Must-see restaurants in Chartres

  • Le Cloître Gourmand

    Chartres

    Entered from rue du Cardinal Pie, this 17th-century townhouse framed by duck-egg-blue shutters has timber-panelled walls, beamed ceilings and up-close…

  • Le Tripot

    Chartres

    Tucked off the tourist trail and easy to miss even if you do chance down its narrow street, this atmospheric space with low beamed ceilings is a treat for…

  • Georges

    Chartres

    Even if you're not staying at lavish hotel Le Grand Monarque, its refined Georges restaurant is worth seeking out for its Michelin-starred multicourse…

  • La Passacaille

    Chartres

    This welcoming spot has particularly good pizzas (try the Montagnarde with tomato, mozzarella, Reblochon cheese, potatoes, red onions, cured ham and crème…

  • Le Saint-Hilaire

    Chartres

    At this pistachio-painted, wood-beamed charmer, local products are ingeniously used in dishes such as snails with leeks and Nottonville Abbey goat's…

  • Les Feuillantines

    Chartres

    Take a seat in the sleek interior or beneath a market umbrella in the rear courtyard to dine on superb dishes such as sea bream with potatoes and tomato…

  • Bistrot Le Sully

    Chartres

    Just beyond Chartres' busy old town, this two-storey charcoal-coloured bistro has a sunny terrace out front with red blankets to wrap up in on chilly days…

  • Le Petit Bistrot

    Chartres

    Dishes chalked on the blackboard are all made from the fresh produce at Chartres' iron-canopied market, which the bistro overlooks (terrace seats give you…

  • La Chocolaterie

    Chartres

    Soak up local life overlooking the open-air flower market. This tearoom-patisserie’s hot chocolate and macarons (flavoured with orange, apricot, peanut,…

  • Marché Couvert

    Chartres

    Food shops and restaurants surround Chartres' canopied market, just off rue des Changes south of the cathedral. The market itself dates from the early…

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