Villa Mon Rêve

Frogs' legs and local pike with beurre blanc on the banks of the Loire, in a townhouse that has been feeding people here for what feels like forever. This is a traditional French restaurant, the kind that makes you feel slightly underdressed however you arrive. The garden terrace is genuinely lovely in warm weather, all shade and flowerbeds. An old-school institution that takes the classics seriously and the service warmly.