The best French cuisine restaurants Périgord

The beautiful moulded counter perfectly coexists with the contemporary furniture. The apple green colour, applied by touches here and there, gives you immediately the desire to sit down and eat. In one of the rooms, the ceiling recalls the cave of Lascaux with its famous prehistoric drawings. And to complete the charm of this place, a terrace on the side with wisteria that serve as a parasol. The chef makes simple dishes carefully prepared, well presented, and above all of high quality. The menu is only composed with dishes prepared with good fresh and regional products. The owners come from Normandy and the menu is subject to both effects. The homemade foie gras and its toasts are delicious, the Périgord salad is well garnished and the walnut cake is delicious. Le Comptoir is also a bar where you can take hot and cold drinks throughout the day.

Claire, German, works in the kitchen and Léo, Swiss, works in the dining room. These two have undoubtedly the sense of the land but also the sense of hospitality and good cuisine. In a little crazy vintage decor with formica chairs like at your grandmother's house, you can settle quietly and wait for the rest of the events. And these are just happy events. Everything is homemade and when there are no more, there are no more… The lunch menu is based on the market, so it changes regularly and always contains a vegetarian dish: tomato cream with cinnamon or small Swiss charcuterie salad as starters. Then, crozet risotto with camembert, breaded egg or roast-beef slices, remoulade sauce and pan-fried potatoes and to finish, a homemade cake. Vegetables are often organic, it's fresh and full of well-balanced flavors. In the evening, we're entitled to small kindness to make us wait: tapenade, gaspacho, etc. The presentation of the dishes is refined, the bread is delicious. Icing on the cake: in the summer, the small garden is really very pleasant.

Cathy and Franco Pischedda, who had a career in the industry, sold their guesthouse in Gironde to take over this hotel-restaurant, thus making an old dream come true. They renovated the dining room and the kitchen. Josiane Biche, the former owner, composed traditional menus with local products for them. In the lunch formula: starter buffet, dish of the day and dessert buffet. Duck breast is one of the house's specialties. The nine rooms are very clean and comfortable. Some open onto a superb park bordered by a stream, others, with double glazing, are facing the street. The welcome is family and very pleasant. It is a stopover that offers an excellent price-quality ratio.

Delphine and Stéphane Bazingette took over the Hôtel du Parc. The restaurant has been refurbished, the room is nicely contemporary in gray and white and the shady terrace is a pure happiness on sunny days. The menu includes 4 starters, 4 main courses and 4 desserts in order to favor fresh products and every day, it is complemented by suggestions from the chef according to the season. The dishes are festivals of flavors: shrimp fritters and mashed avocado with sweet and sour sauce, back of cod sauce chorizo, pilaf rice and chorizo cream, custard and strawberry coulis or brioche french toast, chantilly and gooseberry ice-cream. Hamburgers are also present on the menu for children and adults... Delphine's service is smiling and efficient. A beautiful renaissance for the restaurant of Hôtel du Parc. 

This establishment was taken over by Marie Mulet, manager of Grand Hôtel Pélisson. The interior is contemporary. In summer, a large terrace with 80 seats, protected by large blinds, overlooks the square.

Bordering the Pécharmant vineyards, at the gates of Bergerac, this former stagecoach of the late eighteenth century is full of charm. Of the past, there is an old stone sink which stands at the reception and the "without any fuss" spirit of a hostel. The cuisine is simple, regional and authentic: salad with roasted cabécou on toast, miller's trout with almonds and ice cream cup. The meals are taken by the fireplace in the dining room or outdoors, on the terrace in summer. The room can be rented for seminars, weddings or birthdays. The rooms are all equipped with Wi-fi, TV sets and four of them are air conditioned.

Eric Brakman has been able to impose his gastronomic touch on La Feuillade. The beautiful and spacious dining room is always an invitation to culinary journeys, as is the covered terrace. On the plate, it's a nice surprise. The unique menu allows you to choose between 4 starters and 6 main courses. For desserts, all the suggestions are on the slate according to the chef's mood (example: chocolate fondant, vanilla ice cream, red fruits and whipped cream). It is a traditional and inventive cuisine of a chef who knows how to optimize the flavours of the dishes used. As he only works with fresh produce, his menu is very changeable, depending on the season: semi-cooked duck foie gras, spicy mango coulis or Rossini style pig's foot toast. For the dishes: a ground/sea (sweetbreads and prawns with crunchy vegetables) or a deglazed veal liver with balsamic vinegar, garlic and chives. The fish are always displayed à la carte according to the arrivals. Everything is delicious and beautifully presented. At the end of the service, the chef sometimes comes to greet his customers to find out if everything went well.

After 9 years on board the Palmyra, Caroline and Philippe took over from this well-located establishment in the village. Jimmy and Grisany Haniff took over from Guyana, where they were already working in the hotel and restaurant business. After a period of transition and adaptation, they have kept their minds on old stones and offer themed evenings, Halloween and others. In winter, you can spend a moment around the pool table. On sunny days, the tables set up in the garden are a pleasant stopover on the way to the holidays. The daily menu includes starter, main course, cheese, dessert and wine. From Wednesday to Saturday evening, you can enjoy pizzas and hamburger fries, on site or to take away.

The big room disguises little: here are the employees of the companies in the vicinity, the delivery companies, the passing trade, a very varied clientele and, in premium, group meals. Each of his hours, his habits. The choice is wide, for all appetites, and the buffet formula is very successful. The children's menu with nuggets, fries and dessert buffet makes happy.

L'Omelettaria, in yellow with casserole everywhere, and its totally offbeat decoration at the ceiling, offers omelet and eggs and more: fresh meat, fish or pasta and a menu of homemade salads or hamburgers are also on the à la carte menu. In summer, the shady terrace is highly prized.

This Duo is very pleasant whether it's in winter when you can sit in a large modern dining room where tables are large and well spaced, or in summer on the sunny terrace equipped with contemporary furniture, sofas and armchairs to simply have a drink, and a playground for children. The cuisine adapts to the seasons and all the products used are local. The menu served only for dinner and Sunday is very local: Borrèze trout duo (trout tartare and homemade smoked trout) or tarte tatin with cherry tomatoes and red mullet basil, skewer of "fish Duo" or whole duck breast grilled over a wood fire. Well-garnished salads such as the Pleinefage (salad, gizzard and duck manchon, homemade half-cooked foie gras and walnuts) and grilled meats are the specialties of the house as well as the homemade ice creams of Bruno Marien in Vézac. A space is dedicated to the sale of products of producers supplying the bistro as well as some craftsmen sculptors, painter or potter.

Outdoor brewery on the banks of the Dordogne. A la carte choice: salads, snack plates, delicatessen plates, foie gras terrines, all homemade and made from local products. In the afternoon, we enjoy a drink or an ice cream on the terrace.

This small restaurant moored on the Dronne is more a bistro for Sunday fishermen throwing the line in the quiet river than a chic and convenient restaurant.

At the foot of the old town and on the banks of the Vézère, a stone's throw from the town hall, this friendly bar offers a brasserie service for lunch and a tea room, ice creams and pastries in the afternoon. For the cuisine, Maud Laumond offers dishes, pies of the day with salad, croque-monsieur, omelettes. Everything is homemade. It is fresh and of very good value for money.