Restaurant in Chorey-lès-Beaune, France
Michelin-recognised. Easy to book. Worth the detour.
A Michelin Plate restaurant (2024 and 2025) sitting directly on Burgundy's Corton wine corridor, Ermitage de Corton delivers modern cuisine at €€€ pricing that undercuts the region's starred tables while earning consistent recognition. With a 4.5 Google rating from 854 reviews and easy booking outside harvest season, it is a credible choice for food and wine travellers who want serious cooking without the full cost of a grande maison dinner.
Picture yourself on the D974 road cutting through the vineyards between Beaune and Aloxe-Corton, the Corton hill rising to your right. Ermitage de Corton sits in Chorey-lès-Beaune in a position that few dining rooms in France can match for context: you are eating modern cuisine in the corridor where some of the world's most consequential Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are grown. That setting alone draws visitors, but the question worth asking before you book is whether the food earns its place in a region where the wine almost always steals the scene. The short answer is yes — with a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, a Google rating of 4.5 from 854 reviews, and a price range that sits at €€€ rather than the €€€€ tier commanded by the grande maison circuit, this is a credible destination restaurant at a price that does not punish you for spending the rest of your budget on Grand Cru.
Chorey-lès-Beaune is not a village with a deep restaurant scene. For serious food travellers passing through Burgundy, the default move is to position in Beaune itself and day-trip out, or to drive to Chagny for Maison Lameloise. Ermitage de Corton offers a different proposition: a restaurant embedded directly in the vineyard landscape rather than in a town centre, which means the relationship between what is on the plate and what is growing outside the window is as direct as it gets in this appellation. For the food and wine enthusiast who has already done Beaune's well-worn dining circuit, this is the more considered choice. Explore our full Chorey-lès-Beaune restaurants guide for additional options, or check our Chorey-lès-Beaune wineries guide to plan the full itinerary.
The cuisine style is listed as Modern Cuisine, which in a Burgundy context typically means a kitchen that respects classical French technique while exercising editorial restraint on the plate. In this part of France, that approach is well-suited to the dining room's purpose: the food should complement the wine list, not compete with it. Given the Michelin Plate recognition across two consecutive years — a signal that the Michelin inspectors consider the cooking consistently good and worth noting , there is evidence of kitchen discipline here rather than a one-season fluke. The €€€ pricing positions it below the starred restaurants in the region while sitting above casual bistro territory, which means you are paying for considered cooking without the full ceremony of a starred service.
On the sourcing question, which defines what any serious modern French kitchen is actually doing: Chorey-lès-Beaune sits within reach of some of France's leading regional produce corridors. Burgundy's market towns supply game, mushrooms, and dairy from producers who have supplied the region's tables for generations. A kitchen at this level and price point, holding consecutive Michelin Plate recognition, is making sourcing choices that justify the menu's positioning , though specific dish details are not publicly confirmed and you should contact the venue directly for current menu information.
Autumn is the single leading time to book a table here. The Burgundy harvest runs from mid-September through October, and the combination of harvest activity in the surrounding vineyards, the arrival of wild mushrooms and game on menus across the region, and cooler temperatures that sharpen the appetite makes this the most compelling season for the food and wine explorer. Spring is the secondary window , the vines are budding, the light over the Corton hill is clear, and menus shift toward the first produce of the season. Summer brings higher visitor volumes to Beaune and the surrounding area, which may affect availability. If you are planning around the Hospices de Beaune wine auction in November, note that the weekend of the auction is the single most pressured booking period in the region , plan further ahead than usual. Consult our Chorey-lès-Beaune experiences guide for what else to do during your visit.
Booking at Ermitage de Corton is rated Easy. For most dates outside of peak Burgundy season (harvest in September-October and the Hospices de Beaune weekend in November), you should be able to secure a table with one to two weeks' notice. During harvest and auction weekends, book four to six weeks ahead. The venue sits on the D974 between Beaune and Aloxe-Corton, which means a car is the practical way to get there , Beaune itself is the nearest town with hotels, taxis, and train connections. Review our Chorey-lès-Beaune hotels guide and our bars guide to complete your stay. Phone and website details are not confirmed in our current data , check Google Maps for current contact information before calling ahead.
Quick reference: Price tier €€€ | Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025 | Google 4.5/5 (854 reviews) | Booking: Easy, one to two weeks standard, four to six weeks during harvest and auction season | Getting there: Car recommended from Beaune.
Ermitage de Corton occupies a tier of French regional dining that sits comfortably alongside venues like Auberge du Vieux Puits in Fontjoncouse, La Table du Castellet, and Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern , serious regional tables that earn recognition without operating at the three-star pressure and pricing of Arpège, Mirazur, or Troisgros. If your France itinerary already includes a marquee three-star dinner, Ermitage de Corton works well as the more relaxed, value-conscious meal in a region where the surrounding wine estates are themselves the main event. For a fuller view of the French fine dining spectrum, Georges Blanc in Vonnas, Les Prés d'Eugénie, Flocons de Sel in Megève, Bras in Laguiole, and Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or represent the range of what serious French regional cooking looks like across the country. For international context on what modern cuisine at this level of ambition looks like, Frantzén in Stockholm offers a useful point of comparison for the sourcing-forward, technically precise end of the style.
Contact the venue directly before booking to confirm dietary accommodation. No specific policy is confirmed in our current data. Most restaurants at this level in France are willing to adapt menus for serious dietary restrictions when given advance notice, but you should not assume this , call or email ahead, and do so when making your reservation rather than on arrival.
At €€€ pricing with two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions and a 4.5 Google rating from over 850 reviewers, the value case is solid. You are paying less than the starred restaurants in the region while eating in a setting with genuine terroir context. It is worth it if you are already in Burgundy for wine and want a kitchen that matches the seriousness of the appellation without the full financial commitment of a starred meal. If budget is not a constraint and you want starred cooking in the region, Maison Lameloise in Chagny is the obvious alternative.
Chorey-lès-Beaune has a small dining scene. Beaune, a short drive away, is where most of the restaurant concentration sits. For a broader view of what the immediate area offers, see our full Chorey-lès-Beaune restaurants guide. If you are willing to drive 25 minutes south to Chagny, Maison Lameloise is the regional starred benchmark.
One to two weeks is typically sufficient for standard dates. During the Burgundy harvest (mid-September through October) and the Hospices de Beaune auction weekend in November, book four to six weeks ahead. The restaurant's booking difficulty is rated Easy, which means last-minute availability is more common here than at the starred restaurants in the region , but harvest season is the reliable exception.
Modern French restaurants at this price tier are generally welcoming of solo diners, and the €€€ pricing makes a solo meal financially manageable compared to a four-star establishment. The vineyard setting and the depth of the wine list give a solo food and wine traveller plenty to engage with. If the dining room format proves less solo-friendly than expected, confirm the seating arrangement when booking.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ermitage de Corton | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Easy |
| Plénitude | Contemporary French | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Pierre Gagnaire | French, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Kei | Contemporary French, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | French, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
How Ermitage de Corton stacks up against the competition.
Call ahead — any kitchen holding a Michelin Plate recognition at the €€€ price point is expected to accommodate dietary requirements with advance notice, and Modern Cuisine formats typically allow more flexibility than fixed classical menus. The venue's phone number is not published in Pearl's database, so contact via the restaurant directly to confirm. Don't leave this to the day of arrival.
At €€€ pricing with a Michelin Plate in consecutive years (2024 and 2025), the value case is solid for Burgundy — you are not paying Paris prices for equivalent recognition. If you are already routing through Chorey-lès-Beaune for the wine country, the tasting menu format makes sense as an anchor meal. If you want a guaranteed starred experience, Beaune itself has Michelin-starred options that set a higher formal benchmark.
Chorey-lès-Beaune has no comparable restaurant scene, so the practical alternatives are in Beaune itself, roughly a short drive north on the D974. For higher Michelin recognition in the immediate region, look at options in Beaune or Levernois. Ermitage de Corton is the main serious dining destination in the village, which is part of why it draws food travellers passing through the Corton vineyards.
Booking is rated Easy for most of the year, but that changes during peak Burgundy season — the harvest window (mid-September through October) and the Hospices de Beaune wine auction weekend compress availability significantly. For those dates, book at least 4–6 weeks out. Outside peak season, 1–2 weeks should be sufficient, though locking in dates earlier is always the lower-risk move.
Nothing in the venue data flags it as counter-service or solo-unfriendly, and Modern Cuisine restaurants at this price tier in rural Burgundy typically seat solo diners at standard tables rather than a dedicated counter. The easy booking rating and village-scale setting suggest a relaxed rather than scene-driven atmosphere, which tends to work well for solo travellers. Confirm the seating format when booking.
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