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Read MoreBistro A Coté
Chef Jean-Luc Rabanel, who also runs L’Atelier up the street, runs this buzzy, affordable bistro. Come for the ever-changing daily special chalkboard menus, featuring dishes like white garlic gazpacho, duck foie gras, fish à la plancha, whipped up with the...
Read MoreCafé de l’Art Center
Designed by starchitect Tadao Ando, visitors to the Arts Center can dine at this recently opened restaurant that features a stunning choice of homemade dishes. Guests can order Caesar salad, goats' cheese tarts with spinach and pine nuts, pasta and...
Courtesy David BordesRead MoreHostellerie Abbaye de la Celle
Located midway between Nice and Aix-en-Provence sits this Alain Ducasse–owned, peaceful country inn and restaurant. Surrounded by vineyards, the eatery is a terrific stopover for lunch, which is served on a chestnut tree-shaded terrace. The ever-changing menu features refined Mediterranean...
Read MoreL’Atelier
Ever since chef Jean-Luc Rabanel (formerly of the organic hotspot La Chassagnette, in the Camargue) opened this tiny, elegant bistro on a quiet side street in Arles, the waiting list for reservations keeps getting longer. Highlights from his all-natural 17-course...
Read MoreL’Epicerie
Located in Place Saint Pierre, an intimate square that is also home to Saint Pierre Church, this small restaurant serves traditional French dishes. While the food is good, it is the bistro’s setting that draws locals and tourists. To guarantee...
Read MoreL’Oustau de Baumanière
Part of the Baumanière domain, this two-Michelin-star restaurant is one of the most compelling reasons to visit the tiny town of Les Baux de Provence. Both locals and discerning gourmets come to eat in this legendary restaurant where each dish...
Mackerel with braised baby leeks and marinated cherriesRead MoreLa Chassagnette
Located just outside of Arles in the Camargue, La Chassagnette offers a true farm-to-fork dining experience from a Michelin-starred chef. The seasonal menu, which features a fresh juice pairing, draws on the delicious bounty harvested in the restaurant’s own vegetable...
Read MoreLa Table du Ventoux at Hotel Crillon le Brave
When seated on the terrace of Hotel Crillon le Brave’s La Table du Ventoux, take in the endless countryside views in the valley below with the white-gray limestone peaks of Mont Ventoux off in the distance. Along with the incredible...
Read MoreLa Villa Madie
This contemporary seaside restaurant in Cassis faces the Cap Canaille and is headed by a two-Michelin-starred chef. For lunch, order the delicious "A La Petite Cuisine" menu, with a variety of dishes grilled in a wood-burning oven (get a table...
Read MoreLe Relais des Moines
This charming country-style restaurant sits in the midst of a peaceful truffle farm, yet is minutes away from the A8 highway. Expect authentic Provencal recipes—from truffles with potato and eggs and foie gras—and more refined dishes including blue lobster with...
Read MoreLes Deux Garçons
This veritable Aix landmark on the tree-lined Cours Mirabeau is named after the two waiters who bought it in 1840 and transformed it into the city’s first café (locals refer to it as the “2G”). It was a hotspot for...
Read MoreLes Gorges de Pennafort
Set back at the foot of a canyon, surrounded by green oaks and a dramatic gorge of red cliffs, this elegant restaurant is run by long-established Michelin one-star chef, Philippe da Silva and his wife, Martine. Be forewarned: this is...
Read MoreMas du Capoun
Set back on a country road between St.-Rémy-de-Provence and Eygalières, this luminous modern restaurant is always buzzing with well-heeled locals who come for the delicious three-course lunch specials. The Belgian owners, Michèle and Michaël Roumain—who is also the chef—excel in...
Read MorePierre Reboul
On a narrow street tucked away behind the Palais de Justice and the Cours Mirabeau, sits this white-on-white modern gastronomic haunt. The Michelin-starred Pierre Reboul is known for his subtly experimental molecular cuisine. Signature tasting portion dishes include a lobster...
