Restaurant in Tours, France
Michelin-flagged modern cuisine, easy to book.
Les Bartavelles holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025 and scores 4.8 from over 300 Google reviews, making it the most credentialled modern cuisine address in Tours at the €€€ tier. Booking is straightforward with a few days' notice. The Loire wine context makes the drinks pairing as important as the food — plan your evening accordingly.
A Google rating of 4.8 across 303 reviews is the kind of signal that cuts through noise. At the €€€ price tier, Les Bartavelles on Rue Colbert is the address in Tours that food-focused travellers keep returning to, and the back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 confirms the kitchen is operating with consistency, not flash-in-the-pan momentum. If you are weighing where to spend your most important dinner in the Loire Valley, this is a serious contender.
The Michelin Plate is not a star, but it is not nothing either. It signals a kitchen that Michelin inspectors consider worth eating in, which at the €€€ price point in a city like Tours is a meaningful credential. Pair that with a near-perfect crowd-sourced rating and you have a venue where the critical and popular consensus align — a rarer combination than it sounds. For the explorer-minded diner who wants depth of experience alongside the Loire's famous wines, Les Bartavelles delivers on both counts.
The address on Rue Colbert places it in one of Tours' most historically textured streets, within walking distance of the old town and the cathedral quarter. The Michelin Plate cuisine sits in the modern French register, which in the Loire context means a kitchen that likely draws on the extraordinary local produce , the valley's charcuterie tradition, its river fish, and the market gardens that supply some of the leading vegetables in France. That said, this is category context rather than confirmed menu detail: the specific dishes and seasonal programme are not in our data, so verify the current menu directly with the restaurant before booking around a particular preference.
Any serious modern cuisine restaurant in the Loire Valley is operating in one of the most consequential wine regions in France, and at Les Bartavelles that geographic context should matter to how you plan your visit. The Loire produces Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire whites from Chenin Blanc, Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé from Sauvignon Blanc, and the Cabernet Franc reds of Chinon, Bourgueil, and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil , all within easy reach of Tours. A €€€ restaurant at this level of recognition almost certainly carries a Loire-focused wine list, and the smart move is to use it. Drinking Chinon with a local menu in Tours is the kind of pairing decision that distinguishes a good meal from a genuinely memorable one.
We do not have confirmed detail on the cocktail or aperitif programme, so if a pre-dinner drinks ritual matters to your evening, ask specifically when you book. What we can say is that for a venue in this tier and category, the expectation of a considered drinks offer is reasonable. The Tours bars guide is worth checking if you want to separate the drinks component and open with cocktails elsewhere before sitting down to dinner here.
Booking difficulty at Les Bartavelles is rated Easy, which is useful intelligence in itself. In a city like Tours , a significant draw for Loire wine tourism, the international Vouvray and Chinon trade, and French domestic gastro-tourism , a Michelin Plate restaurant that does not require weeks of advance planning is worth noting. That said, easy does not mean walk-in reliable on a Friday evening in peak summer. Booking a few days ahead is sensible; a week or more ahead for weekend tables during the high season (June through September) and around the Loire wine harvest in autumn.
The address is 33 Rue Colbert, 37000 Tours. No phone or website is listed in our current data , check Google or a booking platform directly to secure your table. Dress code and exact hours are also not confirmed in our database; smart casual is a reasonable working assumption for a Michelin Plate restaurant in France at this price tier, but confirm if you are unsure.
At €€€, expect a spend in the range where a full dinner with wine will be a considered outlay rather than a spontaneous decision. For context, this is the same price bracket as La Roche Le Roy, the other €€€ modern cuisine address in Tours, so the comparison is relevant when deciding between them.
Quick reference: Les Bartavelles, 33 Rue Colbert, Tours. €€€. Modern Cuisine. Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025. Google 4.8 / 303 reviews. Booking: Easy. Book a few days to one week ahead.
See the full comparison section below for a decision-ready breakdown against Tours' other modern cuisine options.
For broader context on eating and drinking in the Loire, our full Tours restaurants guide covers the field, and the Tours wineries guide is essential if you are building a trip around the region's producers. If you are travelling into the Loire from a wider French itinerary, the benchmark for modern French fine dining at the leading of the register is set by addresses like Mirazur in Menton, Troisgros in Ouches, and Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen , Les Bartavelles is not competing at that three-star tier, but for a Michelin Plate address in a regional city it operates with a seriousness that justifies the €€€ pricing.
