Bordeaux Cathedral
about 30 minThe primatial cathedral beside the town hall, which its listing dates to the 11th century, with regular services and organ recitals.
Bordeaux Cathedral is officially the Primatial Cathedral of St Andrew, a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Andrew. The tourist office places it near the Hôtel de Ville. Its listing describes a towering Romanesque cathedral dating to the 11th century that hosts regular services and organ recitals. Listed hours: Monday from 2 pm, a midday break on other days, and a shorter Sunday morning.
What to do there- Hear an organ recital or attend a service
Old centrePl. Pey Berland, 33000 BordeauxBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
La Brasserie Bordelaise
about 75 minA brasserie serving South-West dishes and grilled beef without a break from noon to midnight, with nearly 700 wines in its cellar.
La Brasserie Bordelaise is at 50 rue Saint-Rémi. Its own site offers grilled cuts of beef and typically Gascon dishes, South-West recipes made with local produce, and nearly 700 references in its cellar; the listing mentions a vaulted wine cellar. Open every day with continuous service from noon to midnight. Reviews mention beef cheeks, oysters, cassoulet, tartare and duck breast.
What to do there- Order grilled beef or a Gascon dish
- Choose a wine from a cellar of nearly 700 references
- Try the beef cheeks
- Start with oysters on the half shell
Old centre50 Rue Saint-Rémi, 33000 BordeauxBest: lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Le Chapon Fin
about 120 minA gastronomic restaurant opened in 1825, with a rock-garden decor created in 1901; lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday.
Le Chapon Fin calls itself a gastronomic restaurant; its site traces it to 1825, when a restaurant and wine merchant's shop opened at 5-7 rue Montesquieu, and says its rock-garden decor was created in 1901. Its listing mentions rococo decor, menus with local ingredients and wines. Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Reviews mention wine pairing and the sommelier.
What to do there- Dine in the rock-garden decor of 1901
- Choose a set menu, such as the market menu
- Add a wine pairing
Old centre5 Rue Montesquieu, 33000 BordeauxBest: lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Le Petit Commerce
about 75 minA seafood restaurant with outdoor tables on a historic street near Saint-Pierre; oysters and grilled fish, lunch and dinner daily.
Le Petit Commerce is at 22 rue du Parlement Saint-Pierre. Its listing describes an eatery with outdoor tables on a historic street serving oysters, langoustines and grilled fish. Open for lunch and dinner every day, later on Friday and Saturday nights. Reviews mention oysters, razor clams, a seafood platter, monkfish, snails and crème brûlée.
What to do there- Order oysters, langoustines or grilled fish
- Try the razor clams
- Share a seafood platter
- Finish with a crème brûlée
Old centre22 Rue Parlement Saint-Pierre, 33000 BordeauxBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
about 75 minA decorative arts and design museum in a mansion, reopening in two stages: new spaces from April 2026, the town house in 2027.
The MADD shows contemporary design through exhibitions and events, says bordeaux.fr; its listing calls it a mansion museum with French ceramics, glassware and other decorative arts. The city describes a reopening in two stages: reception, new exhibition spaces, café-restaurant, library and former prison from April 2026, the town house during 2027. One ticket, 4.50 euros. Closed Tuesdays and public holidays except 14 July and 15 August.
What to do there- See the design exhibitions
- Visit the former prison
Old centre39 Rue Bouffard, 33000 BordeauxBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Museum of Fine Arts
about 90 minA large collection of European art, 15th to 20th century; closed Tuesdays, free on the first Sunday of the month except July and August.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts offers a large collection of European art from the 15th to the 20th century, with temporary exhibitions in its Galerie on place du Colonel Raynal. Permanent collections cost 6 euros at full price, 8 euros with the Galerie exhibition; free on the first Sunday of the month except July and August. Closed Tuesdays and some public holidays; open 14 July and 15 August. Reviews mention painting, Rubens, Delacroix and sculptures.
What to do there- See European art from the 15th to the 20th century
- See paintings by Rubens and Delacroix
- Visit the temporary exhibition in the Galerie
Old centre20 Cr d'Albret, 33000 BordeauxBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Water Mirror
about 30 minA 3,450 m² reflecting pool on the Garonne quay in front of the Place de la Bourse, switched off from November to April.
The Miroir d'eau is a reflecting pool of 3,450 m² on the Garonne quay in front of the Place de la Bourse, built in 2006, says English Wikipedia. The tourist office says it is out of service from November to April for maintenance and gives 10 am to 10 pm outside winter, so no year-round hours are published. Reviews mention the mirror effect, reflections of the buildings and a paddling pool.
What to do there- See the Fountain of the Three Graces on the square
- Admire the Gabriel façades of the Place de la Bourse
- See the Bourse reflected in the water
Old centrePl. de la Bourse, 33000 BordeauxBest: afternoon, golden hour, eveningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
La Toque Cuivrée
about 20 minA pastry shop on place Gambetta whose reviews mention canelés most, open 8 am to 8 pm every day.
La Toque Cuivrée is a pastry shop at 41 place Gambetta. Reviews mention canelés above all, along with tourtières and three sizes of canelé. Open 8 am to 8 pm every day. Its own site, la-toque-cuivree.fr, was not read.
Old centre41 Pl. Gambetta, 33000 BordeauxBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.