 47 38 83 84

French food – Beef, beef and more beef!

14 Le Petit Patrimoine ++ €                                                     58 Rue Colbert                 02 47 66 05 81

® Local and French food - Traditional French and local cuisine

15 L’Hedoniste ++ €                                                               16 Rue Lavoisier               02 47 05 20 40

French food - Traditional French cuisine

16 Les Linottes Gourmandes +++ € €                         22 Rue Georges Courteline        02 47 38 34 82

® French cuisine - Gastronomic restaurant

17 L’atelier Gourmand +++ € €                                       37 Rue Etienne Marcel             02 47 38 59 87

® French cuisine - Gastronomic restaurant – Nice old house and quiet outdoor space

18 La Deuvalière +++ € €                                                 18 Rue de la Monnaie             02 47 64 01 57

® French cuisine - Gastronomic restaurant

19 La Roche le Roy ++++ € € € €                                   55 Route de Saint Avertin          02 47 27 22 00

® French cuisine - Gastronomic restaurant - Charming 18th century Touraine manor house. Recognized and distinguished by the main gastronomic guides, and especially the Michelin Red Guide. South part of Tours.

Sick of French Cuisine?

20 Fiesta Latina + €                                                        60 Rue de la Scellerie              02 47 05 78 07

Brasilian restaurant with music and dancers

21 Le Cheyenne + €                                                       16 Rue de la Rôtisserie              02 47 05 98 15

Tex-Mex restaurant

22 Zafferano + €                                                             Rue de la Grosse Tour                02 47 38 90 77

Italian restaurant

23 La Trattoria des Halles + € €                                     31 Place gaston Pailhou              02 47 64 26 64

Italian restaurant

24 Le Panda + €                                                                   29 Rue Grécourt                    02 47 05 50 75

Chinese restaurant

5 L’affiné + €                                                                         66 Rue Colbert                     02 47 61 32 34

Cheese Bar - More than 50 kinds of cheese to discover with great French wines.

6 Comme Autrefouée + €                                               11 Rue de la Monnaie                  02 47 05 94 78

Local food - Fouaces (kind of pita) garnished with regional products

Unforgettable Eating Experience

Auberge du XIIème Siècle ++++ € € €                                1 Rue du Château                    02 47 26 88 77

® Saché (20 min away from Tours) - French and local cuisine - Gastronomic restaurant - One of the best table of Touraine in an old tavern from the XII^th centuy ( one of the oldest Tavern in France). You can discover in this charming atmosphere the finest local cuisine and fascinating wines. Balzac used to come quite often to that Tavern to relax and write many of his books like “Le Lys Dans La Vallée” in which he honors this village and praises Touraine. Recognized and distinguished by the main gastronomic guides, and especially the Michelin Red Guide.

La Chancelière ++++ € € €                                               1 Place des Marroniers               02 47 26 00 67

® Montbazon (20 min away from Tours) - French cuisine – Gastronomic restaurant - Ancient house of Touraine, old inn situated at the core of the village and at the foot of the dungeon of Montbazon, you will discover dinner rooms elegantly decorated that Jean Luc HATET and Jacques de POUS have recently created to entertain you with conviviality. Recognized and distinguished by the main gastronomic guides, and especially the Michelin Red Guide.

Need some drinking or dancing?

Most, if not all, bars and night clubs are located around the Place Plumereau in the old district. Among the good places :

Quiet/Relaxing :

25 Le Vieux Mûrier,

26 Le Tourangeau,

27 Les Frères Berthom,

7 Le Steven

Pubs :

28 Le Buck Mulligans,

29 The Pale,

30 Le Shamrock

Fashion/Trendy :

31 L’épée Royale,

32 La Cabane,

33 Ikxis Café,

34 Les 3 Rois,

35 La Petite Chose,

36 Les Coulisses,

9 L’Excalibur (trendy music),

44 Le Gi (Trendy/Electro/€€/),

6 Les 3 Orfèvres (Rock/Pop)

International :

37 L’Alexandra (English),

38 Le Temps des Rois (Spanish)

Winery :

39 Wes Wine and Shop,

15 l’Hédoniste

Pour tout renseignement complémentaire, merci d'écrire à Christophe Lucas :

christophe.lucas@univ-tours.fr