Caves Jean-Jaurès 3 rue Callot tel 04.67.60.27.33. Well-prepared local cooking in a seventeenth-century hôtel just west of the Comédie. From €14.Cellier Morel 27 rue Aiguillerie tel 04.67.66.46.36. Carefully prepared regional specialities in the elegant surroundings of a thirteenth-century palace. Lunch menu at €26, dinner from €40. Closed part Aug, Mon & Wed lunch & Sun. La Diligence 2 place Pétrarque tel 04.67.66.12.21. Atmospheric vaulted medieval setting for a good-value dip into the finest French cuisine. Lunch menus from €13, or €24 in the evening. Closed Mon & Sat lunch & Sun. Le Jardin des Sens 11 av St-Lazaire tel 04.99.58.38.38, www.jardindessens.com. One of the highest-rated restaurants in Languedoc, just north of Le Corum. Excellent terroir-based creations in elegant surroundings. Menus €46, €90 and €122. Closed Sun, Mon & Wed lunch & all Jan. La Pomme d'Or 23 rue du Palais des Guilhem tel 04.67.52.82.62. Arty restaurant-bar with a predominantly gay clientele. Inventive menus in the €18 range. Closed Mon lunch. La Posada 20 rue du Petit-St-Jean tel 04.67.66.21.25. You'll need to book ahead for this popular restaurant with its well-priced Spanish and Mediterranean dishes, including paella and moules à la crème de l'ail. Menus from €8.30 at lunch, €11.18 at dinner. Prince of New York 1 rue des Tessiers tel 04.67.66.05.77. Great-value Mediterranean food with a solid plat du jour at only €7.50. Open for lunch Tues–Sat, dinner Thurs–Sun. Le Regency 4 rue Cité-Benoît tel 04.67.64.42.69. Specialist in couscous and other dishes from North Africa, complete with traditional Moroccan decor and dances on Friday and Saturday evenings. From around €20. Closed Mon lunch. Salmon Shop 5 rue de la Petite-Loge. An airy establishment, located just off place Jean-Jaurès, with a novel "mountain cabin" interior, and offering oak-smoked salmon main courses in half a dozen guises at around €15. Closed Sun lunch. Tripti Kulai 20 rue Jacques-Coeur. Quirky women-run vegetarian restaurant, serving dishes with flair, including a good choice of salads, from €10.50 at lunch, €14.50 for dinner. Closed Sun. Le Vieux Four 59 rue de l'Aiguillerie tel 04.67.60.55.95. Meat-eaters should head for this cosy, candlelit place specializing in grillades au feu de bois. Menu at €14.95. Evenings only.
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