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French fine diningCentre HistoriqueChef Iulian Fistos
Loiseau des Ducs holds a Michelin star inside the 16th-century Hotel de Talmay in Dijon, chef Iulian Fistos cooking the Bernard Loiseau repertoire.
OrderThe Dijon-style snails in persillade, a Bernard Loiseau house classic since 2013.
TipThe lunch menu is the better-value route into the Bernard Loiseau style than the evening carte.
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French fine diningLes Halles
Sublime is Sicilian chef Giovanni Spataro's Michelin Selected room near the Halles in Dijon, folding Sicilian technique into Burgundy produce.
OrderThe pork belly with stuffed cabbage, Burgundy caviar and a mustard-sharp jus.
TipThe weekday lunch menu is the better-value seating; dinner only runs Friday and Saturday.
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French fine diningCentre HistoriqueChef Sébastien Mortet
L'Un des Sens is a Michelin Selected surprise-menu room on Rue Jeannin in Dijon, near the antiques quarter, with a courtyard terrace for lunch.
OrderThe surprise tasting menu, built around vegetables from the chef's own garden.
TipThe weekday lunch market menu is priced well below the evening surprise menu.
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French fine diningMontchapetChef Richard and Fanny Bernigaud
Maison L'Essentiel is Richard and Fanny Bernigaud's Michelin Selected dining room on Avenue Victor-Hugo in Dijon, set in a 1930s house with two dining floors.
OrderThe pearled Aube trout with cauliflower and grapefruit, trained-in-Lameloise precision on the plate.
TipThe eight-seat chef's table faces the kitchen directly if you want to watch the pass.
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Modern EuropeanCentre HistoriqueChef Riccardo Maiello
Saison is Milanese chef Riccardo Maiello's Michelin Selected room in Dijon's antiques quarter, alternating French plates with Italian pasta courses.
OrderThe paccheri alla carbonara made with pasta shipped from Italy and Franche-Comte cancoillotte.
TipBook the Thursday to Saturday dinner seating; Tuesday and Wednesday run lunch service only.
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Tasting €125-190French fine diningDarcy GareChef William Frachot
William Frachot holds two Michelin stars at Chapeau Rouge in Dijon, pairing Burgundy terroir with reworked oeufs en meurette and river fish.
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.