Rue Cler Restaurant and Bakery Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

1. Rue Cler Restaurant and Bakery Cafe

8.4
401 E Chapel Hill St (at Rigsbee Ave), Durham, NC
French Restaurant · 39 tips and reviews

Christine C.Christine Cox: Fantastic beignets and omelets!

Cris R.Cris Rivera: Best brunch item - duck confit crepe.

Brook M.Brook Marlowe: Amazing beignets and turkey mornay. Great lunch place!

Vin Rouge is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

2. Vin Rouge

8.5
2010 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC
French Restaurant · 37 tips and reviews

Zack P.Zack P: I love this place. The fries are amazing. The croque madame is inexpensive and delicious.

Will H.Will Harrison: Von Rouge has wonderful service, great steak frites, fish, croque madames, and wine!

Emily C.Emily Chappell: The escargot here is DELISH.

Loaf is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

3. Loaf

8.6
111 W Parrish St, Durham, NC
Bakery · 11 tips and reviews

Chloe B.Chloe Benjamin: yummy chocolate peanut butter croissants. yummy chocolate almond crinkles with orange peel. mmmmm.

Mauro M.Mauro Maggioni: In my opinion the best bread in town, close-enough-to European flavour and texture (except for the baguettes). Good sweets too - try the powdered sugar covered chocolate round biscuits.

Nicole B.Nicole Bogas: Best drip coffee downtown! Decaf too.

Mateo is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

4. Mateo

9.0
107 W Chapel Hill St (at W Main St), Durham, NC
Tapas Restaurant · 60 tips and reviews

Rebecca B.Rebecca B.: Croquetas are delicious! So was the heirloom tomato salad. Really, it was all good! Great service too.

Jesus M.Jesus Martinez: Chicken croquetas, Morcilla, and a glass of the Emporada!

Stephni H.Stephni Hill: Everything was so delicious. If you like candied ginger, definitely go for the Ferdinand cocktail. Love love love this place!

Dulce is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

5. Dulce

8.7
5826 Fayetteville Rd Ste 106 (at Geneva Dr), Durham, NC
Café · 26 tips and reviews

Sarah V.Sarah V.: pistachio macaron = bliss

BrittanyBrittany: Excellent. Amazing assortment of gelato, tastes marvelous. Even better, were the macaroons and the French macaron. Both scrumptious!

Heather G.Heather G: The fruit torte was amazing!! Cannot wait to come back and try breakfast!

Au Bon Pain is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

6. Au Bon Pain

8.2
West Union, Durham, NC
Bakery · 4 tips and reviews

sarah r.sarah revels: LOVE this little french bakery

VonVon: Certain salads on the menu is already prepackaged. You can find them at the fridge section to the right, near the cookies and muffins shelf. It's great to grab and go if you're in a hurry!

Duke UniversityDuke University: Stop by our newest campus dining venue in the Bryan University Center.

Taberna Tapas is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

7. Taberna Tapas

8.0
325 W Main St, Durham, NC
Tapas Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews

emem: Best croquettes I've had in NC so far...

KaitlinKaitlin: Some of the most authentic, delicious paella I've had stateside. Their tapas are wonderful, too. Pricy, but that seems to be standard for American tapas.

Christine C.Christine Cox: Great food and ambiance. Perfect place for a date.

Hope Valley Diner is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

8. Hope Valley Diner

8.5
3710 Shannon Rd (at Old Chapel Hill Rd), Durham, NC
Diner · 21 tips and reviews

Heather B.Heather Bailiff: Variety, breakfast, blt, quiche, outdoor seating, lunch, breakfast

Kirsten S.Kirsten Sherk: Try the Bloody Mary - #spicy #cocktail

Dennis O.Dennis O'Dell: The food is good, but don't go with a large group, the staff gets flustered and makes mistakes.

Panera Bread is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

9. Panera Bread

8.2
6702 Fayetteville Rd Ste 1690, Durham, NC
Bakery · 15 tips and reviews

David S.David Stein: Love the French onion soup

Olivier P.Olivier P L: Can't go wrong with their Sierra Turkey sandwich, tomato soup, mac'n cheese with their iced green tea!!

Bill V.Bill Vinson: Asiago Roast Beef sandwich is always good

Bleu Olive is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

10. Bleu Olive

8.7
1821 Hillandale Rd, Durham, NC
Mediterranean Restaurant · 18 tips and reviews

Mary F.Mary Fox: Chocolate crepes amazing

JoleneJolene: Amazing place! I had garlic shrimp & spicy mussels. I've never tasted food with so much flavor! I asked about wine & got an unbelievable recommendation! Wish I lived here. I would be back every week!

Simal S.Simal Soydan: It is one of my favorite restaurants in Durham. Tasted the moussaka, crab cake, tzatziki, sagavaki and beef tenderloin. All were delicious but I personally recommend the moussaka. It was delicious.

Guglhupf Artisan Bakery, Restaurant & Café is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

11. Guglhupf Artisan Bakery, Restaurant & Café

9.2
2706 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd (at Hope Valley Rd), Durham, NC
Bakery · 87 tips and reviews

Amanda S.Amanda S: try any of their breakfast pastries. My favorite is the spinach croissant but you really can't go wrong.

Food & WineFood & Wine: Claudia Kemmet-Cooper named her pastry shop after the guglhupf, a traditional German cake with almonds, rum-soaked golden raisins and powdered sugar.

Justin B.Justin Baker: The pancakes are so amazing and fluffy for one brief moment I thought I was eating on a cloud on my way to breakfast heaven.

Mad Hatter Bakeshop & Café is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

12. Mad Hatter Bakeshop & Café

8.0
1802 W Main St (at Broad St), Durham, NC
Bakery · Old West Durham · 71 tips and reviews

Conor M.Conor Murdoch: Do yourself a favor and get the toasted croissant breakfast.

Will F.Will Flaherty: Warm Goat Cheese Salad w/ Grilled Chicken is the go-to

Bob N.Bob Nocek: Good food, but overrun by freelancers and students who order one drink and work for hours on their laptops, exhausting their free refills. Good luck getting a table if you actually want to have lunch.

Bull Durham Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

13. Bull Durham Bar

9.2
3001 Cameron Blvd (in Washington Duke Inn), Durham, NC
Hotel Bar · 7 tips and reviews

ConnorConnor: The lunch steak is delicious. Love the North Carolina beers on draught. You can dress casually as long as you're in Blue Devil clothes. Go Duke!

Beth M.Beth Moore: Shrimp and Corn Chowder is the best I have ever had!!!

Stephanie B.Stephanie Bazell: Ask for extra crackers with the cheese plate

Another Broken Egg Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

14. Another Broken Egg Cafe

2608 Erwin Rd, Ste 120 (In Pavilion East), Durham, NC
Breakfast Spot · 29 tips and reviews

J L.J L: Southern style beignet, fantastic!... Relaxed atmosphere.... They truly do specialize in breakfast dishes. The whole menu looks fabulous.

Courtney F.Courtney Forgatsch: Freshly squeezed orange juice and fruit bowl with vanilla yogurt, amazing worth it!!!

JessiJessi: Bad service and a super long wait for everything. I won't go back:(

Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club is one of The 15 Best Places for French Food in Durham.

15. Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club

9.0
3001 Cameron Blvd (at Science Dr), Durham, NC
Hotel · 24 tips and reviews

Sharina P.Sharina Patterson: Their ice cream is fantastic : ) served with strawberries and shortbread cookies

Shazan J.Shazan Jiwa: if you live in durham, get an executive membership - you will save lots of money and unlock cool perks

Kelly B.Kelly Bevans: Great place to stay.