Restaurant in Pléhédel, France
Serious Breton cooking at a fair price.
Mathieu Kergourlay at Château de Boisgelin holds back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) and a 4.7 Google rating across nearly 500 reviews — at a €€ price point that makes it one of the more accessible quality stops in rural Brittany. The château setting delivers a calm, unhurried atmosphere. Book here if you are touring Côtes-d'Armor and want a serious meal without the splurge commitment.
Yes — if you are travelling through Brittany and want a serious meal in a château setting without the €€€€ price tag that usually comes with that kind of ambiance. Mathieu Kergourlay at Château de Boisgelin holds a Michelin Plate for both 2024 and 2025, sits at a €€ price point, and carries a 4.7 Google rating across 495 reviews. That combination — recognised quality at accessible pricing, in a genuinely atmospheric venue , is rare enough in rural Brittany to be worth planning around. The question is not whether the food is good. The question is whether it fits your trip.
Château de Boisgelin, at Domaine de Boisgelin in Pléhédel (22290), is the kind of address that changes the feel of a meal before you sit down. The ambient mood here is calm and unhurried , the energy is low-key rather than buzzing, which suits the location. Pléhédel is a small commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany, not a city with a walk-in dining culture. Guests arrive with intention. The pace of the evening reflects that: expect a room where conversation carries easily, where the sound level stays measured, and where the setting does a lot of the atmospheric work. If you are after the animated energy of a city bistro, this is not the right call. If you want a meal that feels considered and unhurried, the château setting delivers that without you having to pay for a Relais & Châteaux property to get it.
For the explorer travelling through northern Brittany , someone who follows Michelin recognition as a navigation tool for finding serious cooking outside the obvious cities , this is a genuinely useful stop. Comparable rural destination restaurants in France, such as Auberge du Vieux Puits in Fontjoncouse or Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, command significantly higher prices and require much more advance planning. Boisgelin fills a different but real slot: a destination-worthy address that does not demand a major financial or logistical commitment to experience.
The cuisine type is listed as Modern Cuisine, which in a Breton château context points toward cooking that uses regional produce , the coastline of Côtes-d'Armor gives access to excellent shellfish and seafood , interpreted through a contemporary rather than strictly classical framework. The Michelin Plate recognition (awarded in both 2024 and 2025, confirming it is not a one-year anomaly) indicates cooking that meets a consistent quality standard: technically competent, using good ingredients, worth a detour if you are in the area. Michelin Plate is not a star, but it is Michelin's signal that the kitchen is doing something worth noting , meaningful in a region where starred restaurants tend to concentrate in larger towns.
On the drinks side, the château setting and Modern Cuisine positioning suggest a wine list built around French regions, likely with some emphasis on Loire and Burgundy producers given the Breton location and the style of cooking. That said, specific list details are not confirmed in our data, and the drinks program is not the primary draw here. Boisgelin is a food-first destination. If a serious cocktail program or deep natural wine list is central to your evening, the drinks offering here is unlikely to be the reason you book , though a well-curated regional wine selection would be consistent with what the setting implies. Confirm directly with the venue if the drinks pairing is a deciding factor for your group. For dedicated bar programming in the region, see our full Pléhédel bars guide.
Back-to-back Michelin Plate listings in 2024 and 2025 are a stability signal. This is not a kitchen in transition , it is one that has settled into a consistent register. For the food traveller who uses Michelin as a quality filter rather than a prestige marker, that consistency matters more than a single-year appearance would. It suggests the kitchen is not reliant on a launch moment or a trending profile to maintain standards. Combined with a 4.7 average across nearly 500 Google reviews , a volume that filters out outlier noise , the picture is of a venue that reliably delivers on its promise.
For broader context on destination dining in France at this quality level, you can also explore venues such as Flocons de Sel in Megève, Bras in Laguiole, or AM par Alexandre Mazzia in Marseille , each represents a different model of destination cooking anchored in a specific French region. Boisgelin occupies a more accessible price tier than all of them, which is part of what makes it worth considering if you are touring Brittany rather than building a trip specifically around a restaurant.
Book here if: you are travelling through northern Brittany, you use Michelin recognition as a quality signal, and you want a meal in a genuinely atmospheric setting at a price point that does not require a special-occasion justification. The €€ pricing makes it viable for a weekday dinner rather than a once-a-trip splurge.
Skip it if: you are coming specifically for a bar-forward or cocktail-led evening, or if you need the energy and convenience of a city restaurant. For those cases, look at what else is available via our full Pléhédel restaurants guide, or consider whether a stay in the area makes the trip more practical , see our Pléhédel hotels guide for accommodation context.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy. Given the rural location and the setting, advance booking is still sensible , walk-in culture is not realistic at a château property in a small Breton commune , but you are unlikely to be competing with a long waitlist. Contact the venue directly to confirm availability, hours, and current menu format, as those details are not confirmed in our data. For regional context and planning across Brittany's wine and experience options, see also our Pléhédel wineries guide and Pléhédel experiences guide.
Quick reference: Michelin Plate 2024 & 2025 · €€ · 4.7 Google (495 reviews) · Modern Cuisine · Domaine de Boisgelin, 22290 Pléhédel · Booking: Easy.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Kergourlay - Château de Boisgelin | Modern Cuisine | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Kei | Contemporary French, Modern Cuisine | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| L'Ambroisie | French, Classic Cuisine | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | French, Modern Cuisine | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Mirazur | Modern French, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Mathieu Kergourlay - Château de Boisgelin measures up.
At €€ pricing with back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, the value case is clear. You are getting a château setting and a kitchen with documented consistency at a price point well below what comparable château dining in France typically demands. If you are already in northern Brittany, it is an easy yes.
The venue is set within the Domaine de Boisgelin estate in Pléhédel, which suggests capacity beyond a typical small-room restaurant. That said, specific group booking policies and private dining availability are not confirmed in available data — check the venue's official channels before planning a large party. For groups wanting a formal setting with Michelin credentials in Brittany, this address is worth enquiring about.
Specific menu items are not available to confirm here, so avoid booking around a particular dish. What is documented is Modern Cuisine in a Breton coastal context, which typically means the kitchen is working with strong regional produce from the Côtes-d'Armor coastline. A tasting menu or chef's menu format is the sensible way to experience a Michelin Plate kitchen of this type.
The address — Domaine de Boisgelin, 22290 Pléhédel — is rural, so plan your route and do not expect a town-centre walk-in. Advance booking is sensible even though booking difficulty is rated easy; a château-set Michelin Plate restaurant is not somewhere to show up unannounced. The €€ price range means there is no significant financial risk in trying it as part of a Brittany itinerary.
There are no directly comparable Michelin-recognised restaurants in Pléhédel itself — this is the only option of this calibre in the immediate area. If you are willing to travel further within Brittany, look at other Michelin Plate or Bib Gourmand entries in Côtes-d'Armor. For those combining a Brittany trip with Paris, the standards are entirely different: L'Ambroisie or Le Cinq operate at three-star level and multiple price tiers above Boisgelin.
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