Les Bartavelles

Les Bartavelles is a sibling-run restaurant in Tours offering a warm, refined and intimate dining experience inspired by childhood memories and the literature of Marcel Pagnol. The house is led in the kitchen by the chef and in front-of-house by his sister; together they aim to tell their story through generous hospitality and carefully paired wines. The kitchen prizes sincerity of flavour: each bite unfolds new sensations with a composed balance of head, heart and base notes. The restaurant earned the Assiette MICHELIN 2019 and the Trophée Jeune Talent Gault & Millau 2019. The dining room takes the form of a nest-like, elegant space with colourful, gilded accents and intimate, muffled lighting; decor details reference partridge plumage and create a cosy, elegant vibe. The cuisine is modern and product-driven, evolving with the seasons and concentrated on the essential; preparations favour high-quality produce and balance professional rigour with elements of surprise and subtlety. Ghislain Damaye (Chef) trained and completed stages at La Roche Leroy (Alain Couturier), La Maison Tourangelle (Frédéric Arnault), La Chancelière (Olivier Arlot) and Le Meurice in Paris (Alain Ducasse). Front-of-house is his sister, Véronique Damaye. Specialties include evolving seasonal tasting compositions, product-focused preparations, surprise courses that highlight subtle flavours and curated wine pairings selected by the maître d'hôtel.