12 editor picks in Avignon.
12 restaurants in Avignon, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Avignon.
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.
Restaurant Sevin sits against the Palais des Papes in Avignon, where Guilhem Sevin cooks a seasonal menu backed by a cellar book of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
OrderThe seasonal menu; summer 2026 carried the Sur le Pont menu, built on the flavours of the south.
TipClosed 1-19 November 2026, and on Sunday evenings from December to March; a few steps lead up to the entrance.
Italie là-bas Ré is chef Italia Palladino's restaurant in the Hôtel de Caumont courtyard in Avignon, reopened there in February 2026 with Neapolitan roots.
OrderGragnano pasta or the €80 Menu Voyage, which the kitchen changes every month.
TipLunch is €28 from September to June; the monthly Menu Voyage is €80 and the Sunday menus are €45 or €55.
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.
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.
TipBottles are sold at shop prices, with a €13 corkage fee for drinking them at the table.
Le Goût du Jour cooks chef Julien Chazal's modern menus in a room of stone walls, parquet and a coffered ceiling on Rue Saint-Étienne in Avignon.
OrderThe Menu Inspiration; Michelin noted pressed Alpilles lamb served in the style of a katsu sando.
TipMenu Inspiration comes in three, four or six services, with or without wine pairings; a chef’s table for two is available on request.
Numéro 75 serves a short market-led menu with Provençal touches in a 19th-century townhouse and leafy courtyard on Rue Guillaume Puy in Avignon.
OrderThe lamb parmentier with thyme jus that Michelin singles out from the short slate menu.
TipYonder gives menus from €40 in June 2026; Michelin notes a gentler-priced lunch menu and courtyard tables.
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.
Auberge de Cassagne is a Provençal bastide hotel at Le Pontet, on the edge of Avignon, with a classical restaurant, a terrace and a Rhône-focused wine list.
OrderThe lunch menu from €42, or the Auberge menu from €69, both in a revisited Provençal tradition.
TipThe lunch menu starts at €42 and the Auberge menu at €69; the restaurant closes for January.
Café Roma, Italia Palladino's second address, sits at the foot of a Palais des Papes tower in Avignon, with a terrace and Mediterranean cooking.
OrderGrilled prawns glazed with ginger and soy, or swordfish with black rice and caponata.
TipThe terrace looks onto the palace walls; the Vaucluse tourism guide lists a €38 menu of starter, main and cheese or dessert.
La Grande Brasserie BIB serves classic brasserie dishes in a former cloister on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, with a courtyard terrace and a cocktail bar.
OrderThe day’s semainier dish, or the pâté en croûte at €12 and mimosa eggs at €9.
TipYonder lists a weekly rota: duck parmentier on Tuesday, aïoli on Friday and croque-madame on Saturday.
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.
