Gault & Millau — Guide to restaurants, hotels, wines and chefs
Anne-Sophie Pic: “I eat to feed others”
Anne-Sophie Pic is starting a new chapter in Paris, at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art. This is an opportunity for France’s favorite female chef—according to an Ipsos survey published last spring—to unveil and share her passions for art, fragrance, aromatics, and everyone’s well-being.
Anne-Sophie Pic: “I eat to feed others”
Anne-Sophie Pic is starting a new chapter in Paris, at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art. This is an opportunity for France’s favorite female chef—according to an Ipsos survey published last spring—to unveil and share her passions for art, fragrance, aromatics, and everyone’s well-being.
City Guide & Walks
Nice
Niçoise flavors and Riviera grand chefs
Toulouse
From cassoulet to chef's-table cuisine
Paris
Seven palaces, seven ways to be Paris
Lyon
From traditional bouchon to world cuisine
Montpellier
The new Mediterranean scene
Annecy
Between lake, mountains and 4 toques
Bordeaux
Gastronomy in the land of great wine
Strasbourg
From Alsatian institutions to Nordic cuisine
Marseille
Bouillabaisse, Mediterranean and the avant-garde
The Best Hotels for a Business Trip to Nice
Between meetings at the OcéaNice convention center or the Palais des Expositions, choosing the right place to stay makes all the difference. Here’s our selection of hotels in Nice, the suit-and-tie edition.
Grégory Marchand's Top Picks
The head chef of Frenchie restaurants shares his top picks for where to buy vegetables, bread, and even high-quality knives—in Paris and beyond!
The Bus Palladium is reborn: a hotel within the walls of the legendary Parisian club
It marks the rebirth of one of Paris’s legendary nightlife hotspots. Just a stone’s throw from Pigalle, the Bus Palladium—brilliantly redesigned and expanded—is reopening its club and adding a hotel and a restaurant with a vibrant atmosphere, where the concept of “experience” truly comes to life.
This three-toque restaurant serves a game menu… from under the sea!
What if fall game were actually to be found at the bottom of the Mediterranean? At L’Oursin, chef Ilane Tinchant puts a new spin on the great classics of game cuisine to create a menu entirely dedicated to seafood.
Dijon's Cité de la Gastronomie: The Village Closes Its Doors After Four Years
The Village at the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin in Dijon ceased operations on Wednesday, October 7. Forty-four employees were laid off, more than four years after it opened.
Traveling with Your Dog: Hotels That Pamper Our Four-Legged Friends
Do you dream of traveling across the country, with the wind in your face, without ever having to leave Max on the doorstep? Good news: here are some hotels where our four-legged friends are pampered like Aristocats.
The Best Restaurants Run by Young Chefs in France
Across France, a new generation of chefs is shaking things up with committed, thoughtful cooking. Discover our selection of restaurants where the next generation is already making its mark.
Marie Gricourt, named "Meilleure Ouvrière de France" for 2026
Marie Gricourt, head chef at Restaurant Gric and named “Grande de Demain” for 2027, was crowned “Meilleure Ouvrière de France 2026” in the culinary category on Thursday, October 8.
Christophe Pelé leaves Le Nautilus four months after arriving in Penmarc’h
Just four months after opening Le Nautilus in Penmarc’h, Christophe Pelé is bringing his Breton adventure to an end. The chef and his team left the restaurant on October 2, 2026, amid disagreements with his partners.
New restaurants
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12.5
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Rhizome
Address
Compiègne
Cooking
French | Local
Budget
€35 to €65
Open
12.5
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Le Bistrot de la Gare
Address
Champdieu
Chef
Sacha Clapeyron
Cooking
French | Local
Budget
€31 to €39
Chefs & Talents
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Chefs' recipes
Flame-seared salmon fillet, with Béarnaise sauce and melt-in-your-mouth potatoes
Chef Florian Barbarot pays homage to the classic steak-french fries-salad-Béarnaise sauce dish by reimagining it with Norwegian salmon, creating a lighter, more balanced version.
Salmon belly fish soup poached blanquette-style, pearl barley with skyr
Chef Florian Barbarot creates a fusion of Norwegian Fiskesuppe and French blanquette featuring Norwegian salmon in a recipe designed to reduce food waste by making full use of the entire fish.
Gravlax salmon with beet juice, crunchy quinoa, and mustard sauce
Chef Florian Barbarot puts a new spin on traditional Norwegian gravlaks: salmon marinated in miso and beet juice, served with crunchy quinoa and a light mustard sauce.
The Best Hotels for a Stay Amid the Vineyards
Gone are the days of simple wine tastings and quick tours of the cellar between vintages. Wineries are transforming into highly desirable getaways, combining haute cuisine, spas featuring organic grape marc, and immersive overnight stays amidst the wine cellars.
The best millefeuille in France in 2026 costs just €5.20
With its rich, creamy filling and golden puff pastry, the millefeuille is a pastry icon. At the Duhamel bakery in Orgeval, Alexia Léard’s creation won first prize at the 2026 Master du Millefeuille competition.
Discover the new restaurants featured in the Hauts-de-France guide
The 2027 Hauts-de-France guide is available in bookstores and online. With this 2027 guide, Gault&Millau travels throughout the region, unearthing exceptional restaurants and artisans.
Our Favorite Tables for Fall
After a brief tour of the Gard region and then the neighboring Hérault, a stop in the Côtes-d’Armor region, and finally a visit to Paris, the Gault&Millau guide’s reviewers have identified five new spots to book right away.
The Three Must-Read Cookbooks of the Moment
From the fires of Marseille to the markets of Lyon, with a detour through Iranian cuisine, three cookbooks tell stories of tradition, regional flavors, and flames.
Where to Eat Game This Fall? Our Recommended Restaurants
Hare, venison, pheasant, or wild boar… These restaurants showcase game in styles ranging from the most traditional to the most inventive. Here are a few great spots to try.
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