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Best Restaurants for Brunch in Bordeaux (2026)
Weekend brunch · Bordeaux · 7 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published April 9, 2024 · Updated June 9, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Bordeaux came late to brunch. The Gironde weekend ran on a Sunday market and a long lunch, and the eggs-and-flat-white ritual arrived only in the last decade through a wave of coffee shops in Chartrons and the Cours Pasteur end of the centre. That late start is why the city now splits cleanly between purpose-built brunch kitchens running real buffets and pancake programmes, and cafes serving a thin tartine version under the same name. These seven sit in the first set.
1.Tchanqué
The seventh-floor Chartrons rooftop over the Garonne; a Southwest buffet of cannelés and Basque cake. Book the Sunday seating.
Tchanque opened in 2023 at 18 Parvis des Chartrons and put brunch on the best roof in the city, seven floors above the Garonne. The Sunday buffet is the format, an all-you-can-eat sweet and savoury spread built on Southwest produce: artisan pastries, Bordeaux canneles, Basque gateau, salads and hot plates. It runs 39 euros a head, with a half price for children.
The room, dressed by designer Stella Cadente, reads as a destination rather than a neighbourhood cafe, and the river view is the reason to climb. Brunch is Sunday only and books out, so reserve the seating ahead rather than walk up to the seventh floor and hope. It is the single best argument that Bordeaux now does brunch on its own terms.
2.Au Couvent
Marine and Sofian's former-convent room running a timed-slot buffet of acai bowls and waffles. Take the late seating for the calmest room.
Au Couvent has run at 23 rue du Couvent since September 2017, and the format is an all-you-can-eat brunch served in timed seatings inside a former convent. The spread opens with a detox shot and runs through an acai bowl, waffles, pancakes and scrambled eggs with unlimited hot drinks, at 29 euros on the weekend and 24 midweek.
Founders Marine and Sofian seat the room in four slots across the morning, so the lever is choosing the time rather than queuing. The 13:30 and 14:45 seatings are the quietest. It is the most complete buffet brunch in the centre, and the convent walls give it a calmer register than a busy cafe.
3.Sauvages Café
Mathilde and Justine's room near the Hotel de Ville with a menu that turns every two months. Reserve a weekend table.
Sauvages Cafe was founded in 2021 by two Bordeaux natives, Mathilde and Justine, at 7 rue des Freres Bonie behind the Hotel de Ville. The brunch is a la carte rather than a buffet and the kitchen rewrites the menu every two months: eggs Benedict, fluffy pancakes, buddha bowls, club sandwiches and waffles, with a brunch formula around 28 euros.
The room is small and the weekend wait is real, so a reservation is the right move. The seasonal turn is the point of difference here; the kitchen treats brunch as a menu to write rather than a fixed list. It is the centre's strongest a la carte brunch, and the reason regulars book a table days ahead.
4.La Collation
The Fondaudege pancake address running brunch every day, not just weekends; made-to-order stacks. Come midweek to skip the line.
La Collation sits at 17 rue Fondaudege on the Jardin Public side of the centre and is the city's pancake address. The made-to-order stacks start at 6.50 euros and the full brunch runs 28 euros for an adult, 13 for a child, with savoury options like scrambled eggs and pancetta alongside the sweet ones.
The structural advantage here is the schedule: La Collation runs brunch every day, weekdays 9:30 to 14:30 and weekends 10:00 to 16:00, where most of this list is weekend only. Book through TheFork on a Saturday, or take the quiet midweek table that most visitors miss. It is the daily brunch done at a high level.
5.Peter Coffee Shop
The Grosse Cloche coffee shop running a daily brunch of healthy plates and novelty lattes. Good for a centre-of-town weekday.
Peter Coffee Shop trades at 3 rue de Guienne, at the foot of the Grosse Cloche in the historic centre, and runs a brunch every day from 10:30 to 14:45. The formula lands at 25 euros and leans healthy: bowls and plates rather than a heavy buffet, with the house novelty blue and pink lattes for the table that came for the photo.
It books through TheFork and the central address makes it the easy brunch to fold into a morning around the cathedral and the Saint-Pierre lanes. The cooking is careful rather than ambitious, which for an all-day coffee shop in the old town is the right call. It is the centre's reliable daily option.
6.Miah Café
The Judaique room building carnivore, vegan and gluten-free brunches side by side. Book ahead for the weekend.
Miah Cafe runs at 71 rue Judaique near Place Gambetta and built its name on inclusivity, billed as the first Bordeaux brunch to plate carnivore, vegan and gluten-free versions of the same meal rather than token swaps. A savoury plate and pancakes with a choice of toppings sit at the centre, with a per-person spend around 25 euros.
