Le Clos de Chevreuse

Le Clos de Chevreuse is a semi-gastronomic restaurant in the heart of the Vallée de Chevreuse near Rambouillet. It champions French cuisine, pursues excellence and applies the know‑how of top starred chefs to deliver creative cooking that highlights local products. The team prepares a daily terroir-based gastronomic cuisine entirely made in-house with products sourced from regional producers selected to strict standards. The establishment has been rewarded since 2017 in the Guide Michel. The site celebrates the chef’s trajectory and a unique blend of refined, creative cooking rooted in the local terroir. The dining room is comfortable and cosy, and the owners provide a warm welcome. The restaurant also features a terrace. The kitchen focuses on terroir-driven, homemade dishes using fresh regional products, and menus are seasonal and renewed regularly on site to reflect local produce. Le Clos de Chevreuse is led by Chef Laurent Gasnier alongside his wife Stéphanie. Specialties include a Perfect Label Rouge egg with Vonassienne crêpe and Cancoillotte siphon; a thin scallop tart with roasted potimarron, soubressade and apple vinaigrette; and Maine snails in cromesquis with Paris mushroom duxelle, tétragone jus and garlic foam. Other signatures are the chef's Marmite Sarthoise of stuffed rabbit saddle, chicken 'sot-l’y‑laisse' and buttered kale with lard; Skrei cod and prawns with satay, coconut-lemongrass emulsion, black rice and shiitake Thai-style; and confit Iberian pork cheek with potato and butternut gratin and puffed gnocchi.