Auberge Montplaisir

Auberge Montplaisir is a solid countryside restaurant just outside Carcassonne along the D6113 in the village of Bram, worth the short drive if you want to eat well without the tourist markup. The €26 set menu punches above its price point, offering real choices across starters, mains, and desserts — think octopus or chilled gazpacho to kick things off. It's the kind of unhurried, unpretentious French dining room that's harder to find than it should be.