Discover Banksia dining cellar and delicatessen in Bordeaux

Do you enjoy culinary experiences that are off the beaten track, gastronomic journeys and surprising dishes that sublimate the ingredients with which they are concocted ? Banksia’s dining cellar / delicatessen concept in Bordeaux will seduce you! With only sixteen covers and a terrace, its vintage and intimate atmosphere surrounded by plants and its menu full of freshness, this hybrid restaurant in the La Zoologie hotel will plunge you into a world apart for the duration of a meal.  

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Banksia in Bordeaux: a unique and authentic place

With a fascinating history, bathed in scientific curiosity, the place that once housed the Bordeaux Institute of Natural Sciences now serves as the setting for La Zoologie. Renovated into a luxury hotel, the building has retained the enigmatic charm of its origins, which permeates every corner. This witness of another time, a happy marriage of stone, metal and glass, has been joined by two wings that take up its codes while giving them a touch of modernity.

It is in the Botanique wing that the Banksia dining cellar / delicatessen awaits you. Its name, in a nod to the place it occupies, refers to an endemic Australian tree that is still little known in our countries. The chef at the restaurant La Zoologie, selects himself ingredients full of character and nobility, sourced from local producers. Worked with love and talent, they lend themselves to preparations whose apparent simplicity conceals treasures of greed. To be enjoyed indoors or on the terrace, for a short lunch break or a festive meal with friends, family or as a couple.

Fancy a more substantial meal ? La Zoologie, an unusual restaurant in Bordeaux, welcomes you every lunchtime except Sunday and every evening.

What do you taste at Banksia?

Halfway between the refinement of Parisian bistronomy and the casualness of the tapas experience, Banksia honours fresh, local and organic ingredients. Among the creations you will find on the colourful boards of the micro-restaurant, fine cheeses and charcuterie, tartines, vegetable dips, gazpacho, and ceviche are among the great favourites. Try surprising specialities such as peppers stuffed with a hazelnut preparation spiced with cumin and ajwain, ajo blanco (gazpacho with almonds and garlic), homemade blinis with finely selected caviar, or hummus with carrots and cumin.

Make the pleasure last by treating yourself to a take-away dish offered by the catering service or visit the grocery shop where some sixty Banksia products are listed. Foie gras, Bazas garlic, Bigorre black pork, heirloom tomato coulis, pestos, chorizo, marinated herring, salts, peppers and flavoured caramels… you’re bound to find something sweet to satisfy you.

Practical information

The Banksia dining cellar / delicatessen in Bordeaux is accessible on the ground floor and has a separate entrance, making the place even more convivial.

Open from Tuesday to Friday for lunch and dinner and on Saturdays from 11am to 10pm. To be discovered during an unusual night in Gironde!