Explore our curated restaurants, hotels, bars, and wineries in Clermont-Ferrand.
Accolades in Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand's starred rooms are spread across the centre and Durtol, with each kitchen taking a different route through modern French and Auvergne cooking.
In Durtol, this two-star restaurant focuses on Auvergne’s wild plants, herbs and local products foraged by Xavier Beaudiment. The cooking is built around a tasting menu, and the wine program is curated with an extensive wine list.
At Place du marché Saint-Pierre, Apicius pairs modern French fine dining with a sommelier-led, curated wine program. The restaurant holds a Michelin star and offers à la carte, set menu and tasting menu formats.
In centre historique, L'Ostal serves modern Auvergnat fine dining with a tasting menu and à la carte option. The room holds a Michelin star, uses a curated wine program with an extensive wine list, and centres volcanic theme and locavore cooking.
Place de Jaude, Centre-ville (Downtown) and Fontgiève appear often in the city's wine-focused tables.
On Place de Jaude, La Régalade pairs traditional French bistro cooking with an exceptional wine program and over 400 references. It has Star Wine List recognition in 2024 and 2025.
In Centre-ville (Downtown), Le Bistrot d'à Côté serves modern French bistronomic cooking with an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list. The restaurant holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2025 and 2026.
In Fontgiève, Le 62 brings French bistronomy with Southeast Asian influences to a room with a curated wine program and extensive wine list. The restaurant holds Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025.
Place de Jaude, centre historique and centre ville carry the strongest concentration of serious dining in our guide. Durtol stands out for Le Pré - Xavier Beaudiment, while Place de Jaude also holds La Régalade and Le Sonney. These areas are where the city’s Michelin rooms and better wine programs cluster.
Our guide lists 4 Michelin-starred restaurants in Clermont-Ferrand, with 5 Michelin stars in total. They are Le Pré - Xavier Beaudiment in Durtol, Apicius at Place du marché Saint-Pierre, L'Ostal in centre historique and Jean-Claude Leclerc in centre ville. Le Pré - Xavier Beaudiment holds two Michelin stars.
Tasting menus appear at Le Pré - Xavier Beaudiment in Durtol, Apicius in Place du marché Saint-Pierre, L'Ostal in centre historique and Le Sonney on Place de Jaude. These are the clearest tasting-menu options in our guide, and they cover both starred and Plate-recognised dining.
La Régalade on Place de Jaude is the clearest wine-list reference, with over 400 references and Star Wine List recognition. Le Bistrot d'à Côté in Centre-ville (Downtown) also stands out with an exceptional wine program, while Le Pré - Xavier Beaudiment and L'Ostal pair curated programs with extensive wine lists.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
Clermont-Ferrand
Selected entries from the current guide for Clermont-Ferrand.
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Le Pré - Xavier Beaudiment holds two Michelin stars and an 84-point La Liste score from its address in Durtol, just outside Clermont-Ferrand. The kitchen works a creative menu with a declared commitment to plant-based cooking and Auvergne's larder, placing it among the few fine-dining destinations in the Massif Central that attract visitors specifically for the food rather than the city. Chef Arthur Muller leads the brigade.
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Apicius holds a Michelin star in Clermont-Ferrand's growing fine-dining tier, where Basque-trained chef Eneko Atxa brings a cross-regional modern French approach to a city long overshadowed by Paris and Lyon.
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One of Clermont-Ferrand's most established fine dining addresses, Jean-Claude Leclerc has held a Michelin star since 2025 and spent over two decades anchoring the city's upper tier of modern French cooking. The kitchen works within the classical Gallic canon, reinterpreting trotters, foie gras, and coastal fish through a seasonal lens that keeps the cooking grounded rather than showy.
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L'Ostal holds a Michelin star earned in both 2024 and 2025, placing it among Clermont-Ferrand's most consistent fine dining addresses. Chef Jared Sippel leads a modern cuisine menu at the €€€€ tier, drawing a 4.. For the Auvergne region, where serious cooking has historically played second fiddle to the volcanic landscape's reputation, that track record carries weight.
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Positioned at the €€ price point on Rue du Terrail, it operates in a city where French haute cuisine dominates the conversation, offering a counter-argument built on restraint and Italian culinary principles.
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Among Clermont-Ferrand's mid-range tables, L'Écureuil holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and a 4.. The short, blackboard menu rotates with the market, running to duck breast with black olives and pork cheeks braised in red wine, with a simpler lunch deal available at a noticeably lower price point.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder in 2024 and 2025, Le 62 sits on Rue Fontgieve in Clermont-Ferrand's city centre, delivering modern cuisine at a mid-range price point that punches well above its bracket. Chef Seng Luangrath runs a kitchen that has earned consistent Michelin recognition, making this one of the more credible value propositions in the Auvergne dining scene.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient since 2025, Le Bistrot d'à Côté operates from a pedestrianised street near Place de Jaude in Clermont-Ferrand, where chef Valentin Chambonnière has built a concise, seasonally driven menu around bold contrasts and tangy flavours. The €€ price point and warm service make it one of the more considered value propositions in the city's modern dining scene.
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Le Chardonnay holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) and a 4., placing it among Clermont-Ferrand's most consistent value-driven modern tables. Chef Patricio Massimino runs a concise, technically grounded menu at the €€ price point, making it a practical reference point for the city's mid-range dining tier.
