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Best Dordogne Restaurants... Eating out is a part of the French way of life.   Don’t have a holiday in France without having a meal in a French restaurant.  Although there are many unusual French foods (frogs legs, snails, tête de veau etc.) you will find many foods that are a true delight!  And the Dordogne has some fantastic restaurants to choose from.
Which restaurant?  Try to find a restaurant that is targeted at French diners (French menus are a good clue!).  Don’t expect to find a fantastic restaurant in the major tourist destinations - here we would recommend something safe and straightforward such as pizza, crêpes etc..
Which time?  It’s often cheaper to eat at lunchtime and during the week.  Sunday lunch is always busy and it pays to book ahead.  In the evenings, don’t arrive too early - 7.30PM is often the earliest you can get served.
Which menu?  Don’t go for à la carte options.  Usually they have the same options as the menu prix fixe and they cost a lot more!  Avoid Menu Touristique like the plague!
Which wine?  Wine can be quite expensive if you go for named bottles.  But carafes of house white or red wine have usually been exquisitely selected by the restauranteur and are excellent value.  Refer to our wine section for more advice on wines in France.

Favourite Dordogne restaurants:

   - Hôtel Auberge de la Nauze
   - Hôtel La Belle Etoile

   - Hôtel Laborderie
   - Hôtel La Table du Terroir
   - Hôtel Le Petit Relais
   - La Ferme
   - La Meynardie
   - Le Petit Paris
   - Lou Peyrol

   - Pont de l’Ouysse
   - Relais de Cinq Châteaux

See the details below. 

Hôtel Auberge de la Nauze

Fongauffier

24170 Sagelat, Belvès.

(0)5 53 28 44 81

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Hôtel Auberge de la NauzeMany of our friends have visited this restaurant and really like it.  It is in a very pleasant setting just of the main road in the valley below Belvès and the service is really top notch.  The food was a little bit fancy for the children but they still appreciated it as a pleasant change from traditional food.
External websites offering information on Dordogne restaurants (not all visited by us):

- Dordogne Restaurants (with links to restaurant websites)
- Best of Périgord
A splendid set of books on eating out in France is written by Richard Binns.  French Leave Encore has travel advice with details of hotels and restaurant recommendations.  French Leave Finesse contains purely restaurant recommendations.

Please let us have your feedback on other Dordogne restuarants that you can recommend.