Restaurant in Wintzenheim, France
Alsace's serious cellar, worth the detour.
Au Bon Coin in Wintzenheim holds Star Wine List awards for both 2024 and 2026, making it the most credentialed wine-focused dining option in the village. Booking is easy outside peak Alsatian season, and the case for a return visit is strong given how sharply the kitchen tracks seasonal Alsatian produce. Best for wine-led dinners on the Route des Vins d'Alsace.
If you are planning a wine-focused dinner in Alsace and want a room that takes its cellar as seriously as its kitchen, Au Bon Coin in Wintzenheim is worth your attention. It holds consecutive Star Wine List awards for 2024 and 2026, which signals a wine program with enough depth and consistency to earn recognition across multiple cycles. That credential matters most to guests who arrive with a specific bottle in mind or want a sommelier-led pairing to drive the meal. For a return visitor who has already done one dinner here, the case for coming back is rooted in the same thing that makes it work in the first place: the wine list is the anchor, and the seasonal kitchen rotation gives you a reason to revisit at different points in the year.
Au Bon Coin sits at 4 Rue du Logelbach in Wintzenheim, a village on the southern Alsatian wine route between Colmar and the Grand Cru vineyards of the Haut-Rhin. That location is not incidental. Wintzenheim sits close to some of the most celebrated Riesling and Pinot Gris terroir in France, and a wine-accredited restaurant in this postcode is working with a regional identity that is hard to fake. The Star Wine List recognition, awarded in both 2024 and 2026, positions Au Bon Coin as one of the more seriously curated wine destinations in the sub-region, comparable in wine ambition — if not in scale , to the grand-format destinations you would find in Colmar or Strasbourg.
Alsace is one of France's most overtly seasonal cuisines. The kitchen calendar here runs from white asparagus in spring through game and choucroute in autumn, and a second visit to Au Bon Coin at a different time of year is genuinely a different experience from the first. If your initial dinner was in summer, a return in October or November puts you in the heart of the Vendanges tardives harvest season, when the wine list's Alsatian selection becomes even more contextually relevant and late-vintage pours may appear on the list. That seasonal alignment between what is in the glass and what is on the plate is the clearest argument for treating this as a repeatable destination rather than a one-time stop.
Compared with the grand Alsatian institution [Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/auberge-de-lill-illhaeusern-restaurant), Au Bon Coin operates on a smaller, less ceremonial register. That is a practical advantage if you want a focused wine dinner without the full production of a three-Michelin-star institution. For context on what a wine-serious provincial French restaurant can look like at its most ambitious, [Arpège in Paris](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/arpge-paris-restaurant) and [Bras in Laguiole](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/bras-laguiole-restaurant) show how kitchen-driven seasonality and a strong cellar can coexist at different price points and formats. Au Bon Coin does not compete with those at a national level, but within the Wintzenheim and Colmar orbit, the wine credentials are a genuine differentiator.
Specific menu items, prices, and hours are not published in the venue record, so confirm those details directly before booking. What the awards data does confirm is that the wine program has been independently validated twice in recent years, which is a higher bar than most restaurants in the area can claim. For anyone arriving on the Route des Vins d'Alsace with an interest in pairing local wines with regional cooking, Au Bon Coin has a credible case to be your dinner of record in Wintzenheim.
Booking difficulty at Au Bon Coin is rated easy, which means you are unlikely to need more than a week or two of lead time for most dates. The exception is peak Alsatian tourism season , July through August and the Christmas market period in late November and December , when Wintzenheim and the surrounding wine route see significantly higher visitor volumes. For those windows, book two to three weeks ahead. A special occasion dinner during the harvest season (October) sits in between: not as pressured as August, but popular enough that same-week availability is not guaranteed.
| Detail | Au Bon Coin | Auberge de l'Ill (Illhaeusern) | Georges Blanc (Vonnas) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Wintzenheim, Alsace | Illhaeusern, Alsace | Vonnas, Ain |
| Wine Award | Star Wine List 2024, 2026 | Three Michelin stars | Three Michelin stars |
| Booking Difficulty | Easy | Moderate | Moderate |
| Price Range | Not confirmed | €€€€ | €€€€ |
| Leading Season | Asparagus (spring), harvest (Oct) | Year-round | Year-round |
For more options in the area, see our full Wintzenheim restaurants guide, our full Wintzenheim hotels guide, our full Wintzenheim bars guide, our full Wintzenheim wineries guide, and our full Wintzenheim experiences guide.
