René Meilleur

René Meilleur is the chef and co-creator of La Bouitte in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Savoie, where the restaurant is presented under the names René et Maxime Meilleur and described as serving creative, regional cuisine. René Meilleur is the father in the father-son duo with Maxime Meilleur; the restaurant held 2 Michelin stars in 2025 and had previously reached 3 Michelin stars in 2015. In 2025, he was reported as receiving the Gault & Millau d’or for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and La Bouitte was a long-established Alpine fine-dining destination founded by René Meilleur.