#1: Rustique
Address: 28 Castlegate, York YO1 9RP England
Meals – What you get:
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Soups
- Meat Dishes
- Fish & Seafood
- Vegetarian Option
- Vegan and Glutenfree Options
- Desserts
- Liquor
Meals from £ 15 – £ 30
Typical French Dishes?
Rustique specializes in serving simple French dishes in a busy and cheerful bistro atmosphere. They have a large and diverse selection of traditionally cooked dishes from locally sourced meat, fish, and vegetables. Rustique is popular for its French-inspired fine dining experience. Traditional French dishes such as Boeuf Bouriguinon, Croquette de crabe, Pot au Chocolat, Moules Marinières, and desserts like classic Crème Brûlée, Cheesecake au Citron are favourites on the menu.
Opening Hours:
- Monday – Saturday: 12pm – 10pm
- Sunday: 12pm – 9pm
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A perfect fusion of classical French and European cuisine under one roof, their mouth-watering delicacies are fresh and of the highest quality, sourced from local farmers and growers.
Enjoy a 3-course French meal in a typical Parisian bistro environment. The restaurant is family-friendly and tastefully decorated with lightening-yellow cushioned chairs and sofas. Popular dishes of Rustique include Moules Marinières, Confit de Canard, and Boeuf Bourguinon, and classic crème brûlée.
Patrons rate this restaurant as good value for money, paying around £20 for a 3-course meal. The waiters are attentive, knowledgeable and try to ensure that customers leave having had the best experience.
#2: Rustique Lendal
Address: 2 Lendal, York YO1 8AA England
Meals – What you get:
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Soups
- Meat Dishes
- Fish & Seafood
- Vegetarian Option
- Vegan and Glutenfree Options
- Desserts
- Liquor
Meals from £ 15 – £ 30
Typical French Dishes?
Rustique Lendal offers fine French delicacies such as chicken liver paté with French bread and sweet red onion marmalade. Their hearty boeuf bourguinon and confit leg of duck with dauphinoise potatoes are not to be missed. Rustique Lendal is also popular for its sweet treats, including sticky toffee pudding, crème brûlée and crêpe with banana.
Opening Hours:
- Monday – Saturday: 12pm – 10pm
- Sunday: 12pm – 9pm
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Serving classical French cuisine in vibrant Parisian-style surrounds, Rustique Lendal ensures that customers enjoy a warm, welcoming and friendly experience. Rustique changes its menus and specials regularly to keep returning patrons excited.
Two courses from the set menu cost only £16.95, and adding a dessert takes it to £19.95, making it a good-value-for-money option. Rustique also caters for those who prefer vegetarian and gluten-free meals.
Their fantastic array of French wines pair well with all meals, and their waiters are always available to offer knowledgeable advice and suggestions.
Having received over 860 5-star ratings, Rustique Lendal rarely disappoints, however, patrons have noted that the dining room does become noisy at times.
#3: Fish & Forest
Address: 110 Micklegate, York YO1 6JX England
Meals – What you get:
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Starters
- Dessert
- Fish & Seafood
- Veg Options
- Wine Bar
Meals from £ 6 – £ 30
Typical French Dishes?
Fish and Forest is known for its contemporary French and British delicacies. Specialising in seafood and a variety of fish and game meat, along with a great choice of wine to compliment the dishes, Fish and Forest offers the highest quality cuisine.
Furthermore, with each visit, patrons get a whole new handwritten menu to choose from, with meals such as wild mushroom tartare, seafood chowder and fruit compote emerging as firm favourites.
Opening Hours:
- Tuesday – Wednesday: 5 pm – 9 pm
- Thurday-Saturday: 12pm – 3pm & 5pm – 9pm
- Sunday / Monday: closed
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According to patrons, the exquisite cuisine bursts with unique flavour. Fish and Forest specialises in fish dishes such as Mackerel Kiev and Rabbit Rillette, which are very popular.
Although the restaurant is small and intimate, its naturally-lit courtyard on the terrace provides a welcome and relaxing atmosphere for friends and family to meet. Its décor includes a light and calming colour scheme, matching its friendly and attentive service.
