Fun and entertainment Châteaux de la Loire

The brainchild of Sébastien and Wendy from the restaurant L'Epine, and managed by Antoine and Benjamin, this dining bar offers a fine wine list (120 references) from a variety of regions, as well as a selection of beers. It's a welcoming place, and it doesn't take long to settle in for a toast over a platter of charcuterie and cheeses (from MOF Rodolphe Lemeunier). You can also opt for andouillette or beef tartare with beef fat fries. A friendly welcome and "good bowling" are a winning combo, and we love it!

Set in a magnificent late ^17th-century mansion with a stone staircase, you'll enjoy a moment of relaxation, seated comfortably in one of the welcoming, beautifully decorated rooms or, in fine weather, on the terrace. On the menu, you'll find a range of cocktails, including the Mai Tai or the Ron con Barba, subtle variations on amber rum; a selection of colorful mojitos and mocktails, as well as a fine wine list and draught beers, all accompanied by generous aperitif boards.

A successful bet for Nicolas and Nadège! The two managers of this wine bar like no other have indeed chosen a change of career and region to embark on the Bibovino adventure. The concept? The sale of wines in cubes, and a small homemade restaurant. Hot toasts and big salads as well as generous aperitif boards accompany a nice selection of wines. On the menu, you will find reds, whites and rosés offered by the glass for a tasting at the table, with the couple's advice. A good way to make your choice before buying a cubi. For Nicolas, the cubi format can only be seductive: your 3 liters can be kept for several weeks after opening without being altered... so no more waste for your favorite wines!

It's your turn to be the bartender! Here, the concept is simple: the customer buys a prepaid card and can then help himself to one of the beer dispensers scattered around the double room with its industrial decor. Ideal to taste a few centilitres before deciding, since you only pay for what you consume. And it also allows you to meet beer lovers sitting near the taps! For the shy ones, the service at the bar is also possible, with cocktails, whiskies and other wines on the menu. For the gourmets, there are sausages and comté to share. Sports atmosphere on game nights, and you can also participate in the weekly quizzes. It's your turn to play!

To all teleworkers looking for a peaceful, inspiring place with wifi: this specialty café, one of the few in town, is for you. Here, the petit noir is chosen and enjoyed like a fine wine, depending on its origin, roasting and extraction method. It's the perfect accompaniment to a decadent chocolate chip scone or a delicious cinnamon brioche. Café Cardinal also offers a fine selection of teas, chocolates and cold drinks.

In the heart of Amboise, discover this colourful family tea room. The welcome is charming: the daughter (Clara) is the pastry chef and the mother (Isabelle) is the waitress. A pleasant and cosy place for various times of the day: at breakfast with two copious formulas, between noon and two for a soup or a dish of the day, at snack time for a surprise box, or a plaid formula for comfort on the sofa. You can also order a decorated cake for your special occasions. Lots of colours and delicacies to discover on the spot or to take away!

This little workshop is a magnet for coffee lovers of all kinds. A terrace on rue Colbert, and a room with a soft, trendy atmosphere, with its comfortable armchairs, wooden counter and world coffees to sip! Not only is the range of coffees wide, but the roasting and preparation methods are just as varied. Espresso or slow coffee, hot or iced, it's all excellent, and the sweet (cookies, scones...) or savory (quiches, only on rue Colbert) snacks are the perfect complement. We love the charming welcome!

Created in 1997 by theatrical improvisation pros, this company offers weekly workshops and improvisation courses for all ages and levels, from children to adults, and even activities in companies. It is known by the public for its Catch impros in Chambray. On the program: a ring, a real-fake security service, a referee, themes submitted by the public, and comedians who invent hilarious stories. With the show "Impro marmot" for children, and the shows of amateur comedians, there is plenty to do!

A great place to change your mind and spend a pleasant moment with friends. This place is a lounge bar which will change you from your daily life. The welcome is very nice, the atmosphere is warm. The concerts ensure a convivial atmosphere. A suspended terrace to be calmer and taste one of the many original cocktails: the Exotik bomber, the Aphrodite, the Coco Rico... But also long drinks, shooters, a wide choice of beers and wines. And even delicious ice creams! Affordable prices for the quality of the drinks.

