L'Auberge de Bagatelle

L'Auberge de Bagatelle is a Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurant at the entrance to Le Mans on the road to Paris. Its signature concept "Animal Minéral Végétal" informs both menu composition and presentation. The kitchen draws on travel notebooks and experience at Domaine du Château Les Crayères, Kaiseki, Bistrot Benoit, La Chèvre d’Or and Kasteel Withof to pursue novel flavour combinations and subtle, refined aromas inspired by the Far East. The vegetable-forward cuisine treats fruits and vegetables as an inexhaustible source while meats and fish often play a supporting role; the team favours natural products "cooked naturally" to reveal and sublime ingredients' quintessence and to rediscover forgotten products. The house sits within a landscaped, scented garden and offers private parking, a terrace and an outdoor salon; the dining room features a luminous glass-roofed (verrière) principal room with garden views. Private rooms with views of the kitchen and intimate salons provide airy, refined and convivial spaces. The restaurant practices a "natural cuisine" with a seasonal, vegetable-centric approach that explores surprising taste pairings and refined aromas informed by travel and Japanese influences. Dishes highlight product quality and the essence of ingredients through careful selection and restrained cooking. Chef Jean-Sébastien Monné leads the brigade alongside Elodie; the kitchen and front-of-house team earned their first Michelin star in February 2018. Specialties include vegetable-forward compositions, a Menu Dégustation (Tasting Menu), the Menu "Au fil des saisons" (Seasonal Menu), the Menu déjeuner "Plaisir" (Lunch Menu), oysters prepared with liquid nitrogen and a cheese platter.