La Chassagnette

Eight gardeners work full-time in the kitchen garden of this restaurant, which is a pioneer in self-sufficiency. The farmhouse is surrounded by 3ha of permaculture organic vegetable gardens, orchards, beehives and even a tropical greenhouse – the only one of its kind in a restaurant in France; coffee, bananas and papaya grow here... Diners can take a look at these areas around the property before or after eating! Holding the reins in this paradise of home-grown food, chef Armand Arnal cultivates the transition from the land to the kitchen to the dishes without artifice. He still has the same appetite for a certain creative licence, sometimes with a nod to Japan. The allium chawanmushi (Japanese savoury egg custard), wild moss and green caviar, with roasted and lightly smoked peas, is utterly elegant and refined. Organic wine list. There are two set menus (without options), one of which is vegetarian.