Gourmet restaurant
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La Barbacane
La Barbacane, a gourmet restaurant in Carcassonne, is an invitation to travel. The refinement of the dishes is matched by the seasonal produce sourced from the region's farmers, market gardeners and livestock breeders. A chic, cosy atmosphere in an elegant period décor.
"Les sens en émoi, a gastronomic adventure based on excellence and creativity".
Jérôme Ryon
Head
of the restaurant La Barbacane
Know-how
& passion
Between rigour and creativity, technical skill and imagination, Jérôme Ryon offers a seasonal cuisine based on regional produce created by passionate and exceptional producers. The menu is regularly renewed according to what's available and the best the land has to offer for the palates of the finest gourmets visiting La Barbacane.
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Our menus
Breakfast menu
from 25 July to 7 August
Menu Mosaïque Audoise
Signature menu
Tasting menu
Vegetarian menu
From 25 July to 7 August
55€ Starter, main course, dessert, water, 2 glasses of wine and coffee
included.
65€ "Déjeuner Gastronome" A starter, fish and meat, a dessert. Water, 2 glasses of wine and coffee included.
Inputs
Mediterranean mackerel prepared escabèche-style, angel hair pasta salad with a horseradish kick, and a reduced jus used as a vinaigrette
or
Chilled watermelon, melon and garden verbena soup, pan con tomate with Cébo Iberian ham, stracciatella, lemon zest
Dishes
Grilled Angus steak with parsley, romaine lettuce leaves with tarragon-marinated fruit and vegetables, and a Choron mousseline
or
Seared swordfish steak, saffron-flavoured Marseillette rice, multicoloured courgettes, fish soup
Desserts and cheese
Maras des Bois strawberries in jelly, almond shortbread, vanilla diplomat cream and strawberry confit
or
Roussillon apricot compote, pistachio financier, orange blossom mousse with crumble topping
Our bread is homemade
79€ excluding drinks - Served at lunchtime for the whole table
99€ excluding drinks -Served in the evening for the whole table
Mediterranean blue crab meat, extra-fine green beans, accra and a delicate crab jelly, served with a mousseline
*
Fageole trout, served plain with almonds, broccoli, an almond milk sauce and smoked eggs
*
Aude-style rabbit: leg glazed with carrot and mustard seed jus, grilled saddle fillets with a hazelnut flavour, and cannelloni of confit shoulder, local chanterelle mushrooms, served with a reduced jus
*
Trolleys of fresh and mature cheeses from Occitanie
10 extra for lunch, included in the evening menu
*
Figs from Muriel’s, a thin tart with caramelised walnuts, cinnamon cream and a mild spiced jelly
All menu items can be served à la carte
45€ starter, 55€ fish, 55€ meat, 20€ dessert or cheese
Our bread is homemade
Served Monday to Sunday from 19:30 to 21:30
119€ excluding drinks
Franck’s courgettes, and the ‘Impératrice’ mussels – round and stuffed with flowers – served with an escabèche vinaigrette
*
Fresh frogs’ legs, completely deboned, cooked in the Occitan style, ventrèche from Duler, sun-ripened vegetables, and a tomato-based sauce
*
Grilled Mediterranean bluefin tuna steak, white aubergines, piperade, and a virgin olive oil vinaigrette
*
Roast Mont Royal pigeon fillet, with thin slices of thigh meat served with candied Menton lemons and Lucca olives, butter beans and a reduced sauce
*
Trolleys of fresh and mature cheeses from Occitanie
*
Poached Roussillon peaches, tarragon cream and honey-almond biscuit, homemade gavottes and macadamia nuts
All menu items can be served à la carte
45€ starter, 55€ fish, 55€ meat, 20€ dessert or cheese
Our bread is homemade
Served Monday to Sunday from 19:30 to 21:30
130€ without cheese - 140€ with cheese (Price per person)
Menu served for the whole table
Estimated meal time between 2h30 and 3h
Jérôme Ryon's 8-course Tasting Menu
Available until 9pm
We invite you to discover, during your meal,
4 regional wines selected by our Head Sommelier
Fabrice Longo: €50
All menu items can be served à la carte
45€ starter, 55€ fish, 55€ meat, 20€ dessert or cheese
Our bread is homemade
Served Monday to Sunday until 9pm
55€ - Served at lunchtime
Starter, main course, dessert, water, 2 glasses of wine and coffee included
94€ excluding drinks -Served in the evening for the whole table
Fricassee of seasonal Aude vegetables cooked in barigoule, Mélanosporum truffles and aromatic toast
*
Our ratatouille served cold, gazpacho jelly, tomato vinaigrette, focaccia toast
*
Included in the evening menu
Courgette flowers stuffed with two types of pistou – wild garlic and basil – served with a velvety soup of saffron-infused yellow courgettes and fresh almonds
*
Spring strawberries, vanilla mascarpone cream, linzer shortbread, homemade sorbet
*
10 extra for lunch, included in the evening menu
Fresh and mature cheeses, from the Aude and elsewhere, truffled by us
Our bread is homemade
Served Monday to Sunday from 19:30 to 21:30
Other menus
Régis Chanel, Pastry chef
Régis Chanel, Head Pastry Chef at La Barbacane, puts the emphasis on traditional cuisine renewed with refinement and subtletý. "La Barbacane", a renowned gastronomic restaurant in Carcassonne, was awarded its first Michelin star in March 2002 and has maintained the same level of excellence ever since.
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Hôtel de la Cité
A former bishop's residence in the heart of the Cité, the Hôtel de la Cité is a journey back in time, an interlude in a remarkable place with a breathtaking panorama of Carcassonne, its lower town and its gardens.
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RESTAURANT La Barbacane - Hôtel de la Cité
Place Auguste Pierre Pont
11000 Cité de Carcassonne - France
04 68 71 98 71
Open every day
Monday to Sunday ;
Lunch: from 12.30 pm to 2 pm
For dinner: from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm
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