L'Alchimiste Restaurant

Very nice place to be for some good beer selection and for more drinks too! They have gluten free beer and the one I had was from Quinoa , it was tasty!! The tapas are good! The atmosphere is social and quite friendly ! The owner is really kind!

Very friendly store with beer and snacks. Also has toilets. It's on one of the two main parallel streets in the village and easy to find.

We arrived at about 6 pm in Villefranche, starving, only to find that no restaurant will open before 7 pm and the nearby Creperie was about to close. So we found "L'Alchemiste", half restaurant/half boutique for craft beer and organic food. Chef Cedric prepared a wonderful meal for us and even had a vegetarien option for one of us! Thank you, we hope to come back one time.

Frankly ? Great! Really ! Small restaurant that also offers take-away sales of beers, wines and local products. But it is the absolutely warm welcome that we notice first. Big smile, certainly masked but recognizable, words that put you at ease. The dishes offered are simple but really good, served quickly and very very generous. The croque monsieur are excellent. We are far from the tourist trap map! Large selection of original beers and wines. The boss prefers to refuse people than to skimp on the quality of service or social distancing, it is very appreciable! We should say it's bad and bad, not to spread the word too much but they really deserve it, have to go.

It is the second time I visit him. It has been overcome. The kindness and atmosphere invite a good meal. A good rice to the surprise of this Valencian. When I return to the Conflent I already have my place of reference.