The 5 best restaurants to sample Toulouse's specialities

Would you like to discover Toulouse's cuisine during your business trip to the Pink City? Read about our top 5 venues to choose a Toulouse speciality restaurant for your lunch with colleagues or for a business meal with your clients. Toulouse's cuisine has plenty to tempt foodies: Toulouse sausage, cassoulet, duck foie gras, violette and brique du Capitole candies.

Mon Canard, 12 boulevard Lascrosses, Toulouse

As its name suggests, this Toulouse restaurant serves duck in all its forms: duck breast, confit, foie gras, gizzards, andouillette, no morsel is wasted! Of course, even the chips are cooked in duck fat. All the products are from France and the cooking is done in-house. A pretty terrace means you can enjoy your Toulouse specialities outside.

Au Gascon, 9 rue des Jacobins, Toulouse

At Le Gascon, you'll find Toulouse's famous sausages and all the duck specialities of south-west France. The restaurant, located behind the Capitole, serves generous cuisine and hearty dishes. The atmosphere is very relaxed, with large tables to accommodate groups.

Le Vélo Sentimental, 12 boulevard Bonrepos, Toulouse

Le Vélo Sentimental offers poultry, meats and great regional salads to be enjoyed in a charming setting with a courtyard that is very pleasant in summer. The welcome is friendly, the food tasty and rustic, and it's impossible not to be tempted by the home-made pastries.

Another bonus is that the restaurant is located very close to the train station and the Toulouse Concorde Appart'Hôtel.

Le Dahu, 10 rue des Blanchers, Toulouse

In a warm, relaxed atmosphere, you can enjoy dishes from the south-west of France, including the famous Toulouse cassoulet with duck confit and Toulouse sausage. Vegetarians are not forgotten, with this restaurant always offering a meat-free option on the menu, which is also very popular with the locals themselves.

L'Os à Moëlle, 14 rue Roquelaine, Toulouse

If you're looking for authentic, friendly cuisine, this restaurant with its typical Toulouse decor is for you. L'Os à Moëlle offers duck specialities and traditional Occitan dishes such as baked cabécous (goats' cheese), braised lamb mousse and, of course, marrow bone gratin. Don't forget to book if you want to take advantage of the lunchtime menu.