--- title: "Maison Doucet: 2-Star MICHELIN Restaurant in Charolles" description: "Maison Doucet in Charolles: 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/maison-doucet-charolles lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/restaurants/maison-doucet-charolles.png --- # Maison Doucet > Maison Doucet: a second star in 2026 for Frédéric Doucet's tribute to the Charolais country. Maison Doucet is in Charolles (Saône-et-Loire), 1 h 16 by road (102 km) from Beaune. 2 MICHELIN stars · Menus from €90 · Private driver there and back from Beaune: €490 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Maison Doucet is a two-Michelin-star restaurant and hotel in Charolles, the market town that gave its name to Charolais cattle, about 1 hour 30 minutes from Beaune. Frédéric Doucet, who grew up in the house, won his second star in March 2026, fourteen years after the first. Go for cooking that tells you exactly where you are. ## Key facts - Type: Starred restaurant · 2 MICHELIN stars - Where: Charolles · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 80 km south-west of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.4335, 4.2751 - 1 h 16 from Beaune - 2 MICHELIN stars - Menus from €90 - Chef: Frédéric Doucet - Cuisine: Modern, Charolais terroir - MICHELIN Guide 2026: [guide.michelin.com](https://guide.michelin.com/fr/fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/charolles/restaurant/frederic-doucet) - Official website: [maison-doucet.com](https://maison-doucet.com/) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 16 · 102 km - €490 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 16 by road (102 km) each way, €490 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 his parents' hotel-restaurant, the Hôtel de la Poste, where Daniel Doucet cooked and where both Cédric Burtin and Yohann Chapuis learnt their trade. Frédéric trained at the Grenoble hotel school, then with Pierre Orsi and Paul Bocuse in Lyon and with the Troisgros family in Roanne, came home at 24 and bought the business in 2007 when his parents retired. A first star followed in 2012. Maison Doucet is now a five-star Relais & Châteaux hotel with fifteen rooms and suites, a spa and a bistro on the quay, and the second star in the 2026 guide gave Saône-et-Loire its second two-star table. ## The cooking Doucet buys around nine tenths of his produce from Burgundian suppliers within 100 kilometres, and his menus read like a map of the Charolais and Brionnais: Charolais beef in several forms, frogs, crayfish, pike, Bresse poultry and Morvan hazelnuts. The technique is classical and exact, the flavours clean and direct. One tasting menu follows the local beef from start to finish, another explores the wider region, and the wine pairings mix great Burgundy names with bottles from the Loire and the Rhône. ## Good to know Charolles is about 1 hour 30 minutes from Beaune by road. The weekday menu costs €90 and is not served on Friday evening or at weekends; the tasting menus cost €190 and €225, with pairings available. Outside July and August the restaurant opens from Wednesday lunch to Sunday lunch, except Thursday lunch, with extra evenings in summer. Reserve ahead for weekends. Given the distance, a private driver makes the return after a pairing effortless, or you can stay in one of the house's rooms. Telephone: [+33 3 85 24 11 32](tel:+33385241132) ## Did you know? Two other starred chefs of Saône-et-Loire, Cédric Burtin and Yohann Chapuis, spent their formative years in this kitchen under Frédéric's father, Daniel Doucet. ## 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 Maison Doucet What to see before dinner at Maison Doucet, nearest first. ### Things to do - [Musée du Hiéron](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-du-hieron-paray-le-monial) (12 km away): One of the first buildings in France designed as a museum, with an iron-framed hall and a Romanesque portal inside. - [Chapelle de la Visitation (Chapelle des Apparitions)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/chapelle-de-la-visitation-paray-le-monial), 12 km away: The convent chapel where Margaret Mary Alacoque saw Christ show his heart, and where her relics lie. - [Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/basilique-du-sacre-coeur-paray-le-monial) (12 km away): A Romanesque priory church built on the model of Cluny, at the heart of a pilgrimage town. ### Châteaux - [Château de Digoine](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-digoine) (12 km away): The pearl of the Charolais, an 18th-century château with a small private theatre, rose garden and landscaped park. - [Château de Chaumont](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chaumont-la-guiche) (13 km away): Home of the La Guiche family since 1416, with one of the largest private stables in France. - [Château de Gros-Chigy](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gros-chigy) (23 km away): A late medieval stronghold on the old frontier between ducal Burgundy and the royal Mâconnais. ## Questions about Maison Doucet ### How many MICHELIN stars does Maison Doucet have? Maison Doucet holds two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France. ### Who is the chef at Maison Doucet? The kitchen of Maison Doucet is led by Frédéric Doucet. ### How do we get to Maison Doucet from Beaune? Maison Doucet is about 1 h 16 from Beaune by road (102 km). With a private driver, the return trip from Beaune, with the car bringing you back after dinner, starts at €490 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 Maison Doucet, 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 Maison Doucet? 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 (maison-doucet.com) has the booking details and opening days. ### How much is dinner at Maison Doucet? According to the restaurant, menus start at €90 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:doucet): Return trip from Beaune from €490 · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: