What to order at Pollen

Must order
The Carte blanche menu, a surprise sequence that changes each week with local producers' supply.
Signature dishes
Carte blanche surprise menu
Editor tip
The 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.
CuisineFrench fine dining
Price€€€€
NeighborhoodPlace De L Horloge
HoursMon-Fri 12:00-13:30, 19:30-21:30; closed Sat-Sun
ChefMathieu Desmarest
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Location

Address: 18 Rue Joseph Vernet, 84000 Avignon

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OrderThe gastronomic or the vegetable menu, both rewritten as the day’s produce arrives.

TipGroups of more than ten book through the hotel’s sales team and share one menu; a bistro menu also runs Tuesday to Saturday.

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

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TipSeatings are fixed: lunch at 12:00 on Friday and Saturday, dinner at 19:30 from Tuesday to Saturday.

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OrderThe gastronomic or the vegetable menu, both rewritten as the day’s produce arrives.

TipGroups of more than ten book through the hotel’s sales team and share one menu; a bistro menu also runs Tuesday to Saturday.

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