D'une Île

The story

D'une Île – Country Cooking in Rémalard, France – Michelin-Recommended

A Country House in the Perche

About 150 kilometres southwest of Paris, in the protected landscape of the Perche Regional Nature Park, lies D’une Île. This is not a restaurant in the usual sense; it is a 17th-century hamlet of five buildings, set on eight hectares of meadows and forest. Ten rooms, a small bar-restaurant, and an outdoor swimming basin make up what its owners describe as a micro-village on a wooded hillside.

The Table d’Hôtes

The kitchen at D’une Île is seasonal, sustainable, and rustic – anchored firmly in its environment. Fruits, vegetables, and herbs come from artisan farmers and local markets, sometimes from the property’s own garden or from wild-picking. Meat, cheese, and cream are sourced from local farms. The menu changes daily, following the cycles of what is available and fresh.

Dinner is served by reservation, a set menu in three steps at 42 euros. The style is country cooking, working largely with plants. At breakfast, guests find brioche straight from the oven, homemade bread, butter, jam, yoghurt, and granola, with eggs prepared to order – soft-boiled, scrambled, or as an omelette. The wine list focuses on natural, organic, and often biodynamic producers, chosen with respect for the soil and the vines.

Michelin Recognition

This careful, place-driven approach has earned D’une Île a Michelin Recommendation – a mark of its quiet excellence. The restaurant is run by a small team that also tends the house and the garden, keeping alive the spirit of the domaine since it was taken over in 2018. The result is a genuine, unhurried experience in the French countryside.