LA GOUTTE D'OR

Business is booming in this luxurious hotel surrounded by vineyards, thanks to plush guestrooms, a rose garden... and its restaurant, established in a bright, modern dining room whose large bow window affords a beautiful view of the landscaped grounds. Chef Nawal Rezagui crafts a precise score rich in character and ambition: a briny flan of smoked tuna and Aquitaine caviar; loin of veal in Brittany curry spices with salsifies and garlic and olive seasoning; a creamy iced extravaganza of bergamot, grapefruit, kombucha and dill oil… Bistronomic menu at lunchtime.

The restaurant specialises in cooking top-drawer produce over a wood fire: whole sea bass with fennel, rib of beef, pluma de pata negra, venison with a peppery sauce poivrade – all dishes are the handiwork of a cheerful chef of Lyon origins. The atmosphere is friendly and buzzy and, come summertime, the garden is bliss.