Head Chef, Steve, is a talented individual who knows how to take the fish and game cooking to a different level. The restaurant easily competes with those who have been Michelin star-rated for its cuisine and service.
Having received mainly 5-star ratings, patrons comment that the restaurant offers affordable French cuisine in a wonderful, relaxed atmosphere.
#4: Le Cochon Aveugle
Sampling Michelin Restaurant!
Address: 37 Walmgate, York YO1 9TX England
Meals – What you get:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Starters
- Appetizer
- Fish & Seafood
- Meat Dishes
- Vegetarian
- Cheese Board
- Desserts
Menus from £ 30 to £ 50
Typical French Dishes?
A small French fine dining restaurant in the heart of York, Le Cohcon Aveugle serves a frequently-changing tasty menu. It showcases only the best ingredients available each day.
The menu consists of classic yet modern dishes such as homemade sourdough, cheese board platters, smoked pigeon “tartine” with broad beans and ricotta, squid ricotta with raspberry, and Nasturtium ice-cream with squash velouté.
The menu keeps on changing as the seasonal ingredients are sourced locally from carefully selected farmers.
Opening Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 12pm – 11pm
- Saturday: 9am – 11pm
- Sunday : 9am – 10pm
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Le Cochon is a small 14 seater Michelin-sample restaurant consisting of 5 couple tables and 4 chairs at a counter. Their food tastes incredible and bursts with flavour, as the classic French experimental cuisine meets the art of modernism.
Because all seasonal ingredients are carefully selected from local vendors, Le Cochon creates a frequently-changing surprise experience with a blind menu, where dishes are described and customers guess the dish.
Chef Josh Overington is passionate about his culinary art, taking inspiration from Alain Passard in L’arpege, Paris. The Chef’s wife, Victoria, handpicks the wines herself from the cellars at selected vineyards.
This small fine dining restaurant offers great value for money. Customers are always pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food for its price, and frequently comment on the attention to detail and friendly service.
It must be noted that all reservations should be made in advance because of the limited amount of tables available.
#5: Côte Brasserie
Address: 49-51 Low Peter Gate York, York YO1 7HT England
Meals – What you get:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Brunch
- After Hours
- Starters
- Meat Dishes
- Fish & Seafood
- Vegetarian
- Cheese
- Desserts
Meals from 14.95 £ to 29.95 £
Typical French Dishes?
Côte serves a modern interpretation of famous French dishes. Authentic classic brasserie dishes are designed with a modern twist, using only the highest-quality, seasonal ingredients. Popular dishes at this famous restaurant include the duck liver parfait, baked crottin, gravadlax and wild mushroom cassoulet, while classic crème brûlée and tarte aux mirabelles will satisfy any sweet tooth.
Opening Hours:
- Daily: 12pm – 9pm
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Their great tasting food is cooked to perfection, and Côte offers a variety of vegetarian and meat dishes along with vegan and gluten-free options on their extensive menu.
Patrons highly recommended the poulet grille with mushroom sauce, tuna Niçoise salad, moules marinieres, corn-fed chicken, and Cote’s creme caramel in the dessert section.
Decked with a long hallway of seating and tables, Côte’s environment is casual, warm and friendly. Côte is suitable for romantic dinners, business lunches, small gatherings and mini parties.
Côte is known for its value for money food and vibrant ambiance, however, this restaurant sometimes gets negative remarks for its delayed services.
#6: Bistro du Vin
Address: 89 The Mount, York YO24 1AX England
Meals – What you get:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Afternoon Tea
- Drinks
Meals from 25 £ – 75 £
Typical French Dishes?
This stay-in-cum-bistro-style restaurant serves contemporary yet traditional French dishes along with modern British cuisines. They also offer a fantastic choice of afternoon teas from Darjeeling Tea, Afternoon Cream Tea, to Jasmine Blossom with a huge spread of snack items.
