The best restaurants Drôme

A beautiful and strong village house, recently classified as a country bistro in the Provençal Drôme, which offers a strong stop, far from the hustle and bustle of the world. A well-renovated house that welcomes you for a stay in simple and comfortable rooms or a gourmet table which naturally places homage to local products - Sisteron lamb, little spelt, goat cheese, cured… - for traditional cuisine served in the shady park or inside the walls decorated by the works of local artists. A beautiful stop off the beaten trails for Le Petit Smart.

Well, it's not really a restaurant because you won't be able to sit there to eat on-site, but the idea is glamorous, Smart wants to defend it properly. Two young chefs put their talent at your disposal to make the kitchen at your home in all the Provençal Drôme. Chefs who shop to offer fresh market and seasonal cuisine, chefs who prepare everything necessary to treat the eyes and tastes of your guests, chefs who bring complete serenity to be sure of your meals. Also interesting, cookery courses - special courses: 90 € - to be taken at the "workshop" of Suze-la-Rousse where one learns to prepare truffles or all other dishes in the rules of art. A new address to encourage.

This chapel is just steps from the cathedral. Here, everything is home, money from foie gras. Freshness of products and authenticity of flavours are the watchwords of this inspired and generous local cuisine. Example: porto egg in port and foie gras or salad and crunchy cheese (fresh goat in its brick, delight!) honey and lavender keys. Then: walnuts of Saint-Jacques liquorice/anise or crushed can of nuts/liver. In cooking, the benevolent Carine Cuoq varies the pleasures according to the seasons: magret duck with lavender honey or play wolf with candied tomatoes in summer. Declination around mushrooms and chestnuts in autumn. Plates are well fitted and well presented… Until the last touch: a dessert dessert for those who don't like to choose! A trio: Creamy orange cream cake with zests, mini-panacotta/grout of cassis and full burnt cream. And for children it's like big - neither fries nor nuggets! - real flavours in mini-serving, at mini prices. The last thing: one can really eat in an old chapel (all small)…

With Patricia in the kitchen and Laurent in the dining room, Valence has its address as an organic slow food, locavoreand yet gastronomic. We like the vintage neo-bistro atmosphere of this Apron, the warmth and kindness of Laurent as well as Patricia's talent to sublimate vegetables and other carefully selected ingredients. Every day: three starters, two main courses and several desserts. The dishes are very beautiful and really tasty as with these carrots roasted on carrot cream with candied kumquat, fresh herbs, olive oil and roasted hazelnuts, then this label red salmon lacquered with tariyaki sauce, Thai rice, sesame seeds. Wi-fi and newspapers. It is better to book.

This delightful restaurant is set in a beautiful corner hall overlooking Saint Peter's Square. We appreciate the luminous setting, design decoration and beauty of ancient architecture with apparent stone and ceiling height. You have the choice of the slate between four copious, original and elegant plates: vegetarian, land, sea or flavor. All presented with inspiration. On the menu that day, the earth's plate is sublime: Dubarry cream, melting pie with potibrown (miam!), chicken saltimbocca and crispy potatoes. We'll take it again! You can also come and enjoy a tea with a house pastry or sweet verrine in the afternoon. Beautiful choice of original teas or perfumed, infusion, Nespresso coffees and even organic or pressed fruit juices.

With one such thing, one might expect to get screwed - let's remember that the famous bandit Mandrel was born near Novels -! Not at all, because at very reasonable rates, you can taste a cuisine that harmoniously mixes flavours of the world and flavours of the land. Let's start with the land with a duck magret to the ceps, or a pavé sauce ', or even Saint James sauce safranée. Not to mention the amazing Paella menu (served for two people, and one can take away), which we will gladly change. The walls display a collection of tables, regularly renewed, which are exposed to sale, while the service will be effective.

At the end of Avenue des Baumes, along the canal, an improbable address in an outlying district. You go down a few steps to reach a first room. You can also eat on the terrace. The welcome is very pleasant. L'Origan offers a bistronomic cuisine, full of freshness and flavour. On that day, delicious goat cheese puff pastry, mesclun salad and a small lentil salad, followed by a dash of haddock with white wine sauce, with a delicious parsnip puree, grilled cauliflower and curry rice. Hats off to the unstructured Bavarian in his jar with broken meringue, cottage cheese, raspberries and rhubarb compote. And nice the mini-Bounty with the coffee.

Established in Romans since 1985, this restaurant has taken root (reservation recommended). The setting is pleasant and is distinguished by its beautiful verandah. In summer, you can enjoy a very pleasant terrace. Royal service like kir, which is available in cinnamon, vine peach, mango, cocoa, green apple... The cuisine is voluptuous. It's always very good and the welcome is perfect. We dare to mix sweet and sour as with the duck breast just cooked with apricots and lime zest... Or the monkfish medallion glazed with orange, supreme grapefruit.... And for those who prefer something a little more classic, don't worry, they will also find their happiness. The most: the art exhibitions that decorate the place!

The small place of the nearby University with that of the Clerks and houses this wise or less wise bistro, depending on the evenings… You can choose between a small terrace and a tasteful design room, with small tables that are brought together for many guests. The chef's kitchen is appetizing, the plates are elegant and generous, and the fish are always prepared. On the day of our visit, fresh tuna tartare with Asian scents is an exemplary freshness and the Iberian pig square served rosé with its creed juice is just falling. We love the card, varied without being abyssal, and we will gladly be tempted by a great salad on summer days or a delicious duck of duck in the evening. In dessert, you will be greeted by this chocolate base and its ball of sorbet with raspberry and fresh fruit, or homemade caramel. Everything is quality, food products and service. Nice control of the cooking. Good address with a selection of wines with a very interesting glass and a friendly welcome.

A restaurant in the city centre that is unanimously appreciated and for good reason: here, the welcome is charming, the prices affordable, the décor playing with wrought iron and excellent dishes. In the kitchen, the local products are sublimated, in particular olives and PDO oil from Nyons, honey and truffles, lime and lamb, not to mention picodon. On that day, the delicious crispy goat cheese with caramelized almonds offered a subtle harmony of sweet/salty, the rabbit saddle stuffed with Nyons olives and its carrot purée with cumin was excellent. Just like the peach soup and its apricot sorbet. A warmly recommended address.

At the bottom of the city, not far from the quays and shops, the small wrought iron terrace at Comptoir des Loges will attract your attention. It is the decoration of this establishment that gives it a real charm. Pastel tones, huge mirrors, mouldings, chandeliers, benches and bistrot furniture. A la carte, or rather in slate, classic cuisine, simple and good even if one would appreciate a little more choice. Dish of the day, salads, recipes of ravioles, necropolis, and in tiramisu desserts, tatin pie or café gourmand. The Counter also works as a tea salon if you just want to take a break in the day, and also offer themed evenings or tapas aperitifs. Note that this is one of the oldest restaurants in the city, created in the 20 s.

Franck and Delphine Harnet deserve success for their excellent table on the heights of Valencia. Quality has never fallen in this beautiful address that keeps the level on the length. Traditional French cuisine with inspiration from the world. On the Don Camillo menu during our visit: a compression of apple and fatty liver, honey juice and coriander; crisp bread chips in entry, followed by a yellow place of Saint-Guennolé cooked on skin, roast figs of Valette, chorizo confit. We got stuck with it. The dessert, a fig pie in length, Dulcey foam and red jelly has finished breathtaking. There is so much idea and control here that the client let himself be guided and we spring on a cloud. For amateurs, the menu menu will take you by hand and take you directly into the stars. We're emphatic, but there's something! The decor is a little treacherous but the perfect reception.