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Restaurant Les Grottes, 23 ter rue Pineau tel 0247452104
Well-cooked cuisine in an ancient wine cellar. Anguille fumée aux oeufs brouillés, magret de canard pommes sautées, bavette à l'echalote, bavette à l'estragon, escalope de sandre en habit vert. Menus from 99 to 225 FF. 

Le Fournil, 22 rue du Val de loire Valliéres, tel 0247454306.
A gourmand stop between the chateaux Azay le Rideau and Villandry. Typical regional cuisine, all fresh products. Salade de raie aux pommes, coq au vin du pays, matelote d'anguilles, filet de boeuf polelé. Menus from 115 to 195 FF. 

Le Grand Monarque, 3 place de la Republique, tel 0247454008
Near the chateau. Under the shadow of the trees of a cute interior garden or in the décor of the bourgeois décor, another place where the cuisine is inspired by regional products. It's an ancient "relais de poste". Dos de sander à vapeur d'echalotes, terrine de lentilles vertes et salade de rillons, medaillons de lotte marinés et vermicelles de légumes frits, ris de veau aux girolles. Menus from 110 to 300 FF. 

L'Aigle d'Or, 10 rue Adelaide Riche, tel 0247452458
A report made by two readers in full winter. The weather was horrible but the langoustines and the sander they ate, was enough to forget the bad climate. Also lotte. The reception was charming and the prices very gentle. Menus for 110 to 285 FF.