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Where to eat European food in Besancon: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Find out what European restaurants to try in Besancon including L'Ecrin Bistronomique, L'O a la Bouche, Les Tables D'Antan, Basilic-Instant, Le Chaland, Le Saint PIERRE, Le Saint Nicola, Le Cafe Cafe, LA PENSION, Les Gamins
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10. Les Gamins
Overall Ratings
4 based on 190 reviews
Reviewed By autumnwild
Absolutely loved this restaurant! We ate here for lunch and it exactly what I was hoping it would be. Great ambiance and the food was amazing. Had the Cordon Blue with Mac n Cheese... yum!
9. LA PENSION
Overall Ratings
4 based on 330 reviews
Hello, The pension welcomes you: - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday evening- Thursday, Friday, Saturday noon. We work what we like. No freezer (if it is for ice creams):-), nor of microwaves. Our products are carefully selected and rigor. Meats
Reviewed By Lopesontour
We have just finished the most wonderful meal at this small experimental restaurant. What a find! Limited menu but that's a positive. Make sure you have Google translate to hand as English is limited but that just adds to the excitement. Reserve and Enjoy.
8. Le Cafe Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 564 reviews
Reviewed By 264timd
After reading a few reviews we went for it; on a Tuesday night at 8.30 we thought yeah no problem. Whoops!It was full, but we were asked to come back in one hour and sure enough a table was waiting. The service was great and the (only) person serving was happy to let us choose our red wine from several samples ! Thumbs up.We both went for the 7 hour lamb shanks with vegetable lasagne. An excellent choice and one to recommend if you are hungry. Afterwards it was all about the "Tarte de Maison" in this case a lemon meringue with extra ice cream. Beautiful, just book first.
7. Le Saint Nicola
Overall Ratings
4 based on 344 reviews
Reviewed By Charles D
We don't go often eating in pizzerias, as mostly the competition is so hard they try to cut in prices and the quality suffers. This was the case here, it was entirely mediocre, I can bake a better pizza at home without an oven. The service and the patron were friendly and funny, if the pizzas were as good as they were, I would come again.
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6. Le Saint PIERRE
Overall Ratings
4 based on 261 reviews
Reviewed By LadyArlington
The food and service were outstanding. They brought out little tiny sandwiches as an appetizer. Even though we didn't order soup, they brought everyone a creamy asparagus soup. Even our teenage boy really liked it. The cheese tray was superior. All in all a lovely evening with wonderful food and atmosphere.
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5. Le Chaland
Overall Ratings
4 based on 210 reviews
Reviewed By simplefruit
We have seen this restaurant from the shore a lot over the years and the outside had always put us off - it doesn't look like fine dining.But last Saturday we decided that it might have some novelty value for visiting friends.Good choice.First a downside, they didn't seem to have enough staff so we had to wait a bit. But they gave us free champagne so we didn't mind really.The food is easily as good as a number of other fine dining restaurant in the town and they have the added bonus of great views of the river.It really is excellent and we will go again.
Where to eat Italian food in Besancon: The Best Restaurants and Bars
4. Basilic-Instant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 168 reviews
Reviewed By Claire M
This vegetarian restaurant isn't just for vegetarians! Really tasty food, a wide range of dishes on offer (soups, quiches, vegetable dishes, lasagne, salad...) and desserts too. By reservation only in evening, but open for drop-in diners at lunch time (all you can eat buffet for 12,90â¬, drinks and desserts extra - very reasonable) and take-away also offered. Self-service so no waiting to order, staff friendly and helpful. Great location on a quiet side street in the town centre.
