The cuisine of Beaujolais is noted as much for its simplicity as for the use of the high quality raw materials that go into the different dishes that are prepared there. Some of the best known dishes of the region are based on the deer, rabbits and wild mushrooms that are found in abundance in the local woods. The restaurants, brasseries and bistros throughout the area tend to be lower priced than one usually anticipates in France and to make them even more attractive, nearly all offer fixed price meals at both lunch and dinner. Following are some of my favorite dining places in the area, each of which is in or near one of the major wine raising communities. If the lovely terrace and view of the view of the nearby mountains and river is not enough to enchant you, the cuisine of Christian Lannuel will certainly seduce you.
Prices are reasonable.
Set in a comfortable old house with a warm atmosphere, this is simple food at its generous best. My own favorites here are the hot sausages served with green lentils and the rabbit with ginger. This small, exquisite auberge features marvelous coquilles de St. Jacques in cream sauce and fillet of fish in meuniere butter but my own favorite is the fillet of Charollais beef that is served with morille mushrooms. Ideal for lunch or dinner, the cooking of MichalCruz is always a simple but abundant delight. A la carte dining will cost between.