France Guide
The Alps and Franche-Comté
Restaurants
1 L'Atalante 87 rue St. Laurent 
04.76.01.85.16 Opening time: Closed Sun.A popular restaurant which has a bohemian feel thanks to the pictures of French musicians and actors on the walls. The cuisine centres on some excellent steak dishes (€13).
2 L'Auguste 6 rue Auguste Gaché 04.76.51.36.96 Opening time: Closed Sat– MonOne of the more refined establishments in town, L'Auguste has an extensive wine list (€20–49 for a bottle) and serves creative meat dishes which include some local sausage varieties.
3 Le Chasse Spleen 6 place de Lavallette 04.38.37.03.52 Opening time: Mon– Fri noon–2pm & 7–11pmThis place serves up dishes featuring a mix of local and more exotic ingredients (€16–22) such as duck fillets in pomegranate sauce.
4 Chez La Mère Ticket 13 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau 04.76.44.45.40 Opening time: Mon– Sat noon–2pm & 7–10pmA friendly little family-run restaurant serving traditional local specialities like poulet aux écrevisses (chicken with crayfish) for reasonable prices (€15–18).
5 Ciao A Te 2 rue de la Paix 04.76.42.54.41 Opening time: Tues– Sat noon–2pm & 7.30–11pm. Closed in AugThis hole-in-the-wall Italian place whips up classic pasta dishes (around €15) as well as innovative seafood (€25).
6 Le Mont Liban 50 quai Xavier Jouvin 04.76.51.25.75 Opening time: Closed SunAn inauspicious exterior masks the quality of this award-winning Lebanese restaurant, which provides three-course meals for €22.
7 Pizzeria des Halles 2 rue Auguste Gaché 04.76.54.06.23 Opening time: Closed Sat eveningA very cosy Italian restaurant where you can watch your pizzas (€10) cooking in the fireplace.
8 Shaman 1 place Notre-Dame 04.38.37.23.56 Opening time: Closed Sun eveningThe decoration here is straight from the Indian subcontinent, but you'll find meals and wines from several different continents. The sushi meals (€10–16) are a particular highlight.