Le Chapon Fin: L'Histoire du Grand Restaurant Bordelais 1825-2025
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Few dining rooms are as theatrically memorable as Le Chapon Fin in Bordeaux, whose extraordinary rocaille décor, designed by architect Cyprien-Alfred Duprat, has framed more than a century of grand meals. Clemenceau, Alphonse XIII, Sarah Bernhardt, and Toulouse-Lautrec were among those drawn as much by the setting as by the cuisine.
This richly illustrated volume traces the restaurant’s evolution through generations of chefs, from Joseph Sicart to Thierry Marx and beyond, situating Le Chapon Fin within the broader story of French gastronomy. Today, under the stewardship of Sylvie Cazes and François Regimbeau, with Younesse Bouakkaoui in the kitchen, the institution continues to balance heritage and renewal.
Part history, part visual archive, the book gathers testimonials and archival material that bring the restaurant’s layered past into focus. A selection of emblematic recipes by Chef Bouakkaoui offers a practical glimpse of the cuisine that has sustained its reputation.
Hardcover. Color photographs throughout. In French.
Published on December 15, 2025
