Le Berlot — Restaurant in Montlouis-sur-Loire

On the central square of Montlouis-sur-Loire, in a lovely building with tufa walls and a terrace, Patricia and Hervé Chardonneau, former owners of the much-loved Casse-Cailloux in Tours, run a bistro and wine bar that gets everything right. On one side is the restaurant (tufa walls, wood and steel furniture), where Hervé makes honest bistro food: focaccia with pastrami and pickles, rare Angus bavette with home-made fries and béarnaise, an apricot trifle to finish. On the other side is the wine bar, where you can also just walk in for a glass, order the restaurant's starters as tapas and discover local winegrowers through Hervé's personal picks.