Restaurant in Toulouse, France
Michelin recognition without the reservation headache.
Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024–2025) at the €€ price point make Solides the most credentialled-per-euro modern cuisine option in Toulouse. It sits in a practical gap between the city's bistros and its €€€€ destination restaurants — serious cooking without the occasion-dining spend. Book a few days ahead; availability is generally easy.
The assumption many diners bring to Solides is that a Michelin Plate restaurant at the €€ price point is a consolation prize — competent but not compelling. That assumption is wrong. Two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) at this price tier signal something more considered: a kitchen operating with real discipline in a city where fine dining usually demands €€€€ commitment. If you want to eat well in Toulouse without committing to the full-scale occasion-dining spend of Michel Sarran or Py-r, Solides deserves serious consideration.
Solides sits at 38 Rue des Polinaires in central Toulouse, a city better known for its rugby culture and aerospace industry than for its modern cuisine ambitions. The address places it in a walkable part of the city, accessible from most central accommodation — and if you need help planning the wider trip, our full Toulouse restaurants guide and hotels guide are good starting points.
On the spatial experience: the venue's name , Solides, French for solids , implies structural integrity, and that ethos appears to carry through to the room itself. Without firsthand access to confirmed interior data, what the category signals is this: modern cuisine restaurants operating at the €€ price point in France's provincial cities tend toward compact, considered dining rooms , intimate enough to make the food the focal point, without the theatrical excess of destination tasting-menu venues. Think fewer than fifty covers, a room where the geometry of the space does the work that elaborate décor might do elsewhere. If you are travelling from a city with abundant high-end dining, the scale will feel appropriately focused rather than grand.
The editorial angle that makes Solides worth booking is its position in the arc of a Toulouse dining itinerary. Modern cuisine at this price tier , two Michelin Plate recognitions confirm the kitchen's seriousness , occupies a specific role: it is where you go when you want a meal that progresses with intention, where each course is making an argument, not just filling a plate. This is distinct from the farm-to-table warmth of Agapes or the brasserie rhythm of Au Pois Gourmand. Solides is for the meal where you want to pay attention.
For the food-focused traveller who has already eaten at Mirazur in Menton, Bras in Laguiole, or Arpège in Paris, Solides represents a different register entirely , not a competitor in that league, but a useful and honest one. It is the kind of restaurant that makes a regional city's dining scene function properly: serious enough to satisfy a demanding palate, accessible enough to visit without the full logistics of a destination booking. In that sense it performs a role closer to Maison Lameloise in Chagny than to the grand-occasion flagships, serving a local and visiting clientele who want craft without ceremony.
The Michelin Plate, now held across two consecutive years, is a specific kind of credential. It does not carry the star's gravity, but it signals that Michelin's inspectors found the cooking consistently good enough to return and endorse. For a €€ modern cuisine restaurant in a provincial city, two Plates is a meaningful marker , it means the kitchen is not coasting, and the 4.4 rating across 590 Google reviews reinforces that the experience lands consistently for a wide range of diners, not just the food press.
The practical framing for a food-focused visitor: Solides fits leading in a Toulouse itinerary as the meal where you slow down. Pair it with a visit to the city's food markets in the morning, and consider using our Toulouse bars guide for a drink nearby before or after. If you are building a wider regional itinerary, SEPT and Chez Loustic offer different textures for other meals in the same trip. For wine context in the broader Southwest France region, our Toulouse wineries guide is worth consulting, and our experiences guide covers the broader visit framework.
Honest caveat: because Solides holds a Michelin Plate rather than a star, and operates at €€, the expectation should be set accordingly. This is not the same proposition as Acte 2 Yannick Delpech at €€€, and it should not be evaluated against that tier. What it offers is a kitchen making deliberate choices at a price point that makes repeat visits realistic , which is arguably more useful for a local audience, and a genuine discovery for a visiting one.
