Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin — Attraction in Dijon

A great venue with a variety of eateries, specialty shops, a cinema, and a wine bar. It feels fresh and modern, having opened just two years ago. Our group enjoyed a nice lunch before exploring the wine cellar.

The venue also has five exhibitions, three of which are paid and focus on French gastronomy, while two are free. Since it was raining outside, we decided to check out the paid exhibitions, and we really enjoyed them. They are quite interactive, with monitors you can click through and play with—very engaging!

Overall, it was a pleasant experience, though it might be best suited for groups or locals living nearby. Personally, I prefer dining in a small, local restaurant in the heart of the town, where you can soak up the lively atmosphere as people stroll through the pedestrian streets. This venue felt more like eating in a small shopping center, but the products were definitely of...

It is not far from train station. According to Google Map it opens at 9:30, but it does not mean whole venue opens… Most of the shops opens at 10:30-11:00 and eateries probably 11:30 or later (we left after 11:00). So if you plan to eat and shop there, I recommend go there not too early. In any cases, I found it is not much worth to visit. Most of the well-known shops, such as Multi & Petitjean or Maille, are also in the middle of Dijon. As a market, the traditional one (Marché Central) is far more interesting and lively. It is all well and beautifully constructed (there’s even cute chapel inside of the venue), but walking in the middle of Dijon is exciting and you may be able to discover tiny, pretty, real French shops, cafes, bistros and restaurants unless you have just a couple of...

What an amazing new expansive village, of stylish modern and old architecture, dedicated to food and wine, 5 minutes walk from centre ville. Don’t miss the wine room/Cave where you can taste small to large samples of 100s of wines up to high-end Grand Crus. A private visit to the Grand Cru downstairs Cave can be booked, thanks to Asian sommelier (he said to call him that!) who guided us. We ate at the Comptoir, super food at reasonable prices. A bookshop, exhibitions, gastronomy shops, fish shop that you can choose your fresh fish to be cooked there and then…. on and on, a pleasure for foodies and all alike. Dijon itself is glowing in its careful restoration and streets completely pedestrianised.. a...