During your stay in Auvergne, let yourself be tempted by a local specialty to soak up the best of the land and its typical dishes.
During your stay in Clermont-Ferrand, escape and discover specialties not to be missed.
La truffade
The truffade is THE typical dish from Auvergne, made with potatoes, fresh tomme, salt and pepper and served with raw ham from Auvergne and green salad. Originally, it was prepared by the shepherds who left for long periods in the mountain burons and takes its name from the word “trufada” which means potato in Auvergne dialect. Be careful, the potatoes must be well grilled in a pan!
La potée auvergnate
Another essential dish from Auvergne, the Potée Auvergnate (Auvergne hotpot) is another dish "which will keep you warm" with many vegetables (cabbage, turnip, carrot and potato) and meat (lean bacon, pork leg and sausage). Everything simmers for long hours in a large pot and the cabbages are braised with the charcuterie.
Le petit salé aux lentilles
Another flavorful dish to be enjoyed to warm up in the middle of winter, the petit salé aux lentilles (salted lentil dish). It is a melting dish thanks to the consistency of the lentils and the pork cooked in brine, which had little success as early as the 14th century. If it grows in Puy-en-Velay, the lentil benefits from a controlled designation of origin.
Discover these specialties in one of the restaurants below:
Brasserie Dôme (https://www.brasserieledome.fr/)
18 Rue d'Allagnat 63000 Clermond-Ferrand
Tel : 04 73 93 31 38
Open Monday to Tuesday from 10am till 7pm and Wednesday to Saturday from 10am till 10pm
Le Comptoir (https://www.lecomptoir-clermont.fr/)
42 rue de l'Ange 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
Tel : 04 73 14 07 03
Open every day from noon till 2:30pm and from 7pm till 11pm
L'Alambic (https://www.alambic-restaurant.com/)
6 rue Sainte-Claire 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
Tel: 04 73 36 17 45
Open every evening from Tuesday to Saturday