Eating and Drinking Our Way Through Dijon

Dijon was a must for our road trip through eastern France...Patrick is a mustard obsessive (even if I hate it!) and we heard the wine in Burgundy isn't bad either...!

Here's how we made the most of Dijon's food and drink offerings!

1. Breakfast: La Crepitante

I can honestly say I had the best sweet crepe I've ever had at La Crepitante just on the outskirts of Dijon's old town. It featured gingerbread flavour ice cream, biscuit crumb and cassis (cherry) compote.

Cassis and gingerbread crepe

We also tried galettes for the first time - a crispy, buckwheat flour pancake with a filling of local cheese, ham and egg.

Burgundy cheese and egg galette

2. Mustard tasting at Maille and Edmond Fallot

There are plenty of mustard-tasting opportunities in Dijon, but we opted for both Edmond Fallot and Maille. Both have a wide range of samples on offer, including some of the more expensive options such as truffle at Maille, but we loved the self-dispensing mustard taps at Edmond Fallot!

Mustard sampling at Edmond Fallot

3. Wine at Des Halles market

To fully explore Des Halles indoor market's food offerings, you need to get there early. We arrived at about 2pm and most stalls were shutting up shop. However, the wine bar near the centre of the market was still open, so we spent an hour or so sampling the very reasonably priced Burgundy wines on offer! Much cheaper than ordering at an ordinary bar or restaurant!

4. A spot of sightseeing to work up an appetite!

We had to work up an appetite before our epic tasting menu that evening, so we explored Dijon's beautiful historic centre, on the lookout for the city's emblem, the owl. We played 'Spot the Owl', as they pop up everywhere in all sorts of guises throughout town.

Exploring Dijon

5. Tasting menu at Michelin-starred Loiseau des Ducs

Bernard Loiseau's restaurant, situated next to the Ducal Palace (hence the name) offers a traditional seven-course tasting menu - the most traditional we've ever had, in fact, featuring dishes such as sweetbreads, red mullet, a choose-your-own-cheese trolley and a cassis souffle-style dessert. Portions were hearty and filling, so that by the end of the meal we weren't able to choose nearly as many cheeses as we wanted to!!

Traditional French cuisine at Loiseau des Ducs

And then, we waddled home!