Restaurants in Provence | Where to eat in Provence
The cuisine of Provence is known for dishes like bouillabaisse
and ratatouille, and is a clear example of Mediterranean cuisine.
Tomatoes, garlic, eggplant, zucchini, olives, green peppers and other
vegetables are the foundation of the food of Provence, of course all
cooked with olive oil served with the finest wines.
Provencal cuisine
In most restaurant of the Provence, you can enjoy the
food typical of the area, in the interior you can enjoy the wonderful
vegetables and wines, and in the maritime area you can take pleasure
with the fantastic fish.
The Grand Café du Commerce in Avignon is a restaurant that serves
a memorable variety of French cuisine.
The Provence is a place where the local cuisine is very important, so
that you won’ t have problems to find a good restaurant. In Marseille,
Toulon, Frejus ... You find a lot of restaurants near the port, in which
the fish is an essential food.
In this restaurants you can eat some of the best Bouillabaisse for example
in the Restaurant Miramar or in Les Mets de Provence. Not far the famous
Chez Etienne pizzeria, the symbolic Les Arcenaulx and La Côte
de Boeuf are two typical Marseille restaurants.
If you loves the seafood and eat near of the sea, your restaurant are Châteaux de Marseille, Le Petit Nice and the Chez Michel.
Pizzas and Italian food
The Provence also has a lot of Italian restaurants given its proximity to the beautiful Italy. Pizzeria Chez Jo offers hundreds of delicious pizzas cooked before your eyes, salads and traditional Italian recipes.
Something for dessert?
The restaurants of Provence, you surprised with the
delicious desserts as French Chocolate Fondant, Crêpes Bretonne,
Kugelhopf, Profiteroles with chocolate, peach cake…
The Ventoux is the territory of truffles, Not less celebrated is the
Provence of Marcel Pagnol - the farms of Aix-en-Provence where cultivate
chick peas, apricots, almonds, figs, grapes for the table. The Basilica
in Marseille has a fantastic place to drink a coffee or eat a dessert.