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At Le Saint-Eutrope, chef Michael Hazlewood and partner Manon Descombats sharpen convivial, family-style dining into a quietly luxurious ritual. Beneath its vintage charm and unfussy plating lies a technically refined cuisine that hums with seasonality, precision, and soul—each dish served with a hush of understatement and a flourish of flavor. The natural-leaning wine list is spirited yet informed, championing producers whose bottles carry a whisper of terroir and an unmistakable sense of place. This is the sort of table where time slows, conversation deepens, and generosity is the house style—proof that sophistication need not arrive with ceremony, but with warm light, shared plates, and polished taste.
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Sitting inside Stade Marcel-Michelin, L'En-but holds consecutive Michelin Plates for 2024 and 2025 and prices at the €€ tier, making it one of the more considered value propositions in Clermont-Ferrand's modern cuisine bracket.For a city that punches above its size in serious dining, it occupies a practical and credible middle ground.
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A Michelin Plate-recognised address in central Clermont-Ferrand, L'Instantané operates in the mid-price tier where modern French cooking meets considered, well-structured menus.
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A Michelin Plate holder on Place des Cordeliers, Le Duguesclin sits in the mid-upper tier of Clermont-Ferrand's modern cuisine scene, priced at €€€ and holding a 4.. Regulars return for cooking that earns sustained recognition without the formality of the city's starred rooms, making it a reliable anchor in a dining city that rewards those who look beyond the obvious names.
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La Régalade holds back-to-back top rankings from Star Wine List (2024 and 2025), a credential that places its wine program among the more seriously curated in Clermont-Ferrand. Sitting in a city that France's gastronomic conversation tends to overlook — despite Michelin calling it home — La Régalade operates as a quiet argument that the Auvergne has more to say at the table than its reputation suggests.
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At 41 avenue Julien, a short walk from Place de Jaude, Le Sonney is an intimate Clermont-Ferrand address where chefs Caroline Vallance and Benjamin Faure compose a 14-dish menu drawn from Auvergne terroir and family memory. The name references both a great-grandmother and the sonnet form, and everything from bread to ice cream is made in-house. The recycled-material interior is their own design work too.
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Mouffu holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, placing it among the recognised addresses for traditional French cuisine in Clermont-Ferrand. At the €€ price tier, it represents one of the more accessible entry points into the city's cited dining circuit. A 4..
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On Rue Fontgieve in central Clermont-Ferrand, Amphitryon Capucine represents the kind of address that sits at the serious end of the city's restaurant spectrum — where Auvergne's volcanic-plateau larder meets a kitchen operating with discipline and intent. For visitors who want to understand what French regional cooking looks like when it takes its own terroir seriously, this is a table worth planning around.
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Bouillon Clermont occupies a traditional address at 8 Rue des Minimes in the heart of Clermont-Ferrand, reviving the bouillon format that once fed working France on honest, affordable plates. For travellers passing through the Auvergne capital, it represents the city's appetite for culinary tradition alongside its growing modern dining scene.
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On a quiet street in Clermont-Ferrand's old quarter, Dadino Pizze makes the case that pizza in the Auvergne is worth paying attention to. The address — 13 Rue des Vieillards — places it within walking distance of the city's volcanic stone cathedral and the concentrated dining strip that feeds the city's most engaged restaurant crowd. For visitors building a broader picture of eating in Clermont, it belongs on the shortlist alongside the city's more formal tables.
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On Rue Jules Verne in central Clermont-Ferrand, Delipapa occupies a spot in a city whose restaurant scene has grown steadily more confident without losing its provincial footing. The address places it within easy reach of the city's main commercial and cultural axis, positioning it as a neighbourhood fixture rather than a destination import. For visitors orienting themselves in the Auvergne dining scene, it serves as a useful entry point.
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En/Vie occupies a quiet address on Rue du Cheval Blanc in central Clermont-Ferrand, a city whose dining scene has grown more quietly serious than its profile might suggest. The restaurant sits within a tier of Clermont addresses that prioritise considered cooking over volume, placing it alongside a small cohort of restaurants worth planning a visit around. Clermont rewards those who look past its volcanic backdrop and industrial reputation.
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A wine bar and bistro on Rue Sainte-Claire in the heart of Clermont-Ferrand's old quarter, L'Alambic positions itself within the city's mid-range dining scene where product-focused cooking and a considered wine list take precedence over formality. For visitors mapping Clermont-Ferrand's restaurants beyond its starred addresses, it offers a grounded alternative to the city's more ambitious tasting-menu formats.
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L'Estoril occupies a quiet address on Rue de Chanteranne in Clermont-Ferrand, positioning itself within a city whose fine-dining tier has grown considerably more competitive over the past decade. Set against a regional scene that includes Michelin-recognised neighbours, the restaurant draws visitors interested in the Auvergne's evolving table. Advance planning is advised for weekend reservations.
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La Rivière des Parfums occupies a considered address on Rue Henri Barbusse in Clermont-Ferrand, placing it within a city dining scene that has grown quietly serious about technique and provenance. The name, evoking rivers and fragrance, signals an approach to flavour that is architectural as much as sensory. For visitors tracing Clermont's restaurant tier, it belongs in any honest survey of the city's dining options.
Clermont-Ferrand
Selected entries from the current guide for Clermont-Ferrand.
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Clermont-Ferrand
Selected entries from the current guide for Clermont-Ferrand.
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Clermont-Ferrand
Selected entries from the current guide for Clermont-Ferrand.
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