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Michelin-recommended restaurant in a former 19th-century Jesuit chapel, serving modern French food beneath a soaring vaulted ceiling.
A Michelin Guide recommended restaurant beside Poitiers' old town hall. The building was a 19th-century neo-Gothic Jesuit chapel that later served for many years as the departmental archives. After conversion it became a luxurious bistro with very high ceilings and an open kitchen. Chef Fabien Boinot favors vegetables and offers a fully vegetarian menu. The menu includes rabbit terrine, red wine-braised beef and veal sweetbreads, French classics with a modern twist. Weekday lunch is about €18.90 for two courses or €22.90 for three, dinner menus cost €35–65, and lunch is often fully booked.
Opening hours
Daily 12:00–14:00, 19:00–22:00 (check the website)
Nearby sights
- Palace of the Dukes of Aquitaine
- Place du Maréchal-Leclerc & Hôtel de Ville
- Notre-Dame-la-Grande
- Musée Sainte-Croix
- Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand
- Baptistère Saint-Jean
- Poitiers Cathedral
- Parc de Blossac