The story
In the heart of Daglan, a small village in the Périgord Noir, Le Petit Paris occupies what was once a bar-tabac. The space has been fully renovated into a clean, elegant dining room that opens onto a generous terrace facing the village square. It is a place for diners who value honest cooking and excellent value.
Chef Sylvain Guilbot, a native of the region, leads the kitchen alongside Martine. Their approach is grounded in simplicity and generosity, working with fresh, local, seasonal products to create modern cuisine that respects the terroir while giving it a lighter, contemporary spin. Since 2005, the restaurant has been recognised each year in the Michelin guide with a Bib Gourmand – a mark of good quality, good value cooking. The prix-fixe menus reflect this: a three-course meal costs 39 €, a two-course option 32 €.
Dishes change weekly. Recent offerings include a nem of confit duck with walnut hummus and carrot harissa, a cold white bean soup with Limousin pork prepared like an enchaud and summer truffles, or a terrine of foie gras IGP Sud-Ouest cooked in-house. For mains, roasted cod with lemon butter and aubergine caviar sits alongside a beef cheek parmentier with Pecharmant wine and grandmother-style garnish, and a stuffed free-range chicken thigh with green beans, pleurote mushrooms, and a short jus. The classic soufflé au Grand Marnier – ordered at the start of the meal – remains a signature finale, alongside grilled apricot skewers with rosemary, strawberry compote on puff pastry, or a Rocamadour raw-milk goat cheese.
Le Petit Paris is a dinner destination (open Wednesday through Sunday midday, closed Monday and Tuesday) that has earned its place in guidebooks such as Le Routard and Lonely Planet. The cooking is sincere, the setting relaxed, and the value rare. For anyone exploring the Dordogne, it is a table worth seeking out.
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