Things to do in Clermont-Ferrand when it rains
Rain changes the plan. In Clermont-Ferrand, here are the addresses that still make a good day even in a storm: museums, cheese-ageing cellars, tea rooms, thermal baths, covered monuments. All have enough to keep you busy for at least an hour.
40 places selected in our database.
Le Charleston
5.0Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
416 reviews
Le Sonney
5.0Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
441 reviews
Le 31
5.0Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
282 reviews
Bistrot 17
4.9Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A stone's throw from Jaude, a bar for mates: tartines and croques that change every day at lunch, tapas and sharing platters in the evening.
239 reviews
Chez Maximes
4.9Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
Rue Lamartine in Clermont-Ferrand, a café and tea room where everything is homemade: breakfast, dish of the day and a brunch whose menu changes every month.
539 reviews
Bistrot les Tontons
4.9Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
382 reviews
La Table du Puy
4.9Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A small seasonal restaurant near the cathedral in Clermont-Ferrand: seafood, Salers and Aubrac beef.
191 reviews
L'Ostal
4.9Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
Short menus of 3 to 6 courses and a blackboard that changes every week, in a dining room of about thirty covers on rue Claussmann.
509 reviews
L'En-But
4.8Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
The panoramic restaurant at the Marcel-Michelin stadium: you eat at ASM's home ground: weekday lunchtimes, and evenings Tuesday to Friday.
884 reviews
Le Checkpoint café
4.8Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
151 reviews
L'Instantané
4.8Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A contemporary bistro in the gallery district, market cooking from a chef who has worked at Lasserre and the Plaza Athénée.
1366 reviews
Café Amour
4.8Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
Cosy café on boulevard Desaix in Clermont-Ferrand: pancakes, fresh fruit juices made to order and brunch at the weekend (in 2026).
333 reviews
Avenue* Restaurant
4.8Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A Mediterranean table in the very heart of Clermont-Ferrand's historic centre, a stone's throw from Place de la Victoire. Starter, main and dessert menu at €39 in 2026.
782 reviews
La Régalade
4.7Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A restaurant and wine cellar in central Clermont: a short menu of market-fresh cooking, and more than 600 wines to choose with the owner.
288 reviews
Le Chardonnay
4.7Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
535 reviews
Les Canailles
4.7Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
306 reviews
Le Bistrot du Marché
4.7Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
364 reviews
Le Bistrot d'à Côté
4.7Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
1687 reviews
Grande Mosquée de Clermont-Ferrand
4.6Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
Great mosque opened in 2010: a prayer hall with room for 1,500, a glass dome and two towers. Guided visit by appointment.
229 reviews
Le Chapelier Toqué
4.6Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
104 reviews
Bougnat Burger
4.6Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
The burger that puts Auvergne's AOP (protected designation of origin) cheeses in the bun: Saint-Nectaire, Cantal, Bleu d'Auvergne. Homemade, in Clermont since 2012.
2046 reviews
Arsène
4.6Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A cocktail bar in the centre of Clermont-Ferrand, on rue Saint-Genès: house cocktails, a selection of wines, open in the evening.
210 reviews
Apicius
4.6Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
374 reviews
Le Fotomat
4.6Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
171 reviews
Basilique Notre-Dame du Port
4.6Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
Pale 12th-century Romanesque church, below the black cathedral. UNESCO-listed as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela, free entry, open every day.
1807 reviews
Alfred
4.5Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
Bistronomy in Clermont-Ferrand since 2012: market cuisine, a menu that follows the seasons, a lunch menu at a sensible price.
432 reviews
Comptoir du vin et de la truffe
4.5Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A wine shop and delicatessen in the heart of Clermont. 600 wines and fresh truffle in season, with the wine merchant's advice.
60 reviews
Los Dos Hermanos
4.5Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
880 reviews
L'Alambic
4.5Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
No-nonsense Auvergne cooking on rue Sainte-Claire: pounti, truffade, aligot and Salers beef in a stone-walled room.
421 reviews
Les Diables au Thym
4.5Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
281 reviews
L'Empire du Malt
4.5Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
Beer bar in Clermont-Ferrand. 200 beers from around the world, take-away bottle shop. Relaxed atmosphere.
1005 reviews
Cruzilles
4.5Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A Clermont confectioner since 1880. Auvergne pâtes de fruits (fruit jellies) and candied fruits, sold direct at the factory.
455 reviews
La Brasserie du Mess
4.4Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A brasserie in the former officers' mess in Clermont: French classics, Art Deco dining room, dish of the day at lunchtime.
981 reviews
L'Écureuil
4.4Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
A stone's throw from Jaude, Benoît Piedpremier's restaurant since 2011: market chalkboard menu, flavours of the Mediterranean and Piedmont, Bib Gourmand from 2013 to 2024.
428 reviews
Le Puy de la Lune
4.4Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
1150 reviews
Delirium Café Clermont-Ferrand
4.4Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
Belgian beer bar in the centre of Clermont. 26 beers on tap, sharing boards, board games on the bar.
633 reviews
Muséum Henri-Lecoq
4.3Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
430 reviews
Musée d'Art Roger Quilliot
4.3Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
1178 reviews
Restaurant Le Numéro Trois
4.2Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
1158 reviews
Le 1513
4.0Clermont-Ferrand · Puy-de-Dôme
1213 reviews