Celebrated table

Nagori

Name: Nagori
Address: 1 Place de la Halle, 43000 Le Puy-en-Velay, France, Le Puy-en-Velay, FR
Telephone: +33 6 30 00 46 68

Chef Alexis Haon crafts ultra-local dishes at this central Le Puy spot, recognized by Le Fooding for its scratch-made cooking and regional crossovers.

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The story

Nagori Le Puy-en-Velay: A Focused Bistro Blending Auvergne and Japan

The chef and his philosophy

Nagori in Le Puy-en-Velay operates a focused bistro model guided by chef Alexis Haon. He applies a disciplined market routine to every service after years working alongside French vineyard producers. His kitchen maintains a strict scratch-made standard that covers everything from house pickles to pan sauces. This method bridges regional farming traditions with restrained Japanese techniques.

Seasonal plates and technique

Lunch selections highlight tender sweetbreads intertwined with cauliflower mushrooms and winter chanterelles collected that same morning. This kitchen format allows the team to adjust portions daily based on market returns. A gratin bordelais stacks sliced potatoes with forest porcini and rich dairy. The closing savory course centers on late-season tomatoes softened into a concentrated sauce and finished with autumn herbs.

The dining room and counter

Compact tables sit beneath high arched windows that admit natural light throughout the day. A substantial copper bar anchors the room and features hand-finished edges crafted by the chef’s father. Guests share small plates across pale wood surfaces while the menu follows the harvest calendar. Le Fooding recognition arrived through consistent execution rather than elaborate staging, confirming that a dedicated bistro thrives on steady craft.

Recognition

Awards & accolades

2026

Le Fooding

Listed

Details

At a glance

Le Fooding 2026 — Listed

Cuisines Bistro

Services Outdoor Seating, Small Plates

History

On the record

2026

Le Fooding — Listed

Full throttle in Le Puy! Flying solo between stove and and dining room, local lad Alexis Haon – former private chef to winemakers with a weakness for Japan (including Pierre Overnoy) – runs this central spot like a man on a mission. He combs the weekly market with the focus of a converted samurai. His bushido ? Ultra-local products, deeply comforting dishes made entirely from scratch (yes, even the pickles!) and unlikely Auvergne-Japanese crossovers that shouldn’t work but gloriously do. With sleeves rolled up and spirit blazing, this culinary ronin darts through the cosy, corner spot – all arched windows, pale wood and a monumental copper counter handcrafted by his cabinetmaker father. On the menu that lunchtime: melting sweetbreads tangled with a medley of mushrooms (cauliflower mushroom, saffron milk caps, winter chanterelles) grown underground, foraged that very morning by his trusted picker; a gratin bordelais riffing on dauphinoise potatoes, layered with porcini from the Meygal region and cloaked in farm-fresh cream; and a homespun old-fashioned apple tart, comforting if slightly outshone. Because the real mic-drop came from the final savory course: a nagori (a Japanese term describing the nostalgia for the season that’s ending), built around the season’s last tomatoes, gently reduced and lifted with fresh autumn herbs from the garden. · Pascal Diagonale

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1 Place de la Halle, 43000 Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Le Puy-en-Velay, France
+33 6 30 00 46 68