Restaurant Simon - in Flagey-Echézeaux

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We were in Côte de Nuit a couple of weeks ago and went to a fine restaurant - Restaurant Simon - in Flagey-Echézeaux between Beaune and Dijon. We had the degustation menu and the food quality, taste and presentation was nothing short of fantastic and the best food we had in Burgundy (we went to a few of the highly rated restaurants in the area as recommended by other reviewers).

The service was also top rate and I would especially like to point out and thank Chef François Simon for being more than kind enough take the time and effort after our dinner to get into his car and lead us through the dark roads (it was almost midnight) from the restaurant back to the main road (N74) towards Beaune where we were staying. This was totally unexpected as we were expecting one of the waiters and not Mr. Simon himself to help us and he did so with a great big smile!

We did a lot of research in prepration for our trip to find the best restaurants around Beaune and our experience definitely confirmed all the praises given to Restaurant Simon in various reviews. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone staying in the area.