Yes, with the right expectations. The Michelin Plate recognition, €€€ pricing, and a 4.8 Google rating from over 300 guests make it the strongest case for a celebration dinner in Tours. It is not a three-star event-dining experience, but for a significant birthday, anniversary, or a meaningful meal in the Loire, it delivers the combination of culinary seriousness and local context that special occasions call for. Book ahead and let them know the occasion when you reserve.
The Michelin Plate status means the kitchen is recognised but not at starred level , set expectations accordingly. At €€€ in Tours this is a proper restaurant spend, so treat it as a destination dinner rather than a casual option. The location on Rue Colbert puts you in the historic centre, which works well if you are combining with a day in the old town or a wine visit. Booking is direct , Easy difficulty means you are unlikely to be shut out with reasonable notice, but do not leave a Friday or Saturday in summer to the last minute.
We do not have confirmed detail on dietary restriction policies , no website or phone number is listed in our current data to verify this directly. The general expectation at a Michelin Plate modern cuisine restaurant in France is that the kitchen can accommodate common restrictions with advance notice, but for anything specific (allergies, coeliac, complex vegetarian requirements) contact them directly before booking rather than assuming. Finding current contact details via Google or a booking platform is the fastest route.
Specific dishes and current menu details are not in our database, so we cannot point to signature plates with confidence. What we can say is that a modern cuisine kitchen in the Loire Valley at Michelin Plate level will almost certainly work with the region's strongest produce , Chenin Blanc-friendly preparations, river fish, charcuterie, and the market vegetables the Loire is known for. Ask the front-of-house team what the kitchen is proudest of that week; at this level, that question typically gets a useful answer. Pair whatever you order with a Loire wine from the list.
We cannot confirm whether a tasting menu is offered or its current price, as that detail is not in our data. At €€€ with Michelin Plate recognition, if a tasting menu exists it is likely the format that showcases the kitchen most fully , which, at this price tier in a regional city rather than Paris, tends to offer better value per dish than à la carte. Confirm the format and pricing when you book. If a tasting menu is available and you are coming specifically to eat well in the Loire, it is usually the right call.
La Roche Le Roy is the direct peer comparison: same €€€ tier, same modern cuisine category. If you are deciding between the two, check which has availability on your date and whether one has more current awards momentum , both are worth knowing. For a step down in price without sacrificing kitchen seriousness, La Deuvalière, La Rissole, and Case. all operate at €€ in the modern cuisine register and represent good value alternatives. Casse-Cailloux is another option worth checking for a different format. See our full Tours restaurants guide for the complete picture.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Bartavelles | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Easy |
| Case. | Modern Cuisine | €€ | Unknown |
| La Roche Le Roy | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Unknown |
| Nobuki | Japanese | €€ | Unknown |
| La Deuvalière | Modern Cuisine | €€ | Unknown |
| La Rissole | Modern Cuisine | €€ | Unknown |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
Yes, with some caveats. The Michelin Plate recognition and €€€ pricing put it in the right bracket for a celebration meal in Tours, and a 4.8 Google rating from 303 reviews suggests consistent execution. For a higher-stakes occasion where you want a confirmed Michelin star, La Roche Le Roy is the Tours alternative to consider instead.
Booking is rated Easy, which means you are unlikely to hit a wall when reserving, even on shorter notice than you would need for starred venues. The address is 33 Rue Colbert in central Tours, convenient for visitors exploring the Loire Valley. Go in expecting modern cuisine at the €€€ tier, not a casual neighbourhood meal.
No specific dietary policy is documented for Les Bartavelles. At the €€€ level in a modern cuisine kitchen, it is reasonable to expect some flexibility, but check the venue's official channels before booking if restrictions are a deciding factor — phone and website details are not currently listed on this page.
Specific dishes are not documented here, so recommending individual plates would be guesswork. What the Michelin Plate signals is that the kitchen is cooking at a level inspectors consider noteworthy — ask the team on arrival what is freshest and what the kitchen is currently focused on.
Menu format and pricing are not confirmed in the available data, so a direct verdict on tasting menu value is not possible here. At the €€€ price range with Michelin Plate recognition, the overall spend sits below starred venues in the city, which makes the value proposition reasonable if the format suits you — verify current menu options directly with the restaurant.
La Roche Le Roy is the obvious step up if you want a Michelin star rather than a Plate. Case. and La Deuvalière are worth checking if you want to compare modern cuisine options at a similar or lower price point. Nobuki serves a different cuisine category and suits those who want a break from French cooking.
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