Avignon

Dining around -- Restaurants in the Area

	Following is a list of restaurants we have tried over the years. As a caveat, know that these establishments come and go and change ownership as they do in other parts of the world, so call ahead to make sure they still exist. Almost all restaurants take Mastercard and Visa, but note that there may not be a line on the bill for you to add a tip, since that is included in the price. Therefore, most tips are in cash Dining at even the most formal restaurants is casual. France has just passed legislation forbidding smoking in public places, but we don't have any first hand information how successful it has been, so we are still noting that some restaurants are smoking restaurants. Warning: Many restaurants close on Sunday as do grocery stores. Be sure to plan your Sunday meals ahead of time! Click on the name of the town to see the restaurants in that town that we have visited. For help finding these towns, see the Map section in The House Book. If you would like to see a more extensive list of restaurants in the Vaucluse guide, click here.
	Avignon Bedoin Caromb Carpentras Entraigues Gigondas	Le Pontet Loriol le Comtat Monteux Sarrians Seguret St. Remy de Provence Venasque

Avignon Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Le Jardin de la Tour	14 Oct.	Avignon 9 rue de la Tour	04 90 85 66 50	30 Minutes				Moderate	Built in a building used as a machine shop in the early days of the industrial revolution (early 19th century) and was not only great in terms of ambience, but the dinner was fabulous as well.
Mosaic		Avignon 17 rue des 3 Faucons	04 32 76 35 13	30 min (15 min to Avignon. then 15 min to find parking	13	no	Smoking	inexpensive.	parking is best done outside the city walls or in a parking garage Very informal 11 � for fixed Price dinner including four courses (all come at once on a single plate). crepes for under � 10

Bedoin Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Chez Hortense	14 Oct.	Bedoin Rte de Flassan	04 90 65 96 06	3 Minutes	10	Yes	Both	Inexpensive to Moderate	Inside a lovely old building with open beams. Very rustic.

Caromb Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Le Clos du Patre	14 Oct.	Caromb 163 Rte de Beaumes de Venise	04 90 62 38 49	20 Minutes	12	Yes	Non Smoking room	Moderate � 21-33	Lamb, Beef Veal. Special truffle menu at �42

Carpentras Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Chez Serge	14 Oct.	Carpentras 90 Rue Cottier	04 90 63 21 24	10 Minutes	10	Yes	Both	Inexpensive to Moderate	Just outside the city walls facing the park where the friday market is held. Very cozy with wood fired pizza as well as traditional French cuisine and pasta.
La Palmieraie		Carpentras 18 Rue de Porte de Mazan	04 90 63 49 61	10 Minutes		Yes	Smoking	Inexpensive	Inside the walled city ; Moroccan food ; Moroccan artifacts ; most expensive wine is 13 euros ; great couscous and tagine 9 to 12 Euros
Franck	19 Oct 2006	Carpentras 30 Place de l'Horlogue	04 90 60 75 00	10 Minutes	9	Yes	Both	Moderate	�27 and �37 Prix Fix menus. spacious formal surroundings with casual dining . Inside The walls of carpentras ; very high beamed ceilings- old ; Wines a bit pricy ; great aperitif: champagne with Muscat and creme peche
La Taverna Chez Petit Pino		Carpentras 36 Place de la Marcotte	04 90 60 43 55	10 Minutes		Yes	Smoking	Moderate	Wonderful steak with Morel mushrooms. Also pizza. Eclectic menu. Closed Wed.
La Fraisieriae		Carpentras 125 Boulevard Alfred Roger	04 90 67 06 39	10 Minutes	15	Yes	Smoking	Moderate to Expensive	Prix Fix at �16, �27, �37, �50. Casual feel, good wine list from �20 to �85. If you like reds, this was a lovely local wine: Santa Duc Les Hautes Garrigues, Gigondas.
Come Prima		Carpentras 48, Av. Notre Dame de Sant�	04 90 63 14 46	10 Minutes				Inexpensive	Open seven days a week. Italian food, pizza and seafood in an understated environment just outside the walls of the city.

Entraigues Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Restaurant la Bastide	14 Oct.	Entraigues sur Sorgues 175 Avenue G�n�ral de Gaulle	04 32 40 05 49	15 Minutes			Smoking	Inexpensive to Moderate	Attached to the Hotel le Bastide in Entraigues sur la Sorgue. Very casual dining but excellent food in a local atmosphere. �13 to �35 euros.

Gigondas Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Le Montmirail	14 Oct.	Gigondas Rte de Vacqueyras	04 90 65 84 01	20 Minutes	25	Yes	Both	Moderate	Attached to the Hotel Montmirail; semi casual with a beautiful outdoor terrace. Menus range from �25, �35, �39. wines from �12 to �50

Le Pontet Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Amarine	14 Oct.	Le Pontet. At the Centre Commercial (Mall)	04 90 32 82 87	15 Minutes	30	No	Both	Inexpensive to Moderate	Next to the Auchan superstore in the mall. Wonderful seafood. Home smoked salmon with a variety of smoked salmon dishes. Non smoking available. OPEN SUNDAY!. great oysters, mussels and other crustaceans. .
Auberge de Cassagne		Le Pontet 450, all�e de Cassagne	04 90 31 04 18	15 Minutes					Attached to a four star hotel by the same name. �55, �71, �92 prix fix dinners. This is a very formal and very expensive place, but it is a classic. The food was out of this world and the service exquisite.

Loriol le Comtat Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Jeromus	14 Oct.	Loriol le Comtat Route de Orange	04 90 65 44 40	3 Minutes	20	Yes	Both	Inexpensive to Moderate	Just on the outskirts of Sarrians, this is a wonderful pizzeria with a gorgeous outside eating area under some massive old oak trees. Super dessert menu, great pizza and a resident dog (Boxer) for you dog lovers.

Monteux Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Blason de Provence	14 Oct.	Monteux 515 Rte de Carpentras	04 90 66 31 34	10 Minutes	20	Yes	Both	Moderate	Part of a lovely hotel by the same name. More formal than most of the others in this guide but not stuffy or overdone. very pleasant surroundings
Le Saule Pleureur		Monteux 145 Chemin Beauregard	04 90 62 01 35	10 Minutes		Yes		Moderate to Expensive	Translates to the Weeping Willow. Also more formal than most of the others in this list. Listed in the Michelin Guide. Here you will likely get the amuse bouche prior to the entree. Menus at �39, �59, �89.

Sarrians Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Le Pressoir	14 Oct.	Sarrians Village Place Jean Jaures	04 90 65 40 49	5 Minutes	15	Yes	Both	Inexpensive	The restaurant takes its name from an antique wine press found in its foundations. today it serves as the cave for wines, but you can ask Thomas to show it to you. Lovely relaxing atmosphere in the center of the village.
St Croix		Inside the Camping grounds		5 Minutes	10	Yes	Smoking	Inexpensive	Ask Jean Marc, the owner to show you his reconditioned Barbary Organ that still plays. Great family restaurant right on the campgrounds.

Seguret Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
La Table du Comtat	14 Oct.	Seguret village just past the Pl de l'Eglise	04 90 46 91 49	25 Minutes			Both	Moderate to Expensive	The village of Seguret sits on a hill overlooking a lovely view from the restaurant. Try to get there at sunset. Excellent food, relatively formal.

St Remy de Provence Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
L'Olivade	14 Oct.	St Remy de Provence 12 Rue Chateau	04 90 92 52 74	35 Minutes	20	Yes	Both	Moderate	Very cozy outdoor setting. Specialties include: papeton d' aubergine, agneau � la cr�me d' ail, aubergine � la proven�ale, magrets au miel, taureau (bull)

Venasque Return to Top

Restaurant name	Date of entry	Address	Phone	Distance (time)	# tables	Terrace (outdoor)	Smoking/non smoking	Price category	Comments
Auberge La Fontaine	14 Oct.	Venasque Place Fontaine	04 90 66 02 96	25 Minutes			Both	Expensive	Classic French cuisine. Chef Christian is German, speaks perfect English and is a masterful cook.

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