Le Pavillon de la Rotonde & Spa
Restaurant of a Grand Chef Relais & Châteaux and hotel in a village
Indulge in every shade of pleasure and facet of art of living in the peaceful, sophisticated surroundings of Le Pavillon de la Rotonde. Magnificent landscaped parkland is home to the Art-déco inspired curves of this superb contemporary building, nestling in the heart of the ancient spa town of Charbonnières-les-Bains. Peace and well-being are its principal attractions: enjoy feelings of renewed well-being with treatments at the nearby spa, and try Grand Chef Philippe Gauvreau’s talented cuisine, served in a restaurant overlooking the grounds, which provides the ideal opportunity to discover his creative dishes, such as tagine-baked lobster. The library and the lounge bar embody a gentler way of life. ...Read more
France, Charbonnières les Bains

Restaurant Guy Lassausaie
Restaurant of a Grand Chef Relais & Châteaux in the country
When, in 1984, Guy Lassausaie took over a restaurant founded eighty years earlier by his great-grandfather, he became the fourth generation to man the kitchens of this former coaching inn. He brings to this family heritage his experience of top restaurants such as Fernand Point in Vienne, and now serves dishes which blend traditional Lyon cuisine with ideas he has picked up on his travels abroad. Over the seasons, flavours and colours combine on the plate to offer a whole range of different sensations: sea bass fillet in a squid ink jus, roast breast of wood pigeon with a buckwheat pancake, loin of suckling pig with a citrus and mango dressing – his combinations of ingredients are sometimes surprising, and always successful! The restaurant’s contemporary décor, with canvases by Lyon painter Jean Fusaro, provides the perfect setting in which to enjoy this cuisine. ...Read more
France, Chasselay