On the bangs of the well-known addresses in the pedestrianized streets of the hyper-center, this small pub with a woodsy look has the particularity of offering a hidden room. Behind a discreet door, you leave the warm atmosphere of the pub to enter a small, dark, neon-lit room with a cyberpunk ambience and electro sounds. Sometimes you can even see a hologram! Julien concocts shots and cocktails. Back at the pub, you can play darts or Breton shuffleboard, unless you'd rather follow the sports broadcasts.

Welcome aboard Le Corsaire, dear sailors, this bar at the bottom of Grammont Avenue that one inevitably wants to introduce to one's friends and family. How not to notice the wooden front and the portholes when you pass in front of it? The interior allows you to enter a ship that will remain in Tours, but will lead you in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere in the wonderful land of cocktails. Giant cocktails for some, colorful, an experience apart. In fact, we almost don't talk about glass anymore but about vase as the sizes are so impressive. Very good value for money for a unique moment. Good tasting matey!

This contemporary music venue (SMAC) is dedicated to jazz, since 1983 ! It is an institution of jazz in the Centre region, but not only! In addition to welcoming big names of jazz or emerging talents, the concert hall takes part in the festivals Ecoute-Voir, Super Flux, Emergences, Chinon en Jazz... With the Choeur du Petit Faucheux and its teenage singers, and its socio-educational activities, the venue is open to all. And with the new programmer Antoine de La Roncière arriving in 2021, we can't wait to discover new projects.

A bar for drinking and eating: this is the rule at La Vida Loca. On the small terrace, in the dining room on the first floor or upstairs, we enjoy ourselves. On the drinks side, we find the classics of any bar in Touraine: local beers or not, good wines and well proportioned cocktails. On the plate, there is a wide range of tapas and small home-made dishes. In addition to the dish of the moment, often traditional and well-prepared, you can opt for burgers, homemade guacamole and other hummus in addition to the classic cheeses and cold cuts. And on Sundays, it's brunch, always in a nice, dynamic and rock'n'roll atmosphere.

It's an atypical and complete establishment that has settled in front of the church of Chaumont-sur-Tharonne. On the one hand it is a wine and tapas bar where you can have a great time and enjoy a plate of cold cuts or cheese, on the other hand it is a decoration store where you can find contemporary gifts as well as antique furniture. From a third point of view, it is an art gallery that exhibits artists who change every three months, and finally the house offers five beautiful guest rooms with all modern comforts.

A racecourse for horse lovers who don't get to see them every day! Here, you can watch the races live, or even place a bet if you're not too keen. The space is huge, so it's also ideal for a stroll. If you're a rider, you can take advantage of the self-service stalls, or reserve your own. Among other things, the site offers catering, entertainment and even a free guided tour entitled "Behind the scenes at the racecourse".

Located in front of the Amboise castle, the Shaker has no more to make its reputation with the Tourangeaux and Amboisiens... It has a magnificent panorama of the Loire Valley for a relaxing break. In summer, with its vast terrace, its cocktail menu and its warm atmosphere, it will seduce you to prolong the evening. Its specialty: more than 100 different cocktails, alcoholic or not. But also planks, quality tapas and home-made ice creams. Taken over in 2022 by Mélanie and Arnaud, it is the ideal place to spend a pleasant moment with family or friends.

The Key West, in its laminate and wooded tones, opens its doors, but will you be ready to face these routes of rum? Exotic perfumes, notes spicy, Cuban smells, the master of places proposes no fewer than 50 different rums from different parts of the world. Comfortable teak and rattan seats for a soccer evening, very nice to eat the crowd of macerated au, developed in the mood of the maintainer's moods. Apple-pear-cinnamon, orange-cinnamon, litchi-honey, papaya, blindfolded wood, red fruits, grapefruit… The atmosphere is relaxed and good child, with of course all the classic drinks for those whose penchant for rum is not yet proven. In the basement, the room is warm under the vaults of the cellar specially designed to receive the cave clients. Beware, the night nights wait to spend the evening standing, sometimes dance spontaneously when the atmosphere becomes spicy. A very nice place.

