--- title: "Le Raisin: 1-Star MICHELIN Restaurant in Pont-de-Vaux" description: "Le Raisin in Pont-de-Vaux: 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/le-raisin-pont-de-vaux lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/restaurants/le-raisin-pont-de-vaux.png --- # Le Raisin > Le Raisin: a family house in the Bresse, a short hop across the Saône from the Mâconnais vineyards. Le Raisin is in Pont-de-Vaux (Ain), 1 h 07 by road (86 km) from Beaune. 1 MICHELIN star · Menus from €27 · Private driver there and back from Beaune: €425 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Le Raisin is a one-Michelin-star restaurant with a hotel in Pont-de-Vaux, a small Bresse town in the Ain facing the Mâconnais across the Saône, about an hour from Beaune. Frédéric Michel took over his wife's family business in 2012 and won the star in 2015. Go for generous, well-judged cooking at fair prices. ## Key facts - Type: Starred restaurant · 1 MICHELIN star - Where: Pont-de-Vaux · Ain - Location: 65 km south of Beaune · Ain - Coordinates: 46.4341, 4.9390 - 1 h 07 from Beaune - 1 MICHELIN star - Menus from €27 - Chef: Frédéric Michel - Cuisine: Bresse tradition, modern touch - MICHELIN Guide 2026: [guide.michelin.com](https://guide.michelin.com/fr/fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/pont-de-vaux/restaurant/le-raisin) - Official website: [leraisin.com](https://www.leraisin.com/) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 07 · 86 km - €425 there and back from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Lunch here on our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Driver to dinner and back](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 07 by road (86 km) each way, €425 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 Frédéric Michel trained with Régis Marcon and Éric Pras, then worked in England with Daniel Galmiche. In 2012 he and his wife Céline took over Le Raisin from her family, succeeding the previous chef, Gilles Chazot. The star arrived in 2015 and has stayed. Alongside the restaurant the family runs a small hotel, Les Cépages, and a bistro, Le Grappillon, which makes the house a comfortable base for the southern end of Burgundy. Le Grappillon serves dishes of the day in a relaxed bistro setting: two courses cost €18 and three €20. ## The cooking The cooking reinterprets the culinary tradition of the Bresse in a personal style, with frogs, fish and regional poultry alongside flavours from further afield. The menu changes every four to six weeks, and everything is cooked from fresh produce, so a dish can run out; mention any intolerance or allergy when ordering. The wine list leans towards Burgundy, at reasonable prices, with plenty available by the glass. ## Good to know Pont-de-Vaux is about an hour from Beaune, and the house has its own private car park. A two-course lunch costs €27 from Wednesday to Friday, the seasonal menu €45, the Plaisir menu €69 to €90 and the Gourmandise €115; children up to 12 have a menu at €18, and prices include service. Lunch is served from 12 noon to 1.15 pm and dinner from 7 pm to 8.15 pm in an air-conditioned dining room of wood and stone, with a lounge and, in season, a small terrace for aperitifs; tables of five or more are asked to choose the same menu. Check the opening days when booking. It combines easily with tastings in Viré-Clessé, a few minutes across the river, and a private driver lets you enjoy both. Telephone: [+33 3 85 30 30 97](tel:+33385303097) ## Did you know? Frédéric Michel trained with two three-star chefs, Régis Marcon and Éric Pras, before taking over his wife's family restaurant. ## 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 Le Raisin What to see before dinner at Le Raisin, nearest first. ### Things to do - [Cave de Lugny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cave-de-lugny) (11 km away): A 1927 cooperative, the leading producer of Mâcon-Villages, with a shop below the Charmes vineyard. - [Azé Caves (Grottes d’Azé)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/grottes-d-aze), 14 km away: Two caves in the Mâconnais hills: an underground river and a prehistoric cave of bears and lions. - [Musée du Vélo Michel Grézaud](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-du-velo-michel-grezaud-tournus) (14 km away): Nearly 200 bicycles, from an 1818 draisine to a carbon racing machine, in a former starch factory south of Tournus. ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (8 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (23 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (25 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. ### Châteaux - [Château de Besseuil](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-besseuil) (9 km away): A 17th-century manor among the Viré-Clessé vines, now a hotel and restaurant with its own organic vineyard. - [Château de Vaux-sous-Targes](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vaux-sous-targes) (9 km away): An Italianate villa of 1830 in the Mâconnais, built by a Basque shipowner on a medieval moated site. - [Château de Cruzille](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-cruzille) (14 km away): A fortress on a spur above Cruzille, marked by the Wars of Religion and the Liberation of 1944. ### Restaurants - [La Marande](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-marande-montbellet) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A family-run country house in the northern Mâconnais, starred since 2014. - [Aux Terrasses](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aux-terrasses-tournus) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred family house in Tournus, now in its second generation. - [L’Écrin de Yohann Chapuis](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-ecrin-de-yohann-chapuis-tournus) (15 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): An intimate starred dining room in Tournus, from the chef who helped Lameloise win back its third star. ### Events - **Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Tournuscimes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/la-tournuscimes): Burgundy's biggest organised walk, on foot, by mountain bike or on horseback through the autumn Mâconnais. (Sport · Chardonnay) - **The third weekend of April, Saturday and Sunday; the 25th edition was held on 18 and 19 April 2026.** · [Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-du-vire-clesse): The whole Viré-Clessé appellation opens its cellars on the third weekend of April. (Wine festival · Viré) - **A Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the evening; in 2026 it fell on 14 May.** · [Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/chardonnay-day): The world's favourite white grape is toasted in the Mâconnais village that gave it its name. (Wine festival · Chardonnay) - **Late August; in 2026 it opened on 23 August in Ozenay, then ran from 26 to 29 August in Viré and Tournus.** · [Détours en Tournugeois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/detours-en-tournugeois): Brass bands, street theatre and village dances between Tournus and the Mâconnais vineyards at the end of summer. (Culture · Tournus) ## Questions about Le Raisin ### How many MICHELIN stars does Le Raisin have? Le Raisin holds one MICHELIN star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France. ### Who is the chef at Le Raisin? The kitchen of Le Raisin is led by Frédéric Michel. ### How do we get to Le Raisin from Beaune? Le Raisin is about 1 h 07 from Beaune by road (86 km). With a private driver, the return trip from Beaune, with the car bringing you back after dinner, starts at €425 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 Le Raisin, 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 Le Raisin? 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 (leraisin.com) has the booking details and opening days. ### Can we have lunch at Le Raisin on a wine tour? Yes, on the days it serves lunch: book our full-day wine tour plus two hours from Beaune (€700 for the car, up to 4 guests) and your driver plans the route and the tastings around your table. You book the table yourself, and the tastings are paid to the domaines. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ### How much is dinner at Le Raisin? According to the restaurant, menus start at €27 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:raisin): Return trip from Beaune from €425 · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: