As the name suggests, Septième Péché, or ‘Seventh Sin, is an invitation to indulge. Once behind the red curtain of this sparsely decorated yet intimate restaurant, get ready to savour a menu of natural products transformed into audacious works of art by German-born chef Jan Schwitalla. Awarded a Michelin star in 2011 at the young age of 29, one of Schwitalla’s signature dishes, Oeuf Ozen, consists of an egg cooked at 64° served with truffle and water cress coulis and a vélouté of artichoke. His re-visited black forest gateau is far from traditional, and expect to find potatoes among the appetizers that resemble stones thanks to a thin film of culinary clay. No wonder the Septième Péché is just a stone’s throw from Bordeaux’s museum of contemporary art!