--- title: "Château de Courban: 1-Star MICHELIN Restaurant in Courban" description: "Château de Courban in Courban: one MICHELIN star in the 2026 guide. The chef, the menus and a private driver from Beaune there and back." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/chateau-de-courban lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/restaurants/chateau-de-courban.png --- # Château de Courban > Château de Courban: a starred country-house orangery in the far north of Côte-d'Or, on the edge of the national forest park Château de Courban is in Courban (Côte-d'Or), 1 h 31 by road (130 km) from Beaune. 1 MICHELIN star · Menus from €85 · Private driver there and back from Beaune: €605 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Courban is a family-run four-star country hotel near Châtillon-sur-Seine, in the forested far north of Côte-d'Or, and its orangery restaurant holds one MICHELIN star. Since early 2026 the kitchen has been led by Vincent Ferreira, a Burgundian trained at Lameloise and Baumanière, and it makes a rewarding detour for travellers heading to or from Champagne and Chablis. ## Key facts - Type: Starred restaurant · 1 MICHELIN star - Where: Courban · Côte-d'Or - Location: 100 km north of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.9192, 4.7374 - 1 h 31 from Beaune - 1 MICHELIN star - Menus from €85 - Chef: Vincent Ferreira - Cuisine: Modern French, Burgundian produce - MICHELIN Guide 2026: [guide.michelin.com](https://guide.michelin.com/fr/fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/courban/restaurant/chateau-de-courban) - Official website: [chateaudecourban.com](https://chateaudecourban.com/fr/restaurant-gastronomique.html) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 31 · 130 km - €605 there and back from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## Getting there - [Driver to dinner and back](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 31 by road (130 km) each way, €605 there and back for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Book your table with the restaurant, then the car for the same evening. Your driver waits while you dine, up to 3 hours, and drives you back. Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## The story The house was built in 1820 on the ruins of a château destroyed during the Revolution. The Vandendriessche family bought it in 1998, opened guest rooms in 2000, a four-star hotel in 2004 and a spa in 2011; today Frédéric and Mylène Vandendriessche run the 26-room hotel, some of whose rooms are in a sixteenth-century dovecote. The restaurant lost its star in 2024 after a change of chef and won it back in 2025 under Maxime Lesobre. Vincent Ferreira, from Digoin in Saône-et-Loire, succeeded Lesobre in February 2026 after more than five years at Maison Lameloise and time at L'Oustau de Baumanière, Sketch in London and Alain Ducasse's Bastide de Moustiers. The star was confirmed in the March 2026 guide, and he works alongside pastry chef Saé Hasegawa, who has been at the château for more than ten years. ## The cooking Ferreira describes his cooking as sincere and instinctive, built around vegetables and seasonal produce from within about an hour's drive, with Burgundy's farmers and breeders setting the pace; Charolles beef and organic Angus from the Morvan have both appeared on his early menus. The chef keeps a kitchen garden at the château, and eggs come from the estate's own hens. Cheeses are chosen by the maître d'hôtel from a local affineur, the cellar book lists more than 1,000 wines, and the dining room is a former barn turned into a bright orangery overlooking Italianate gardens, with a large terrace for Sunday lunch in fine weather. ## Good to know The official menu, updated in August 2026, lists a menu from about 85 euros and two longer tasting menus; dinner is served every evening and lunch on Sundays, according to the hotel, though days can change, so check the website and book ahead. Courban is a long way from the Côte, roughly an hour and a half by road from Beaune, so most guests stay the night, and the hotel has a Nuxe spa and a heated outdoor pool in season. For a day trip, a private driver turns the journey through the Châtillonnais into part of the pleasure and brings you home after dinner. Telephone: [+33 3 80 93 78 69](tel:+33380937869) ## Did you know? Some of the château's bedrooms are set in a sixteenth-century dovecote, centuries older than the main house, which dates from 1820. ## How the evening works 1. **Book your table**: Directly with the restaurant. Weekends, the harvest and the Hospices de Beaune auction in November fill up weeks ahead. 2. **Book the car**: Choose the restaurant on our booking page: pickup at your hotel at the time you like, and a fixed price for the return trip. 3. **Back to your hotel**: Your driver waits nearby while you dine, up to 3 hours, then drives you home. Nobody has to drive. ## Around Château de Courban What to see before dinner at Château de Courban, nearest first. ### Things to do - [Forests National Park (Parc national de forêts)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/parc-national-de-forets), 12 km away: France's newest national park, created to protect vast lowland forests of oak and beech. - [Douix Spring (Source de la Douix)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/source-de-la-douix), 14 km away: A powerful karst spring bursting from a limestone cliff in the heart of Châtillon-sur-Seine. - [Châtillonnais Museum and the Vix Treasure (Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, Trésor de Vix)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-du-pays-chatillonnais-tresor-de-vix), 14 km away: Home of the Vix krater, the largest known metal vessel from Western classical antiquity. ## Questions about Château de Courban ### How many MICHELIN stars does Château de Courban have? Château de Courban holds one MICHELIN star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France. ### Who is the chef at Château de Courban? The kitchen of Château de Courban is led by Vincent Ferreira. ### How do we get to Château de Courban from Beaune? Château de Courban is about 1 h 31 from Beaune by road (130 km). With a private driver, the return trip from Beaune, with the car bringing you back after dinner, starts at €605 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. → [Driver to dinner and back](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ### Can the driver wait and drive us back after dinner? Yes. Book the return trip: your driver takes you to Château de Courban, waits nearby while you dine, up to 3 hours, and drives you back to your hotel. Nobody in your party has to drive. ### Do we need to book a table at Château de Courban? Yes. Book your table directly with the restaurant, well ahead for weekends, the harvest and the Hospices de Beaune auction weekend in November. We book the car, not the table. Its official website (chateaudecourban.com) has the booking details and opening days. ### How much is dinner at Château de Courban? According to the restaurant, menus start at €85 per person. Prices change with the seasons, so check before you go. ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=restaurant:courban): Return trip from Beaune from €605 · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: