MEET OUR NEIGHBORS
Because the neighborhood is fully part of Hotel Gambetta' DNA, we are always looking for inspiring experiences to help you make the most of your stay. Meet the key personalities of Porte Dijeaux. Meet our neighbors.
The adventure started in 2012, with the crazy idea to create the « Bordeaux Sardine Club »: a group of people passionate by the sardine who wants to share his knowledges and create meet and greet around it. The project is a success and lots of events are organized in Bordeaux.
With his experience in a Bordeaux grocery store, Thomas teams with up with a partner and opens Nouvelle vague, a delicatessen specializing in fishery products.
Thomas and Paulo created this colorful and warm place thanks to their meeting with all the canneries offered in the shop, from the old french cannery to the popular portuguese cannery.
Thomas says that Bordeaux is the best place for a shop around sea and river fishing.
Fun fact : Some of their clients have become friends and send them Nouvelle vague postcards or even cans from abroad.
59 rue des remparts,
33000 Bordeaux
Growing up in Champagne vineyards, Simon has logically gone in oenology studies. After studying in Reims and then in Bordeaux, he joined the Ligne Rouge team, a famous wine bar and cellar in Bordeaux.
Rich of this fulfilling experience, he drafts several projects with friends before launching his own cellar. He waited for the the best place to create his project, and he found a place next to the hotel, in the rue des Remparts.
His warm shop coated with barrel wood, has many references from Bordeaux but also from all over France.
54 rue des remparts,
33000 Bordeaux
After few years as commercial manager for sport firms, Greg decides to launch a bakery in the heart of Bordeaux. He partnered with his friend Philippe-Marc Jocteur, already owner of 3 bakeries in Lyon, to create the Bordeaux address of the Jocteur bakery.
The Jocteur bakery, famous in Lyon thanks its partnership with Bocuse restaurant for 30 years, didn’t take time to win Bordeaux people’s heart.
Greg has been maintaining a high quality for the past 10 years thanks a loyal team of bakers and sellers.
The Boulangerie Jocteur by the City Hall is the supplier of the Hotel Gambetta for the bread and viennoiseries, but we advise you to stop by the shop where you won’t get out empty-handed.
76 rue des Trois Conils,
33000 Bordeaux
Freshly arrived in Bordeaux, Chloé created in 2015 her first boutique Mieux featuring a selection of women's clothing and accessories. With success knocking on her door, she bought the neighboring store to expand. One boutique is dedicated to apparel and enables her to develop men's clothing, and the other is dedicated to accessories & jewelry.
This story is above all a family affair since she launched with her husband her own brand of tee-shirts with modern and funny graphics.
Her two boutiques appeal to young and old alike thanks to their modern style and affordable prices.
Fun fact: Located in the center of Bordeaux, she often has foreign customers who visit her stores. One day, one of her salesmen who doesn't speak English very well called her and asked her for the translation of the term written on the T-shirt: skateboard.
37 & 41 rue Saint-James,
33000 Bordeaux
Ten years ago, Daniel created a transportation company in Bordeaux. After several requests for day trips to visit Bordeaux chateaux, he decided to change his offer and started selling tours departing Bordeaux. Success was fast, so he brought on board Julie, an independent guide to help him develop his wine tours.
Very impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis, he decided to take advantage of this time to develop with Julie their project around wine and to reach a new clientele, the Bordeaux locals. They bought a place in the center of Bordeaux and created a wine shop as well as tasting workshops.
Authentic and human, Julie and Daniel share their passion for wine and their encounters with fascinating wine makers.
2 rue Mably,
33000 Bordeaux
Originally from Bordeaux, Laurent-Pierre began by creating the coffee shop Blacklist in 2014. An innovative concept that blends quality coffee and a creative catering offer. He rose quickly to success , so he decided to sell it to buy back in 2017, the tea house - bookstore named "Les mots bleus", a Bordeaux institution.
Located on rue Poquelin Molière, the restaurant is named Horace, after one of the characters in “L'Ecole des femmes”. The charm of the place invites you to relax, between a beautiful stone wall and the calm of the street : a typical Bordeaux street by its architecture .
Horace presents itself as a quality coffee shop thanks to their roaster Oven Heaven, a Bordeaux store, which places itself as one of the best European roasters. A modern restaurant also compliment the spot by offering a menu of fresh and homemade products with a vegetarian offer and a developed natural wine list.
40 rue Poquelin Molière,
33000 Bordeaux
In 1948, the CIVB, Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux, was created and moved into the former premises of the Hotel Gobineau, next to the Place de la Comédie. It’s objective is to promote Bordeaux as a wine region and to make it known internationally.
In 2006, some Spanish tourists came to their offices because they wanted to have a drink. Unfortunately for them, it was just an office and no wine tasting was organized here. This was all it took for the president of the council to decide to create a wine bar on their premises.
In order to continue the philosophy of the CIVB, they created a chic, relaxed and accessible place; a point of visibility for all the Bordeaux winedealers and winegrowers. With an unbeatable quality/price ratio and waiters at the top of their game, the CIVB bar became a must in Bordeaux.
3 cours du 30 juillet,
33000 Bordeaux
