Jardins de l'Opéra

Jardins de l'Opéra Review

Stéphane Tournié's elegant restaurant next to the Grand Hôtel de l'Opéra is a perennial favorite, with intimate rooms and a covered terrace around a little pond making for undeniable charm, though some will find the grand flourishes—glass ceilings and mammoth chandeliers—a little too, well, operatic, and might prefer the adjacent brasserie, Grand Café de l'Opéra. The food is gastronomical local fare, with seductive nouvelle or Gascon touches that incorporate three different recettes (dishes) on each plate, albeit three different fish, or three different fowl.