Many readers ask about restaurants in Burgundy and want to know where I eat, as well as where can one expect both good food and interesting wine.
This is the newest edition of my favourites, with somewhat more elaborate coverage.
Wine, ambience, and attitude
There are a few important things to note:
– Plan ahead; in some villages options are very limited.
– If possible, book in advance.
And always be careful with Sundays and even Mondays; many restaurants are closed.
New on the menu
Restaurant Guide: La Dilettante
My favourite lunch bistro Restaurant La Dilettante 11 Rue du Faubourg Bretonnière, 21200 Beaune This is a unique bistro with an Asian twist. It has lovely food and some interesting wines, including some quite-well-known natural-wine producers. I love the food, and have a soft spot for this place in general. It is perhaps my favourite…
The full list – from north to south
I have updated the list of restaurants that I visit and enjoy on a fairly regular basis. Included are restaurants with good wine lists where one can find an interesting glass of Bourgogne.
Gevrey-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin has been quite boring on the restaurant scene in recent years, but now things are starting to shape up.
Resto La Jeannette has always been on my list for a quick lunch. You either love it or – not. ❤️
Restaurant Guide: Le Bistrot Lucien
Finally, another good place in Gevrey-Chambertin. Restaurant Le Bistrot Lucien 6 rue du Chambertin, 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin This is a lovely bistro-style restaurant located within La Rôtisserie du Chambertin. The food is very good, with its quality matching many of the best eateries in the Côte de Nuits: classic dishes made with good products. The wines…
Morey-Saint-Denis
Castel de Très Girard
7 Rue de Très Girard, 21220 Morey-Saint-Denis
Hotel-restaurant in Morey-Saint-Denis. Fine food and an international ambience matched with a very nice wine list.
Note to self: Go there for the wine. The food has been slightly disappointing recently.
Food: International French
Wine list: Outstanding
Web: Castel de Très Girard
Tel: +33 3 80 34 33 09
Chambolle-Musigny
Restaurant le Millésime
1 rue Traversière, 21220 Chambolle-Musigny
The only recommended restaurant in Chambolle-Musigny these days is a delightful place. It’s great value, and with a fine wine list; the food is modern French and excellent. It’s the main restaurant in Chambolle these days.
Food: International French
Wine list: Very Fine
Web: Restaurant le Millésime
Tel: +33 3 80 62 80 37
Vosne-Romanée
New on the Restaurant Map: La Cuverie de Vosne by Comte Liger–Belair
Wine bars are also accepted on the Winehog’s list! I like visiting this place. La Cuverie de Vosne 1 Rue des Communes, 21700 Vosne-Romanée, France A high-end wine bar owned and run by Comte Louis-Michel Liger-Belair and his charming wife Constance. This is a lovely, relaxed place where the guests are welcomed by head sommelier…
Continue Reading New on the Restaurant Map: La Cuverie de Vosne by Comte Liger–Belair
Nuits-Saint-Georges
A quick lunch is a well-known discipline amongst wine travellers, meaning one needs a good salad and some water. There’s no need for a huge wine list, but a thoughtful selection of local choices does help.
My go-to lunch place is the Café du Centre in the core of Nuits. There’s not a big wine list, nor cool Nordic cuisine, but the food on the terrasse is a lovely example of a quick Burgundian lunch before the next tasting. What can I say? It is part of my Nuiton family. ❤️
Restaurant Guide: Relais du Grepissot
7 Chemin de Grepissot, Hameau de Concoeur, 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges A countryside restaurant in the côte above Vosne-Romanee, this is the real deal. It features very good quality, with its food slightly on the rustic side. Bottom line: The food is tasty and served with love and consideration. It’s real, genuine food. The wine list is…
Restaurant Guide: La Cabotte
24 Grande Rue, 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges A lovely restaurant with a nice ambiance and an outstanding wine list, the food here is “modern” French bistro cuisine. Some joke that this is the second home of the Winehog, and what can I say? Other than this: I won’t comment on the food; it’s too close to home.…
New on the Restaurant Map : Auberge du Côteau in Villars-Fontaine
