20 editor picks in Avignon.
20 french bistro places in Avignon we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Avignon | French Bistro across every city.
L'Agape is chef Julien Gleize's Bib Gourmand bistro on Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, with a fountain-side terrace and a Provençal menu.
OrderThe seasonal menu; Yonder praised roast John Dory, langoustine risotto and herb-crusted veal.
TipMenus start at €41 in Yonder’s June 2026 review; Anne Gleize runs the room, and the terrace looks onto the fountain.
Première Édition is a bistro in a former bookshop on Rue Prévôt in Avignon, cooking with local producers and pouring low-intervention wines.
OrderDishes cooked on embers, such as beef kefta with fresh herbs, tomato, cucumber and soy mayonnaise.
TipYonder puts main courses at €27 and up; Michelin notes a gentler-priced set menu at lunch.
La Fourchette is a bistro on Rue Racine in Avignon serving daube avignonnaise, breaded pig's trotter and an iced praline meringue announced at the table.
OrderDaube de bœuf à l'avignonnaise, then the iced praline meringue the staff announce aloud.
TipThe set menu is €45 for three courses or €33 for two; Michelin notes the room is often full, so book ahead.
Aimé is a bistro under the plane trees of Place du Cloître Saint-Pierre in Avignon, where chef Ryo Kirikura cooks locavore French food with Japanese notes.
OrderThe Franco-Japanese bistro plates; Le Fooding singled out daring duck hearts over gem lettuce.
TipThe dining room is tiny and the terrace is the draw; the wine list is regional and organic, from Châteauneuf to Ventoux.
La Cour d'Honneur serves lunch formulas from €17 and an evening carte on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, and it opens for dinner seven days a week.
OrderThe €17 lunch main, or the starter of tuna tataki with two sesames.
TipThe lunch carte runs Monday to Saturday except public holidays; a €40 menu adds cheese and a dessert.
Le Bistrot Pamard is La Mirande's daily bistro in Avignon, where chef Michele Donvito writes a short menu of three starters, three mains and three desserts.
OrderThe short seasonal menu of three starters, mains and desserts, with Italian touches.
TipTables are in the Louis XV salon or on the garden terrace facing the palace; the tourism guide lists €34 for two courses, €42 for three.
L'Agape is chef Julien Gleize's Bib Gourmand bistro on Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, with a fountain-side terrace and a Provençal menu.
OrderThe seasonal menu; Yonder praised roast John Dory, langoustine risotto and herb-crusted veal.
TipMenus start at €41 in Yonder’s June 2026 review; Anne Gleize runs the room, and the terrace looks onto the fountain.
Première Édition is a bistro in a former bookshop on Rue Prévôt in Avignon, cooking with local producers and pouring low-intervention wines.
OrderDishes cooked on embers, such as beef kefta with fresh herbs, tomato, cucumber and soy mayonnaise.
TipYonder puts main courses at €27 and up; Michelin notes a gentler-priced set menu at lunch.
La Fourchette is a bistro on Rue Racine in Avignon serving daube avignonnaise, breaded pig's trotter and an iced praline meringue announced at the table.
OrderDaube de bœuf à l'avignonnaise, then the iced praline meringue the staff announce aloud.
TipThe set menu is €45 for three courses or €33 for two; Michelin notes the room is often full, so book ahead.
Aimé is a bistro under the plane trees of Place du Cloître Saint-Pierre in Avignon, where chef Ryo Kirikura cooks locavore French food with Japanese notes.
OrderThe Franco-Japanese bistro plates; Le Fooding singled out daring duck hearts over gem lettuce.
TipThe dining room is tiny and the terrace is the draw; the wine list is regional and organic, from Châteauneuf to Ventoux.
La Cour d'Honneur serves lunch formulas from €17 and an evening carte on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, and it opens for dinner seven days a week.
OrderThe €17 lunch main, or the starter of tuna tataki with two sesames.
TipThe lunch carte runs Monday to Saturday except public holidays; a €40 menu adds cheese and a dessert.
Le Bistrot Pamard is La Mirande's daily bistro in Avignon, where chef Michele Donvito writes a short menu of three starters, three mains and three desserts.
OrderThe short seasonal menu of three starters, mains and desserts, with Italian touches.
TipTables are in the Louis XV salon or on the garden terrace facing the palace; the tourism guide lists €34 for two courses, €42 for three.
Estaminet Arômes et Tentations is a couple-run bistro on pedestrian Rue Mazan in Avignon, with a small room facing the open kitchen and a shaded terrace.
OrderThe €14 plat du midi, or the €19 menu of traditional French dishes with a modern turn.
TipThe €14 plat du midi runs Monday to Saturday and the adult menu costs €19 in 2026; winter and summer hours differ slightly.
Cuisine Centr'Halles is the full-service restaurant inside Les Halles d'Avignon, where chef Jonathan Chiri cooks from the stalls each morning.
OrderThe daily-changing market menu; a seat at the counter lets you watch the chef cook.
TipIt serves breakfast and lunch, not dinner; the tourism guide lists an adult menu at €22 and à la carte dishes from €8 to €24.
L'Agape is chef Julien Gleize's Bib Gourmand bistro on Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, with a fountain-side terrace and a Provençal menu.
OrderThe seasonal menu; Yonder praised roast John Dory, langoustine risotto and herb-crusted veal.
TipMenus start at €41 in Yonder’s June 2026 review; Anne Gleize runs the room, and the terrace looks onto the fountain.
Aimé is a bistro under the plane trees of Place du Cloître Saint-Pierre in Avignon, where chef Ryo Kirikura cooks locavore French food with Japanese notes.
OrderThe Franco-Japanese bistro plates; Le Fooding singled out daring duck hearts over gem lettuce.
TipThe dining room is tiny and the terrace is the draw; the wine list is regional and organic, from Châteauneuf to Ventoux.
Estaminet Arômes et Tentations is a couple-run bistro on pedestrian Rue Mazan in Avignon, with a small room facing the open kitchen and a shaded terrace.
OrderThe €14 plat du midi, or the €19 menu of traditional French dishes with a modern turn.
TipThe €14 plat du midi runs Monday to Saturday and the adult menu costs €19 in 2026; winter and summer hours differ slightly.
La Cour d'Honneur serves lunch formulas from €17 and an evening carte on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, and it opens for dinner seven days a week.
OrderThe €17 lunch main, or the starter of tuna tataki with two sesames.
TipThe lunch carte runs Monday to Saturday except public holidays; a €40 menu adds cheese and a dessert.
Estaminet Arômes et Tentations is a couple-run bistro on pedestrian Rue Mazan in Avignon, with a small room facing the open kitchen and a shaded terrace.
OrderThe €14 plat du midi, or the €19 menu of traditional French dishes with a modern turn.
TipThe €14 plat du midi runs Monday to Saturday and the adult menu costs €19 in 2026; winter and summer hours differ slightly.
Cuisine Centr'Halles is the full-service restaurant inside Les Halles d'Avignon, where chef Jonathan Chiri cooks from the stalls each morning.
OrderThe daily-changing market menu; a seat at the counter lets you watch the chef cook.
TipIt serves breakfast and lunch, not dinner; the tourism guide lists an adult menu at €22 and à la carte dishes from €8 to €24.
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