Restaurant in Dijon, France
Dijon's best-value Burgundian lunch, full stop.
A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder near Dijon's indoor market, DZ'envies delivers honest Burgundian classics — œufs en meurette, beef cheeks à la Bourguignonne, persillé de Bourgogne — at a €€ price point that outperforms most of the city's mid-range competition. The lunch set menu is the strongest value play. Easy to book, practical for two to four diners, and a dependable choice when you want regional cooking without ceremony.
DZ'envies is not trying to be Dijon's most ambitious restaurant. It is trying to be its most useful one, and it largely succeeds. A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder since at least 2024, it delivers honest Burgundian cooking at a price point that makes the city's pricier alternatives harder to justify for casual visitors. If you are eating one solo lunch near the indoor market, or looking for a dependable weekday dinner that does not require a six-week booking window, this is the right call. If you want a full tasting menu experience or a prestige occasion, look elsewhere.
The Bib Gourmand designation trips people up. Many assume it signals a rough-around-the-edges bistro, somewhere basic. DZ'envies is not that. The room reads clean and considered: white walls, pale wood furnishings, a black ceiling that gives the space a graphic quality without tipping into pretension. It is a chic, thought-out space near the covered market, and it attracts a neighbourhood crowd that treats it as a reliable local rather than a destination. That distinction matters when you are calibrating your expectations — you are not walking into a rustic cave or a faded brasserie, but you are also not walking into a formal dining room. Settle into something between the two.
The kitchen works with traditional Burgundian recipes and a deliberate focus on local and seasonal produce. Persillé de Bourgogne — the region's jellied ham with parsley , appears on the menu, as do œufs en meurette, eggs poached in red wine sauce, a dish that is deceptively technical when done properly and frequently disappointing when it is not. Beef cheeks à la Bourguignonne round out the canonical local repertoire. These are not reinventions: they are the standards, executed in a way that earns Michelin's value endorsement.
On the drinks side, any serious wine exploration in Dijon leads naturally to Burgundy, and a restaurant this close to the market with this much emphasis on regional produce should be your first test of how local producers are showing right now. The wine list at a Bib Gourmand-level venue like this tends to be curated for value rather than depth, which suits the format: you are here for a bottle that matches the cheeks or the meurette, not for a cellar tour. If you want dedicated wine-bar depth or a wider Burgundy list, our full Dijon bars guide will point you toward venues built specifically around that.
The lunch set menu is where DZ'envies earns its Bib Gourmand most clearly. At the €€ price range, it represents one of the cleaner pieces of value in Dijon's mid-tier, particularly when weighed against venues like L'Aspérule or Loiseau des Ducs, which sit at higher price points. In fine weather, the terrace is the obvious choice , the location near the indoor market means the neighbourhood has real texture around you, not just a car park or a chain hotel forecourt.
Booking here is easy relative to Dijon's starred options. The venue sits at 12 Rue Odebert, close to the covered market, which makes it a natural stop for anyone already exploring that part of the city. Given its Bib Gourmand profile and the lively neighbourhood around it, lunch slots in particular can fill up, so booking ahead for a party of more than two is sensible rather than optional. The format suits two to four diners comfortably; larger groups should confirm availability directly. Phone and website details are not confirmed in our current data, so approach via your hotel concierge or a booking platform to secure a table.
Dijon sits at the northern end of the Côte de Nuits and has quietly built a dining scene that punches relative to its size. For high-end comparison in France, the benchmark restaurants , Mirazur in Menton, Troisgros in Ouches, Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, and Bras in Laguiole , operate in a completely different register and price tier. DZ'envies does not compete with any of them, nor does it try to. Its ambition is defined and appropriate: deliver Burgundian classics with seasonal produce, keep prices honest, earn the Bib Gourmand every year. That is a specific kind of excellence, and within those terms it delivers.
Internationally, if you are comparing the approach of a focused regional bistro doing exactly what it says against fine-dining operators like Frantzén in Stockholm or FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai, they are simply different tools for different decisions. DZ'envies is for when you are in Dijon and want to eat well without ceremony or a large bill.
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Start with the œufs en meurette if it is on the menu , it is the most technically revealing dish in the Burgundian canon and a reliable indicator of how much care the kitchen is taking. The beef cheeks à la Bourguignonne and persillé de Bourgogne round out the local repertoire. The lunch set menu is the most efficient way to work through the kitchen's priorities at the leading price.
At the €€ price point with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, yes. You are getting Burgundian classics made with local and seasonal produce in a room that is more polished than the price suggests. Compared to CIBO or Origine, which sit at €€€€, DZ'envies costs significantly less for a meal that serves a different but legitimate purpose. It is not a tasting-menu destination; it is a reliable, well-priced lunch or dinner in a city where good cooking at this price is not automatically guaranteed.
DZ'envies operates as a brasserie-style canteen rather than a tasting-menu venue. The format here is set lunch menu and à la carte rather than a multi-course progression. If a tasting menu format is what you are after, L'Arôme or L'Essentiel are worth looking at in the Dijon area.
The venue suits smaller groups well , two to four diners fits the format naturally. Larger groups should book in advance and confirm capacity directly, as specific seating and private room information is not confirmed in our current data. Given the lively neighbourhood setting and the venue's popularity at lunch, do not assume walk-in space for a group of six or more.
The menu is rooted in traditional Burgundian cuisine with a strong emphasis on meat-based dishes , persillé de Bourgogne, beef cheeks, eggs in wine sauce. Vegetarian or allergen-specific requirements are not confirmed in our current data. Contact the venue directly before booking if dietary restrictions are a concern; given the menu's classical orientation, options may be limited.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DZ'envies | Modern Cuisine | This chic, trendy canteen with its white walls, pale wood furnishings and black ceiling serves up an appetising menu in a lively neighbourhood near the indoor market. The menu showcases traditional cuisine and local produce, with a focus on seasonal ingredients such as persillé de Bourgogne (jellied ham with parsley), œufs en meurette (eggs in a red wine sauce) and beef cheeks à la Bourguignonne. The lunch set menu is a steal – enjoy on the terrace in fine weather.; Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) | Easy | — |
| William Frachot | Modern French, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| CIBO | Modern Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Sublime | Innovative, Modern Cuisine | Unknown | — | |
| L'Aspérule | Modern Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Origine | Creative | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
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The kitchen is built around traditional Burgundian recipes, meaning meat and eggs are central to most dishes on the menu — persillé de Bourgogne, œufs en meurette, and beef cheeks are the reference points. This is not the venue to choose if you are vegetarian or have significant dietary restrictions. If flexibility is a priority, CIBO or Origine in Dijon may be worth checking instead.
The room is described as a lively neighbourhood canteen with a terrace option in fine weather, which suggests limited private space. For groups larger than four, it is worth calling ahead — the venue's location near the indoor market on Rue Odebert means demand is steady. If you need a dedicated private room, a starred option like William Frachot will give you more reliable infrastructure for group bookings.
Yes, clearly — that is the point of the Michelin Bib Gourmand, which the restaurant holds as of 2024. At the €€ price range, you are getting seasonal Burgundian cooking with local produce in a well-designed room. For the same money in Dijon, you would be hard-pressed to find comparable execution. If your budget runs higher, William Frachot is the step up.
DZ'envies does not appear to operate a traditional tasting menu format. The format here is a set lunch menu, which is where the value case is strongest. If a multi-course tasting progression is what you are after, this is the wrong venue — consider L'Aspérule or William Frachot for that format in the Dijon area.
The kitchen leads with Burgundian classics: persillé de Bourgogne, œufs en meurette, and beef cheeks à la Bourguignonne are the dishes the venue is documented for. The lunch set menu is the most efficient way to work through the kitchen's strengths at the best price. Order off that menu rather than constructing your own route if it is your first visit.
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