Le Banquet Des Sophistes

Open from Tuesday to Saturday.
From 12:00 to 14:00 and from 19:00 to 22:00.

Closed on Sundays and Mondays.

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For an original and uninhibited gastronomy

Located rue d’Austerlitz in Strasbourg, Le Banquet des Sophistes combines refinement and conviviality, in an uninhibited, tasty and trendy gastronomy.

By mixing relaxation and beautiful plates, Strasbourg’s bistronomic restaurant, the Banquet des Sophistes, manages to give all its nobility to bistronomy. Let yourself be seduced by a creative cuisine, whose marriages are sometimes surprising but always tasty. Have you ever tasted scallops with guacamole?

Creative and flexible bistronomic restaurant

The bistronomic restaurant in Strasbourg Le Banquet des Sophistes offers inventive gastronomy from starter to dessert. The lunch menu is renewed weekly. The evening menu is redesigned every month and offers a finer and more elaborate cuisine. These regular changes make it possible to honor fresh seasonal products. The carefully selected wine list is also revised to adapt.

On the menu at the moment: Boneless rack of pig and puree butternut – lemongrass – coconut and Granola accompanied by its coriander juice or Fish market, Kohlrabi – honey – ginger, Polenta and Emulsion white wine. These are just a few examples of dishes served in restaurants that perform mixtures never seen elsewhere.

Vegetarian or vegan? Specify it when booking and the house will make sure to prepare you the best dishes.

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A sophisticated tasting

To get a better idea, opt for the 6-course Tasting menu with food and wine pairings. After asking you if you have any intolerances the chef has a surprise in store for you on each plate. The 6 courses are reduced versions of 2 starters, 2 main courses and 2 desserts from the menu served with several glasses of wine according to the formula taken.

Festive menus are accompanied by surprising and innovative pairings. Among others, a Foie Gras “Alain François”, pumpkin, vanilla and focaccia. Or a gingerbread, mandarin, Christmas spices, almond tile and mandarin sorbet.

A surprising story

The creator of the place is Murat Sancar, a graduate of the ESC business school in Troyes. He bought the old restaurant “Grain de Riz” to create a brand new sign.

The origin of the name

The Banquet of the Sophists, you may be wondering why the place is called that. It turns out that during research on the word “gastronomy” Murat Sancar came across a book called The Banquet of the Sophists written by Athenaeum in Rome towards the end of the 2nd century AD. The owner fell in love with the notion of banquet, conviviality, sharing and the pleasures of the table and therefore named his restaurant as well.

Welcoming bistronomic restaurant on two floors in Strasbourg

The restaurant is perfectly located near the Place d’Austerlitz. He encourages you to stop and spend a pleasant moment around a meal. The house is configured on two floors and does not have a single large room like many restaurants but it consists of several small corners offering great privacy and a more personal moment, welcoming up to forty people.

Completely transformed, the décor has been designed as welcoming and modern as possible. The modesty of the rooms is precisely enriched by a refined and contemporary design. The all-wood and metal architecture gives a classic charm and in tune with the times. The choice of colors and furnishings gives space and light to each room.

Whether you choose a place on the small terrace on the street or in the room with contemporary and warm décor.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff

The entrepreneur is still young, at the top of his 24 years, he has chosen to surround himself well. He has with him Camille Leblanc in the dining room and Nicolas Koffel in the kitchen.

Camille Leblanc in service, graduated from the hotel school of Illkirch. She knows each of the dishes like the back of her hand and skilfully masters the wine list that is served by the glass or bottle.

Chef Nicolas Koffel comes from a family of pastry chefs, he has always been interested in cooking and after completing a BTS at the hotel school of Strasbourg, he traveled to discover the world and he learned a lot in the Basque Country where he worked in Ithurria a starred hotel restaurant and in Canada where he was able to work with Sébastien Houle, a chef elected best chef in Quebec.

A bistronomic overview at your disposal in Strasbourg

To keep up to date with their news, visit their website where the different maps are available and updated. You can also book your place online and you can also take a look at the photos of the place and good quality dishes. And for the most curious, you also have the opportunity to take a virtual tour to soak up the finesse of the place.