Carcassonne Restaurants

  1. Au Bon Pasteur

    At this welcoming, intimate family restaurant, the simple wooden tables and chairs belie the sophistication of the cooking. You can warm yourself in winter with the yummy cassoulet or choucroute (sauerkraut), 100% authentic since the chef hails from the Vosges. Year-round, their menu classique (classic menu) and formules de midi (lunch specials) both represent excellent value.

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  2. Auberge de Dame Carcas

    This casual restaurant specialises in pork products (model piggies, large and small, displayed all around the restaurant give you a clue) and carries a fine selection of well-priced local wines. Downstairs is cosy and agreeably rustic and you can see the chefs at work, the larger upstairs room offers more light and there's a summer terrace too.

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  3. Chez Fred

    With a large window pierced in one of the walls of the oxblood-red interior, you can peek at what Fred's chefs are confecting; it's sure to be something creative. The scrummy desserts are as pretty as they're tasty and the weekday menu bistrot , is superb value.

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  4. L'Art Gourmand

    Chocolate fiends should descend upon this place, which sells a huge range of calorie-laced goodies. The ice cream is pretty great too - all 33 varieties of it.

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  5. L'Écu d'Or

    Here's a spot for stylish dining. It serves, among many other delightful dishes, five varieties of cassoulet and a delicious range of creative desserts.

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  6. L'Écurie

    Enjoy fine fare either within this attractively renovated 18th-century stable, all polished woodwork, brass and leather, or in the large, shaded garden. Pick from its long and choice selection of local wines.

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  7. Le Richepin

    This restaurant, on the 4th floor of Hôtel des Trois Couronnes serves fine food year-round.

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  8. Restaurant des Musées

    This simple unpretentious place has three rear terraces with views of the ramparts. It bakes its own organic bread and offers excellent-value meals, including a couple of vegetarian menus . It doesn't serve alcohol but you can bring in a bottle from the wine shop next door and there's no corkage charge. It doesn't take credit cards.

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  9. Restaurant Gil

    Go downstairs, below street level, to enjoy quality, Catalan-influenced cuisine. A particular strength is its fresh seafood and fish dishes, mostly served grilled and unsmothered by superfluous sauces or adornment.

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