La Ferme de la Haute Épine & Local Picard Cuisine
Beauvais sits in the middle of the Oise agricultural plain, and the best meals here lean hard into regional produce: endives braised in cream, ficelle picarde, flamiche aux poireaux (leek tart) and Maroilles-topped gratins. The farm-restaurant La Ferme de la Haute Épine, a short drive south of the city near Therdonne, is the definitive address for this kind of cooking.
What to Order
The ficelle picarde — a thin buckwheat crêpe wrapped around a filling of mushrooms, shallots and ham, then baked under a blanket of cream and Gruyère — is the dish that defines northern French comfort food. At La Ferme de la Haute Épine it is made with eggs and cream from the farm's own animals.
Follow it with a tarte au sucre (a flat, brioche-based tart glazed with brown sugar and butter) for dessert — it is a Picardy staple rarely found outside the region and utterly addictive warm from the oven.
In-Town Options
Back in Beauvais, Brasserie Le Senlis on Rue Carnot is a reliable address for regional dishes at lunch, with a two-course formule for around €14. The terrace fills quickly on market days, so arrive before noon.
For a quick bite, the covered market hall on Rue du Général de Gaulle has a charcuterie counter selling andouillette de Beauvais — a coarse pork-tripe sausage that is an acquired taste but deeply local. Pair it with a glass of Picardy apple cider.
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