You are a time agent tasked with unearthing clues scattered across different eras in order to capture a dangerous criminal. This theme is the common thread running through this chain, which is present in 12 towns across France. At Escape Time Angers, groups of 3 to 8 people can explore three different worlds. Super alpha world; an arcade in 1987, the hawthorn sisters' manor house, an eerie place in 1928, and mission Tokyo, in the Yakuza district... all come together for a superb adventure... in time.

At Chocolats et Chimères, you can gaze out over the Pont-Canal from a shady terrace and enjoy the tranquil beauty of the landscape. This artisan chocolatier-confiseur-glacier's window display is such that not to stop would almost be a crime of lèse-majesté against all these elaborately sweet delights. Set up in the charming former guardhouse, his homemade ice creams with fresh fruit are a huge hit. And his chocolate creations: ganaches, rochers, bouchées... likewise, we love them. Hervé Roussel loves to amaze young and old alike. So much the better, because it's delicious!

Delicious bagels, sweet desserts, homemade drinks, attentive staff and a multitude of board games! And every month, the team offers blind tests, after works, quizzes, themed evenings and a brunch every Sunday. Bonne Pioche is for those who have kept a child's soul, the bon vivants, the competitors, the happy and the unhappy losers, the young and the old. In group or solo, you are all welcome. You can also come and have a drink and play quietly without participating in the animations.

Adjacent to the family bakery-pastry shop in the rue Saumuroise, Charlotte had the good idea to open this space that is both a tea room and a snack bar. A large and bright room with, at the back, a more cosy part, where you can taste at very low prices the pastries and pastries of the house, but also sandwiches, mixed salads, quiches, burgers, wraps or small hot dishes. For dessert, you can treat yourself to a chocolate mousse, a crémet d'Anjou or a fruit salad. Finally, on Saturday mornings, the place proposes a copious brunch.

In a quiet street, here is a tea room where the nice decoration is just like what you find in your plate: light and dynamic. Brunch et Goût Thé is indeed true to its name: you can come at any time to fill up and succumb to the sin of gluttony without malice. Between the soups, the pies and the cakes, the teas, the hot chocolate and the various pastries, one does not know any more where to give of the head! We stop there for breakfast, lunch, a coffee break or a snack that makes us fall back into childhood... or to have a brunch on Sunday from time to time. You've got it: here, there are delicacies for every hunger and every desire.

Ideally located a stone's throw from the train station, this multiplex is also halfway between its big brother, the Deux-Lions, and the Studio art house cinema. The general public and the more confidential, V.O. and V.F. films are mixed together every week. There are regular special cycles (Disney classics, Harry Potter saga, Horror night...). As for comfort, everything is there: air conditioning, Dolby digital sound, digital image, PMR access, 3D, and a large choice of sweets for the greedy! For those who have foresight: you can reserve your seat online. Smart tip: ask at the reception desk for free parking in the Vinci parking lot.

Since its creation in 1794, the Opéra de Tours has established itself as a national opera house. In its splendid Italian-style auditorium, director Laurent Campellone and Patricia Petibon, godmother of the 2023-2024 season, present women fighting against their destiny and diktats. Other news: a partnership with Milan's prestigious Teatro alla Scala; and the creation of an "Orchestre Populaire de l'Opéra de Tours". What's more, the Opéra has been declared a historic monument - all the more reason to go and see it!

