This is my list of my favorite wine places in Beaune. It includes not only wine bars, i.e. places where you go for a glass of wine and perhaps some cold cuts, but also some restaurants with a strong wine list.
Bourgogne Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015 and 2016)
I have been to Beaune many times over a span of several decades. When my wife Annette Schiller decided to include a Bourgogne wine tour in her portfolio of the ombiasy wine tours, I compiled an initial list of my favorite wine bars in Beaune, which I updated following the Bourgogne Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015).
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Le Bistrot du Coin Place Ziem
2 Place Ziem
Wine Bar
Belle sélection de vins nature de toutes régions et de plus classiques mais non moins jolies cuvées bourguignonnes, le tout servi par l'ancien tebancier du Square, Alex, un garçon jovial et connaisseur dans un endroit plutôt exigu mais chaleureux ! Impatient d'y retourner avec mes comparses !
La Dilettante
11 Rue du Faubourg Bretonnière
Wine Bar
Jameson Fink: I can think of no place more charming and laid-back than La Dilettante in Beaune, especially when you have a free and leisurely afternoon available. Simple chalkboard menus for wine and food. Who can resist a 2010 Lafon Macon-Uchizy for 5 euros? Your savory food selections consist of an assortment of meats and cheeses, a salad, and a soup.
Linda Watkins:La Dilettante (+33 3 80 21 48 59), with its cosy ‘bodega’ ambience, is the latest venture by ‘Lolo’, formerly of the much-lauded Caves Madeleine bistro. Wines include hard-to-find gems from all over France, complemented by organic food.
Les Vins de Maurice
8 rue Fraisse
Wine Store and Wine Bar
Sue Dyson and Roger McShane: Les Vins de Maurice has become a gathering place for lovers of natural wine in Beaune, the strategically-placed town in the centre of Burgundy. We first heard about it from Alice Feiring, who in turn had learned about it from Fanny Sabre, the young Burgundian winemaker.
The wine list has been put together by Maurice, the owner, and it is an extensive selection from many parts of France, with particular strength in Burgundian cuvees.
You can select a bottle from the cave and they will open it for a modest surcharge on takeaway prices. You can then order from the short selection of dishes which include excellent charcuterie and cheeses but also beautifully made savoury and sweet tarts.
Le Bar du Square
26 Boulevard Maréchal Foch
Wine Bar
Not drinking poison in Paris (February 2012): If I still entertain ideas about residing in Beaune someday, it's largely due to a very memorable nightcap my friend J and I shared with winemaker Axelle Machard de Gramont and her friend E at Bar du Square, an unassuming bar du coin that early last year came under the proprietorship of the lively and well-connected Romain Escoffier, son of the owners of nearby bistro-legend Ma Cuisine. Perhaps semi-inadvertently, he's created the most sophisticated bar concept I've ever encountered, an establishment that would be the toast of Paris or New York or London, were wine supply channels ever to change to allow its successful replication in those cities.
The concept is simple: a killer, bargain-filled Burgundy list, without a restaurant attached. Instead, there's an electric guitar lashed to the bar taps, and the Kinks on the stereo.
On a Tuesday night, pushing midnight, there were no less than three generations of locals enjoying the atmosphere.
Un petit bar à vin très sympa, idéal pour partager un moment avec des amis, mais aussi rencontrer de nouvelles têtes. Un lieu convivial où le patron, Romain, sait mettre l'ambiance ! Il change sa carte de vins très souvent et on aime se poser à une des tables pour refaire le monde. Spécialisé en vins, certes, mais on y trouve aussi d'autres alcools, dont des spiritueux ou bières. Cognacs à la demande, petit lieu très chaleureux pour boire un verre.
Le Bistrot Bourguignon
8 rue Monge
Bistrot and Wine Bar
Linda Watkins: In Beaune, the town’s oldest wine bar, Le Bistro Bourguignon (+33 3 80 22 23 24), is a bustling bohemian affair that features more than 20 wines by the glass.
Burgundyeye: The Bistrot Bourguignon is open at lunchtimes and in the evenings from Tuesday to Saturday and has a large range of wines available, either by the glass or by the bottle. Jean-Jacques Hegner offers a selection of some of the best domaine names from Burgundy and elsewhere of which about 20 by the glass from Chablis, Côte de Beaune, Côtes de Nuits and Mâcon. The wines sold by the glass are constantly evolving. Chef Benoît Roux offers a delicious, traditional and regional cuisine influenced by new flavours to tempt and excite your taste buds.
Maison du Colombier
1 Rue Charles Cloutier
Linda Watkins: Having sold his Michelin-starred restaurant Le Jardin des Remparts, Roland Chanliaud is now the owner and chef of Maison du Colombier ‘gastro-bar’, where patrons can explore his epic wine list on a terrace facing the lovely Notre Dame basilica.
According to Bernd Klingenbrunn , wine retailer in Frankfurt, Germany, Maison du Colombier has the best wine list in Beaune.
Au But du Monde
7 rue Faubourg Madeleine
New wine bar in Beaune, with links to the Ma Cuisine Restaurant (see below). I only passed by.
Ma Cuisine
Passage St Helene
Restaurant
Recommended by Mosel Star Winemaker Nik Weis.
Not drinking poison in Paris: With its heartbreakingly long wine list, its brisk service, its richly satisfying menu, Ma Cuisine succeeds by any standard. Only later was I to understand that the restaurant's success stands out yet further in Beaune, where curiously enough there are not many good restaurants.
Ma Cuisine accordingly is sort of the lifeblood of the town. Every Burgundy winemaker, importer, major collector and retailer passes through the dining room a few times a year, it seems.
Justburgundy.com: It is invariably busy and being small this means a bustling atmosphere rather than sedate calm. It is also usually full, so booking is advisable. Just off one of the main squares, under an archway and down a small side-street, you will find this small family run restaurant of one large room with some 20 tables. The food is varied and excellent and the wine list is extensive. It only opens four days a week, being closed on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. As the owner explained to us, he enjoys doing other things too!
L’Oiseau de Vignes
31 Rue Maufoux
Restaurant
Loiseau des Vignes is a restaurant in the heart of the capital of wine tourism which offers an entire list of rare wines by the glass.
These 70 white and red wines are mainly Burgundy labels selected by Eric Goettelman, the Loiseau Group’s executive head sommelier: ‘The wine list features both young hopefuls and also established wines. We have also selected some attractive wines from wine merchants Jadot, Drouhin, Bichot, Bouchard… However, the real surprise is that we can supply, when available, famous wines which cannot normally be found. Wines produced by people like Jean-François Coche-Dury, Bonneau du Martray, Comtes Lafon, Domaine Raveneau, to mention but a few. This unique selection means that anyone can sample a rare wine or simply taste new wines. The price per glass ranges from 5 € to 45 €.
Loiseau des Vignes uses the Enomatic® system, an item of cutting-edge equipment which allows very fine vintages to be served by the glass, in the best conditions at the appropriate temperature, preserving all their qualities.
La Part des Anges
24 bis rue d’Alsace
Restaurant and Wine Bar
Burgundyeye: La Part des Anges is a wine bar and restaurant featuring contemporary cuisine and an excellent choice of wines. This restaurant stands out for its classy style and the relaxed atmosphere. This is the meeting point for chic Beaune. The food, refined and inventive, is often Mediterranean in style, the wines are chosen from among the best in Burgundy and other regions of France. Staff and owners are friendly and professional. Let the party begin!
Tripadvisor: A busy town centre restaurant in mainly pedestrian area. Not cheap, but a good menu and excellently prepared and served food. A huge wine list - if that's your thing!
Auberge Bourguignonne
4 place Madeleine
Restaurant
Not a wine bar, but a traditional, small hotel and restaurant that serves classic French food. “What takes Auberge Bourguignonne from 3 to 4 stars is the cheese course. The best in the city! Unlike any other restaurant, they wheel over a giant board of cheeses, ranging in ages, flavors and consistencies, and ask "what would you like".
The tables are small, the service a bit slow and the food very good for the money. We've eaten here three or four times.
They also have a little lounge area where you can just have a glass of wine.
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Visit: Château du Clos de Vougeot
Focusing on fresh-from-the-farm meat and vegetables produced within a 100km radius of Beaune, this cosy little restaurant changes its menu daily. Reserve ahead for a private table, or enjoy a more convivial experience at the long shared table backed by wine racks.
ReplyDeleteCaves Madeleine 6 rue Faubourg Madelein - cosy little wine centered restaurant with communal table
Judith Schultze We go every year to Burgundy, and are currently here--some favorites: in Beaune, Caves Madeleine, La Lune, Caveau des Arches, La Cibolette; in Puligny-Montrachet, a Le Montrachet; in Chassagne-Montrachet, Ed.Em; in Nuits St George, Le Cabotte; in Chambolle-Musigny, Le Chambolle; in Gevrey-Chambertin, Chez Guy
ReplyDeleteBernd Klingenbrunn eating Abendessen at Caves Madeleine Beaune with Barbara Brendel.
ReplyDeleteMichelin stars aside, my favorite restaurant in Beaune is Caveau des Arches. It is listed in the Michelin guide without a star, but the cuisine, perhaps a bit more traditional than Loiseau and Le Beneton, is exceptional and the wine list one of the finest in the village (though that distinction may be held by the small, charming Ma Cuisine).
ReplyDeleteCaveau des Arches recently added a casual dining space upstairs from the main dining room in the "cave." The menu is limited, and reservations are not required, but it is well worth a visit.