Le Bonbon called it one of the city's best and most discreet brunches in 2025, and the room takes reservations on the weekend, which is the way to secure a seat. Open Wednesday to Sunday, it is the brunch for a mixed table where one diner is vegan and another is not, and nobody has to compromise.
7.Black List Café
The cheapest serious brunch on this list, a fifteen-euro formula by the cathedral. Go on a Saturday morning, not a Sunday.
Black List Cafe holds a corner at 27 place Pey Berland by the cathedral and runs the best-value brunch in the city. The formula is 15 euros and it is not thin for the price: a hot drink, fresh juice, scrambled eggs with ham, a small salad, a savoury tartine and fromage blanc with granola, anchored on the house scones and cookies.
It carries a 4.7 rating across more than seven hundred reviews and is a steady Pey Berland fixture. The catch is the schedule: the cafe is closed on Sundays and runs Monday to Saturday, so this is a Saturday-morning brunch rather than the usual Sunday one. For the diner counting euros it is the clear pick.
Not for everyone
Famous, but not the brunch you want
Le Bordeaux (Gordon Ramsay), InterContinental. The Sunday set-piece at the Grand Hotel on place de la Comedie runs 125 euros a head and is a champagne lunch buffet, oyster bar and roast beef aimed at a special occasion. It is a fine event in its own right, but it is the wrong format and the wrong price for the neighbourhood brunch this list is about.
3 P'tits Plats. Older round-ups still crown this rue du Marechal Joffre spot the city's best brunch, but it now runs as a weekday traiteur and lunch counter and no longer serves a proper brunch. The listings pointing brunchers to it are out of date, so do not plan a weekend around it.
Le 1544, place de la Bourse. The iconic Place de la Bourse address and Michelin-Guide pedigree pull casual brunchers in, but the Sunday service here is a formal gastronomic affair priced and paced as a special meal, not a relaxed weekend brunch. Treat it as an upscale occasion, not a like-for-like pick.
How to brunch in Bordeaux
Bordeaux brunch divides into two camps and the choice sets the morning. The buffet rooms, Tchanque and Au Couvent, are a sit-and-graze event that books out and runs a single Sunday or weekend window; the cafes, La Collation and Peter Coffee Shop, run a la carte and most days, so timing matters less. Decide which kind of morning you want before you book.
Reservations are the lever at the buffet end and timing is the lever at the cafe end. Tchanque, Au Couvent and Sauvages all fill their weekend slots, so reserve. La Collation and Peter take walk-ins more easily, and the quiet seat is a weekday or the first turn at opening. Black List is the exception that runs Saturdays but not Sundays, so check the day before you go.
Match the neighbourhood to the rest of the day. A Chartrons brunch at Tchanque sets up the antique market and the quays; a centre brunch at Black List or Peter puts the cathedral, Pey Berland and the Saint-Pierre lanes a short walk away. Build the brunch into the route rather than treating it as a separate stop, which is how the city itself uses the meal.
Frequently asked
What is the best brunch in Bordeaux?
Tchanque in Chartrons, on the seventh-floor rooftop over the Garonne. The Sunday buffet of Southwest pastries, canneles and Basque cake runs 39 euros a head and the river view is the best brunch seat in the city. It is Sunday only and books out, so reserve the seating ahead.
Does Bordeaux take brunch reservations?
At the buffet rooms, yes, and you should use them. Tchanque, Au Couvent and Sauvages Cafe all fill their weekend slots, so book rather than walk up. The cafes, La Collation and Peter Coffee Shop, take walk-ins more easily, and the quiet seat there is a weekday or the first turn at opening.
When is brunch served in Bordeaux?
Mostly on Sundays, and at the buffet rooms in a single timed window, often 11:30 to 15:00. The cafes are easier: La Collation and Peter Coffee Shop run brunch most days from mid-morning. Black List Cafe is the reverse, open Saturdays but closed Sundays, so always check the day before planning around a room.
Which Bordeaux neighbourhood is best for brunch?
Chartrons and the historic centre hold the densest scene. Chartrons has the rooftop buffet at Tchanque; the centre around the cathedral and the Hotel de Ville holds Sauvages Cafe, Peter Coffee Shop and the value pick at Black List Cafe. La Collation anchors the Fondaudege end near the Jardin Public.
How much does brunch cost in Bordeaux?
Most of this list runs 25 to 39 euros a head. The cafe formulas at Peter and Sauvages sit near 25 to 28 euros, the buffet at Tchanque is 39, and Black List Cafe is the value outlier at 15. The hotel set-pieces run far higher and are a different kind of occasion.
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