Aix is stuffed full of
restaurants
of every price and
ethnic origin. Place des
Cardeurs, just northwest
of the Hôtel de Ville,
is nothing but
restaurant, brasserie
and cafe tables, while
rue de la Verrerie
running south from Hôtel
de Ville and place Ramus
has an immense variety
of Indian, Chinese and
North African
restaurants. Rue des
Tanneurs is a good
street for low budgets.
The cafe-brasseries on
cours Mirabeau are also
tempting, and in between
them you'll find cheaper
snackeries and pedlars
of delicious fresh fruit
juice.
Cafes and
restaurants
L'Aligot , 6
place des Cardeurs (tel
04.42.63.00.26).
Specialities from
southwest France from
150F/?22.88. Closed Sun
& Mon out of season.
L'Amphitryon ,
2-4 rue Paul Doumer (tel
04.42.26.45.10).
Eclectic cuisine with
market-fresh
ingredients, served on a
flower-drenched terrace
in historical old Aix.
An excellent restaurant
which won't break the
bank. Menu from
100F/?15.25. Closed Sun
& Mon lunch.
de l'Archevêché
, place des
Martyrs-de-la-Résistance
(tel 04.42.21.43.57).
Good midday pasta, tapas
and salads for under
100F/?15.25. Closed Sun.
Le Basilic
Gourmand , 6 rue du
Griffon (tel
04.42.96.08.58). Classic
Provençal food on a
100F/?15.25 lunch menu,
accompanied by
exhibitions of
paintings. Closed Sun.
Le Bistrot Latin
, 18 rue Couronne (tel
04.42.38.22.88).
Escargot and black olive
sauce profiteroles and
honey and garlic rabbit
are two of the top
dishes here. Lunch menu
75F/?11.44, evening from
100F/?15.25. Closed Sun
evening & Mon lunch.
Le Clos de la
Violette , 10 rue de
la Violette (tel
04.42.23.30.71). Aix's
most renowned restaurant
serves dishes that might
not sound very
seductive, like stuffed
lamb's feet and pieds
et pâquets (tripe
and salt pork), but are
in fact gastronomic
delights. More obviously
alluring are the
puddings: a clafoutis
of greengages and
pistachios with peach
sauce and a tart of
melting dark chocolate.
Lunch menu 250F/?38.13,
otherwise menus start at
350F/?53.38 and à la
carte from 450F/?68.63.
Closed Mon lunch &
Sun.
Les Deux Garçons
, 53 cours Mirabeau. The
erstwhile haunt of Camus
is done up in faded
1900s style and still
attracts a motley
assortment of literati.
Good brasserie food, but
not cheap. Service daily
till midnight.
L'Hacienda ,
cnr rue Mérindol &
place des Cardeurs (tel
04.42.27.00.35). Outdoor
tables and a cheap lunch
menu including wine,
with delicious hacienda
beef à la carte. Closed
Sun.
Le Jasmin , 6
rue de la Fonderie (tel
04.42.38.05.89). Tasty
and distinctive Persian
food for around
150F/?22.88. For dessert
try the traditional
Iranian choleh zard
, a rice dish with
saffron, spices and
nuts. Closed Sat &
Sun evening.
Khéops , 28
rue de la Verrerie (tel
04.42.96.59.05).
Egyptian cuisine
featuring falafel
, stuffed pigeon and
gorgeous milk-based
desserts. From
120F/?18.30. Closed Mon.
Pizza Chez Jo/Bar
des Augustins ,
place des Augustins (tel
04.42.26.12.47). This
place is usually packed
for its cheap pizzas and
traditional plats du
jour . Closed Sun.
Le Platanos ,
13 rue Rifle-Rafle (tel
04.42.21.33.19). Very
cheap and popular Greek
place with menus under
100F/?15.25. Closed Sun
& Mon.
