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French fine diningCentre HistoriqueChef Iulian Fistos
Loiseau des Ducs carries a Michelin star inside the 16th-century Hotel de Talmay in central Dijon, continuing the Bernard Loiseau repertoire today.
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 regionalCentre HistoriqueChef Angelo Ferrigno
Cave is Angelo Ferrigno's Bib Gourmand wine bar opposite CIBO on Rue Jeannin in Dijon, sharing plates over a terroir-driven single lunch menu.
OrderA shared charcuterie and cheese board with a glass from the wine-casier wall.
TipThe evening sharing plates run later than most Dijon kitchens, useful after a show at the nearby theatre.
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French bistroCentre HistoriqueChef Julien Burdin
L'Évidence is Julien Burdin's Bib Gourmand bistro on Rue Jeannin in Dijon, a weekday-only kitchen built on fresh, seasonal French bistro plates.
OrderThe seasonal veloute of the day, built around whatever produce Burdin found that morning.
TipIt closes weekends, so a Monday or Tuesday visit beats the midweek crowd from nearby offices.
So ★ 4.2
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French bistroCentre HistoriqueChef So and Rie Takahashi
So is chef So Takahashi's Bib Gourmand bistro on Rue Amiral-Roussin in Dijon, a Japanese-run kitchen cooking French plates from market produce.
OrderWhatever So Takahashi bought at market that morning; the menu changes with it.
TipSo cooks alone, so the room is small; his wife Rie runs the floor and can talk you through the day's dishes.
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French bistroLes HallesChef Takaya Uchida
Spica is chef Takaya Uchida's Bib Gourmand room on Rue de la Préfecture in Dijon, a single-menu kitchen inside a converted former neighbourhood cafe.
OrderThe single-menu market plate of the day, built around whatever chef Uchida sourced that week.
TipThere is no printed carte; the single evolving menu is the whole point of a visit here.