Half-zebra, half giraffe, okapi is an endangered animal, like this atypical bar. Famous for its dry shooters card and burst, which envious the night-old Angevine youth, it has two rooms: one (blue and red, all mosaics and vintage benches) at the top where merry drains are gathered for a drink, and the other in the vaulted cellar with a second bar and colorful stools for lovers of acoustic concerts and DJ evenings. It's a place of connoisseurs, don't expect to see anyone. People come here to find their friends at the closing of the other bars, share a glass by resurrecting the world, around shooters with evocative names: Kamikaze, Orgasm, Monkey Brain… Music evenings are inspired by rock and house/techno. We will regret that the bar is so noisy when it meets…

A fighting game where getting killed doesn't hurt, we dreamed of it! With your laser gun, you can eliminate the opposing team without hurting anyone. In a setting on two levels that communicate with each other, you will confront each other in simple game modes, with "special moves" moments where the standard weapon turns into an automatic machine gun. With friends, with office colleagues, or for birthday parties and bachelor or bachelorette parties, the activity promises a lot of laughs, and a little exercise. The establishment also organizes tournaments and theme nights. And in between games, head to the pool table, the Astero Golf or the bar to vary the pleasures.

A beautiful story of succession, Solène loved to spend a moment in the Jardin des Bêtes every time she came to the region, and today she's the one who has taken over the reins of this pretty tearoom. This history buff also likes to share her simple yet gourmet cuisine. She'll introduce you to the world of tea and its secrets. Once you've tasted one of her pastries, don't leave without visiting her boutique, where you'll find it hard to choose between all the gourmet treasures she's found for you.

The cinema Les Carmes has the charm of the art house cinemas, offering a specialized program of films. It is the last one in town that dares to show films that are not seen in mainstream cinemas, but everyone can find pleasure in watching rare works, openly defended by the friendly team. There is also a strong program for children as well as for opera lovers. A fourth room has also been added to this place where the darkness is a jewel box for dreams..

For fun in the city centre around a bowling alley, billiards or a game of darts, head for the Coliseum. This former cinema has a bar, free wi-fi and a mezzanine for your fun afternoons and evenings. You won't see time pass thanks to a controlled atmosphere (well-dosed light and music) and a warm welcome. Did you know, indeed, that if you make a good score, you can win a cocktail? A world open to everyone that also organizes your children's birthdays and your company's parties.

What a charm! This Boudoir is a good thing. engouffrez yourself in this small passage from the rue d'Alsace, and discover this original café hidden at the bottom of a courtyard… The card, if it does not exceed references, offers some raw products (Aubance, Saumur Gross, etc.). We share with friends or colleagues a glass or a meal on the thumb. The terrace, surrounded by beautiful vegetation, offers 30 seats in the shade. French music as much as possible, privatisables evenings on the floor possibly, customers of the visitors, we are here a little like Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The croissants of breakfast in the millésimées sardines, the delicious hot chocolate of the taste, or the sweet salami and toast of the drink, every moment is charming. It talks, it laughs— it's savour, we meet it, it's found, far from the tumult and for the expected reunion of after work. A real boudoir, what!

The tree to which it owes its name has disappeared, but Le Vieux Mûrier is still there. We appreciate its half-timbered façade, its large terrace and its old café décor. Wallpaper with old posters, red velvet chairs... The atmosphere is warm, and so is the kitchen. On the slate, dishes cooked with local and fresh products: fish, entrecote, stew, salad... The daily menu is served in a single plate (compartmentalized), and the house specialty is worth the detour: the Vieux-Mu burger, made with chicken, goat cheese and homemade blackberry jam. The bar even has its own beer, a white craft beer... with a little blackberry, of course!

This large bowling alley has 12 competition-approved lanes, including one specially adapted for the disabled, and offers a wide range of packages: unlimited bowling with soft drinks, student, group and corporate packages, and birthday parties. Between strikes, you can also play billiards, table soccer or the interactive wall, or relax in front of the giant screen on match nights. The bar-restaurant will satisfy even the hungriest of appetites, and it's also possible to organize aperitif dinners or even buffets.

