€€€€French bistroCentre HistoriqueMon-Fri 12:00-13:30, 19:15-21:30; closed Sat-Sun
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.
€€€€Asian fusionBerbisey ZolaMon-Fri 12:00-14:00; closed Sat-Sun
Azerole is chef Xin Meng's Michelin Selected neo-bistro on Rue Berbisey in Dijon, a solo kitchen folding Chinese spice into French seasonal produce.
OrderThe pork loin with chimichurri, courgette cream and green curry, Meng's signature crossover plate.
TipMeng cooks alone most services, so the weekday lunch menu moves at a relaxed, unhurried pace.
€€€€French bistroCentre HistoriqueMon-Fri 12:00-13:45, 19:00-21:30; Sat-Sun 12:00-14:15, 19:00-21:30
Le Pré aux Clercs faces the Palais des Ducs on Place de la Libération in Dijon, its menu developed in collaboration with chef Georges Blanc.
OrderA dish from the seasonal carte, written with chef Georges Blanc.
TipThe terrace looks straight onto Place de la Libération; book it ahead for a summer evening.
€€€€French fine diningBerbisey ZolaMon-Fri 12:00-13:30, 19:30-21:30; closed Sat-Sun
Parapluie is a pocket-sized Michelin Selected room on Rue Monge in Dijon, running a spice-touched mystery tasting menu on most evenings there.
OrderThe mystery multi-course evening menu; there is no other option after dark.
TipAt lunch there is a choice menu at a gentler price than the blind evening tasting format.
€€€€French regionalCite GastronomieSun-Wed 11:30-14:30; Thu-Sat 11:30-14:30, 19:00-22:00
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.
€€€€BrasserieCentre HistoriqueDaily 10:00-22:00; closed 1 May, 25 Dec, 1 Jan
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.
€€€€ItalianLes HallesMon, Thu, Sun 10:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00; Tue-Wed, Fri-Sat 08:00-14:30, 19:00-23:30
Chez Gina fills a corner of Place du Marché in Dijon with fresh pasta and an Italian grocery shop, open latest on Friday and Saturday nights.
OrderA fresh pasta plate followed by a scoop from the 21-flavour in-house gelato counter.
TipCome on a market morning and the shop opens at 08:00 rather than its usual mid-morning start.