Strolling through the streets of Tours and the surrounding towns and villages, you'll discover how this is the region where living, drinking and eating well are the fundamental way of life. Among the brasseries, traditional restaurants and other gastronomic addresses in Touraine country, you can't fail to find the ideal place to spend a delightful and friendly moment...
Gaëtan Évrard is an instinctive and spontaneous chef, taking his inspiration from childhood memories, the tastes of food and the sensations that have made their impression on him. He takes great care to choose his ingredients according to the weather and the seasons, and fully accepts the daring aspects of his recipes.His dishes are continually evolving, as he looks to strike the perfect balance. Gaëtan Évrard likes to create extraordinary dishes made from rare produce raised or grown in small quantities.The wine list is outstanding with over 500 different wines.In 2019, the Michelin guide awarded him his first star and did so again in 2020.
On the outskirts of Tours, the chef Cyril Plateau and his wife Karine invite you to a unique and generous gastronomic getaway in a superb building dating from the 16th and 18th centuries.The gastronomic restaurant features a traditional dining room with fireplace and floor tiles. Diners are always delighted by the regional, rigorous and precise cuisine orchestrated by the chef. Blending land and sea, the restaurant makes the most of everything nature has to offer, while respecting the seasons. In a bistro, retro atmosphere, the chef and his team will help you experience traditional French cuisine and home-made flavours.
Le Jardin Secret (The Secret Garden) invites you to enjoy an original culinary experience with the cuisine of Chef Andrea Modesto. This former sous-chef to Joël Robuchon combines local produce, vegetables and flowers from the Rivau gardens with the flavours of his native Italy. In the Rivau kitchen garden, we lovingly cultivate ancient vegetables native to the Centre Val de Loire region. An edible wild plant garden adds the flavours of wild plants to the château's cuisine. The restaurant has an intimate atmosphere, with only 20 covers, so you can make the most of the château for an enchanting and memorable meal, with a fine selection of Loire wines!