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. The well-stocked organic wine list even includes labels from a winery 100m away. There are two set menus (without options), one of which is vegetarian.