A salon-style Dijon spot pairing cross-cultural cooking and natural wine with a vinyl and world-music backdrop.
The list: A bohemian Dijon salon mixing cross-cultural small plates with a thoughtfully chosen list of natural and grower wines in a record-and-book-lined room
Tip: An evening spot for slow conversation over a glass; the cross-cultural menu and curated soundtrack set it apart from a straight wine bar.
Address: 16 Rue Vauban, 21000 Dijon, France, Burgundy
A Dijon bar-restaurant with a natural-leaning list and seasonal cooking, set up for slow, music-led evenings.
The list: A bar and restaurant with a stated minimum 30 percent natural-wine list, local and seasonal cooking and a relaxed evening soundtrack
Tip: Listed on Raisin for its natural-wine commitment; ideal for a long, unhurried evening of glasses and small plates.
A Dijon hybrid of tea house, wine shop and natural-wine bar, set up for low-key conversational evenings.
The list: A bar, restaurant and wine shop with a minimum 30 percent natural-wine list, blending tea, local food and low-intervention bottlings
Tip: A hybrid tea-house and natural-wine bar; come early evening for a calmer, conversation-friendly room than the busier Halles bars.
An intimate Dijon wine bar in a 16th-century cellar, hosting candle-lit guided blind tastings of vintage Burgundy.
The list: An intimate wine bar hidden in a 16th-century cellar in central Dijon, offering guided blind tastings of vintage Burgundy by candlelight
Tip: Book a guided blind tasting in the old stone cellar; it is one of the most atmospheric ways to learn the Cote d'Or villages.
A Dijon bar-restaurant with a natural-leaning list and seasonal cooking, set up for slow, music-led evenings.
The list: A bar and restaurant with a stated minimum 30 percent natural-wine list, local and seasonal cooking and a relaxed evening soundtrack
Tip: Listed on Raisin for its natural-wine commitment; ideal for a long, unhurried evening of glasses and small plates.
A Dijon hybrid of tea house, wine shop and natural-wine bar, set up for low-key conversational evenings.
The list: A bar, restaurant and wine shop with a minimum 30 percent natural-wine list, blending tea, local food and low-intervention bottlings
Tip: A hybrid tea-house and natural-wine bar; come early evening for a calmer, conversation-friendly room than the busier Halles bars.
A Beaune restaurant in 15th-century vaulted cellars beneath the ramparts, with a deep Burgundy list in a candle-lit stone setting.
The list: A restaurant set in 15th-century vaulted stone cellars under the Beaune ramparts, with a deep Burgundy cellar and candle-lit vaulted dining
Tip: Book a table deep in the stone vaults for the most atmospheric Burgundian dinner; the cellar list runs from village wines to Grand Cru.
An intimate Dijon wine bar in a 16th-century cellar, hosting candle-lit guided blind tastings of vintage Burgundy.
The list: An intimate wine bar hidden in a 16th-century cellar in central Dijon, offering guided blind tastings of vintage Burgundy by candlelight
Tip: Book a guided blind tasting in the old stone cellar; it is one of the most atmospheric ways to learn the Cote d'Or villages.
A Japanese restaurant in Beaune with a remarkable Burgundy cellar and intimate counter dining, ideal for a quiet evening tasting.
The list: A Japanese restaurant in central Beaune with a world-class Burgundy cellar, where the intimate counter dining suits a candle-lit late-evening tasting menu
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday; the cellar is a genuine paradise for Burgundy lovers, so let the team match grand-cru pours to the kaiseki dishes.
The lounge bar of the historic Hotel Le Cep in Beaune, serving a polished Burgundy by-the-glass list in a Renaissance courtyard setting.
The list: The bar of Beaune's historic five-star Hotel Le Cep, with a polished Burgundy by-the-glass selection served in a courtyard-and-salon setting
Tip: A refined nightcap option in the heart of Beaune; the Renaissance courtyard is a calm place to finish the evening with a grand-cru pour.