La Marande
A family-run country house in the northern Mâconnais, starred since 2014.
- Montbellet
- 1 h 04 from Beaune
- 1 MICHELIN star
- Menus from €49
€405there and back from Beaune with a private driver
At a glance
- Chef
- Philippe Michel
- Cuisine
- Modern, product-led
- MICHELIN Guide 2026
- guide.michelin.com
- Official website
- hotel-restaurant-la-marande.com
Getting there
Driver to dinner and back: 1 h 04 by road (81 km) each way, €405 there and back for the whole car.
Lunch here on our full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700.
Coming by train or plane? Transfers from stations and airports →
About the restaurant
La Marande is a one-Michelin-star restaurant with five rooms in the hamlet of Mirande at Montbellet, in the northern Mâconnais, just under an hour from Beaune. Élisabeth and Philippe Michel have run it since 2001, and he cooks. Go for lively, generous cooking and a cellar strong in the whites of neighbouring Viré-Clessé.
The story
The Michels took over this stone house, built as an artist's home and turned into a hotel-restaurant in the 1970s, in 2001. After a decade with a Bib Gourmand they won a star in 2014, and 2026 marks their twenty-fifth year. Philippe Michel, a Maître Cuisinier de France, worked with Pierre Gagnaire, whose taste for bold pairings left its mark.
Élisabeth looks after the dining rooms and the five bedrooms, each named after a plant. A flowering garden, a shaded terrace and a pergola make it a pleasant lunch stop in summer, a few minutes from the vineyards of Viré and Clessé.
The cooking
The cooking starts from the product and adds instinctive, sometimes unexpected combinations; the chef has recently brought barbecue cooking into his repertoire. The menu changes about every five weeks, drawing on Bresse cream, Mâconnais produce and fish. The cellar holds around 400 references, with a clear emphasis on the Mâconnais and on Viré-Clessé in particular.
Your evening
How the evening works
- 1Book your table
Directly with the restaurant. Weekends, the harvest and the Hospices de Beaune auction in November fill up weeks ahead.
- 2Book 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.
- 3Back to your hotel
Your driver waits nearby while you dine, up to 3 hours, then drives you home. Nobody has to drive.
Tips for your visit
Montbellet is just under an hour from Beaune, off the A6 between Tournus and Mâcon. A three-course market menu costs €49 on weekday lunchtimes, followed by menus at €68, €90 and €110, and a seven-course tasting menu at €140. The restaurant opens from Wednesday to Sunday. It fits neatly into a Mâconnais wine day, and with a private driver nobody has to drive after the tastings and lunch.
Telephone +33 3 85 33 10 24
Around here
What to see before dinner at La Marande, nearest first.
Viré-Clessé
3 km awayPouilly-Fuissé
23 km awaySaint-Véran
26 km away
- Wine festival
Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay
A Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the eveningChardonnay
Questions
La Marande holds one MICHELIN star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide France.
Did you know? The Michels held a Bib Gourmand for ten years before winning their star in 2014.
Sources
La Marande: there and back with a driver
Return trip from Beaune from €405 · up to 4 guests