France Guide
Provence
Restaurants and cafés
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A Deux pas à potager 46 rue Edmond Delteil, around 2km east of Avignon 
04.90.85.46.41 Opening time: Closed Sun evening & MonPrice: Menus range from €29–82The name means "Two steps from the kitchen garden" and indeed, everything that the outstandingly friendly chef, Didier Mariani, cooks up at this beautiful, tiny restaurant is as fresh as can be. Expect sublime dishes like green lentils with foie gras vinagrette and crunchy pancetta.
2 Brunel 46 rue Balance 04.90.85.24.83 Opening time: Closed Sun & Mon & first half of AugSuperb regional dishes; plat du jour for €11.
3 Le Caveau du Theatre 16 rue des Trois Faucons 04.90.82.60.91 Expect incredibly delicious dishes such as market-fresh fish with an artichoke and champagne reduction (€13). Pretty painted walls, jolly red tables and occasional jazz.
4 Christian Étienne 10 rue de Mons 04.90.86.16.50 Price: Menus €35–120One of Avignon's best restaurants, housed in a fourteenth-century mansion and offering mouthwatering delights such as whole lobster with ginger, asparagus and sesame seeds followed by orange and carrot macaroons with almond sorbet. Opening time: Closed Sun & Mon
5 L'Entrée des Artistes 1 place des Carmes 04.90.82.46.90 Price: €26 menu Opening time: Closed Sun & MonCool, small bistro serving traditional French dishes. No bank cards.
6 La Fourchette 17 rue de Racine 04.90.85.20.93 Opening time: Closed Sat & SunPopular, refined restaurant serving classic and sophisticated fish and meat dishes. Try the tasty sardines marinated in coriander.
7 D'ici et d'ailleurs 4 rue Galante 04.90.14.63.65 Price: Mains around €16 Opening time: Service until 11pm; closed Sun & MonTasteful modern surroundings, inexpensive Provençal dishes from "here", international flavours from "there".
8 Merci Tonton 21 place des Carmes 04.32.70.02.34 Cute, down-to-earth restaurant serving traditional French food on its atmospheric terrace or in the funky little garden out the back.
9 Numero 75 75 rue Guillaume Puy, 04.90.27.16.00 In a beautiful mansion, Numero 75 is a smart, sophisticated restaurant serving menus from €30.
10 Le Riad 17 rue Galante 04.90.82.10.85 The best couscous (€13) in the city. Also does delicious tagine (€13) in an airy restaurant decorated with Moroccan rugs.
11 Au Tout Petit 4 rue d'Amphoux 04.90.82 38.86 This tiny, unpretentious place stuck down a side alley near Les Halles doesn't look like much, but the food served here is imaginative, fresh and unbeatable. Two courses around €16.