Restaurant Hôtel du Vercors

This handsome building is an institution in this Vercors village. Dating from 1867, it is home to a historical cafe adorned with frescoes dating back to 1912. Locally sourced ingredients from the Vercors plateau play the lead roles on the menu, which changes regularly. Respect for the seasons goes hand in hand with respect for the produce, culinary skill and flavour. Three guestrooms upstairs.

As enthusiastic as ever, Guillaume Monjuré (who first came to our attention in Lyon and Corrençon-en-Vercors) plays host to guests in this family-owned barn, which has been renovated into a table d'hôte-style restaurant. Fanning the flames of his passion for cooking over an open fire, he has set up a wood-burning oven in full view of diners; he cooks absolutely everything in it, from bread first thing in the morning, to vegetables and fish during the meal. This is natural, primitive cuisine that is no less personal and creative for all that. He is able to elevate vegetables, herbs and fish fro

A fortified house during the Middle Ages, and a convent up until 1905, this "chalet" is now a hotel-restaurant run by the Prayer family, for whom tradition and generosity are the answer to everything. Their big-boned, wholehearted score reads like a vintage cookbook: hare pâté, fillet of trout and crayfish and Dauphiné ravioles, or a melt-in-the-mouth chocolate and vanilla ice cream extravaganza. Cosy rooms for overnight stays.