Restaurant in Goulles, France
Michelin-recognised cooking at budget prices.
Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024–2025) and a 4.7 Google rating make Relais du Teulet the most credentialled table at the € price tier in this part of the Corrèze. It is a deliberate-detour restaurant for travellers moving through the Dordogne valley who want recognised traditional French cooking without a destination-restaurant price tag. Book in advance; a car is essential to get there.
The common assumption about a single-euro-sign restaurant in a village of fewer than 500 people is that it trades on convenience rather than quality. Relais du Teulet in Goulles corrects that assumption. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) signal that Michelin's inspectors found something worth flagging here, and at the € price tier, this is one of the more accessible entry points to recognised traditional French cooking anywhere in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie corridor. If you are travelling through the Dordogne valley or making a base near Argentat-sur-Dordogne, this is worth a deliberate detour rather than a casual stop.
Relais du Teulet sits on the Route de la Rivière in Goulles, a commune that forms part of the wider Argentat-sur-Dordogne municipality in the Corrèze department. The address places it squarely in the pastoral interior of central France, a region defined by river valleys, dense woodland, and an agricultural calendar that still shapes what appears on plates. Spatially, the setting is characteristic of the French country relais format: a modest exterior that opens into a dining room with the proportions and intimacy of a converted farmhouse or inn. Do not arrive expecting the hushed formality of a city bistrot or the polished surfaces of a destination restaurant. The draw here is a different register entirely — rooms that feel used and inhabited rather than styled, with seating arrangements that keep tables close enough to encourage conversation rather than enforce distance.
The cuisine classification is Traditional, and in this region that carries specific meaning. Corrèze sits at the northern edge of what the French call the pays de la truffe and near cattle country producing some of the most respected beef in France. Autumn in this part of the Massif Central brings cèpes (porcini), walnut harvest, and river fish from the Dordogne and its tributaries. Spring shifts the kitchen toward asparagus, lamb from the nearby Quercy plateau, and the first freshwater catches. If you are travelling with the specific intention of eating what the region produces at its seasonal peak, late autumn (October into November) is the period when the larder is fullest — the cèpe season alone justifies the timing. Summer offers the lightest, most varied menu, but the kitchen's strengths tend to show leading when the season demands preserved, braised, and deeply flavoured preparations rather than raw assemblies.
A Google rating of 4.7 across 77 reviews is a meaningful signal for a venue of this scale and remoteness. With fewer than 100 reviews, the score has not been averaged down by high-volume tourist traffic , these are predominantly guests who made a deliberate choice to eat here and came away satisfied. The Michelin Plate designation, awarded in both 2024 and 2025, confirms the kitchen is consistent rather than occasionally good. Michelin Plates are not awarded to venues that produce one exceptional meal a season; they recognise ongoing technical standards. For a € price bracket, two consecutive Plates represent a notable credential in the traditional French cooking category.
The explorer diner, someone who plans trips around eating regional food at its source rather than in a capital city, will find Relais du Teulet more rewarding than most visitors expect. The Corrèze is not the Périgord for tourist infrastructure, which means you are eating alongside locals and regional regulars rather than a dining room full of itinerant visitors. That shifts the atmosphere in a useful direction: service tends to be direct and unselfconscious, portions tend toward generosity, and the kitchen is not performing for an audience it will never see again.
For context on what traditional French cooking at this level looks like in comparable rural settings, consider [Auberge du Vieux Puits in Fontjoncouse](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/auberge-du-vieux-puits-fontjoncouse-restaurant) (a fully starred benchmark further south) or [Bras in Laguiole](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/bras-laguiole-restaurant), which operates at a different price tier entirely but anchors the same principle of cooking from a specific landscape. Relais du Teulet operates well below those price points and without their international profile, but for travellers who understand that category, the comparison is instructive. This is the accessible end of the regional-table tradition , not the pinnacle, but a genuinely representative and recognised example of it.
If you are building a wider itinerary, [our full Goulles restaurants guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/goulles) covers the full picture for the area. For accommodation, [our full Goulles hotels guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/hotels/goulles) is the right starting point, since the nearest sizeable town, Argentat-sur-Dordogne, has more options than the village itself. Travellers with broader regional interests may also want to check [our full Goulles experiences guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/experiences/goulles) for context on what to do in the Dordogne valley beyond the table.
Booking here is rated Easy. Goulles is not a high-traffic destination and Relais du Teulet is not operating under the reservation pressure of a Paris bistrot or a Michelin-starred destination restaurant. That said, do not assume you can arrive unannounced at peak summer or during a regional festival weekend , even a small dining room fills when locals decide to eat out. Contacting the venue directly in advance is the safer approach. No booking platform or website is listed in the current data, so a phone call or arrival enquiry is the practical method.
For travellers who want to map Relais du Teulet against the wider spectrum of French regional cooking, [Arpège in Paris](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/arpge-paris-restaurant) and [Mirazur in Menton](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/mirazur-menton-restaurant) represent what the category looks like at its most ambitious and expensive. [Flocons de Sel in Megève](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/flocons-de-sel-megve-restaurant) and [Troisgros - Le Bois sans Feuilles in Ouches](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/troisgros-le-bois-sans-feuilles-ouches-restaurant) occupy the mid-tier of destination rural dining. [Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/auberge-de-lill-illhaeusern-restaurant), [Les Prés d'Eugénie - Michel Guérard in Eugénie-les-Bains](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/les-prs-deugnie-michel-gurard-eugnie-les-bains-restaurant), and [Georges Blanc in Vonnas](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/georges-blanc-vonnas-restaurant) are the classic benchmarks for grand provincial French dining. Relais du Teulet is none of those things , it is smaller, simpler, and significantly cheaper , but for a traveller who wants to eat well from a specific French landscape without paying destination-restaurant prices, it belongs in that conversation. See also [Cave à Vin & à Manger - Maison Saint-Crescent in Narbonne](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/cave-vin-manger-maison-saint-crescent-narbonne-restaurant) and [Coto de Quevedo Evolución in Torre de Juan Abad](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/coto-de-quevedo-evolucin-torre-de-juan-abad-restaurant) for comparable-tier traditional cooking in neighbouring regions. [Paul Bocuse - L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/paul-bocuse-lauberge-du-pont-de-collonges-collonges-au-mont-dor-restaurant) and [La Table du Castellet in Le Castellet](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/la-table-du-castellet-le-castellet-restaurant) round out the regional picture across southern France.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relais du Teulet | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | € | — |
| Plénitude | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Pierre Gagnaire | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Kei | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
At a single euro-sign price point, it is about as low-risk a Michelin Plate bet as you will find in rural France. Two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) confirm this is not a convenience stop trading on its location. For the Corrèze region, where quality restaurants at this price are thin, the value case is clear.
Phone or contact details are not in the current record, so advance confirmation is essential. Traditional French village restaurants at this category rarely carry broad menus, which means dietary requirements need flagging before you arrive rather than at the table. Call ahead or reach out before booking.
Goulles itself is a commune of under 500 people, so direct local alternatives are essentially non-existent. The wider Argentat-sur-Dordogne municipality has scattered options, but none with current Michelin recognition. If you want a comparable traditional French table with credentials in the Corrèze, you will need to drive.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available data. Village relais in this category typically operate a dining room format rather than a bar-dining setup. Treat it as a sit-down table booking and plan accordingly.
Group capacity details are not confirmed, but a rural relais with Michelin Plate standing in a village this size will have limited covers. Groups larger than six should check the venue's official channels before assuming availability — smaller parties of two to four will have the most straightforward time.
For a low-key occasion where quality matters more than setting or ceremony, yes. The Michelin Plate signals consistent cooking, and the price means the bill will not be the story of the evening. If you want formal service or a grand room, this is not the right format — but for an honest, well-cooked meal in the Corrèze countryside, it delivers.
Keep this venue in your Pearl passport, rate it after you visit, and track it alongside every other place you collect.
