Did you think you’d found all the best places to eat in Toulouse? Think again: the Pink City is also home to restaurants as crazy as they are delicious. Eat in an airplane cockpit, sleep between bites or plunge into absolute darkness… Because we love to surprise you, we’ve unearthed four unusual restaurants in Toulouse that defy the laws of classic gastronomy.
Take off for dinner on board a plane
In Toulouse, the restaurant Le Cockpit will give you wings. Here, an old airplane invites you to an extraordinary dinner. Climb aboard, take a seat in a real passenger seat and order your meal… as if you were flying to Tokyo or Los Angeles.
The windows diffuse a soft light, the waiters play stewards and the menu revisits French cuisine with panache. The experience is total, without leaving Haute-Garonne.
Nap after lunch at Sixta
This is the favorite haunt of eco-responsible gourmets who refuse to choose between eating well and sleeping well. In the heart of Toulouse, Sixta offers vegetarian and organic cuisine in a zen-like setting.
After a colorful meal, head for the siesta room. Cosy cocoons await guests for a 20-minute micro-nap. The result: you leave feeling light, with a soothed mind and a happy heart. Enough to make any downtown office green with envy.
A quick trip to Japan at Susanoo
If you’re a fan of anime, steaming ramen and katana, Susanoo is sure to get your Japanese heart pumping. Located in Toulouse, this small Japanese restaurant takes you straight to the Land of the Rising Sun.
The only restaurant of its kind in the Ville Rose, you can eat Japanese-style, sitting on the floor… it’s like being in Tokyo-Shinjuku. On the plate, the chef masters the perfect balance between authenticity and modernity. His crispy donburis and gyozas are unanimously acclaimed.
Dare to dine in total darkness with Dans le Noir?
Near the center of town, the Dans le Noir? concept turns all your sensory references upside down. Here, there are no lights, no mirrors, no telephones: you dine blind. Guided by blind waiters, you learn to rediscover the taste, texture and even the voice of your neighbor.
The menu remains secret, of course, but the emotions explode. Every bite becomes an adventure. It’s the kind of experience from which you emerge more curious and empathetic… with just one desire: to do it all over again.