Our story
La Table de Coco starts with Coco. A shopkeeper since the age of 20, she spent more than twenty years in fashion retail, thirteen of them managing the Jeans Center store in Nîmes. Then came the wish for a new life, cooking for others.
Training
To learn her new trade, Coco trained with Guillaume Bescond, several times runner-up in the French burger championship. He taught her the basics and handed down the recipe for the Bronx, still on the menu. Every other burger we created ourselves.
May 2023
A first small 30 m² restaurant opens in Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, her adopted village. Word of mouth did the rest, and the local paper Objectif Gard ran the headline “The new Table de Coco is a hit near Alès”.
August 2025
We move to 40 avenue du Général de Gaulle: 140 m², two dining rooms and a quiet terrace. At last we can welcome you at the table, alone, with family or in a group. Takeaway carries on, of course.
2025 and 2026
Restaurant Guru names us best fast-food restaurant in 2025, then best burgers in Saint-Christol-lès-Alès in 2026. And in 2026 we pass 400 Google reviews with a 5 out of 5 rating, something rare in France. We keep giving our very best to make you the best burgers.
How we do things
A short menu, and fresh produce
A few burgers that never change, plus a burger of the week: keeping the menu small is what lets us make everything with fresh produce. Fresh beef patties served rare (unless you’d like them otherwise), Cévennes goat’s cheese, homemade red onion confit, and buns from Le Moulin Cévenol, a bakery in Alès: three awards at the 2025 Gard Gourmand competition, including 20/20 for its traditional baguette.
A taste of Corsica
We fell in love with Corsica, so we put it in our burgers: coppa, lonzo, cured ham and dry sausage with herbs from a Corsican curing house, sheep’s milk tomme, goat’s cheese and a sheep-and-goat cheese from an island cheesemaker. And on our homemade fries, maquis herbs we buy directly over there.
A family affair
Coco in the kitchen, Pierre in the dining room, serving and taking your orders on the phone. We welcome you as if you were at home.
Wine, our other passion
We both love wine, and Pierre chooses every bottle himself: local wines, wines from other French regions and from abroad, to suit every taste. He refreshes the selection often, so don’t hesitate to ask him for advice.
Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health. Please drink responsibly.
Awards and press
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Récompense du critique Christophe Stuber
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Best burgers in Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
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Best fast-food restaurant
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The new “Table de Coco” is a hit near Alès (article in French)
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