Welcome to the Café Chaud station, the one that promises restless evenings to the rhythm of colourful drinks and music. We don't present the place anymore, as it has been an integral part of the city's timeless heritage for 42 years already! On the ground floor, you start by immersing yourself in a café-cocktail atmosphere: you'll have a Montparnasse or a mojito before going down to the basement to dance? The dance floor is small, but allows you to wiggle to the rhythm of different styles in an intimate setting that appeals to all generations. Theme evenings are organised and the place also welcomes works councils for their events!

There are two ways to know and go to V & B. The first is to make a jump to buy beer in anticipation of the next soccer match, or rent a pump for the weekend. The V & B'drop-off'sort of. And then there is the 2nd way to come here: that of the time found, of the atmosphere tavern at the time of the aperitif, friends or family, sitting in front of a good sausage of the soil to cut yourself on a wooden board, take the time to choose a good bottle of wines among the hundreds present, for example the "discovery of the month", or "wine of the month of the month" or the Patron's suggestion, which is shared on large, user-friendly tables. You can go out of the beaten paths and start discovering these beers from abbeys, from the clearest to the most brown. Until the boss rings the closure bell. From this 2nd way of seeing things, we conclude that V & B is a place apart, in every sense of the word (because quite far from downtown, and that's so much better).

Located as its name suggests in the Deux Lions district, this multiplex is the family and general public cinema of the CGR franchise in Tours. Large parking lot, hall with video games and candy counter: access is easy and you can wait for a while. The twelve theatres are accessible to the handicapped and comfortable (armchairs spaced more than one metre apart). The programming plays the card of big productions, which can often be enjoyed in 3D. We love the ICE-Immersive Cinema Experience, with its reclining club chairs, 4K resolution image and Dolby Atmos sound. Previews are frequent, and when you leave the theatre you can enjoy the surrounding restaurants.

Welcome to the largest guinguette in France! 1200 seats and about half the number of covers served each day. A real guinguette, where you can meet dancers in their Sunday best, young people on deckchairs on the banks of the Loire, and families who have come to enjoy the attractions of Lulu Parc. There is no lack of activities (beach volleyball, ping-pong, badminton, petanque, miniature golf...)! A lively place but in the middle of nature to relax!

A well-known haunt for jazz and food lovers. With its three lounge and intimate rooms, the Strapontin does not only serve good drinks. The place has made a name for itself in jazz (but not only), with its jams and concerts. On the menu, beers and wines, but also whiskies, rums or house cocktails are accompanied by planks of cold meats and cheeses. Ideal for a cosy evening or a group outing (reservation required), with a very professional welcome. From the morning coffee on the terrace to the evening concert, this is a place where it is good to stop!

In this sophisticated place, the same recipe for hot chocolate has been used for 60 years. How not to be tempted! The first sip revives childhood memories, a real Proust's madeleine. Tea lovers have not been forgotten with a selection of fifteen flavors. Your beverage will go perfectly with a pastry or a chocolate. The greed and happiness felt in this century-old setting are a beautiful tribute to the Godineau family adventure. One last piece of advice: don't ignore their macaroons!

Chato' C, it is a concert hall for 600 people managed by Asso' Mars and labelled Smac (scene of contemporary music). But also a Space club is in the end, beginning, middle of evening or listen to a concert more intimate than in the spacious dining room. On the programme of Chato' do rock, the one folk, jazz, blues, reggae... Explosive square. All program on the website.

Come to Silver Bowl! With 24 bowling lanes, 10 pool tables, a laser-game, bar and other classic arcade games, plus a restaurant, you're sure to have a great time with family and friends. Silver Bowl offers very attractive packages including several games and a drink of your choice. Younger guests can also come and celebrate their birthdays while learning the joys of strike bowling, thanks to bowling and drinks packages. The facility can also be privatized for corporate parties.

A little away from the madness of the Vieux-Tours, not far from the rue Nationale, the Milord is a trendy club dedicated to the over 30s. We go down some steps to discover a chic and retro space. The bar proposes a great number of cocktails and a corner is dedicated to the smokers not to have to go out in the street. Do not hesitate to ignite the dance floors with the sound of the various DJs. The bosses of the Marquis are often in charge, since the Milord and the Marquis gather the inexhaustible M Family! As a proof, the logo they share. Events are regularly organized to liven up your evenings and wild nights. Attention, correct dress required.

