Nîmes Restaurants

  1. Café Carré

    Overlooking Maison Carré. Lounge on one of the terrace's wicker chairs or sit inside, with fresh flowers on the table and lots of gleaming aluminium.

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  2. Côte Bleue

    Decked in attractive Provençal blues and deep yellows, tiny and bustling, it's as attractive inside as on its summer terrace. Save a cranny for the gâteau de marrons et noix, a dessert that looks like sludge, tastes like ambrosia and comes with a generous squirt of Chantilly cream.

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  3. Grand Café de la Bourse

    Great for breakfast or a quick coffee. Sit on the terrace or inside this vast, flamboyant café bang opposite Les Arènes. It was closed when we visited (the proprietor was having a spot of bother with the law), but it should again be serving, in his or his successor's hands soon.

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  4. La Bodeguita

    A popular meeting place for the local intelligentsia. Inside Royal Hôtel.

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  5. La Truye qui Filhe

    Within the vaults of a restored 14th-century inn, this, the bargain of Nîmes, blends a self-service format with a homely atmosphere and does a superb-value menu (fixed-price meal with two or more courses) that changes daily.

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  7. La Vinothèque

    Knowledgeable staff at La Vinothèque which shares premises with Les Olivades, can guide you through their unbeatable choice of local wines.

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  8. Le Bouchon et L'Assiette

    Refined cuisine indeed. Dishes are attractively presented and described sotto voce as they're slipped before you. For dessert, go for the blanc manger, a smooth, creamy confection of white chocolate beneath a bed of stewed berries and worlds away from the synthetic blancmange of childhood parties. Service can be slow so come with a thick book or a scintillating companion.

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  9. Les Olivades

    There's an intimate dining area to the rear of this excellent wine shop, which merits a visit in its own right. The tempting dinner menu offers plenty of choice within each of its three courses.

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  10. Restaurant Le Menestrel

    The husband and wife team who have taken over the Menestrel offer a range of gastronomic delights. Meat and fish are of the freshest and all desserts are homemade. Peek at the guest book with its multilingual tributes to the quality of the cuisine and observe yourself in the giant overhead mirror as you tuck in. There's always a choice for vegetarians and menus are in both English and French.

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