Italie là-bas Ré is an italian restaurant in Republique Corps Saints, Avignon.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: It sits in the inner courtyard of the Hôtel de Caumont art centre, away from the street, and opens only from Wednesday to Sunday.
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Address: 5 Rue Violette, 84000 Avignon
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.
Why locals goMichelin calls Le Joat a discreet address: a long, narrow room on Rue des Trois Faucons that is closed on Sunday and Monday.
TipThe €34 seasonal menu is lunch only; the €44 Joat menu and the four and six-sequence menus run at lunch and dinner.
Bèou Bistrot, run by Marie Petit-Doux in her grandfather’s old house on Rue Violette in Avignon, cooks between Provence and the eastern Mediterranean.
OrderOctopus with rose yoghurt and pickled cucumber, or the confit veal shank with chickpea purée.
Why locals goBèou occupies the founder’s grandfather’s old house on Rue Violette, with a small room by the fireplace and a terrace under laurels and a magnolia.
TipBottles are sold at shop prices, with a €13 corkage fee for drinking them at the table.
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.
Why locals goIt sits on a pedestrian side street behind Place Crillon, in a small room with an open kitchen and a shaded terrace out of the main flow.
TipThe €14 plat du midi runs Monday to Saturday and the adult menu costs €19 in 2026; winter and summer hours differ slightly.
Hiély-Lucullus, upstairs on Rue de la République in Avignon, blends Provençal produce with Peruvian chillies in chef Gérald Azoulay's menus.
OrderThe Pérouvence menu, which pairs Provençal produce with Peruvian chillies such as aji panca.
Why locals goHiély-Lucullus is on the first floor above Rue de la République, with only a few tables and lunch limited to Friday and Saturday.
TipSeatings are fixed: lunch at 12:00 on Friday and Saturday, dinner at 19:30 from Tuesday to Saturday.
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.
Why locals goActe 2 sits behind a 17th-century green wooden door on Rue de la Petite Calade, serves dinner Tuesday to Saturday and opens for lunch only on Saturday.
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 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.
Why locals goMichelin calls Le Joat a discreet address: a long, narrow room on Rue des Trois Faucons that is closed on Sunday and Monday.
TipThe €34 seasonal menu is lunch only; the €44 Joat menu and the four and six-sequence menus run at lunch and dinner.
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.
Why locals goAimé has a tiny dining room and a shaded terrace in the Cloître Saint-Pierre, off the main tourist axis, and it is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
TipThe dining room is tiny and the terrace is the draw; the wine list is regional and organic, from Châteauneuf to Ventoux.
Bèou Bistrot, run by Marie Petit-Doux in her grandfather’s old house on Rue Violette in Avignon, cooks between Provence and the eastern Mediterranean.
OrderOctopus with rose yoghurt and pickled cucumber, or the confit veal shank with chickpea purée.
Why locals goBèou occupies the founder’s grandfather’s old house on Rue Violette, with a small room by the fireplace and a terrace under laurels and a magnolia.
TipBottles are sold at shop prices, with a €13 corkage fee for drinking them at the table.
