Marc Meneau (16 March 1943 – 9 December 2020) was a French chef, who earned three stars from the Guide Michelin.

Going to Strasbourg in 1961 to join a hotel school, he then returned to take over the grocery store of his mother, Marguerite, located in Saint-Père in the town of Vézelay.

[citation needed] He received his first Michelin star in 1972 and decided to move his restaurant to a larger premises that he named L'Espérance.

In 1983, he was elected the best French chef of the year (Meilleur Cuisinier Français de l'Année) and received a third Michelin star and the grade of 19/20 at the Gault et Millau.

This led to the Michelin Guide deleting his entry from its 2007 edition, assuming that the business of Marc Meneau was about to close.