Good-value midday meals are easy to come by in Avignon and eating well in the evening needn't break the bank. The large terraced café-brasseries on place de l'Horloge, rue de la République, place du Change and place des Corps-Saints all serve quick basic meals. Rue des Teinturiers is good for menu-browsing if you're on a budget, and the streets between place de Crillon and place du Palais are full of temptation if you're not
Restaurants
Le
Belgocargo , 10 place des Châtaignes (tel 04.90.85.72.99). Belgian
restaurant, specializing in moules frites and beer; lunch menu with
drink for under €7.53. Closed Sun out of season. Brunel , 46 rue
Balance.
Le Belgocargo , 10 place des Châtaignes (tel 04.90.85.72.99). Belgian restaurant, specializing in
moules frites and beer; lunch menu with drink for under €7.53. Closed Sun out of season.
Brunel , 46 rue Balance (tel 04.90.85.24.83). Superb regional dishes, with menus from
€15.25. Closed Sun & Mon, and mid-July to mid-Aug.
Couscousserie de l'Horloge
, 2 rue de Mons (tel 04.90.85.84.86). Popular Algerian-run restaurant
with a jovial atmosphere and excellent North African food. Try the
delicious tajine aux prunes at €11.44.
L'Entrée des Artistes , 1 place des Carmes (tel 04.90.82.46.90). Small, friendly bistro serving traditional French dishes;
€14.03 weekday menu. Closed lunch Sat, Sun & first two weeks of Sept.
La Ferme
, chemin du Bois, Île de la Barthelasse (tel 04.90.82.57.53). A
traditional farmhouse, serving well-prepared simple dishes. From €16.78. Closed Sat lunch.
Hiély-Lucullus
, 5 rue de la République (tel 04.90.86.17.07). This is one of Avignon's
top gastronomic palaces, preparing beautiful Provençal cuisine. The
Rhône wines are the very best, and will add a good whack to an already
groaning bill if you order à la carte. €23.64 menu or else €48.80
menu gourmand . Closed Mon & Tues, and last two weeks of Jan & June.
Rose au Petit Bedon , 70 rue Joseph-Vernet (tel 04.90.82.33.98). The "
Potbelly " does the best meal for under €25.93 to be had anywhere in the city.
La Tache d'Encre
, 22 rue des Teinturiers (tel 04.90.85.97.13). The food isn't brilliant
but the music - jazz, rock, chansons, African or salsa - usually is and
the atmosphere is congenial. There's live music on Fri and Sat nights,
occasionally weekdays, too; booking advisable. Menus from €14.03. Closed Mon.
Le Venaissin
, 16 place de l'Horloge (tel 04.90.86.20.99). In the height of summer,
you'll be lucky to get a table here - it's the only cheap brasserie on
place de l'Horloge that serves more than steak frites; two menus under €15.25. Closed mid-Nov to Jan.
Cafés, bars and salons de thé
Bloomsbury's
, 11 rue de la Balance. As English a teahouse as you could find on this
side of the Channel. Excellent cakes, and a good, quiet place to read
the paper. Mon-Sat 1-6pm. Les Célestins , place des Corps-Saints.
Café-bar...
Bloomsbury's
, 11 rue de la Balance. As English a teahouse as you could find on this
side of the Channel. Excellent cakes, and a good, quiet place to read
the paper. Mon-Sat 1-6pm.
Les Célestins , place des Corps-Saints. Café-bar with a young, fairly trendy clientele. Mon-Sat 7am-1am.
Grand Café du Commerce , 21 rue St-Jean-de-Vieux. Pleasant café for all tastes.
Pub Z
, cnr rue Bonneterie & rue Artaud (bus #58). Rock bar with black
and white decor. Open till 1.30am; closed Sun & first three weeks
of Aug.
Le Red Zone , 25 rue Carnot (tel 04.90.27.02.44). Bar with DJs and weekly concerts. Thurs-Sat 7pm-1.30am.
Shakespeare , 155 rue Carreterie. English bookshop and
salon de thé . Closed Sun, Mon & evenings.
Tapalocas ,10 rue Galante (tel 04.90.82.56.84). Tapas at €1.83 a dish, and Spanish music, sometimes live. Daily 11.45am-1.30am.
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