Restaurant in Pléneuf-Val-André, France
Michelin-recognised value on the Breton coast.
Le Biniou holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025) and a 4.8 rating across 603 reviews, making it the most reliably rewarding table in Pléneuf-Val-André. Chef Antoine Preteux runs a traditional French kitchen at a €€ price point that makes the value case straightforward. Weekend lunch is the format that fits the coastal setting best.
If you've eaten at Le Biniou once, you already know the answer to whether you should go back: yes. The Michelin Bib Gourmand — awarded in both 2024 and 2025 — confirms what a 4.8 rating across 603 Google reviews signals even more plainly: this is the most consistently rewarding traditional French kitchen in Pléneuf-Val-André, and it earns that position at a €€ price point that makes the decision easy. The question on a return visit is not whether to go, but when , and what you haven't tried yet.
The thing about Le Biniou is that a second visit tends to clarify exactly what the first one got right. Chef Antoine Preteux runs a traditional cuisine kitchen, which means the cooking is rooted in technique and regional familiarity rather than novelty. That's a genuine advantage in a coastal Breton town where visitors often want honest, well-executed food over experiment. When you come back, you're not chasing a new concept , you're returning because the execution held up, and in a €€ room with back-to-back Bib Gourmand recognition, that consistency is the whole point.
Right now, in the current season, that means paying attention to what Breton coastal cooking looks like at its most immediate. The Atlantic coast of the Côtes-d'Armor provides a natural larder that traditional kitchens like this one work with directly, and the seasonal rhythm here is real rather than decorative. If you visited in summer, a return in cooler months shifts the register noticeably , heartier preparations, a different pace in the room, a slightly more local crowd. The atmosphere at Le Biniou is warm rather than formal, the kind of room where the noise level stays conversational even when it fills up. It's not a quiet dining room in the hushed-reverence sense, but it won't compete with your table.
For a return visitor, the weekend service at Le Biniou is worth planning around specifically. Traditional French kitchens at this level in smaller coastal towns often run their most complete offer on Saturday and Sunday , more covers, fuller menus, and the kind of unhurried pace that a weekday lunch sometimes doesn't allow. If your first visit was a weekday dinner, a weekend lunch changes the experience in a useful direction: brighter room, more relaxed service rhythm, and the kind of meal that fits naturally into a day that also includes the beach at Val-André or a walk along the coastal path. At €€ per head, a weekend lunch here is one of the better-value decisions you can make in this part of Brittany. For comparison, a similar Bib Gourmand level in a larger Breton city , Rennes or Saint-Brieuc , tends to run at the same price but with less of the direct coastal context that makes eating in Pléneuf-Val-André feel specific rather than generic.
If you're planning a weekend morning or brunch-adjacent visit, it's worth confirming current hours directly with the restaurant, as hours are not published in our data. Le Biniou's format is a traditional restaurant rather than a dedicated brunch venue, but weekend lunch service at this type of Breton kitchen typically opens at midday and runs without the rushed turnover of a busier city room. That makes it a natural fit for a late-morning arrival that slides into a proper lunch , the kind of meal that anchors a day rather than interrupting it.
Reservations: Easy to book , this is not a hard-to-get table by French standards, but weekends in summer fill faster given the coastal tourism draw. Book a week ahead to be safe in high season; mid-week and off-season you can likely call a day or two out. Budget: €€, which in a Bib Gourmand context typically means a full meal with wine comes in well under what you'd spend at a comparable-quality restaurant in Paris or a major city. Dress: No stated dress code; smart-casual is appropriate and consistent with the traditional French restaurant register. Address: 121 Rue Clemenceau, 22370 Pléneuf-Val-André. Booking difficulty: Easy.
Two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards , 2024 and 2025 , are the clearest external validation Le Biniou carries. The Bib Gourmand designation specifically recognises good cooking at moderate prices, which is precisely the claim Le Biniou makes. A 4.8 across 603 reviews is unusually high volume and score for a restaurant of this size in a town of this scale, and it tracks consistently with the Michelin recognition rather than contradicting it. For traditional cuisine in Brittany at this price level, that combination of signals is as reliable a steer as you'll find. For broader context on Bib Gourmand-level traditional French kitchens, see also Auberge Grand'Maison in Mûr-de-Bretagne and Cave à Vin & à Manger - Maison Saint-Crescent in Narbonne, both of which operate in a similar traditional-cuisine register.
Le Biniou is not trying to be Mirazur in Menton or Flocons de Sel in Megève. Those are destination restaurants built around singular creative visions that justify long detours. Le Biniou's case is different: it's the reason a meal in Pléneuf-Val-André specifically is worth sitting down for, rather than grabbing something forgettable near the beach. In the regional French cooking tier , alongside places like Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern or Bras in Laguiole at a much higher price point , Le Biniou occupies the accessible end of serious French cooking, and that's a position worth knowing about. You can explore more of what Brittany and the wider region offers through our full Pléneuf-Val-André restaurants guide, and plan the rest of your stay with our Pléneuf-Val-André hotels guide, bars guide, and experiences guide.
In high season (July and August), book at least a week ahead for weekends , coastal tourism fills rooms faster than the town's size would suggest. In shoulder and off-season, a day or two's notice is usually enough mid-week, though weekends still benefit from advance booking. This is an easy reservation by French Bib Gourmand standards, so don't be put off if you're last-minute outside summer.
We don't have published menu or dietary policy information for Le Biniou. For specific requirements, contact the restaurant directly before booking , this is standard practice at traditional French kitchens, where menus are often set or semi-fixed. The traditional cuisine format means the kitchen is not primarily built around substitutions, so the earlier you flag requirements, the better.
Go expecting honest, well-executed traditional French cooking rather than creative or contemporary dishes. At €€, the value is genuine , the back-to-back Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025) mean Michelin's inspectors agree the cooking justifies the price. It's a town-centre restaurant in Pléneuf-Val-André, not a destination dining room, but that's the point: it's the kind of reliable, properly cooked meal that makes a coastal Brittany trip better. Weekend lunch is the format that fits the setting most naturally.
We don't have confirmed details on whether Le Biniou runs a formal tasting menu. Traditional French kitchens at the Bib Gourmand level in this price tier more commonly offer a prix-fixe formule , typically two or three courses at a fixed price , rather than a multi-course tasting format. If the value question is your main driver, the prix-fixe route at a €€ Bib Gourmand is almost always the right call: it's where the kitchen puts its leading effort at the most honest price.
Yes, clearly. Two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards exist specifically to flag restaurants where the cooking-to-price ratio is strong, and a 4.8 across 603 Google reviews confirms the consistency that award implies. At €€ in a coastal Breton town, this is one of the more direct value decisions in the region. For context, comparable-quality traditional French cooking in Paris or a major city runs at €€€ or more without necessarily delivering better food.
Le Biniou is the only Michelin-recognised restaurant we track in Pléneuf-Val-André, which makes direct local alternatives hard to compare on the same terms. If you're willing to drive, Auberge Grand'Maison in Mûr-de-Bretagne operates in a similar traditional-cuisine register. For a wider view of what's available locally, see our full Pléneuf-Val-André restaurants guide. If you're building a broader Brittany dining itinerary, our wineries guide and experiences guide can help round out the trip.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Le Biniou | €€ | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | €€€€ | — |
| Kei | €€€€ | — |
| L'Ambroisie | €€€€ | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | €€€€ | — |
| Mirazur | €€€€ | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
A few days is usually enough outside summer, but weekend tables in July and August fill faster given the coastal tourism draw around Pléneuf-Val-André. Book at least a week out for a Friday or Saturday evening in peak season. This is not a hard-to-get reservation by French standards, which is part of what makes the Bib Gourmand recognition at this address easy to act on.
Le Biniou runs a traditional cuisine menu under Chef Antoine Preteux, which means the kitchen centres on classic French technique and seasonal Breton produce. Specific dietary accommodation details are not documented in available data, so call ahead or check the venue's official channels at 121 Rue Clemenceau, 22370 Pléneuf-Val-André before booking if you have strict requirements. Traditional French kitchens at this price range (€€) can generally adapt for common restrictions when given notice.
Le Biniou is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant at the €€ price point, which means you are getting quality-to-price cooking rather than a grand tasting menu format. Chef Antoine Preteux runs a traditional cuisine kitchen, so expect well-executed French fundamentals over avant-garde experimentation. It is a neighbourhood-scale restaurant in a small Breton coastal town, not a destination restaurant with a long-lead booking culture, so the experience rewards those who want honest regional cooking without ceremony.
Le Biniou's format is traditional cuisine at the €€ tier, and the Bib Gourmand designation specifically recognises good food at moderate prices rather than elaborate tasting menus. Whether a set menu is available and at what price is not confirmed in current venue data, so check directly with the restaurant. If a multi-course option exists, the back-to-back 2024 and 2025 Bib Gourmand awards suggest the kitchen earns the spend at this price level.
At €€ with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand awards in 2024 and 2025, yes. The Bib Gourmand is specifically awarded to restaurants delivering quality cooking at reasonable prices, so this is not a stretch spend. For the Pléneuf-Val-André area, Le Biniou represents the clearest externally validated option for traditional French cuisine without pushing into fine-dining pricing.
Alternatives within Pléneuf-Val-André are not documented with equivalent Michelin recognition. If you are willing to travel within Brittany or Côtes-d'Armor, the region has other Bib Gourmand and starred addresses worth researching. For comparable value-focused traditional French cooking in Paris, Kei or neighbourhood bistros with Bib Gourmand status offer a useful reference point, though the coastal Breton context is specific to Le Biniou's location at 121 Rue Clemenceau.
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