We have two days in Avignon. Where to eat if you only want to have the very best of regional cuisine? Thanks!!
We travel to France every spring and last year spent two weeks in Avignon. We used it as a base for day trips but ate most of our dinners in Avignon. So the bad news is that compared to say, Paris, the restaurants in Avignon largely have rather boring menus and you won’t find any chefs pushing the boundaries. There is one restaurant that I can heartily recommend and that is Fourchette. A fair number of locals eat there, particularly for lunch. The decor is sophisticated, which is rare in Avignon. The miniature basket of fried whole small potatoes brought out at the beginning of every service may well be the highlight but the food is very good, Benjamin the owner checks on every table, and the wine list is exemplary and reasonably priced.
If you arrive with low expectations-and I did-Simple Simon is a treat, literally, for artisanal cakes and solid lunch entree’s. Very cozy but touristy.
After Fourchette and Simple Simon my own opinion is that there is not much. You can not even get a great baguette or find more than passable pastries in Avignon. Make no mistake-I love Avignon. But not for the food. We find it extremely relaxing there, we know of a great B&B, and we can not wait to return this Spring.
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Oh, La Mirande and its sister restaurant nestled around the corner from the Palais des Papes is very nice though imho the chef again takes no chances and serves solid but rather ordinary food in beautiful and posh surroundings.
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