The best restaurants Clermont-Ferrand

At the back of the store is a discreet place that already has a solid reputation. At the Cave à Louis restaurant, the wines sold in the cellar are on the menu. The rugby player Eric Nicole and his associates have managed to keep the relaxed and lively atmosphere of the small restaurant. The cuisine honors traditional products and recipes. You will be able to rediscover the boneless pig's feet with foie gras or other local specialities. Vegans or water drinkers abstain! The service is relaxed, with the pleasure of sharing good things.

The Maiko was long the only Japanese restaurant in Clermont, but has since been joined by many others. His strong point? A real Japanese cook in the kitchen. This restaurant has experienced ups and downs, sometimes praised, sometimes reviled. He left our pages of recommended restaurants, but sometimes comes back to them, where the dishes are more or less tasty or the reception varies from pleasant to cold. The sushi is well controlled, les (trad. cut the knife), so we return from time to time.

Ideally located at the roundabout of La Pardieu's business district, the restaurant welcomes guests in a pleasant setting, with warm colours and sophisticated decoration. Table service or meals to take, each day, three different menus are offered with a variant for each one. Here, everything is home, with quality products, mostly local. It is advisable to arrive at lunchtime instead of lunch if you wish to choose your meal. From 13 p. m., the choice is often reduced to the Café in menu (sandwich or wrap or soup of the day), even the pasta coming out…