"Burgundy's only three-star, a hushed room in a 15th-century inn at Chagny — Éric Pras's poularde de Bresse. Book it for a milestone."
About Maison Lameloise
Twenty minutes south of Beaune, on the main square of a small Burgundian town, a fifteenth-century coaching inn keeps the only three Michelin stars in the region. This is Maison Lameloise, where Éric Pras has cooked since 2009, the year he took the kitchen from Jacques Lameloise and held all three stars. The menu reads as a love letter to the Burgundian larder: poularde de Bresse, Charolais beef, Morvan hazelnut, snails from the fields around Chagny, each finished with the classical sauce work that built the house. The grand tasting runs to about €335; a weekday lunch from €85 is the gentler way in.
The Kitchen
Éric Pras came up under Régis Marcon and Jacques Lameloise and won Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2004, the blue-white-red collar that France reserves for its finest cooks. He inherited one of the country's most decorated kitchens in 2009 and has kept all three Michelin stars without trading on the name. His cooking leans hard on Burgundian terroir: poularde de Bresse, the signature of the longer tasting, alongside Charolais beef, Morvan hazelnut, snails and river fish, each finished with sauce work of real precision.
The format is set menus rather than à la carte, a shorter lunch from about €85 as the gentle entry, building to the multi-course grand tasting at roughly €335 before wine. The cellar is one of Burgundy's deepest, and a sommelier-led pairing is the splurge that defines the evening. What marks a kitchen of this rank is consistency: the technique holds from the first amuse to the cheese trolley and the petits fours that close the meal.
The Room
The dining rooms sit inside the fifteenth-century townhouse on Chagny's main square, restored in stone, oak and quiet neutral tones, formal without the museum stiffness. Tables are set well apart, the light is soft and low, and the service is the anticipatory kind that reaches the table before you have to ask, run in French with fluent English. A handful of hotel rooms wait upstairs, which is the smart play for a milestone: stay the night rather than drive the Côte d'Or back-roads after a tasting and a pairing. Dress is smart; a jacket is the expectation at dinner.
Best for a Proposal or Anniversary
Book this room for a proposal or a major anniversary because the evening has the shape of an event: the hush, the formal pacing of the set menu, and a Burgundy cellar that lets you mark the date with a bottle from a vineyard down the road. Reserve a room upstairs and give the night a morning too, in the Côte d'Or vines or at the Hospices de Beaune. See the global best French restaurants and more ideas for a proposal dinner or an anniversary.
Not for
Not for a quick meal or a drive home after — this is a long, formal three-star tasting with a serious cellar, best treated as a destination evening with a room booked upstairs.
Frequently Asked
Is Maison Lameloise worth it?
Yes, for a milestone. It holds three Michelin stars under Éric Pras and is the only three-star in Burgundy, and the roughly €335 grand tasting buys terroir cooking — poularde de Bresse, Charolais beef, snails, river fish — at a level few French kitchens reach. Treat it as a destination evening rather than a casual lunch, and the drive from Beaune earns itself.
How hard is it to book Maison Lameloise?
Hard for weekends and for the Hospices de Beaune auction weekend in November, when tables go four to six weeks out. Weekday lunches are easier and make the smart first visit. Reserve through the restaurant's own site or by phone. Maison Lameloise sits at 36 Place d'Armes in Chagny, about a twenty-minute drive south of Beaune, with rooms upstairs if you want to stay over.
What is the dress code at Maison Lameloise?
Smart, with a jacket the expectation for men at dinner, though there is no strict tie rule. This is a three-star room inside a former coaching inn, so guests dress for the occasion: neat, elegant attire reads correctly, sportswear and trainers do not. The mood is formal but warm rather than stiff, and the service matches it.
What is the average meal price at Maison Lameloise?
Dinner is built around set menus, with the multi-course grand tasting at roughly €335 before wine and a shorter lunch from about €85 as the affordable entry. A Burgundy pairing from the deep cellar adds substantially, so a couple with wine should plan for well over €800 all in. There is no cheap à la carte; the menus are the format and the cellar is the splurge.
Is Maison Lameloise good for a proposal or anniversary?
Yes, close to ideal. The room is hushed and formal, the tasting menu makes a real event of the evening, and the Burgundy cellar lets you mark the date with a serious bottle. Pair it with a night in the upstairs rooms and a morning in the vineyards. See our best proposal restaurants and anniversary picks for more.
