L'Aubinerie ★ 4.4
Layon Valley bistro and inn in Saint-Aubin-de-Luigne with a sweet-wine list of Coteaux du Layon, Quarts de Chaume and Bonnezeaux from local producers including Baumard.
Awards: Bib Gourmand Michelin 2024
Riverside bistrot in central Saumur with a Saumur-anchored cellar, curating Saumur-Champigny verticals from Clos Rougeard, Chateau de Villeneuve and Roches Neuves.
Awards: Le Fooding 2025
Address: 8 quai Carnot, 49400 Saumur, France, Loire Valley
Layon Valley bistro and inn in Saint-Aubin-de-Luigne with a sweet-wine list of Coteaux du Layon, Quarts de Chaume and Bonnezeaux from local producers including Baumard.
Awards: Bib Gourmand Michelin 2024
Auberge inside the Vouvray appellation with a hyper-local cellar focused on Vouvray sec, demi-sec, moelleux and petillant styles from producers within walking distance.
Awards: Bib Gourmand Michelin 2025
Ludovic Pouzelgues's Michelin-starred Nantes restaurant facing the Erdre canal, with a Loire-only cellar built around aged cru Muscadet plus cult Anjou and Saumur reds.
Awards: Michelin Guide one star 2024
Sancerre central restaurant in a 14th-century tower with terrace over the Loire, sommelier-led cellar of Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Menetou-Salon, Quincy and Reuilly.
Awards: Gault Millau 2024
Auberge facing George Sand's chateau in Nohant with a Berry-Centre Loire wine list of Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Menetou-Salon, Quincy and Reuilly from independent growers.
Chartres bistronomic table led by chef Olivier Tridon with a Loire-anchored wine list spanning Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Vouvray, Saumur-Champigny and Chinon.
Awards: Bib Gourmand Michelin 2025