Margo

I will be taking a tour in September with one week in Bordeaux and one week in Sarlat.<BR>Some of the meals are prescheduled but others are at my leasure. Suggestions, please, for restaurants/cafes near Hotel de la Presse in the heart of Bordeaux. What is this hotel like?<BR>Next, I'm staying a Hotel Renoir in Sarlat so need suggestions for eateries near there.<BR>I know that STCirq lives near there so perhaps she could recommend. Thanks

xxxx

Don't miss La Tupina in Bordeaux -- THE classic Bordeaux restaurant. Check out this web site, for a review of La Tupina and other Bordeaux restaurants (cut and paste it in your address bar: http://www.francemagazine.org/articl...&article_id=30

Margo

Thank you, xxxx, for the great website and restaurant suggestion. Mappy.com says that this restaurant is 1.3 miles for the hotel so definitely a possibility. <BR><BR>I could use some more suggestions, especially in Sarlat. Any small cafes or bistros?

wendy

Margo,<BR><BR>The hotel Madeleine in Sarlat actually has a very nice restaurant, I'm still not over the mushroom truffle asparagus soup and the noix liquer after dinner drink...<BR><BR>Also in Sarlat,is a great little place called 'Rapiere' on the pl. Cathedrale...oak beamed ceilings and stone walls...decent wines and good food.<BR><BR>If you can get the chance and REALLY want to splurge, drive to Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, to the hotel Centenaire for a fantastic meal you can't forget! This is across the street and down from the Prehistory museum... a great stop for lunch or dinner if you go cave hopping.<BR><BR>I hope you can enjoy the morning weekend market in Sarlat!<BR><BR>Bon voyage and bon appetit!<BR>Wendy

Michael

I have gone twice to the Auberge de Mirandol, 7 rue des Consuls in Sarlat, with a hiatus of two years, and was not disappointed either time. The 17 euro menu with the 2 euro supplement for fresh foie gras is what I would recommend. The dishes may be less cuisin&eacute;s than in fancier restaurants but it has a good choice of well prepared regional specialities.

Maribel

Margo,<BR>La Tupina in Bordeaux was just featured in the Dining In section of Wednesday''s NY Times. You might enjoy reading the favorable review.

Robert

We just ate at La Tupina in Bordeaux, it was touted as one of Bordeaux's best (In the City). It was a very charming place, and we enjoyed it, but was not what I would call gourmet. I would go again for the atmosphere, not the food.