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French fine diningBerbisey Zola
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.
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French regionalCite GastronomieChef Florent Colombo
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.
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French bistroCentre Historique
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.
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BrasserieCentre Historique
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.
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BurgersCentre HistoriqueChef Julien Chauvenet
Foodies is Julien Chauvenet's burger counter on Rue François Rude in Dijon, run by the cook who won the 2023 World Burger Contest in Lyon outright.
OrderA burger from the current board, from the cook who won the 2023 World Burger Contest.
TipFriday and Saturday nights run latest; weekday evenings the kitchen closes earlier.
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ItalianLes Halles
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.