The café square by the town hall and the streets west of it to Place Crillon, Rue Saint-Agricol and Rue Joseph Vernet, home to Pollen, Hiély-Lucullus, La Vieille Fontaine and neighbourhood bistros.
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.
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.
TipSeatings are fixed: lunch at 12:00 on Friday and Saturday, dinner at 19:30 from Tuesday to Saturday.
La Vieille Fontaine is the Hôtel d'Europe's restaurant in Avignon, where chef Pascal Auger cooks gastronomic and vegetable menus near a shaded courtyard.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TipSeatings are fixed: lunch at 12:00 on Friday and Saturday, dinner at 19:30 from Tuesday to Saturday.
La Vieille Fontaine is the Hôtel d'Europe's restaurant in Avignon, where chef Pascal Auger cooks gastronomic and vegetable menus near a shaded courtyard.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pinocchio is an Italian trattoria and pizzeria on Rue Théodore Aubanel in Avignon, baking its pizzas in a Neapolitan oven set inside the dining room.
OrderA pizza from the Neapolitan oven, or one of the Italian classics revisited on the carte.
TipÀ la carte prices run from €9 to €19 according to the Vaucluse tourism guide, and there is seating indoors and outside.
Moloko serves breakfast and seasonal lunches in a colourful room on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, run by Cyrielle and Thomas on weekdays only.
DrinkSpecialty coffee
TipBreakfast comes first and the lunch menu starts at midday, so plan a late morning stop; the doors are shut at weekends.
La Maison du Bon Café, a Provençal family roaster founded in 1958, sells its coffees, teas and chocolates from a shop on Place du Change in Avignon.
BeansPure-origin coffees from plantations worldwide
BrewsWhole bean retail, Ground coffee, Espresso machines and accessories
TipThe company roasts at its base in Châteaurenard and sells pure-origin and house-blend coffees here, with tea, chocolate and coffee machines.
Le Vin Devant Soi pours 32 wines by the glass from Enomatic dispensers in its wine shop on Rue Saint-Agricol in Avignon, with monthly grower evenings.
PourAny of 32 wines tasted by the glass from the Enomatic fountains
WineRhône Valley growers, poured by the glass from Enomatic dispensers
FoodGrower tasting evenings that end with a buffet
TipMonthly grower tastings end with a buffet and a prize draw; the agenda page lists the next date, usually a Friday at 20:00.
Bar de l'Hôtel d'Europe on Place Crillon in Avignon serves house cocktails and local wines from 06:00 to 01:00, with a tea lounge from 15:00.
DrinkHouse cocktails from the chef barman, with local wines
FoodBistro menu and small plates served at the bar
TipIn fine weather the courtyard tables sit in the shade of century-old greenery; a bistro menu is served at the bar at lunch and dinner.
Beer District is a craft beer bar on Place Saboly in Avignon, with 16 draught taps and a bottle list, open from Tuesday to Saturday until 01:30.
DrinkCraft beer from 16 draught taps and a bottle list
TipSpecial evenings, such as an Oktoberfest night, are announced on its Facebook page; it opens at 17:30 from Tuesday to Saturday.
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.
Pinocchio is an Italian trattoria and pizzeria on Rue Théodore Aubanel in Avignon, baking its pizzas in a Neapolitan oven set inside the dining room.
OrderA pizza from the Neapolitan oven, or one of the Italian classics revisited on the carte.
TipÀ la carte prices run from €9 to €19 according to the Vaucluse tourism guide, and there is seating indoors and outside.
Brunch Coffee serves homemade bagels, salads and bubble waffles every day from 09:30 to 19:00 on Rue Mignard in Avignon, and takes bookings online.
OrderA bagel made to order, then a bubble waffle on the plate or in a cone.
TipBrunch is served any day of the week if you book first, and smoothie bowls and milkshakes sit on the same menu.
Moloko serves tartines, bowls and homemade pastries with specialty coffee in a colourful room on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, on weekdays only.
OrderTartines or a colourful bowl with a homemade pastry and specialty coffee.
TipLe Bonbon's May 2026 brunch round-up features Moloko; it closes at weekends and serves breakfast before the seasonal lunch menu.
75 minutes
Enjoy a private wine tasting at your property in the South of France. Sip on a selection of wines from Provence and the Rhône and learn about the wines of the region f...
5 hours
Workshop or cookery class in an idyllic setting, preparing 2 or 3 dishes
Day trip · 8 hours
Discover a unique day where the nobility of truffles meets the enchanting aromas of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines, an unforgettable experience.
