Friendly staff, awesome food, and great wine!…read more Note that if you like a bottle you have there, you'll have to go to a wine shop to get it as they are unable to sell you a closed bottle to take away.

MAGNIFIQUE!!! This…read moreplace offers exceptional wine by the glass, but they also have an amazing lunch program. The husband is French and his wife is Japanese, it seems she does most of the cooking while he does most of the wine preparation. What took me by surprise here is the exceptional level of quality in every bite of food. We were truly mesmerized with the flavor and the sourcing of the ingredients, I really do believe this place does all organic farming, and because of their location out in the French countryside, farm to table is not something they market, it's just who they are. We ordered the classic croquet madame, and it was easily one of the best bites of food I've ever had in my life. I don't understand how they achieved this level of flavor with ingredients that everyone else in France would be able to have access to if they looked hard enough. I was hoping to come back here the next day, but they were closed on Wednesdays. We can't wait to come back on our next trip.

Great local bar to finish off the night! It's our go to place after dinners in Beaune. Great to…read moremeet up with friends. I know that smoking in the rear garden is a plus for some but you can't really escape the smoke if your near the door to the rear garden. They have a nice selection of wines by the glass and appetizers. Excellent music!

Liveliest bar in Beaune. Highly recommended. Not touristy at all. Extra bonus - you can smoke in…read morethe rear garden!

I think food-wise the rating is close to a 4. We had the 5 course 64 euro tasting menu. The…read moreambiance is classic romantic- white table cloth with bright white walls. The wine list is extensive- a page of DRC although mostly from younger vintages - predominantly 2000 and younger. The first course is a healthy serving of white asparagus with a purée of green vegetables- while not as "fancy" as top tier white asparagus dishes, the asparagus is clearly fresh and succulent. The nonvegetarian second course was a substitution--shredded crab meat with caviar. This dish was too salty and pretty unimpressive. Then, weirdness ensued. We ordered a Premier Cru Puligny-Montrachet from Domaine Leflaive-- the first time drinking this negotiant and Domaine. However, the wine was oxidized and had a distinct nose of caramel. We asked for a sommelier to try to help us diagnose and they scrambled to address this issue but in the end it appeared no sommelier exists! One of the senior waitresses sniffed and confirmed the problem and immediately offered to replace the wine. We switched to a Echezeaux Grand Cru from Confuron-Gindre and immediately the previous issue was quickly forgotten. The main savory course was a veal steamed for 8-10 hours and garnished with potatoes. The vegetarian version was a medley of fava beans, carrot, radish, and a funky small mushroom looking and tasting like tiny monkey head mushroom. Both were delicious and the best part of the meal. The cheese course was also a highlight followed by a strawberry-heavy final dessert.

Let me say first that I LOVE this restaurant. It is a food and wine lovers paradise. I gave it…read moreonly 4 stars because the tuna main course did not have any sauce. Just seared tuna with a medley of some garbanzo beans and kalamata olives. Felt very lacking. The rest of the meal(s) were excellent. Service is perfect every time.

On my way out of France I wanted to check out the Beaujolais Nouveau and settled on a little town…read morecalled Belleville. It's only 25 minutes north of Lyon and one of the larger towns in Beaujolais, so I figured it would have the most action on the evening of the Nouveau. For those of you unfamiliar with the Beaujolais Nouveau, it's a celebration of the newest vintage of Beaujolais wines made from the Gamay grape. The winemakers have a few short weeks to get these wines made before their release and it's an incredible feat. I was referred to XVIII sur Vins from the town info center as the "place" where I could find the largest selection of Nouveau wines and boy were they right. I was greeted by one of the local winemakers by the name of JB and he was super friendly and the only english speaking Frenchman in the joint. He knew the owner well and took me on a wild ride of the best Beaujolais Nouveau I've ever tasted. Nothing like the crap we get in the United States, these wines are made with pride and are all natural...simply amazing. Do yourself a favor and make a stop here, ask for JB and let the locals take you on a wild ride of their local wines.

Do not go here unless you are French. We are from California and the young girl working the patio…read morewas horrible. She ignored us and then she was the rudest person we have meet during our 2 weeks in France. We had to ask after 30 minutes to have order taken while everyone around us received their order and food. She yelled that the only had 2 ppl in kitchen I guess those 2 ppl are only for the French. They never came back once we had food to check on us or order more to drink had to ask for the bill 3 times but was ignored. Finally she replied pay inside and rudely walked away. Food terribly not worth the abuse.

Cafe restaurant and wine bar where I enjoyed a nice cold beer next to the beautiful fountain…read more Great place to people watch for awhile.

So happy we found this place! They have numerous wines on tap for you to try. The gentleman working…read morewas very sweet and helpful. I know jack smack about French wines but enjoyed speaking with him to learn anything I could. He gave us a card to account for our tab. You insert the card and select what size pour you'd like. I almost tried them all but we wanted to get back to our riverboat in time for lunch. I would of gone back again if we stayed in town longer. If you enjoy wine or want to try locals wines from Macon then I recommend visiting. Besides having local wines they have others throughout France and I even spotted canvasback from Washington state, USA! my favorites were the chardonnays and I thought I hated Chardonnay! We bought 5 bottles to carry back home to Florida with us. Of course we had to get Pouilly fuisse! Enjoy!!

We actually just stopped in for a glass of wine and we needed reservations because it was Friday…read morenight. When the found out we just wanted a wonderful glass of wine they gave us a table right outside the door which was wonderful! A beautiful little spot with lots of tables on the street. But we did end up getting a financier which is cake with apricots and cream. Yummy

They provide small plates and a good amount of food in small plates, and they make it clear on…read moretheir menu to order at least 4 plates because of their small portion. It was relatively obvious that they serve English-speaking consumers because they had menus in English. My friend and I had a good time here tasting wine and catching up. Majority of the dishes were pretty good but not extremely spectacular, ranging from the beef bourguignon to the soy-glazed chicken to the eggs with mashed potatoes, they all had varying degrees of seasoning and the salt wasn't too overpowering. Some of the dishes leaned towards more on the plain side in terms of flavor. The arancini tomatoes didn't have too much fresh flavor in my opinion, and that was my least favorite dish in comparison. Overall, one would have a good time if visiting Dijon, and I would recommend this establishment. It's worth noting that they had good service, which sometimes can be a hit or miss in France in general due to them not having a tipping culture.

This part is the home for locals in lb as one we want then we saw the owner and staff of the…read morerestaurant we ate in our first night in barn. They don't offer a large menu but we ordered a cold salmon dish which was outstanding think smoked cured salmon on a play seasoned with lemon and some herbs. The staff was friendly and attentive without being overbearing. The pub was incredibly clean and set up in a charming way period

This place was very close to our hotel and we wanted a couple of beers and a snack. They had a good…read morevariety on tap and a charcuterie/fromage plate that was very good. Obviously a local hangout, it was fun to people watch. They played some Hawaiian and Jamaican music, bartenders wore Hawaiian shirts.... We had a blast!

Wonderful bookstore in the center of Beaune with a large selection of books, but all in French…read more Would be nice if they had some English titles too given the number of Brits and Americans here. Loved that they had a range of ceramics and other items too.

From the owner: Souvenirs de Beaune Situé face aux Hospices de Beaune, L'Athenaeum est un espace culturel dédié à…read morel'univers de la vigne et du vin. Très complet, il recense de nombreux livres et ouvrages spécialisés ainsi que divers objets du vin et de la table. On trouve aussi évidemment de nombreux vins de Bourgogne et de produits régionaux, avec au passage, une petite dégustation très appréciable ! Un passage presque obligé pour les touristes.