Regular daytime
café-lounging
can be pursued around the
popular student-arty hangout of
place Arnaud-Bernard, while
place du Capitole is the early
evening meeting place. Place
St-Georges remains popular,
though its clientele is no
longer convincingly bohemian,
and place Wilson also has its
enthusiasts.
There are several good areas
to look for a place to eat
. One of the most attractive and
fashionable, with a wide choice,
is the rue de la Colombette, in
the St-Aubin district just
across boulevard Carnot, near
the junction with allées Jean-Jaurès.
Another is place Arnaud-Bernard
and the tiny adjacent place des
Tiercerettes, just north of St-Sernin.
Rue du Taur has a number of
Vietnamese places and sandwich
bars, and the narrow rue du May
has a crêperie, pasta place and
restaurant. For lunch, however,
there is no surpassing the row
of five or six small restaurants
jammed in line on the mezzanine
floor above the gorgeous food
market in place Victor-Hugo.
They only function at lunchtime,
are all closed on Monday, and
cost as little as 58F/?8.85.
Both food and atmosphere are
perfect.
Cafes
Bibent , 5 place du Capitole. On
the south side of the square,
this is Toulouse's most
distinguished café, with
exuberant plasterwork, marble
tables and cascading
chandeliers. Le Café des
Artistes , place de la Daurade.
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Restaurants
Auberge Louis XIII , 1 rue Tripière
(tel 05.61.21.23.97). Good,
uncomplicated home-cooking with
local dishes in generous
portions, and a nice courtyard
for warm weather. Menus at
52F/?7.93, 70F/?10.68 and
86F/?13.12. Closed Sat &
Sun. ...
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