Restaurant in Tours, France
Reliable modern kitchen, easy to book.
La Deuvalière is a Michelin Plate-recognised Modern Cuisine restaurant in Tours' historic old town, operating at the €€ price tier. With two consecutive Michelin Plate awards (2024 and 2025) and a 4.6 Google rating from 744 reviews, it offers reliable, quality-conscious cooking at a price well below Tours' starred alternatives. Booking is easy and the experience suits solo travellers and small groups equally well.
If you are planning a meal in Tours and want a reliable modern kitchen with two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) at a mid-range price point, La Deuvalière is worth booking. It sits in the €€ tier, which in Tours means you are paying for cooking that has passed Michelin scrutiny without the premium pricing of a starred room. Book it confidently for a weeknight dinner or a leisurely weekend lunch — availability tends to be accessible rather than weeks-in-advance difficult.
La Deuvalière is at 18 Rue de la Monnaie in the historic centre of Tours, a short walk from the city's medieval quarter and the Loire riverfront. The address itself signals something about the restaurant's register: Rue de la Monnaie is a quiet, characterful street in the old town, and the physical setting rewards guests who want a room that feels genuinely embedded in the city rather than positioned for passing tourist traffic.
The spatial experience here matters more than you might expect for a €€ venue. Tours' old town provides a natural envelope of stone architecture and narrow streets, and a restaurant at this address is working with an intimate scale almost by definition. The seating arrangement at La Deuvalière is consistent with a room designed for focused, unhurried dining rather than high turnover. For the explorer-type diner who wants context and a sense of place alongside the food, the location delivers both.
The cuisine is classified as Modern Cuisine, which in the Loire Valley context typically means a kitchen that respects the regional larder — the river fish, the Touraine vegetables, the local chèvre , while applying contemporary technique. La Deuvalière's two Michelin Plate awards indicate that inspectors have found the cooking consistently competent and the overall offer coherent, even if a star has not yet followed. A Michelin Plate is a deliberate signal of quality, not a consolation. It means the kitchen is doing the fundamentals well.
At the €€ price tier, the question is always whether service matches the food's ambition or works against it. In a Michelin-recognised address, you can reasonably expect attentiveness and knowledge of the menu , the kind of service that explains a dish without overselling it. What distinguishes a good €€ room from a great one is whether the floor team makes the experience feel considered or merely efficient.
La Deuvalière's Google rating of 4.6 across 744 reviews is a meaningful signal. At that volume of reviews, a 4.6 average suggests consistent delivery rather than a handful of enthusiastic early adopters. It implies that guests across a wide range of visits have found the experience worth recommending. For a venue at this price point and recognition tier, that kind of sustained rating suggests the service is, at minimum, not undercutting the kitchen , and may well be adding to it.
For solo diners, La Deuvalière is a practical choice. A mid-sized room with a strong Google reputation at the €€ tier is typically lower-pressure for single covers than a larger, louder venue. If you are travelling alone through the Loire and want a focused, quality meal without the ceremony or cost of a starred restaurant, this is a sensible pick. Compare it against Nobuki if Japanese cuisine appeals, or Casse-Cailloux for a different Modern Cuisine option at a comparable tier.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy. You are unlikely to need more than a week's notice for most dates, though weekend evenings in the summer high season , when Tours draws Loire Valley visitors , may require a few more days of lead time. There is no indication of a complex booking system or limited-release reservations here. Check the venue directly for current availability.
Tours sits at the heart of the Loire Valley wine region, which means the restaurant season tracks closely with regional tourism. Spring through early autumn is the busiest period; if you are visiting in the quieter winter months, last-minute tables are more likely. The Loire Valley's most celebrated wine appellations , Vouvray, Bourgueil, Chinon , are all within reach of Tours, and a meal at La Deuvalière fits naturally into a day that includes a winery visit.
For broader context on where La Deuvalière sits within the national conversation, the Loire Valley produces some of France's most respected mid-weight cuisine. The region's starred rooms , venues like Mirazur in Menton, Troisgros in Ouches, or Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern , represent a different category of investment. La Deuvalière's value is precisely that it offers Michelin-acknowledged cooking without that level of financial commitment.
| Detail | La Deuvalière | Case. | La Roche Le Roy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price tier | €€ | €€ | €€€ |
| Cuisine | Modern Cuisine | Modern Cuisine | Modern Cuisine |
| Awards | Michelin Plate ×2 | , | Michelin Star |
| Google rating | 4.6 (744 reviews) | , | , |
| Booking difficulty | Easy | , | Harder |
| Leading for | Quality weeknight dinner | Casual modern meal | Special occasion splurge |
See the full comparison section below for how La Deuvalière stacks up against its peers in Tours.
It is a Michelin Plate-recognised Modern Cuisine restaurant in Tours' old town, at the €€ price tier. That means quality cooking at a reasonable price point, in a characterful setting on Rue de la Monnaie. Expect a focused, unhurried experience rather than a loud or casual one. Booking is easy , a few days' notice is usually sufficient outside of peak summer weekends.
Yes. The €€ price point keeps the cost manageable, the Michelin Plate recognition suggests a room that takes its food seriously, and the 4.6 Google rating across 744 reviews points to consistent, attentive service. Solo diners wanting a quality meal without ceremony will find this a more comfortable fit than the starred options in Tours, such as La Roche Le Roy, where the higher price and formality can make a solo cover feel more pressured.
La Deuvalière has received two consecutive Michelin Plate awards, which indicates the kitchen executes at a reliable level. If a tasting menu is available, it is likely to represent the leading value path through the cooking. At the €€ tier, the per-head cost is lower than starred alternatives, making it a lower-risk commitment for first-time visitors. That said, specific menu formats and pricing are not confirmed in our data , check directly with the venue before booking for a structured tasting format.
There is no specific group-booking data available for La Deuvalière. For groups of four or more, contact the venue directly to confirm table configuration. The intimate scale of the old-town setting suggests this is not a venue built around large-party dining, so smaller groups of two to four will likely be better served than parties of eight or more. For larger groups in Tours, checking Les Bartavelles or La Rissole is worth doing in parallel.
At the €€ tier with two Michelin Plate awards and a 4.6 Google rating from 744 reviews, La Deuvalière offers strong value for what it charges. You are not paying starred-restaurant prices, but you are getting a kitchen that has cleared Michelin's quality bar twice in succession. If your benchmark is spending less than you would at La Roche Le Roy while still eating at a Michelin-acknowledged address, the answer is yes.
For a direct €€ Modern Cuisine comparison, Case. and La Rissole are the closest peers. If you want to spend more for a starred experience, La Roche Le Roy and Les Bartavelles both operate at the €€€ tier. For something entirely different in format, Casse-Cailloux offers a Modern Cuisine alternative worth considering. See our full Tours restaurants guide for the complete picture.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Deuvalière | Modern Cuisine | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Case. | Modern Cuisine | Unknown | — | |
| La Roche Le Roy | Modern Cuisine | Unknown | — | |
| Nobuki | Japanese | Unknown | — | |
| La Rissole | Modern Cuisine | Unknown | — | |
| Les Bartavelles | Modern Cuisine | Unknown | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
Two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) tell you the kitchen is consistent, not a one-season act. At €€ pricing on Rue de la Monnaie in Tours' historic centre, this is a mid-range address that punches above its price tier. Booking is rated easy, so no need to plan months ahead, but weekend evenings in summer fill faster than weekday slots.
At a Michelin-recognised modern kitchen at the €€ price point, solo dining tends to work well — the format suits counter or small-table settings common in this bracket. The relaxed booking situation means a solo guest can usually secure a spot with short notice. If solo omakase-style counters are what you want, check format details before booking.
With two Michelin Plate awards and €€ pricing, the value case for a tasting format here is strong relative to higher-priced Michelin addresses in the Loire region. That said, menu structure details are not confirmed in available venue data, so confirm directly at the restaurant whether a tasting format is offered before building your visit around it.
Group suitability depends on the dining room layout, which is not detailed in the current venue record. At €€ pricing in a Michelin-recognised house, capacity for large parties can be limited — small groups of 2–4 are the safer assumption. Contact the restaurant at 18 Rue de la Monnaie, Tours to confirm availability for parties of 6 or more.
Yes, at the €€ tier with back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, La Deuvalière delivers credentialled modern cooking without the price premium of a Michelin-starred room. For comparable investment in Tours, you are unlikely to find a stronger Michelin-backed option at this price level. If your budget stretches further, La Roche Le Roy is the city's starred benchmark.
La Roche Le Roy is the obvious step up — Tours' Michelin-starred address for those willing to spend more. Nobuki covers Japanese-influenced cooking if you want a different cuisine format. Case. and La Rissole are worth checking for shorter, more informal meals, while Les Bartavelles suits guests who prefer a neighbourhood feel over a polished modern kitchen.
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