What to order at Le Goût du Jour

Must order
The Menu Inspiration; Michelin noted pressed Alpilles lamb served in the style of a katsu sando.
Signature dishes
Pressed Alpilles lamb katsu sando style
Editor tip
Menu Inspiration comes in three, four or six services, with or without wine pairings; a chef’s table for two is available on request.
CuisineFrench fine dining
Price€€€
NeighborhoodPlace De L Horloge
HoursThu-Mon 12:00-13:30, 19:00-21:30; closed Tue-Wed
ChefJulien Chazal
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Address: 20 Rue Saint-Étienne, 84000 Avignon

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Acte 2 sits behind a 17th-century green wooden door in Avignon, where chef Grégory Dandel serves set menus: six courses at dinner, one lunch on Saturdays.

OrderThe six-course dinner menu at €78, or the €45 menu at Saturday lunch.

TipThere is no à la carte, and the annual closure dates are listed on the restaurant’s site, so check them before booking.

Pollen 1 ★ ★ 4.8

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Pollen holds Avignon's Michelin star in the 2026 guide: chef Mathieu Desmarest cooks a weekly surprise menu from an open kitchen on Rue Joseph Vernet.

OrderThe Carte blanche menu, a surprise sequence that changes each week with local producers' supply.

TipThe weekday lunch Carte blanche is €60 and dinner runs €120 or €150; it is shut at weekends and for short breaks, so check the site's closure notice.

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Acte 2 ★ 4.3

€€€ Tasting €78French fine diningPlace De L HorlogeChef Grégory Dandel

Acte 2 sits behind a 17th-century green wooden door in Avignon, where chef Grégory Dandel serves set menus: six courses at dinner, one lunch on Saturdays.

OrderThe six-course dinner menu at €78, or the €45 menu at Saturday lunch.

TipThere is no à la carte, and the annual closure dates are listed on the restaurant’s site, so check them before booking.

Le Joat ★ 4.0

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Le Joat is a long, narrow dining room on Rue des Trois Faucons in Avignon where chef Joris Tixador cooks weekly-changing seasonal menus, from €34 at lunch.

OrderThe €44 Joat menu, or the six-sequence menu at €67 for the longer version.

TipThe €34 seasonal menu is lunch only; the €44 Joat menu and the four and six-sequence menus run at lunch and dinner.

L'Agape ★ 4.2

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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.

Pollen 1 ★ ★ 4.8

€€€€ French fine diningPlace De L HorlogeChef Mathieu Desmarest

Pollen holds Avignon's Michelin star in the 2026 guide: chef Mathieu Desmarest cooks a weekly surprise menu from an open kitchen on Rue Joseph Vernet.

OrderThe Carte blanche menu, a surprise sequence that changes each week with local producers' supply.

TipThe weekday lunch Carte blanche is €60 and dinner runs €120 or €150; it is shut at weekends and for short breaks, so check the site's closure notice.

Le Prieuré 1 ★ ★ 4.7

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Le Prieuré holds one Michelin star under chef Christophe Chiavola, serving creative cooking in a former cloister across the Rhône from Avignon.

OrderThe five-course menu, or the Pornic pigeon roasted over embers from the à la carte.

TipThe five-course menu costs €145; the hotel also runs a bistro-style room, La petite table du Prieuré.

La Mirande ★ 4.6

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La Mirande serves one tasting menu from chef Michele Donvito in an 18th-century salon behind the Palais des Papes in Avignon, Michelin Selected in 2026.

OrderThe single set menu, where each stage pairs a main preparation with two supporting ingredients.

TipDonvito took over the kitchen in January 2026; tables are in the 18th-century room or in the garden.

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