I am updating my restaurant list, and the second new entry is Auberge du Côteau. Auberge du Côteau 3 Route de la Côte de Nuits, 21700 Villars-Fontaine Classical bistro-style restaurant with very good food made from high-quality products. Wine list is quite limited, but good wines for drinking can be found at a reasonable price.…
Continue Reading New on the Restaurant Map : Auberge du Côteau in Villars-Fontaine
Café de Paris
Place de la Libération, 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges
Good bistro with a fine, interesting wine list; co-owned by La Cabotte. ❤️
Food: French bistro
Wine list: Fine
Tel: +33 3 80 41 86 08
Above Savigny-les-Beaune
Restaurant Guide: Ferme de la Ruchotte
La Ruchotte, 21360 Bligny-sur-Ouche A farm-to-table restaurant with an attitude and tremendous quality. The food is largely made from the animals on the farm in traditional French country-cuisine style. This restaurant has an attitude, and I love that – but be warned – either you love it or … not. Be on time, meaning plan…
Beaune
Restaurant Guide: La Dilettante
My favourite lunch bistro Restaurant La Dilettante 11 Rue du Faubourg Bretonnière, 21200 Beaune This is a unique bistro with an Asian twist. It has lovely food and some interesting wines, including some quite-well-known natural-wine producers. I love the food, and have a soft spot for this place in general. It is perhaps my favourite…
Restaurant Guide: La Ligne
A fish restaurant in Beaune. Restaurant La Ligne 4 Rue Poterne, 21200 Beaune This is an interesting fish restaurant, or really more of a bistro. Regardless, some really good dishes can be found on the menu; certain among them are truly lovely, others perhaps a bit on the robust side. The wine list is limited,…
Restaurant Guide: Caves Madeleine
Re-tasting this beauty. Restaurant Caves Madeleine 8 Rue du Faubourg Madeleine, 21200 Beaune Fine top-end bistro-style food with a lovely wine list containing interesting references. The food is made with a light hand for Burgundy; refined and delicate are the keywords here. The wine list includes many well known producers, and prices are reasonable -…
Ma Cuisine
Passage Saint-Hélène, 21200 Beaune
Classic top-end French bistro cuisine and an extensive wine list with some older wines on it. ❤️
Food: French bistro
Wine list: Outstanding
Tel: +33 3 80 22 30 22
La Table du Square
26 Boulevard Maréchal Foch, 21200 Beaune
A fairly classic bistro with lovely food and an interesting wine list.
Food: French bistro
Wine list: Outstanding
Tel: +33 3 80 24 03 32
Maison du Colombier
1 rue Charles Cloutier, 21200 Beaune
A bistro with tapas-style, lovely food and a very fine wine list with interesting picks.
Food: Modern French bistro
Wine list: Outstanding
Web: Maison du Columbier
Tel: +33 03 80 26 16 26
Bissoh
42 rue Maufoux, 21200 Beaune
A “restaurant japonais bourgogne,” and for me a classic in Beaune. Lovely food and a fine wine list with some tremendous wines.
Food: Japanese
Wine list: Very Fine
Web: Bissoh
Tel: +33 03 80 24 01 02
Meursault
Au Fil Du Clos
1 Rue de Mazeray, 21190 Meursault
Classic fine French cuisine and an extensive wine list of quite a high level.
Food: Fine French
Wine list: Very Fine
Web: Au Fil du Clos
Tel: +33 3 80 20 40 82
Le Soufflot
N74 8, Route Nationale, 21190 Meursault
The interesting wine list and nice modern cuisine. The food is a bit up and down.
Food: Modern French
Wine list: Outstanding
Web: Le Soufflot
Tel: +tel:+33 3 80 22 83 65
Demigny
Restaurant Cave et Cuisine
1 Cour du Wauxhall, 71150 Demigny
Classical bistro-style restaurant with a rich and interesting wine list. Fabienne Parra (known from Ma Cuisine and Au Bout du Monde in Beaune) is running this charming place in Demigny, not far from Puligny-Montrachet.
The food is classic and the wine list is seriously good, as one would expect. There are some very good picks on the list.
Highly recommended by the Winehog and Co. Merci Fabienne!
Food: Classic French bistro
Wine list: Outstanding
Web: Cave et Cuisine
Tel: +33681519571
Chagny
Maison Lameloise
36 Place d’Armes, 71150 Chagny
Hotel-restaurant in Chagny at the southern end of Burgundy. Top-end food and an international *** ambience matched with a outstanding wine list.
Food: International French
Wine list: Outstanding
Web: Maison Lameloise
Tel: +33 3 85 876 565
- A true vin d’émotion – a Burgundy of passion
- A truly hedonistic wine – lively and enjoyable
- A vivacious wine for pure indulgance
- Vin de soif
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