If Au Bon Coin is anchoring a longer Alsace or France itinerary, these destinations are worth pairing: Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern for a full grand-format Alsatian occasion; Flocons de Sel in Megève if you are extending the trip into the Alps; Mirazur in Menton for a contrast in Mediterranean-focused seasonal cooking; Les Prés d'Eugénie in Eugénie-les-Bains for a wine-country spa-dining combination; and Georges Blanc in Vonnas for a classic provincial French counterpoint. For context on how serious wine programs work at the highest international level, Le Bernardin in New York City and Lazy Bear in San Francisco are useful reference points for what a committed beverage program looks like across formats. Also worth considering in the French regional canon: Troisgros in Ouches, Bras in Laguiole, Auberge du Vieux Puits in Fontjoncouse, Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, and La Table du Castellet in Le Castellet.
Booking difficulty is rated easy, so one to two weeks ahead is usually sufficient outside peak season. During the Alsatian summer (July to August) and the Christmas market period (late November to December), aim for two to three weeks. Harvest season in October is popular but not as compressed as midsummer, so ten days out is a reasonable target.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in the venue record. Given the wine-focused format and the relatively intimate scale typical of a village restaurant of this type in Alsace, counter or bar dining may be possible but cannot be guaranteed. Call ahead to confirm your preferred seating arrangement before arrival.
Specific dishes are not listed in the venue record, so any recommendation here would be speculative. What the Star Wine List awards do confirm is that the wine program is the strongest verified credential, so a pairing menu or sommelier-led selection is the format most likely to reflect what this kitchen does leading. Ask what is seasonal on arrival , Alsatian cooking has strong spring (asparagus) and autumn (game, choucroute) chapters, and the kitchen will likely reflect whichever is current.
The most directly comparable Alsatian destination with stronger public credentials is Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, a three-Michelin-star institution a short drive north. For a broader view of what is available in the area, our full Wintzenheim restaurants guide covers the local field. If you are willing to travel further into the French regional canon, Georges Blanc in Vonnas and Auberge du Vieux Puits in Fontjoncouse represent comparable provincial formats with more established public track records.
Yes, with one condition: the wine list is the strongest verified element, so a special occasion here works leading if wine pairing is part of what you are celebrating. The Star Wine List awards in 2024 and 2026 give you confidence that the cellar is curated at a serious level. For occasions where food-forward prestige matters more than the wine program, Auberge de l'Ill carries more institutional weight in Alsace. If the occasion falls during harvest season (October), the timing amplifies the wine-country atmosphere and may coincide with late-harvest pours on the list.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Au Bon Coin | Star Wine List (2026); Star Wine List (2024) | Easy | — | |
| Plénitude | Contemporary French | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Pierre Gagnaire | French, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| 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 | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | French, Modern Cuisine | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
One to two weeks of lead time is usually sufficient for most dates. Weekend evenings during Alsace's harvest season (October) fill faster, so push to three weeks in that window. Au Bon Coin's twice-awarded Star Wine List status draws wine-focused visitors from outside the region, so don't leave it to the night before.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available records for this venue. check the venue's official channels at 4 Rue du Logelbach, Wintzenheim before assuming walk-in bar dining is an option — smaller Alsatian addresses at this level typically prioritise reserved tables over counter spots.
Specific menu details are not available in the current record, so dish recommendations would be speculative. What is documented is a wine programme serious enough to earn Star Wine List recognition in both 2024 and 2026 — structure your visit around the list and ask staff to pair from it rather than choosing wine as an afterthought.
Wintzenheim is a small village, so the realistic comparison set is regional: Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern is the area's three-Michelin-star benchmark if you want the full grand-occasion format. For a different register in Colmar itself, JY'S (Jean-Yves Schillinger) offers a modern Alsatian alternative. Au Bon Coin's wine programme is its differentiator — if that's not your priority, the above options compete on kitchen credentials alone.
Yes, particularly if the occasion centres on wine. Two Star Wine List awards (2024 and 2026) place the cellar among the region's most credentialed, which gives the evening a clear anchor beyond the meal itself. For pure kitchen prestige on a milestone occasion, Auberge de l'Ill carries more Michelin weight — but if the person you're celebrating drinks seriously, Au Bon Coin is the stronger call in southern Alsace.
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