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Oeufs en meurette are eggs poached in red wine and served in a glossy meurette sauce of Burgundy wine, lardons and shallots, on garlic-rubbed toast: the classic Dijon starter.
The meurette is the Burgundian red wine sauce, built on the region's own wine with lardons, onions and shallots sweated in butter,. Oeufs en meurette, poached eggs laid on toasted garlic bread and covered in that sauce, is the best-known use of it and one of the fixed starters of the Burgundy bistro repertoire. It is traditionally drunk with the same red wine that went into the sauce, which in Dijon usually means a Côte de Nuits Pinot Noir.
4 editor picks for Oeufs en meurette in Dijon, ranked by editorial score. All Dijon signature dishes · Oeufs en meurette across every city.
William Frachot runs the only two-Michelin-star kitchen in Dijon, inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge near Place Darcy in the city centre.
OrderThe reworked oeufs en meurette with river fish that anchors his tasting menus.
TipThe adult tasting menu starts at €125; book the Wednesday or Thursday seating for an easier table.
Le Caveau de Saulx runs commented blind tastings of rare wines from every region in a 16th-century cellar on Rue Vannerie in Dijon, with local platters.
TipSay if you want the labels kept hidden; the cellar closes for its annual holiday from 17 July to 15 August.
Meurette et Persillé is chef Florent Colombo's Burgundian dining room inside the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin complex in Dijon.
OrderThe oeufs en meurette, the dish the restaurant is named for and its clearest signature plate.
TipIt sits inside the Cité de la Gastronomie complex, so pair a meal with the free permanent exhibitions on the French gastronomic meal.
La Brasserie des Loges seats guests beside the Musée des Beaux-Arts on Place du Théâtre in Dijon, serving Burgundian brasserie classics daily.
OrderThe Menu Bourguignon, a set three-course run through the region's classics.
TipIt stays open every day of the year bar three, useful for a Sunday or holiday table when smaller kitchens shut.
Oeufs en meurette makes more sense with someone from Dijon explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Day trip · 5h 30m
Explore Burgundy’s charming villages, enjoy a wine tasting workshop and lunch, visit a family-run winery, and experience the prestigious Montrachet Grand Cru.
Guided tour · 3 hours
A typical tasting lunch from the Burgundy region offered at the Château du Clos de Vougeot.
Day trip · 8h 30m
Join this Private Burgundy wine tour chauffeured in a legendary car of the 20th century : Citroën DS Discover the famous Cote de Nuits wine region as you enjoy a priva...
