Restaurant in Favières, France
Picardy terroir cooking at honest prices.
La Clé des Champs in Favières holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) and a 4.7 Google rating from over 1,100 reviews — strong signals for a €€ village restaurant in Picardy. Chef Alexandre Bondoux puts local terroir at the centre of his modern French cooking, and the value-to-quality ratio makes it an easy recommendation for anyone travelling through the Somme Bay area.
If you are looking for honest, ingredient-led cooking at Bib Gourmand value in northern France, La Clé des Champs deserves a firm yes — book it before your next trip through Picardy or the Somme Bay area. Chef Alexandre Bondoux and his partner run a tight, personal operation at 13 Rue des Frères Caudron in the small village of Favières, and Michelin's 2024 Bib Gourmand award confirms what the 4.7 Google rating across 1,174 reviews already signals: this place consistently delivers above its price point.
La Clé des Champs sits in the €€ price tier, which in rural Picardy means you are getting serious, technique-driven cooking at prices that would buy you a casual bistro meal in Paris. The Michelin inspectors specifically called out the haddock sausage with Picardy mushrooms and the stuffed farm-reared guinea fowl with apple, onion and chicory jus — two dishes that tell you exactly what this kitchen is doing. It is not trying to be something it is not. The cooking draws from local terroir with genuine commitment, and the execution is precise enough to earn professional recognition.
For the explorer-minded diner, that locavore focus is the real draw. Picardy has a distinct agricultural identity , waterside market gardens, coastal fisheries, game from inland forests , and Bondoux's menu reads as a direct expression of that geography rather than a generic modern French format. The haddock sausage, for instance, is not a dish you will find replicated across a dozen similar restaurants. It is specific to this kitchen and to this part of France.
The atmosphere at a venue like this is shaped by its scale and setting. A young couple running a village restaurant in the Somme region typically means a dining room that is personal rather than formal, with the ambient energy sitting closer to a warm local favourite than a destination fine-dining room. That is not a compromise , it is exactly what most diners travelling through this part of France are hoping to find. Noise levels are likely conversational rather than animated, the kind of room where you hear what is on your table rather than everyone else's.
This is the framing question worth thinking through before you book. In Bib Gourmand restaurants across France, lunch tends to offer the most direct value, often through a shorter fixed menu at a price that undercuts the evening offer while using the same kitchen. La Clé des Champs is a €€ venue, so the gap between lunch and dinner pricing will not be dramatic, but if you are driving through the Somme Bay area during the day, a lunch booking is likely your most efficient option , you get the full quality of the cooking without needing to plan overnight accommodation in Favières. For a dedicated evening visit, the fuller experience of a dinner service in a personal village restaurant carries its own appeal, particularly if you are using it as an anchor for a longer Picardy itinerary alongside a coastal walk at the Baie de Somme.
The specific hours are not confirmed in our data, so contact the restaurant directly to verify service times before making the trip. Given the village location and scale of operation, it is reasonable to assume this is not a seven-days-a-week operation , checking closure days in advance will save a wasted journey.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which makes sense for a rural village restaurant operating at €€ pricing in a region that does not receive the same volume of reservation pressure as Paris or Lyon. That said, the Michelin Bib Gourmand listing from 2024 will have brought additional attention, and weekends during the summer Baie de Somme season are a different proposition from a quiet Tuesday in March. Book 1 to 2 weeks out for weekday visits; aim for 3 to 4 weeks for weekend tables in high season. The simplest approach is to contact the restaurant directly , phone and booking platform details are not currently confirmed in our data, so a direct approach via the address (13 Rue des Frères Caudron, 80120 Favières) or local search is your starting point.
See the full comparison below for context against peers across France.
If La Clé des Champs is your anchor for a wider Picardy trip, use our full Favières restaurants guide, Favières hotels guide, Favières bars guide, Favières wineries guide, and Favières experiences guide to plan the full visit. For context on what serious French regional cooking looks like at higher price tiers, see Assiette Champenoise in Reims and Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern , both show what the step up from Bib Gourmand to starred territory delivers in northern and eastern France. For adventurous diners who treat a Bib Gourmand find as the starting point for a broader French culinary itinerary, Mirazur in Menton, Bras in Laguiole, Troisgros in Ouches, Flocons de Sel in Megève, Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, Auberge du Vieux Puits in Fontjoncouse, AM par Alexandre Mazzia in Marseille, Au Crocodile in Strasbourg, Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Frantzén in Stockholm, and FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai give a sense of where the format goes at its most ambitious.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Clé des Champs | Modern Cuisine | €€ | Easy |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Kei | Contemporary French, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| L'Ambroisie | French, Classic Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | French, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Mirazur | Modern French, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
Favières is a small village with limited dining options, so La Clé des Champs is the clear anchor for serious eating in the area. For a wider Picardy comparison, look at other Bib Gourmand-listed restaurants in the Somme department. If you are willing to travel further into northern France, the region has a growing number of ingredient-led restaurants at €€ pricing, though few match the Michelin recognition that La Clé des Champs holds at this price point.
Yes, at €€ pricing with a 2024 Michelin Bib Gourmand, La Clé des Champs represents clear value. The Bib Gourmand designation is Michelin's explicit stamp for good cooking at moderate prices, and in rural Picardy that means technique-driven dishes — haddock sausage with Picardy mushrooms, stuffed guinea fowl with chicory jus — at prices well below what comparable cooking costs in Lille or Paris. If Bib Gourmand value is your benchmark, this is one of the stronger cases for it in the region.
No dress code is specified in the venue data, but a rural Picardy restaurant at €€ pricing with a Bib Gourmand profile typically expects neat, relaxed clothing rather than formal attire. Think presentable casual: clean trousers and a collared shirt or blouse. Arriving in beachwear or sports gear would be out of place; a jacket is not required.
The Michelin record specifically highlights the haddock sausage with Picardy mushrooms and the stuffed farm-reared guinea fowl with apple, onion, and chicory jus as representative dishes. Both reflect the kitchen's focus on local Picardy terroir ingredients. Beyond those two, the menu changes with seasonal produce, so ask the team what is leading the current service when you arrive.
No specific group booking policy is available in the venue data. For groups larger than four, check the venue's official channels to confirm capacity and any booking requirements. Rural village restaurants at this scale can have limited covers, so advance notice is advisable to avoid disappointment.
No specific tasting menu details are confirmed in the venue data. At €€ pricing with a Bib Gourmand, the kitchen's focus is on delivering well-executed, ingredient-led dishes at accessible prices rather than the multi-course format typical of starred venues. If a formal tasting menu is your priority, check directly with the restaurant before booking, as the format here may differ from what you would find at higher price tiers.
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