Rue de la République and the southern old town around Place des Corps Saints, a square of terraces with a fountain, plus Rue Joseph Vernet's south end and Rue des Trois Faucons.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
L'Épicerie de Ginette is a 1940s-style tartine bistro on Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, open daily to 22:30, with hot and cold tartines and soups.
OrderA hot or cold tartine with house wine; Yonder also lists soups and warm and cold sandwiches.
TipThe Vaucluse tourism guide gives tartines at €5.90 to €14.30 and a menu du jour from €12.40 for 2026.
Le Bistrot des Bulleuses serves gardiane de taureau, brandade and buckwheat galettes on Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, with local craft beers on tap.
OrderGardianne de taureau or brandade à la Nîmoise, with a local craft beer or a draught cider.
TipThe tourism board lists a Provençal lunch menu on weekdays; the hours shown run 11:30 to 23:00 from September, with Wednesday closed.
La Princière is an artisan ice-cream parlour and tea room on Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, a house making ice cream, chocolate and sweets since 2012.
DrinkHot chocolate
TipThe parlour trades seven days a week in the summer season, and a separate seasonal counter sells a selection of its ice creams from April to September.
Kouk is a neighbourhood canteen on Rue Henri Fabre in Avignon, open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00 for breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack.
DrinkHot drink with a homemade koukie
TipThe tourism sheet invites laptop work and offers returnable boxes for takeaway; the canteen is shut on Saturday and Sunday.
Aline Géhant is a chocolate workshop and boutique on Rue des Trois Faucons in Avignon, known for its Mendiant Provençal and lavender or thyme ganaches.
Worth the queueNoir de Provence bar from Grenada and Ghana beans
TipThe shop is closed in July and August and on public holidays, and orders can be collected by appointment outside opening hours.
Maison Violette bakes bread, viennoiseries and pastries, with gluten-free lines, at 30 Place des Corps Saints in Avignon; its first shop opened in 2013.
TipSaint-Agricol, Saint-Didier and Les Halles shops also trade Tuesday to Saturday; only the Villeneuve-lès-Avignon shop opens on Sunday morning.
Le 17 Place aux Vins is a wine bar, tapas restaurant and wine shop on Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, listing 350 wines including Rhône Valley bottles.
WineRhône Valley wines among 350 references, to drink in or take away
FoodWorld tapas, daily specials and a lunch menu made with local produce
TipBottles on the shelves can be drunk on the premises or taken away, and the kitchen serves lunch as well as evening tapas.
Cheesy is the cheese and wine bar of the Bibendum house on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, open Wednesday to Saturday evenings from 18:00 to 21:30.
WineWines served alongside a cheese-led menu
FoodCheese bar menu, served on the first floor of the Bibendum house
TipCheesy shares the building with the Bib brasserie and the BBD Club; it closes at 21:30, while the BBD Club stays open until 01:00.
Baryum 56 is a cocktail bar on Rue des Trois Faucons in Avignon, open since November 2022, pouring mixologist-made cocktails with or without alcohol.
DrinkHouse cocktails made by the bar's mixologist, with or without alcohol
FoodCharcuterie and cheese boards
TipThe bar runs two-hour cocktail workshops with its mixologist; it opens at 17:00 and stays open until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday.
La Planque is a board-game bar and restaurant on Rue des Lices in Avignon, opened in January 2026, with 350 games, local beers and a planted patio.
DrinkLocal draught beers and wines from neighbouring wine shops
FoodSeasonal restaurant menu cooked in-house
TipStaff give advice on the 350 games for every level of player; the planted patio at the back has shared tables, and Saturday opens at 14:00.
Le Central Bar is the cocktail and wine bar of the Hôtel Central on Rue de la République in Avignon, with a courtyard terrace and a rooftop.
DrinkChanging cocktail list, made with or without alcohol
FoodApéro boards made with local products
TipThe bar is open to non-guests from 12:00 every day, and drinks are served on the courtyard terrace, on the rooftop or in the bar room.
The Pipeline is an English-style pub and beer bar on Cours Jean Jaurès in Avignon, with 18 draught beers, cocktails, burgers and live concerts.
Drink18 draught beers, with shooters and cocktails
FoodBurgers, meat dishes, pizzas, salads and desserts
TipConcerts and open-mic evenings run through the year, and the sofas suit an after-work drink; the tourist office lists it as open every day.
