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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.
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Asian fusionBerbisey ZolaChef Xin Meng
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.
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Asian fusionLes HallesChef Kadoguchi
L'Arôme is a Michelin Selected pocket-sized dining room on Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau in Dijon, alternating gyozas with French bistro classics.
OrderThe picanha with its Asian-style sauce, chef Kadoguchi's crossover between Japanese and French technique.
TipThe room seats few, so a weekday lunch booking is the surer route in than a weekend evening.
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French bistroCentre HistoriqueChef Clara Reydet
Monique is Clara Reydet's Michelin Selected bistro on Rue Amiral-Roussin in Dijon, named for her grandmother and built on seasonal vegetables.
OrderWhichever vegetable-forward plate is built around that week's Halles market delivery.
TipDinner service only runs Thursday and Friday; the rest of the week it is lunch only.
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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.