It is hard to eat badly in French restaurants; our area is no exception, and
indeed boasts more than its fair share of establishments rated highly in the famous
Michelin Red Guide. The Quercy is renowned for its cuisine, and the French eat out often,
which tends to make restaurant prices competitive.
The restaurants on this page are just a selection of some of our favourites in the area.
The prices are indicative of what you'd pay, for a mid-priced menu, per person. You are strongly advised to book
ahead, especially in season.!
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| Un Canard Sous l'Olivier, Ussel |  05.65.23.64.89 |  |
€13.50-20 |  Just 9 minutes away, this is our nearest restaurant. Alexandre and Florion serve delicious, freshly made food with local ingredients, with a slight slant toward the
cuisine provençale. Open every day for lunch, with a very reasonably priced prix fixe (€13.50 the last time we were there), it is only open for dinner Thursday through Saturday,
for which it is advisable to book.  More |
 | | La Truite Dorée, Vers | | 05.65.31.41.51 | |
€28.50 |  A 20 minute drive away, La Truite Dorée serves great regional food in generous portions at very reasonable prices. If it's fine, ask for a table on the terrace near the pool.
The charming little village of Vers is worth taking a pre- or post-prandial stroll around, too. More | |
| Côté Sud,
24, place Champollion, Cahors | | 05.65.53.15.16 | |
€25 |  One of the best value lunches in Cahors. Refined cuisine served in a simple setting. Reservation essential in season. Not open in the evenings,
Côté Sud is also a traiteur, so you can buy ready-made dishes to take back home on those days when you can't be bothered to cook ! More | |
| Au Fil des Douceurs,
32 av. André-Breton, Cahors | | 05.65.22.13.04 | |
€20  |  A fine restaurant, just next to the Pont Valentré in Cahors. Delicious food, great desserts. More | |
| Le Lamparo,
Place de la Halle, Cahors | | 05.65.35.25.93 | |
€18.50 |  Nice decor, lively clientele, copious helpings, regional fare: good value. Their pan-fried Magret de canard au foie gras is not to be missed. More | |
| Le Gourmet Quercynois,
St. Cirq Lapopie | | 05.65.31.23.43 | |
€27.80  |  In the heart of this most picturesque of local villages, Le Gourmet Quercynois serves up a refined cuisine in elegant surroundings.
Park in the car-park just above the village and walk down to the restaurant, which is on the corner of the Rue de la Peyrolerie, next to Le Musée du Vin. More | |
| | La Récréation, Les Arques | | 05.65.22.88.08 | |
€36 |  One of our all-time favourite restaurants, immortalised by Michael S. Sanders in his book
From Here, You Can't See Paris. Refined food, fine wines,
in a converted school in a beautiful village. Near the Zadkine museum. More | |
| | Château de Mercuès, Mercuès | | 05.65.20.00.01 | |
€120   |  For that special treat, eat like a king in regal surroundings. If the sumptious restaurant is too big a burden on your wallet, the little courtyard Bistro is more affordable. More | |
| | Le Gindreau, St. Médard | | 05.65.36.22.27 | |
€71  |  The Gindreau recently obtained its second Michelin star, and offers a very refined cuisine in equally refined surroundings. Lunch on the terrace in Summer is the best value. More | |
| | Le Château de La Treyne, Lacave | | 05.65.27.60.60 | |
€96 |  An extremely fine - Michelin-starred - restaurant in a mediaeval castle, with refined food, beautifully presented. Ask to have your aperitifs on the terrace which overhangs the river Dordogne, before moving
to the elegant dining room. Their €50 lunch is a bargain. Lunch here when you visit the beautifully lit underground caves in Lacave. More | |
| | Le Lion d'Or, Gramat | | 05.65.10.46.10 | |
€60 |  Really excellent food in fine surroundings, in the centre of Gramat. Stop here for an early lunch on the way up to Montal or
Bretenoux Castle, the caves at Presque or Padirac, or for a leisurely supper on the way back. More | |
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