Restaurant in Limoges, France
Two Michelin Plates, €€ pricing, easy to book.
Martin Comptoir holds back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition for 2024 and 2025, with a 4.8 Google rating from 370 reviews, at a mid-range €€ price point on Rue Lansecot in Limoges. For first-timers to the city's modern cuisine scene, it is the clearest starting point: personal in scale, consistent in quality, and easier to book than its credentials might suggest.
Seats at Martin Comptoir are limited, and at the €€ price point with back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, the room fills faster than its modest address on Rue Lansecot might suggest. If you are planning dinner in Limoges and want a modern cuisine experience with a verifiable quality signal at a mid-range price, this is the booking to make first. For first-timers to the Limoges dining scene, Martin Comptoir is the clearest entry point into the city's contemporary cooking.
Martin Comptoir operates at a register that is easy to underestimate from the outside. The room carries a comptoir spirit, which in French dining shorthand means an atmosphere closer to considered neighbourhood bistro than formal gastronomic temple. Expect a contained, intimate space where the energy is conversational and the noise level stays at a level that allows actual conversation across the table. This is not a loud, open-plan brasserie, and it is not a hushed, white-tablecloth operation either. The mood sits squarely between the two: focused, engaged, and warm without being precious. For a first visit, that register is reassuring rather than intimidating.
The kitchen works in modern cuisine, a broad term that in the French regional context typically means classical technique applied to contemporary presentations, with local seasonal produce driving the menu. Limoges sits within the Haute-Vienne, a department known for its agricultural produce, including Limousin beef, and the region feeds directly into what modern kitchens here can do at the €€ tier. The Michelin Plate, awarded in both 2024 and 2025, signals consistent cooking that meets the guide's quality threshold without the formal elaboration of starred dining. That is a meaningful credential at this price level: you are paying mid-range prices for food that Michelin's inspectors considered worth flagging.
Google reviewers back that up. A 4.8 rating across 370 reviews is a high-confidence signal, not a thin sample. For a venue this size in a city this scale, 370 reviews with a 4.8 average represents a sustained pattern of positive experiences rather than a spike from a single period of attention.
The comptoir format and intimate room size are worth thinking through carefully before booking for a larger group. A venue described by its own name as a comptoir is typically configured for smaller parties: couples, tables of four, and the occasional six-leading. If you are organising a group dinner of six or more, contact the venue directly before booking to confirm what the room can accommodate and whether any private or semi-private arrangement is possible. The difference between a relaxed dinner for four and a crowded table for eight in a small room is considerable, and it is worth establishing this in advance rather than discovering it on the night. For pairs and small groups of three or four, the format works in your favour: the scale of the room tends to produce attentive service and a sense that the kitchen is cooking for you specifically, not processing covers at volume. That is one of the structural advantages a comptoir-scale restaurant holds over larger dining rooms in the same price tier.
If a private dining experience in Limoges is your primary goal, [Amphitryon](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/amphitryon-limoges-restaurant) at the €€€ tier offers more formal infrastructure for group occasions. But if the goal is a genuinely good modern dinner in an atmosphere that feels personal rather than corporate, Martin Comptoir's room size becomes an asset.
Booking at Martin Comptoir is rated Easy, which in practical terms means you are unlikely to face the weeks-long waits that define harder-to-book restaurants in Paris or Lyon. That said, with a small room and a Michelin Plate credential drawing diners from beyond the immediate neighbourhood, weekend evenings will fill earlier than weekday slots. A booking window of one to two weeks ahead should be sufficient for most mid-week visits; aim for two to three weeks ahead if you are targeting Friday or Saturday evening. Hours and online booking methods are not confirmed in available data, so the safest approach for first-timers is to contact the venue directly to confirm current availability and any specific booking process they prefer. Check current availability and plan your wider Limoges visit using our full Limoges restaurants guide.
Planning more of your Limoges visit? Pearl covers the full picture: Limoges hotels, Limoges bars, Limoges wineries, and Limoges experiences are all covered. For context on what Michelin Plate recognition means within France's wider dining hierarchy, consider how it sits relative to starred venues such as Mirazur in Menton, Flocons de Sel in Megève, Bras in Laguiole, Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, Troisgros in Ouches, Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, AM par Alexandre Mazzia in Marseille, and Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or. For modern cuisine at the highest tier internationally, Frantzén in Stockholm and FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai offer useful comparison points.
One to two weeks ahead is sufficient for most weekday visits. For Friday or Saturday evenings, aim for two to three weeks in advance. The booking difficulty is rated Easy, so you are unlikely to face the extended lead times common at harder-to-book Paris addresses, but the small room means weekend slots go faster than they might appear to at first glance. Contact the venue directly to confirm their current booking process, as online booking details are not publicly confirmed.
You are walking into a small, warm, modern cuisine restaurant with two consecutive Michelin Plate awards and a 4.8 Google rating from 370 reviews. The atmosphere is closer to a neighbourhood comptoir than a formal dining room, so the energy is engaged and personal rather than ceremonial. At the €€ price point, the food-to-price ratio is a key reason to be here. Arrive with a small group or as a pair for the leading experience, and confirm hours directly with the venue before your visit since they are not publicly listed.
No specific dietary restriction policy is confirmed in available data. The safest approach is to contact the venue directly when booking and state your requirements clearly at that point. Modern cuisine kitchens in France at this price tier typically have the technical range to accommodate common restrictions, but confirming in advance is always advisable rather than raising it on arrival.
Smart casual is the right default for a Michelin Plate venue at the €€ level in a French regional city. You do not need formal attire, but the Michelin recognition and the comptoir atmosphere both suggest the room skews toward dressed-up-for-dinner rather than dressed-down. Think well-put-together rather than suit-and-tie. No dress code is formally confirmed, so when in doubt, err toward the neater end of your wardrobe.
The comptoir format suggests bar or counter seating may be part of the room's configuration, which is one of the practical advantages of this style of venue for solo diners or spontaneous visits. That said, specific seating arrangements are not confirmed in available data. Contact the venue directly to ask about counter availability, particularly if you are dining solo or as a pair and would prefer that format over a table.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Comptoir | €€ | Easy | — |
| Amphitryon | €€€ | Unknown | — |
| L'Aparté | €€ | Unknown | — |
| La Cuisine du Cloître | €€ | Unknown | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
A week or two out is usually enough given the Easy booking rating, but don't assume last-minute availability on weekends. The €€ price point and back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 mean the room fills steadily. Book as soon as your dates are fixed to avoid missing out.
Martin Comptoir operates in a comptoir format, which means an intimate, counter-led room rather than a conventional dining space. It holds Michelin Plate recognition for both 2024 and 2025, signalling consistent kitchen standards at a €€ price point that makes it one of the more accessible Michelin-recognised options in Limoges. Come with a preference for modern cuisine and expect a focused, fairly compact menu.
Dietary requirements are not detailed in available venue data, so check the venue's official channels before booking at 13 Rue Lansecot, 87000 Limoges. In general, Michelin Plate kitchens at this level are accustomed to handling common restrictions, but the comptoir format and shorter menu may limit substitution options compared to a larger restaurant.
No dress code is specified in the venue data, but a comptoir-style modern cuisine venue with Michelin Plate recognition in France typically expects neat, presentable dress rather than formal attire. Smart casual is a safe default: clean, put-together, nothing overly casual.
The comptoir format suggests counter seating is central to the experience rather than a secondary option, so eating at the bar or counter is likely the intended format here. That makes it a reasonable solo or duo choice. Confirm seating arrangements directly with the restaurant, as specific counter-versus-table configurations are not detailed in the venue record.
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