BBD Club is the cocktail and tapas bar of the Bibendum house on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, open every evening from 18:00 to 01:00 with DJ sets.
DrinkHouse cocktails, served with DJ sets on event nights
FoodTapas served alongside the cocktails
TipIt sits in the same building as the Bib brasserie and the Cheesy cheese bar; the toilets are on the first floor and access is not step-free.
Ô Libanais Vernet serves Lebanese street food, from pita sandwiches to mezze and man'ouché, on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon, with a small room and a terrace.
TryPita sandwiches, mezze and man'ouché
TipGuru Restaurant named it Avignon's best takeaway of 2025; during the festival it opens seven days a week, 12:00 to 15:00 and 18:00 to 22:30.
Crok N'Cook toasts croque-monsieur to order and serves breakfast and snacks on the biggest terrace of Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, Monday to Saturday.
TryToasted croque-monsieur and snacks
TipThe terrace faces the Célestins cloister, and the menu also covers breakfast, aperitif and afternoon snacks, to eat in or take away.
Vivotto packs risotto, lasagne and pasta into reusable glass jars to take away or eat in, on Rue des Trois Faucons in Avignon, with mains from €8.95.
TryRisotto and lasagne in reusable glass jars
TipJars carry a €1 deposit; the Avignon Tourisme sheet lists 2026 menus from €11.95 to €15.95 and opening every day.
Kouk sells sandwiches, salads and dishes cooked each morning to take away in returnable boxes, from its canteen on Rue Henri Fabre in Avignon on weekdays.
TrySandwiches, salads and dishes cooked each morning, to take away
TipWeekday hours run 08:00 to 18:00 with no weekend service; the Grand Avignon sheet lists formulas from €11.50 to €17.50.
The École des Vins runs Rhône Valley wine workshops at the Maison des Vins in Avignon, from tasting basics to pairings with chocolate or the 13 desserts.
TipAutumn 2026 sessions cost €35 a person: Tuesday evenings at the Maison des Vins and Saturday mornings at the Carré du Palais, for adults only.
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.
L'Épicerie de Ginette is a 1940s-style tartine bistro on Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, open daily to 22:30, with hot and cold tartines and soups.
OrderA hot or cold tartine with house wine; Yonder also lists soups and warm and cold sandwiches.
TipThe Vaucluse tourism guide gives tartines at €5.90 to €14.30 and a menu du jour from €12.40 for 2026.
Ô Libanais Vernet sells Lebanese street food on Rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon: pita sandwiches from €8.90, mezze and lava-stone grills, with a small terrace.
OrderA falafel or chich taouk pita at €8.90, or the lahmé mechwi pita at €9.50.
TipInside seats about ten with no cutlery or table service; the terrace takes 16 and needs no reservation after ordering at the counter.
Vivotto sells risotto, lasagne and pasta in reusable glass jars on Rue des Trois Faucons in Avignon, with mains at €8.95 and a formula at €12.45.
OrderA jar of risotto or lasagne at €8.95, or the €12.45 formula of a main plus a starter or dessert.
TipAlmost every dish comes in a jar with a €1 deposit; eat in or take away, and check the menu legend for gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan dishes.
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.
Le Bistrot des Bulleuses serves gardiane de taureau, brandade and buckwheat galettes on Place des Corps Saints in Avignon, with local craft beers on tap.
OrderGardianne de taureau or brandade à la Nîmoise, with a local craft beer or a draught cider.
TipThe tourism board lists a Provençal lunch menu on weekdays; the hours shown run 11:30 to 23:00 from September, with Wednesday closed.
Le Delirium is a members' arts salon and artists' residence on Rue Mignard in Avignon that opens some nights for live music, from jazz to French chanson.
TipCheck the programme page for the evening, and add the €2 membership to your ticket; the wine list runs to 88 bottles.
The Pipeline stages live concerts and open-mic evenings at its pub on Cours Jean Jaurès in Avignon, with 18 draught beers, cocktails and burgers.
TipSofas suit an early after-work drink before the stage nights; the pub announces its events on Instagram, and musicians can sign up for the open mic.
Le Central Bar has a rooftop and a courtyard terrace at the Hôtel Central on Rue de la République in Avignon, open to non-guests for cocktails from 12:00.
TipDrinks are served on the rooftop, the courtyard terrace or in the bar room; cocktails come with or without alcohol and the list changes often.
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