LE BANKSIA

Bouchon bordelais to share | Hôtel La Zoologie

Inspired by Lyonnais bouchons, Le Banksia welcomes you in a cheeky and festive atmosphere. Seasonal tapas, wines from the South-West, dishes that arrive as they are ready. Wine cellar with food in the heart of Bordeaux.

Le Banksia: the bouchon spirit, in Bordeaux style

No set menu, no timed service, no fuss. At Le Banksia, you sit down, order what you feel like, and dishes arrive as they are ready — exactly like in a real Lyonnais bouchon. Except here, we are in Bordeaux, and the wine in your glass comes from the South-West.

That’s the Banksia spirit: cheeky, generous, festive. A place where people speak loudly because they are enjoying themselves, where you order another glass because the first one was too good, where you end up staying longer than planned. And that’s just fine.

Dishes that arrive as they come

Here, no “starter-main-dessert” order. Dishes come out of the kitchen when they are ready, hot, and at their best. We share, we nibble, we reorder. Seasonal cooking rules everything: market products dictate the menu, not the other way around.

A proudly cheeky spirit

The atmosphere at Le Banksia is like the best shared tables: relaxed, warm, a little noisy in the best possible way. People come with friends, as a couple, with family — and leave feeling like they’ve discovered a hidden address.

Wines chosen with curiosity

The Banksia cellar is not a wine list — it is a selection of bottles chosen with passion, mainly from South-West France and beyond when it’s worth it. Wines that have something to tell, to be enjoyed on-site or to take away.

Practical information

Directly accessible from the street, without going through the hotel, Le Banksia is open to everyone — La Zoologie guests or Bordelais in search of a good address. Just steps from Saint-Jean train station, it is also the ideal stop before a train or after a walk in the neighbourhood.

Open Wednesday to Saturday

Wednesday to Friday: 12pm–2pm and 5pm–9pm

Saturday: 11am–5pm continuous

+33 (0)5 33 06 99 17

contact@hotelzoologie.com