"Dogs allowed" Restaurants in France
An exceptional experience in every respect: great wines, impeccable service and surprisingly contemporary cuisine full of inventiveness, precision and lightness. Virginie Basselots is not one of France's great talents for nothing.
Lucie and Thomas Collomb change the dishes according to the season - bouillon with hazelnut oil or duck fillet à l'orange - and always with a regional focus for the basic products (e.g. lentils from the nearby Ferme Cérès). Large wine list and delicious patisserie!
Takaya Uchida has it easy with market-fresh produce near the Halles de Dijon. But what he conjures up from it is particularly astonishing on the lunch menu: Poultry liver mousse, loin of suckling pig or carpet mussel velouté and top desserts ("Earl Grey roulade")!
Country house style meets shabby chic in this charming restaurant near the Cours Saleya, which also has a small street terrace in summer. Head chef Aurélien Martin loves contrasts and serves flavours from all over the world in a blind tasting menu.
An institution for which locals and tourists alike queue up in summer. In addition to large platters of fresh oysters, prawns and the like, you can also feast on lobster, langoustines and sea urchins on the terrace under the arcades, depending on the season.
A somewhat soberly designed roof terrace restaurant in the otherwise splendid Hôtel Aston La Scala. It's still worth a visit, especially on summer days. Then the atmosphere is vibrant and you have an almost kitschy view of the city.
A small urban oasis on the colourful roof terrace of the Hôtel Mercure. Far away from the hustle and bustle of the city and yet right in the middle of it all, you can practise cultivated laissez-faire with cocktails and snacks. In the evening, the direct view of Notre Dame is truly magical.