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3. Les Tables D'Antan
Overall Ratings
4 based on 721 reviews
Restaurant Specialty of Gratins and Crumbles Salés (mainly made with regional / artisan products: cold meats, cheeses, fish) or Sweetened variants depending on the fruits of the seasons. We also value regional wines and regional beers (La Rouget de L'isle
Reviewed By Lynda M U
This place specialises in the regional specialties of Franche-Comté.Their special dishes are gratins (and saucissons) and "salted crumbles".The desserts were also filling and well-presented. Very generous servings!Ambiance like a cave - friendly staff.Chère LYNDA UNous sommes heureux de constater votre ravissement quand à votre séjour dans notre établissement, à travers ce commentaire élogieux.Cela nous encourage à fournir les mêmes efforts, en terme de qualité de services, afin d'assurer à touts nos clients une satisfaction identique à la vôtre. Notre personnel fait son maximum pour satisfaire notre clientèle.Nous sommes ravis que vous ayez su le constater et l'apprécier.A vous revoir...
Most Popular French food in Besancon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France
2. L'O a la Bouche
Overall Ratings
4 based on 255 reviews
Reviewed By Quack_quack_quackl
Review of L'O a la BoucheWe were trying to dine at Le Velvet but it's still undergoing some refurbishment, so the concierge at the hotel suggested this place. Certainly the other reviews on Tripadvisor seem positive, and we have no differing opinions to offer. This review is written from the perspective of a Kiwi on a first-time trip to Tahiti, so if you're interested in info, read on. Otherwise - great restaurant. Go, but book in first. So, as New Zealanders traveling to Tahiti for the first time, we were shocked at the prices for food in general, especially at our hotel. L'O a la Bouches' prices are about half of what were charged at the Papeete Intercontinental, despite being better food on the whole. My husband started with a Pina colada for 1300CFP, as opposed to the eye-watering 2500 - 3000 for a cocktail at the hotel. A glass of good French wine was 1200 as opposed to 2000. (12 USD vs 20 USD). Our starters were a buffalo mozzarella special (yum, but not a dish for breaking new culinary ground) and goat's cheese rolls. As others reviewers mention, the portion sizes are very generous. For the main, my hubby had filet mignon. It was not a huge portion and rather rare. It was sliced and served on salad. There were plenty of sides and we struggled to finish it all, because we wanted to have dessert as well. My main was the Pappio, the one on the standard menu. Apparently it's a deep sea fish, so it's rather firm. It was paired with a lemon, ginger and passionfruit dressing with a buttery base. It was excellent - and inspiring. (I'm imagining that sauce lifting pan-fried warehou.) For dessert, they had a gorgeous array of sweet treats which were hard to choose from, although it was surprising that they had no cheese option. You know, being French and all.:-) I had a Mariage Freres tea, which prompted memories of trying and buying the tea brand in Paris. My hubby had the fruit crumble which was served with ice cream. He found it good but a bit dry with more crumble than fruit. The damage came to 16 850 CPF, about 168 USD. We'll see what it comes to in NZD, but I'm expecting about $225. Would I spend that in NZ? Probably not, but it's holiday and I was pleased that it cost less than dining at the hotel. All in all, was a very nice eating experience. It's clearly favoured by locals for special occasions, as our taxi driver says he goes there for Valentine's Day or birthdays with his girlfriend. Oh, and you should be aware that the taco round trip from the Hotel IC was 5000 CPF. 2000 for the way there and 3000 for the way back because it was after 8:00.Incidentally, a tour guide on Huahine explained why the prices are so high. It's not just that most everything comes in by boat, it's also that French labour and holiday and minimum wage laws apply. That means that everything has a very high base cost. The upside is that, under French administration, the roads and infrastructure are also very good. This means that Tahiti is not as much like a third world country as other island capitals, which makes it a pleasant and liveable place to be.
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1. L'Ecrin Bistronomique
Overall Ratings
4 based on 192 reviews
Reviewed By Emmanuel H
Pour un repas d'affaires, nous avons fait une découverte merveilleuse dans cet endroit où, l'accueil et service sont très chaleureux. Mireille (une des serveuses) nous a conseillée sur le choix des plats et des desserts, en fonction de nos goûts. Le service est rapide. Les plats dans les assiettes sont présentés épurés et sont de très hautes qualités. La fraicheur des plats est présente et le "fait maison" se distingue largement.
