--- title: "Georges Blanc: 2-Star MICHELIN Restaurant in Vonnas" description: "Georges Blanc in Vonnas: two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 guide. The chef, the menus and a private driver from Beaune there and back." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/georges-blanc-vonnas lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/restaurants/georges-blanc-vonnas.png --- # Georges Blanc > Georges Blanc: the Blanc family's Bresse institution, starred without a break since 1929. Georges Blanc is in Vonnas (Ain), 1 h 24 by road (117 km) from Beaune. 2 MICHELIN stars · Menus from €195 · Private driver there and back from Beaune: €550 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Georges Blanc is a two-Michelin-star restaurant in Vonnas, a Bresse village in the Ain that the Blanc family has turned into a gourmet domain, about 1 hour 20 minutes from Beaune. Georges Blanc, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, still heads the kitchen, with his son Frédéric Blanc and Florent Maréchau as executive chefs. Go for the great classics of Bresse cooking and a cellar of some 140,000 bottles. ## Key facts - Type: Starred restaurant · 2 MICHELIN stars - Where: Vonnas · Ain - Location: 90 km south of Beaune · Ain - Coordinates: 46.2201, 4.9895 - 1 h 24 from Beaune - 2 MICHELIN stars - Menus from €195 - Chef: Georges Blanc - Cuisine: Classic French, Bresse tradition - MICHELIN Guide 2026: [guide.michelin.com](https://guide.michelin.com/fr/fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/vonnas/restaurant/georges-blanc) - Official website: [georgesblanc.com](https://www.georgesblanc.com/) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 24 · 117 km - €550 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 24 by road (117 km) each way, €550 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 family story in Vonnas began in 1872, when Georges Blanc's great-grandparents opened a café. His grandmother Élisa Blanc, one of a line of celebrated women cooks, won the first star in 1929, and the house has held at least one ever since, the longest unbroken run in France. Georges Blanc won the third star in 1981 and kept it until 2025, when the restaurant returned to two. Around it the family has built a gourmet village of some thirty restored buildings, with three hotels, a spa and gardens, and it also makes wine at its own estate in Azé, in the Mâconnais. ## The cooking This is classical cooking, built on sauces and on Bresse poultry, in dishes that have defined the house for generations: the Bresse poularde named after Élisa Blanc and the crêpe vonnassienne created by the Mère Blanc still stand beside newer seasonal plates of lobster, trout and pigeon. The cellar holds around 140,000 bottles, and a sommelier-chosen selection of three glasses is offered alongside the full pairings. ## Good to know Vonnas is about 1 hour 20 minutes from Beaune. The lunch menu costs €195; the longer menus cost €290 and €350, the whole table must choose the same one, and wine pairings start at €210. The restaurant opens from Thursday evening to Sunday, with more evenings in summer, and closes from Monday to Wednesday. Dress up, book ahead and allow time to walk round the village; a private driver takes care of the return after the pairing. Telephone: [+33 4 74 50 90 90](tel:+33474509090) ## Did you know? Georges Blanc has held at least one Michelin star every year since 1929, the longest unbroken record of any restaurant in France. ## 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 Georges Blanc What to see before dinner at Georges Blanc, nearest first. ### Things to do - [Pont Saint-Laurent](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pont-saint-laurent-macon) (15 km away): The oldest bridge across the Saône, joining Mâcon to the Ain on twelve stone arches. - [Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-pierre-macon) (15 km away): Mâcon's largest church, a neo-Romanesque landmark whose twin spires rise above the Saône. - [Ursulines Museum, Mâcon (Musée des Ursulines)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-ursulines-macon), 15 km away: Mâcon's museum of art and archaeology, in a 17th-century convent, with rooms devoted to Lamartine. ### Villages - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (20 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (20 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (28 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. ### Châteaux - [Château d’Estours](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-estours) (16 km away): A moated fortified house south of Mâcon, fought over by Écorcheurs and Mâcon militias. - [Château de Vinzelles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vinzelles) (18 km away): Two neighbouring castles above Vinzelles, linked by a vat house with great wooden wine presses. - [Château de Chazoux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chazoux) (20 km away): A modest wine estate house near Mâcon that hides richly painted rooms and a landscaped park. ### Restaurants - [La Huchette](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-huchette-replonges) (12 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Bresse produce with a Mediterranean accent, just across the Saône from Mâcon. - [La Table de Chaintré](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-de-chaintre) (18 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): One menu a week, one husband-and-wife team, in a former village grocery near Mâcon. - [L’O des Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-o-des-vignes-fuisse) (20 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Meilleur Ouvrier de France cooking in the heart of Pouilly-Fuissé. ## Questions about Georges Blanc ### How many MICHELIN stars does Georges Blanc have? Georges Blanc holds two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France. ### Who is the chef at Georges Blanc? The kitchen of Georges Blanc is led by Georges Blanc. ### How do we get to Georges Blanc from Beaune? Georges Blanc is about 1 h 24 from Beaune by road (117 km). With a private driver, the return trip from Beaune, with the car bringing you back after dinner, starts at €550 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 Georges Blanc, 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 Georges Blanc? 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 (georgesblanc.com) has the booking details and opening days. ### How much is dinner at Georges Blanc? According to the restaurant, menus start at €195 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:georgesblanc): Return trip from Beaune from €550 · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: