The best bars and cafés Midi-Pyrénées

Zeste is a nice address in Millau, a place to go in the city, where you can enjoy exquisite delicacies at any time of the day or have a lunch. In this tea room-pastry shop-small restaurant, Arielle, who trained at the famous Lenôtre, prepares everything herself: from the toast, pasta or full plates offered at lunchtime to the pastries, which some people consider the best in Millau! The millefeuille or the caramel tart are well worth the service that some people find a little long.

One feels immediately at home in this small tea room. Evelyne Fournier treats us with her homemade cakes, accompanied by delicious teas, of which there is a vast choice. For lunch, she offers us a formula of savory treats, mostly organic or vegetarian in one plate, with among others a carrot and cumin cake, gluten-free forgotten vegetable pies or a cream of market vegetables, a broccoli chestnut clafoutis. But everything depends on the season and everything is so good that the salon is quickly full.

Every day, from Tuesday to Saturday, at 4.45pm precisely, this unique establishment in the Ruthenan landscape opens its doors to a clientele thirsty for some lively mixtures. Aricia, the barman, and Rémi, the sommelier, have combined their Franco-Australian experience in fine establishments to create a quality liquid menu. In addition to the wines, from the most affordable to the most sophisticated, 16.45 serves excellent cocktails. From the famous Pina Colada to creations prepared on demand, the team makes it a point of honour to use good products and appropriate glassware.

Père Louis is much more than a café, it's a Toulouse institution! The zinc has seen many Toulousans and connoisseurs of quinquina and Picon bière come and go since 1889! But the time for renewal has come, and as we enter the year of our Lord 2023, we welcome you to a renovated venue with a preserved spirit. The downstairs room retains its illustrious, protected charm, while the upstairs room has been beautifully modernized by the 4 owners, who are already active on the Toulouse scene. Take a lunch break with the unmissable porcini omelette, or enjoy an aperitif at lunch or dinner, and choose whether you prefer a sweet or dry cooked wine, or a quinquina. Long live Père Louis!

Creativity, eco-responsibility, quality and conviviality! More than a dozen different beers, all organic and brewed on site. Beer craftsmen, meeting in SCOP. Fermentation, styles, recipes - they're inexhaustible on the subject, and they'll share their passion with you in their store or behind their bar. The hangar is the first "Tap Room" (the bar of a brewery) in Ariège, and has been for 5 years now! When the weather's fine, it hosts concerts, shows and food trucks on its vast terrace. A must-see in the Couserans!

Historic building of the city of Montauban, the Nautic was built in 1933, it housed then the rowing club of the city. After major work carried out in 2019 by Christophe, the Nautic is now a favorite place for Montauban outings. There is a lounge bar for the greatest happiness of night owls who can dance until dawn. In fine weather, the bar opens onto the banks of the Tarn, offering a unique panoramic view of the river. In winter, the bar is warmer with a decoration that evolves with the seasons.

Take the time to experience a fika break. It's happening at Café Fika, right next to the Capitol. Don't be surprised to meet the Swedish community there. Fika comes from the Scandinavian latitudes and their passion for this very fragrant beverage that they consume in large quantities. Understand coffee in slang, so to speak! This word has become synonymous with an art of living. We take the time to do ourselves good by accompanying our hot drink with a kanelbulle or brioche roll with cinnamon, sometimes with cardamom or with apples... The address is held by a French-Swedish couple who invites you to discover the specialities from the Nordic countries from breakfast to afternoon tea!

Soft music, a welcoming bench, a smile behind the counter, Café Papiche has what it takes to seduce you. Small but very cozy. His "lunch formula" advocates "homemade". The choice is between a soup of the day and fresh bread, also from the master's oven, or a piece of quiche, a dessert and a coffee of very high quality and selected with great care. No weariness for the regulars because the freshly squeezed juice also changes according to the products and the mood of the moment. Ditto for Sunday morning brunch. Hearty, tasty... you leave very happy because you are full of the mixture of flavours between here and elsewhere! Be careful, it's better to book!

The goddess of land, fertility and rivers, founder of Ireland according to legend, gave his name to this very nice pub, located just a few steps from the canal du Midi and the Halle aux Grains! The animations to be followed here are numerous: concerts, retransmissions of football matches as rugby, evenings in good company! Beer flows afloat, tradition obliges, but you will also find whiskey, cocktails, ciders or smoothies. Groups are welcome, even with private space, for an anniversary or any other event.

At Le Moulin à Café, you can sit out on the terrace to watch passers-by, or in the refined, intimate interior lounge, with its late ^19th-century ceiling adorned with a superb chandelier, and a floor in the purest Italian style. We come here to enjoy a range of teas, coffee beans and gourmet drinks, and at snack time, to indulge in our mouth-watering home-made pastries! Before you leave, you can choose your own loose tea from the library to take home and keep the pleasure of this sweet break going.

Here we feel good, we are greeted with open arms, always with a smile, with great attention and sympathy. The nomadic garden style Tente tries to seduce, adding to the atmosphere a feeling of complete change. This tea salon has turned into Tunisian casbah, brown and orange hot tones, coordinated striped fabrics, sails, trendy furniture, designs and calligraphy on the walls… to get us better, especially at midday since we can now restore it. For lunch breaks, salads, salty pies, Tunisian bricks… Faithful to its world atmosphere, the Shambhala also develops its activities: Richer games, organisation of themed evenings, conversation courses in foreign languages, meditation, yoga… This place is unique, word of Petit Smart!

The owners of the place have put everything they love here and dressed this half-bar half-brothel of hundreds of books, vinyls, furniture and various objects to hunt.... The decoration, cosy as one would wish, therefore evolves according to sales, when the welcome remains invariably warm. Between two coffees, the establishment offers concert evenings, with a pretty menu of cocktails.... And cheese or sausage platters. We're in Aveyron anyway! The place is particularly popular on Saturday mornings at market time, for a coffee or an aperitif in good company.

"Chapristea de Chapristea", there are cats in this café! Indeed, you're not fooled... You're in a neko café, the Toulouse version, under beautiful brick vaults! In other words, a tea room where adorable fur balls are just waiting to curl up on your lap! Here, pussycats of all stripes enjoy total freedom. The concept was developed worldwide after seeing the benefits and soothing effects on our feline friends. As well as scratching your cat (some are up for adoption, so ask away!), you'll find a wide range of scented teas, organic coffees, hot chocolates and delicacies... A salon that's sure to do you good. Chat then!

This coffee shop is a must in the Gourdonnais area. Nora and Cédric are at the helm of the coffee shop, creating a place where people can meet, relax and enjoy each other's company. Here, people meet over coffee or tea, just as they would in their own living rooms. Concerts and evening events regularly punctuate the coffee shop, as the seasons change. Atmosphere guaranteed. Enjoy board games and a library, a cosy workspace and, this year, a thrift shop that completes the site's activities. To be discovered urgently.

Opened since 2010 by knowledge lovers, it is a timeless place where culture, conviviality, discovery and relaxation are mixed. In association with the Terra Nova bookstore in Toulouse, this bookstore has more than 2600 books, a vast choice of French and foreign literature, poetry and other genres. It is the place of many cultural gatherings and serves as a backdrop for rich animations. If you are hungry, you can eat on the spot thanks to the bistro part. A magical and original place!

This English tea room is located on a pretty sunny square in the city centre. In the summer, you can sit on the terrace under the large white parasols. In winter, the well-heated room on the first floor allows you to enjoy a moment of calm. You can enjoy a cappuccino or a generous hot chocolate, unless you prefer to taste a tea: lapsang souchong, Formosa tea, fruity black and green teas... Gourmets can also enjoy a Pavlova, a Pecan pie or a cheesecake! As for cold drinks, a freshly squeezed orange juice or, a house speciality, a great red fruit smoothie served chilled. A victim of its own success, the Flower's Café is often crowded, but a scooter rides along the nearby Avenue d'Alsace-Lorraine, allowing you to enjoy a wide selection of drinks and pastries during your shopping day!

Of course, the bakery offers a large choice of breads with various flours, but not only. At the back of the store, there is a tea room, exquisitely furnished. In winter, the fireplace gives the place a warm and friendly atmosphere. Sitting on the comfortable benches in front of a delicately scented tea or an old-fashioned chocolate, accompanied by a sugar crepe or blueberry pie, becomes a real moment of pleasure. You can also enjoy an excellent breakfast with the good pastries of the store.