Le Pressoir d’Argent

Bordeaux

When in Bordeaux you’re spoilt for Ramsay- choices. Situated on the ground floor of the luxurious InterContinental, right across from the city’s stunning opera house, you’ll find Le Bordeaux Gordon Ramsay – a casual bistro serving high-end lunches and dinners. But upstairs on the first floor, where the master chef runs two-Michelin-starred Le Pressoir d’Argent, is where real magic happens. High ceilings and windows with heavy curtains, gold ornaments, white flowers and even whiter tablecloths stand in contrast to velveteen chairs in bright purple and orange. There is a tasting menu on offer but it does not include Ramsay’s signature native lobster from the press – a huge silver machine that the waiters use to compact the cooked lobster shell, extracting a heavenly jus and serving it with the meat. To start, order the Bazas beef tartar with oyster cream and caviar. The icing on this culinary cake is the caramelised pistachio crème brûlée with a steaming cup of espresso or – even better – chilled champagne.