Booking difficulty at Solides is rated Easy. At the €€ price point with Michelin Plate recognition rather than a star, you are unlikely to face the multi-week advance booking required at Toulouse's starred venues. A few days' notice should generally be sufficient, though booking ahead remains sensible for Friday and Saturday evenings. No booking phone or website is confirmed in our data , check Google Maps or the venue directly for current reservation details.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Award | Cuisine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solides | €€ | Easy | Michelin Plate ×2 | Modern Cuisine |
| Acte 2 Yannick Delpech | €€€ | Moderate | Michelin recognition | Modern Cuisine |
| L'alouette | €€ | Easy | , | Farm to table |
| L'Air de Famille | €€ | Easy | , | Traditional Cuisine |
| Michel Sarran | €€€€ | Hard | Michelin Star(s) | French, Creative |
Yes, with the right expectations. At €€, Solides delivers two consecutive years of Michelin Plate recognition , which means the kitchen's consistency has been independently verified. For modern cuisine at this price tier in Toulouse, there is no obvious comparable: Acte 2 Yannick Delpech offers similar ambition but at €€€. If value for quality is your benchmark, Solides is the stronger proposition.
Solides is a modern cuisine restaurant with back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition at an accessible price point , so arrive expecting a considered, course-driven meal rather than a casual dinner. The 4.4 Google rating across nearly 600 reviews suggests consistent execution. Don't confuse the €€ price with a relaxed bistro format; this is food that rewards attention. First visit tip: go hungry and unhurried.
It works well for a low-key special occasion , an anniversary dinner or a birthday where the emphasis is on good food rather than spectacle. The €€ price means you can invest in wine without the bill becoming punishing. If you want the full ceremony of a special-occasion evening in Toulouse, Michel Sarran or Py-r offer more theatrical settings at higher spend. Solides is the right call when the meal itself is the celebration, not the production around it.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in our current data. Given the venue's format as a modern cuisine restaurant at the €€ tier with a compact likely footprint, counter or bar seating may be available , but contact the venue directly to confirm before assuming it as an option. Our Toulouse bars guide covers pre-dinner drink options nearby if you're looking to extend the evening.
Specific group-booking policies and capacity are not confirmed in our data. At the €€ price point with a likely compact dining room, large groups (8+) may find Solides less flexible than larger brasserie-format venues. For groups in Toulouse, Au Pois Gourmand is worth considering as an alternative with more space. Contact Solides directly for current group availability , booking ahead is especially advisable for parties of four or more.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solides | €€ | Easy | — |
| Michel Sarran | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Py-r | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Acte 2 Yannick Delpech | €€€ | Unknown | — |
| L'alouette | €€ | Unknown | — |
| L'Air de Famille | €€ | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Solides and alternatives.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available venue data for Solides. Given the €€ price point and Michelin Plate recognition, this is the kind of neighbourhood modern cuisine spot where table service is the standard format. Contact them directly at 38 Rue des Polinaires to confirm options before you go.
Solides is a €€ modern cuisine restaurant with Michelin Plate status, which typically means a compact dining room focused on quality over capacity. Groups of 4–6 are usually manageable at restaurants in this category, but larger parties should check the venue's official channels to check availability and any set menu requirements.
Solides holds a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 at a €€ price point, which makes it one of the more accessible entry points into recognised modern cuisine in Toulouse. Booking is rated easy compared to starred restaurants in the city, so you are unlikely to need weeks of advance planning. Come expecting a considered, kitchen-driven menu rather than a traditional Toulousain bistro.
Yes, with caveats. Solides' Michelin Plate recognition gives it enough credibility for a low-key birthday dinner or a celebration where you want quality without the formality or price tag of a starred room. If you need a more theatrical or high-ceremony experience, Michel Sarran or Py-r would be a stronger fit for a milestone occasion.
At €€ with two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025), Solides sits in a strong value position for Toulouse. You are getting recognised culinary execution at a price point well below what comparable attention to cooking costs elsewhere in France. If your benchmark is an affordable, quality-driven dinner rather than a prestige tasting menu, yes, it is worth it.
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