Restaurant · Cauterets
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- Where
- Cauterets
What to eat
Home cooking of the region. The two dishes the tourist office points out are the garbure, the thick soup of vegetables, cabbage and confit from the valleys of the French Pyrenees, and the Lau-Balagnas trout, from the valley's fish farm. Next door it has a raclette restaurant of the same name.
The house
It is on Rue de Belfort, in the centre of the village, and in summer it puts out a terrace beside the gave, where you eat in the cool. It accepts cards and cash.
Getting there
From the bus station or the car park in the centre, it is a few minutes' walk through the village.
What to order: The garbure, the thick soup of cabbage and pulses from Béarn and Bigorre.
Practical details
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sun10:00–22:00
- Cuisine
- Pyrenean, home cooking
House specialities
- Garbure
- Lau-Balagnas trout
Tips
- Order the garbure It is the dish of the valley and sets you up for an afternoon at the baths.
- In summer, the terrace Beside the gave, in the shade.
Frequently asked questions
Is it open on Sundays?
In November 2026 it is open every day from 10:00 to 22:00.
What is garbure?
A thick soup of cabbage, pulses and meat, typical of the French Pyrenees.
As a family