Big, mismatched tables, string lights, a karaoke stage under the pergola – welcome to the courtyard of the Bouhy butcher’s shop, right on the village square, where this guinguette means business! Here you’ll find meat maestro Yves-Marie Le Bourdonnec, who traded in his 14 Parisian butcher’s shops to be closer to his favorite farmers. Alongside the year-round restaurant, run by chef Francis Lévêque (ex-Apicius in Paris), the king of the Journal de 13 heures (an afternoon news program) dazzles diners with a set menu showcasing exceptional cuts of meat: incredible grilled bone marrow or melt-in-your-mouth beef salaté marinated for three days in lemon, coarse sea salt and pepper; prime rib that we’ll remember for a lifetime, barbecued and served with golden new potatoes; and a knockout cheese platter featuring local goat’s cheese, saint-nectaire and brillat-savarin. // Megan Linar

FEELING THIRSTY? : A modest selection of wines that shines a spotlight on environmentally friendly producers, including a cabernet d’Anjou rosé from the Domaine Moncourt (€3.50 a glass), Renaissance, a sancerre blanc from the Fleuriet brothers (€28.50 a bottle) or even a surprising but highly drinkable Aude wine called Bibine from the Domaine du Vieux Moulin, a true low-alcohol wine clocking in at just 8% ABV.
PRICE: : Set menu €16 (restaurant), menus €29.50 (guinguette).