restaurants

In Hedas, where the house is situated, there are several restaurants of which I really like two. La table d'hote is on the right hand side of the parking lot and is nice (medium price). When you continue 20 m and go up the stairs on the right you will find Gusto which is an excellent Italian restaurant (no pizza). I really love their food, it is a rather popular restaurant but you should reserve in the evening. It isn't the cheapest of Pau but offers excellent price quality ratio... Nice stone walls and friendly service!

If you are into Gourmet there are several interesting restaurants. In the centre there is Spago (Italian, pricey), opposite of the railway station the Au Fin Gourmet is also very good. On the way towards Gan there is Castel de Pont d'Oly (very good!) and close to Hippodrome on Route de Bordeaux Le Fer de Cheval is really good price quality wise. Try their lunch menu with their excellent wine.
The Chez Ruffet in Jurancon is excellent and still one of my favourites. Couldn't afford to go there every week, though...
One very nice restaurant is l'Horizon in Gan with beautiful terasse. In general the Gourmet restaurants are very good value for lunch but they are pretty pricey for dinner. Depends of course what is your point of comparison...

For Pizza lovers...
We love the Napoli which is on the street going down to place Gramont (150 m from the house). There are several pizzerias in the quartier du chateau, like Etna which is "pas mal".

If you like fish and seafood there is La Concha on Place Verdun. It is a biggish restaurant but their fish is just great. You should try their Merlu a l'espagnole which is delicious! An other restaurant for excellent fish is Au bord de l'eau in Golf de Billere (the golf course) but it is a bit pricey. A reasonably priced and one of our favourites in the centre of Pau is the Maitre Kanter on Place Clemenceau. My favourite there is "tartare de saumon". It is a good restaurant with kids...
An other very nice (and not expensive) fish restaurant is La Croque Sel in Lée bit outside the city.

If you want to experience a "bistro à la paloise" you should try Le Berry on Place Clemenceau. It is immensely popular but is worth the queuing. Most people eat their entrecôte which is to die for. Also their steak tartar is pretty famous...