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Where to Bordeaux? Top addresses for wine, restaurants, architecture

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Where to Bordeaux? Top addresses for wine, restaurants, architecture

The Hotel Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes was designed by Philippe Starck.

The Hotel Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes was designed by Philippe Starck.

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Wine and culinary fans have been making pilgrimages to Bordeaux for a long time. With the impressive Cité du vin building, the newly designed hotel by Philippe Starck and the cultural center designed by Bjarke Ingels, it also attracts architecture fans.

Stay overnight

Hotel Villas Foch

A homely, elegant retreat with 20 rooms (from 280 euros), excellent breakfast, modern art, wine and cocktail bar in a listed townhouse on the northern edge of the “Vieille ville”.

Located on the northern edge of the city.

Located on the northern edge of the city.

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Hotel Villas Foch25 Cr du Maréchal Foch, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes

Philippe Starck’s new coup, very good! The castle-like wine trading house from the 19th century has been transformed into a romantic, playful boutique hotel with 97 rooms (from 290 euros), a Japanese-French fusion restaurant, a summer terrace and a pretty spa. It is located in the Chartrons district between the city center and the Cité du Vin (both 25 minutes’ walk along the Quais der Garonne).

Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes81 Cr du Médoc, 33300 Bordeaux, France

Hotel Cardinal

Small and fine, lovingly run and very centrally located in a city palace next to the cathedral. Rooms from 260 euros.

Hotel Cardinal, 4 Rue Elisée Reclus, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Food & Drink

Le Gabriel

“We wanted to create a living room for the city and a showcase for the Bordeaux wines,” says Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoa, the owner (who also happens to be director of the family winery Château Angélus). The premise is fulfilled in the harmonious restaurant on the Börsenplatz – be it in the bistro Le 1544 on the ground floor or in the Michelin-best “L’Observatoire” on the upper floor.

Le Gabriel: the living room of the city.

Le Gabriel: the living room of the city.

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Le Gabriel10 Place de la Bourse, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Le Quatrième Mur

Two restaurants directed by the charismatic chef Philippe Etchebest, both under the roof of the National Opera. Above is the light-flooded brasserie in neoclassical grandeur and with an equally grandiose terrace, in the vaulted cellar the “Table d’Hôtes” with finesse gourmet cuisine (one Michelin star). In the latter, knowledge of French is an advantage: two guests sit at a table and are surprised with a set menu, while they look over the chef’s shoulder and can exchange ideas about the culinary spectacle.

In the basement you can enjoy fine dining in an intimate setting.

In the basement you can enjoy fine dining in an intimate setting.

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Le Quatrième MurOpéra National de Bordeaux – Grand-Théâtre, 2 Pl. de la Comédie, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Brasserie Bordelaise

How you end the day in the French southwest can be experienced in this authentic brasserie. Here you can meet for a glass of wine or to casually enjoy a grilled entrecôte with ratatouille.

Brasserie Bordelaise50 Rue Saint-Rémi, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Bar a Vin

30 different Bordeaux labels are served by the glass at this popular wine bar, and the uncorked bottles are constantly changing. The team is happy to help you choose your favorite wine, whether red, white, rosé or sparkling, whether inexpensive or first-class, and there are also simple snacks. The community of locals and wine-loving city visitors seems like a loosely knit group of friends.

One of the most popular wine bars in Bordeaux.

One of the most popular wine bars in Bordeaux.

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Bar a Vin, 3, cours du XXX juillet, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Les Recoltants

Favorite bistro of many environmentally conscious guests from generations Y and Z, with market-fresh products from local farmers or our own farm (20 kilometers outside the city).

Les Recoltants18 Rue Sainte-Colombe, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Shopping

L’Intendant

A spectacular wine shop is hidden behind the facade of a town house in the heart of the city. At a height of twelve meters, a spiral staircase winds up along oak shelves stocked with 1,600 different Bordeaux wines.

Heaven for wine lovers.

Heaven for wine lovers.

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L’Intendant2 All. de Tourny, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Fromagerie Deruelle

Cow, sheep or goat cheese – in the fromagerie of the passionate cheese specialist Elodie Deruelle there is a tempting selection of discoveries and classics as well as all sorts of regional delicacies.

Elodie Deruelle offers various types of cheese.

Elodie Deruelle offers various types of cheese.

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Fromagerie Deruelle66 Rue du Pas-Saint-Georges, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Look at

Cite du Vin

A lively, multi-layered, well-made museum on the subject of wine culture and at the same time an imposing building by the Parisian architectural firm XTU, whose flowing form is reminiscent of a swaying sip of Cabernet Sauvignon in a glass. A must even for people who have no connection to wine.

In this spectacular building you can learn everything about wine.

In this spectacular building you can learn everything about wine.

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Cite du Vin, Esplanade de Pontac, 134 Quai de Bacalan, 33300 Bordeaux, France

Meca

The futuristic cultural center designed by the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels on the site of the former slaughterhouses near Saint-Jean train station is a venue for contemporary art, films and performances of all kinds.

The Méca cultural center offers all kinds of artistic activities.

The Méca cultural center offers all kinds of artistic activities.

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MecaParvis Corto Maltese, Quai de Paludate, 33800 Bordeaux, France