Allowing you to relax at the party, here is the bet of the owners of this immense complex. No less than 24 bowling alleys, with 14 pool tables added. There is also a room with pucks games and simulators. Many bars, restaurants and the DJs'weekend to put the atmosphere. At the Complex, there is no shortage of ideas, such as the original seminar formula where everything is planned: reception, breakfast, lighting, portable sound with wireless microphone, coffee break, computer equipment,… On Saturday evening, bowling is full and we love to share this festive atmosphere.

26 years already? Owner Warren opened The Pale in 1998 to recreate a little piece of Ireland. And it worked! The Pale has become a benchmark bar on Rue Colbert, winning over Tourangeaux with its lovely terrace, pub atmosphere and friendly waiters and waitresses at the counter. Here, we chat in French, sometimes in English, and above all we speak the same language: the love of good beer and the warm atmosphere of pubs! Darts, a fine selection of beers, soccer and rugby matches on giant screens, and sometimes even concerts...

The main reason for coming in is to buy tea. But the store also serves as a salon, to satisfy tea lovers. With just a few seats in winter, and a terrace in summer, you can enjoy one of the teas from the store's rich collection, or a strong coffee, accompanied by a delicacy. To help you make the right choice from among the teas from leading brands (Mariage Frères, Kusmi...), we offer helpful advice. Other products include coffee, chocolate, sweet treats and even mate. And, of course, the service is top-notch.

Nello is an emblematic figure of the Touraine scene thanks to his cabaret created in 1994. 2022 rhymes with new premises, Velpeau district. A bigger place, and a show always surprising thanks to the numerous artists who participate. Humor, transformism, dance in the purest tradition of the music-hall cabaret parade on stage, where Nello often plays the presenters or the transformists. All this is done with a meal, for a nice evening far from the routine. And you can even book the place for a private party. It's really "La Belle Vie"!

On their Facebook or Instagram accounts, we quickly have a smile, and it's normal: Antoine, Gorane and their team put good humor on the menu every day! In a nice decor, between modern colored paintings and rustic wooden furniture, we come to have lunch, taste wines and chat. You can buy here good wines from Touraine and elsewhere. Tastings are often organized: of wines of course, but also of cheeses, rums or beers, there is something for everyone. Wine shop, bar, good lunch table with homemade dishes: the address is frequented all day long, and one comes back with pleasure as the welcome is so warm.

Le Temps Machine is a contemporary music venue. When you step through its doors, you'll discover emerging groups and established stars of rock, rap, electro and pop... And don't forget to give a helping hand to local artists with special evenings dedicated to them. Established in 2011, the venue has made a name for itself and a regular following, attracted by its varied prices (including for small budgets) and eclectic programming. With a 600-seat venue, a "Club" space for more intimate concerts, rehearsal studios, and a library-resource center, Le Temps Machine is a must for music lovers.

For some years, bosses have changed, but the key remains: beer, whisky and the warm atmosphere of a pub! Becoming Camden Pub in the summer of 2016, the former Paddy retains the essential: we talk and drink, not that the chairs are missing (the terrace is large enough), but the atmosphere is such during the sports retransmissions that it keeps us awake without noticing. A nice address, ideal for an evening between friends around a good beer!

Do you have the soul of Sherlock Holmes? If so, then the principle of the escape game should appeal to you. At Escape Time, you are locked in a room: you have one hour to get out by solving all sorts of riddles. Tokyo 2028, an arcade from the 1980s, a ^19th century circus, a cemetery... The atmospheres are varied, with carefully designed settings, to immerse all players in the atmosphere. Teamwork is essential, with friends, family or colleagues, but even if you don't manage to get out of the room in time, the adventure is worth it. And for fans, the rooms change regularly so you can come back and play again.