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Please keep in mind that these are the result of just one visit of one week to Bordeaux in April 2019. Be sure to read some reviews on TripAdvisor and Yelp to see if my suggestions suit you:

Coffee:

Black List (super fast internet!!). Good coffee.

Sip

Cafeincup

Banana (Gluten Free!)

Alchimiste

La Pelle (Chartrons)

Wine Bars, My favorites were:

Vins Urbains (no longer in business) and

Le Vertige

Le Bistro des Frerots: Very locals wine bar, great Charcuterie plate, see photo. Top recommendation!

Also liked the wine bar at the school of wine, Le Bar a Vin CIVB, but they only sell full glass no tasting, very reasonable prices. Update: Tonight they were willing to do half glasses and a proper tasting, guess it depends on the mood. Good wine, very frustrating place.

For some really high end stuff try Le Millesime, but the high end stuff is pricey.

Les Trois Pinardiers

Aux Quatre Coins du Vin

Bordeaux Max has a few higher end and lets you taste.

Restaurants:

Didn’t find anything I’m crazy about, but had 2 very nice lunches at La Rotisserie St. Michel. Great roast chicken.

Good crepe at Parentheses

Marche Bacalan near the Cite du Vin is great place for lunch, lots of choices.

Brasserie Bordelaise was nice with a good bar to sit at.

Le Bistro D’Auerlie did a nice job.

Chez Meme was creative and good.

I did the half day St. Emilion Electric bike tour with Rustic Vines. It was very enjoyable, although getting to St. Emilion is a bit of a hassle because the track are being worked on , so you need to switch to a bus at Libourne. Be sure to buy a round trip so that you can get back as the Station there is unattended.

You can buy yourself a Bordeaux CityPass (buy at tourism info center) if you want to go to museums and other sites as well as big bus tour, includes transit, but pricey. Or, buy yourself a 7 day transit pass for 13.75 euros.

One more note: Avoid visiting on Sundays and Mondays if you can, all kinds of things are closed on these days.

Small Charcuterie plate at Bistro Frerots.Tasting at Bar a Vin CIVBTasting at Vins Urbains.