Place Darcy and the streets down to Dijon-Ville station, the city's arrival point, with hotel bars, brasseries and the start of Rue de la Liberté.
William Frachot runs the only two-Michelin-star kitchen in Dijon, inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge near Place Darcy in the city centre.
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.
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.
L'Edito is a brasserie right on Place Darcy in Dijon, running continuous service with unlimited mussels and homemade burgers most of the day.
OrderThe all-you-can-eat mussels, served mariniere, provencale or in a cream sauce.
TipContinuous service means no dead hours between lunch and dinner, useful for an off-schedule meal.
Da Adriano is an Italian pizzeria and trattoria on Rue Michelet in Dijon, a few doors from the Chapeau Rouge, with a daily seasonal lunch special.
OrderA pasta plate finished with truffle when it is in season, alongside a speck and mozzarella starter.
TipThe daily lunch special uses whatever seasonal produce came in that morning, worth asking about before ordering the carte.
Espresso-T pours coffee and bubble tea on Rue de la Poste in Dijon, a small counter for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea near Place Darcy.
DrinkBubble tea
TipClosed Wednesdays and Sundays; the bubble tea menu draws a younger after-school crowd.
La Biscuiterie pours coffee with free Wi-Fi on Rue de la Poste in Dijon, baking cookies and cheesecake for a laptop stop a short walk from Place Darcy.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipA favourite with laptop workers; the cinnamon rolls and cheesecake are made in house.
Columbus Café & Co pours coffee and smoothies on Place Darcy in Dijon, a chain coffee shop with Wi-Fi and outdoor seating by the garden square.
DrinkCoffee and hot chocolate
TipThe garden-facing terrace at Place Darcy is the reason to pick this branch over the mall one.
Claude Louot bakes bread and runs a tea room across from Place Darcy in Dijon, organic loaves alongside glazed pastries and macarons at the counter.
Worth the queueGlazed pastries and macarons
TipThe tea room seating makes this a sit-down stop, not just a counter; it opens at 6:00, among the earliest in the centre.
Le Petit Mozart bakes bread, viennoiserie and its well known galette des rois on Rue Alphonse Legros, near the Dijon-Ville railway station daily.
Worth the queueGalette des rois
TipThe galette des rois queue runs out the door every January; order ahead if visiting in Epiphany season.
Embassy Bar is the lounge bar of the Vertigo Hotel on Rue Devosge in Dijon, pouring champagne and cocktails with a Friday and Saturday DJ set.
DrinkChampagne, wine and signature cocktails
FoodLight bar bites
TipDJ sets run 20:00 to 02:00 on Friday and Saturday; earlier in the week the room is quiet enough to talk over a drink.
Le Bar by La Cloche pours cocktails and Burgundy wines inside the Grand Hôtel La Cloche on Place Darcy in central Dijon, with a weekend DJ lounge.
DrinkCocktails built on regional Burgundy spirits
FoodAfternoon tea, charcuterie boards and Burgundy wines
TipThe smoking parlour and Friday-Saturday DJ lounge draw locals; afternoon tea and charcuterie boards run through the day.
Deep Inside Klub Rock hosts rock, metal and punk concerts in a stone cellar on Rue Victor Dumay in Dijon, with a vinyl record corner at the bar.
DrinkBottled and draught beer between sets
FoodNone; it is a concert bar, not a kitchen
TipTouring rock, metal and punk bands play the basement stage; check the booking line for the next show before visiting.
Les Jardins by La Cloche sets a Sunday brunch buffet at the Hôtel La Cloche on Place Darcy in Dijon, pastries, hot dishes and a dessert table.
OrderThe dessert buffet table, the reason regulars save room before the savoury courses.
TipThe buffet ends with a full dessert table, so arrive hungry; brunch is served on Sunday from 12:00 to 14:00.
Le Klub runs a Sunday brunch at the Ibis hotel on Avenue Albert 1er in Dijon, salads, charcuterie, a weekly hot dish and pastries near the station.
OrderThe weekly hot dish alongside the charcuterie board, Le Klub's brunch centrepiece.
TipWeekday lunch is not served, only dinner; the Sunday brunch and the evening service are the two weekend openings.
Le Melkior runs two dance floors on Avenue Garibaldi in Dijon, an urban music room and a dance music room with DJ sets Thursday to Saturday nights.
TipEntry is free before 00:30 outside special nights; some Thursdays are student nights, so check the programme first.
Deep Inside Klub Rock puts touring rock, metal and punk bands on a stone cellar stage on Rue Victor Dumay in Dijon, by the record shop counter.
TipInternational rock, metal and punk acts play the basement most weeks; check the club's booking line for the next date.
Le Locko calls itself Dijon's gay-friendly and inclusive bar club, a Rue Devosge room pouring pop and electro sets Wednesday through Saturday.
TipSpecial nights run until 04:00; check the events page, and note the doors open at 20:30 at the earliest.
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