Opening Hours:
Breakfast
- Mon – Fri: 7.00am – 10.00am
- Sat-Sun: 8.00am -11.00am
- Bank Holidays: 8.00am – 11.00am
Lunch
- Monday and Thursday – Closed
- Friday to Sunday – 12 pm to 2.30 pm
Dinner
- Daily, 6 pm to 9 pm
For Afternoon Tea: Currently unavailable for Covid 19
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Bistro du Vin serves tasty and authentic contemporary French dishes, paired with the perfect wines. They also have a range of delicious specials on regular rotation.
The ambiance of the restaurant is warm, cozy and family-friendly. It’s well lit and a great place for small parties or romantic dates. Dishes such as the lamb shank and venison are popular among its patrons, along with pear, apple, and blackberry cobbler, rhubarb crumble and chocolate tart with honey crème Fraiche.
Although it receives many 5 star ratings, Bistro du Vin is a bit pricey for the portion of food on the plate. Service has also been rated as a little issue for Bistro du Vin for a while, due to the limited number of staff during festive times.
#7: Cafe Rouge
Address: 52 Low Petergate The Adams House, York YO1 7HZ England
Meals – What you get:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Starters
- Meat Dishes
- Fish & Seafood
- Vegetarian
- Cheese
- Desserts
- Full Bar with wine and beer
Menus: Breakfast from 5.95£ and 2 course Lunch meal from 14.95£
Typical French Dishes?
Cafe Rouge serves typical French home cuisine in a Parisian Bistro-style setting. Having been established in 1989, core classics such as Duck Confit, Steak Frites, Moules Marienieres, Croques, Salads, and Baguettes have been the firm favourites.
Opening Hours:
- Close now due to COVID 19 Scenario
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Cafe Rouge serves huge classic French dishes. The dishes come in good portions and are really tasty. This restaurant is not short on variety, offering an à la carte, vegan and children’s menus, ensuring that they cater for all.
According to reviews, the beef bourguignon, duck in orange sauce and poulet breton come highly recommended. Patrons rate the restaurant as good value for money.
Café Rouge also offers an exquisite Afternoon Tea that comes with 2 tiers of sweet treats as well as a plate of French savouries. A glass of Prosecco or champagne are also a great companion to the Afternoon Tea.
Café Rouge offers both take away and dining-in services so you can order their food sitting at home.
However, despite all the positive reviews Café Rouge receives, it has been repeatedly criticized for its delayed service.
#8: KREP
Address: 5 Silver Street Shambles Market, York YO1 7LX England
Meals – What you get:
- Breakfasts
- Lunches
- Crêpes
- Galettes
Typical French Dishes?
Krep is the one-stop destination if you are searching for a superb breakfast and lunch with homemade Galettes and vegan gluten-free crêpes along with a roasted hot cup of coffee or a tangy lemonade. All the foods are gluten-free and vegan, served straight from the kitchen of two talented and friendly chefs.
Serving the best vegan crêpe in town, made of buckwheat flour with its wonderful nutty flavor, and filled with almost anything from cheddar cheese, egg & bacon to sous vide pork neck, they are a must-try. The tasty crêpes and Galettes from the Krepetruck in a perfect setting to relax in the sun is the ultimate pleasure.
Meals from 3 £ to 8 £
Opening Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 10am-4pm
- Saturday-Sunday: 10am-4pm
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Krep is a non-conventional French Crêperie offering breakfast dishes along with lunches, specializing in freshly made Breton Galettes & traditional Crêpes. The galette bretonnes are brown-coloured pancakes with a nutty flavour made from buckwheat flour. As a result, they are naturally gluten-free, catering for those who are more health-conscious.
Sweet or Savoury Crepes and Galettes, are available in both veg and nonveg versions. The ingredients are seasonal and sourced from local millers and farmers, and so the dishes are extremely fresh and highly nutritious and everything is homemade, even the sauces and pickles.
Patrons recommend the mushroom duxelles Galettes, Chevre galettes for vegetarians and Tatin crepes for those with a sweet tooth. In true French street-style, food is served from a convertible truck. The Krepetruck was started by two friends, a French Crêpe Master, and a creative chef. Their food is extremely well-priced and tasty, and the patrons love the personal touch these chefs bring to every meal.
