Le Chapon Fin occupies an 1825 building near the Grand Théâtre and is one of those rare restaurants where the room is as much of an attraction as the food. The interior — a listed historic monument — features an extraordinary artificial grotto in the dining room, complete with stalactites and curved plasterwork that creates a sense of being inside a theatrical cave. It has been this way since 1901 and it is entirely genuine.
The food is classic French fine dining — foie gras, turbot, Dordogne duck — executed with care and served with an appropriate wine list. Prices are high. The restaurant was previously one of the original Michelin-starred establishments; it has changed hands and reinvented itself over the decades while keeping the decor intact.