Two Michelin stars behind a name recalling the stuffed crocodile a Napoleonic-era officer once brought back from Egypt and hung in the dining room. The kitchen runs contemporary French technique through Alsatian ingredients — foie gras, Munster, river fish from the Ill — in a formal room that has anchored the city's fine-dining register for decades. The most serious dinner in Strasbourg.
Location
Rue de l'Outre 10
Grande Île, Strasbourg
Grande Île, Strasbourg
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Insider Intel
Must Try
The tasting menu, structured around whatever the season and the Alsatian producers are sending the kitchen that week.
Best Time
Dinner, booked well ahead — this is an occasion restaurant, and the room rewards treating it as one.
Know Before You Go
Two Michelin stars in the Grande Île — smart dress, advance booking essential, and a proper evening's budget.