THE guide to restaurants and gourmet addresses in Aix-en-Provence and surroundings!

Bistronomic pleasure with a view, and what a view! The Bistrot Lumière is one of the restaurants at the 5* Thalazur Bandol-Île Rousse hotel, which itself borders the clear waters of Rènecros Bay. Executive chef Martin Féragus, who went through beautiful houses before joining this prestigious stage in the Var region, interprets French and Mediterranean cuisine with an unbeatable quality-price ratio. A beautiful and good escape that is well worth the trip!

Délicieuses pizzas au feu de bois, cuisine du terroir composée de produits frais et locaux (joue de cochon braisée au vin rouge, carottes & grenailles, ganache au chocolat & crumble de noisettes, pour n'en citer que quelques uns..) et super sélection de vins, à déguster dans une ambiance conviviale et chaleureuse ! Agréable terrasse à l'ombre d'un magnifique platane... Une adresse qui ravira toutes les "canailles" gourmandes !

The feast with a view! At the foot of Sainte-Victoire, on the north side, this 4* hotel offers a breathtaking panorama between mountain ranges, surrounding greenery and Picasso Castle. In this setting, the Brazilian Mateus Marangoni, who worked at Troisgros in Brazil and at Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona, has created a daring, traveling and refined menu.

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Fondé par Emmanuel Sirounian et Victor Leblanc, l'établissement est aujourd'hui le bistrot incontournable du centre-ville d'Aix-en-Provence. Idéalement situé Place des Prêcheurs, le Chastel propose une cuisine bistronomique, traditionnelle et raffinée. Avis aux truffle lovers : une partie des plats sont travaillés spécialement avec de la truffe... Régalez-vous avec la grande salade césar à la truffe, les rigatoni à la truffe et burrata, tartare de bœuf à la truffe, pour n'en citer que quelques-uns ! Une délicieuse pause, dans une ambiance très conviviale. Service irréprochable.

La dolce vita between Provence and Italy. This splendid 5* hotel was born from an 18th century country house in Aix^E century which, renovated, has taken on the appearance of a Florentine palace with its Baroque decor, its green Renaissance garden and its pond-like swimming pool. La Taula Gallici, a gourmet restaurant open all year round, is a sure bet. From June to September, the ephemeral restaurant La Dolce Serata, located on the terrace, plays the dolce vita and Italian cuisine card. A haven of peace and flavors just a few minutes walk from the city center.

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Enjoy a good ice cream served in an exceptional setting. Founded in 1982 in the medieval dungeon of the old village of Miramas, this house has enjoyed a reputation of excellence for over forty years. Its know-how: authentic handmade ice creams, made daily with products selected for their taste quality (hazelnuts from Piedmont, pistachios from Sicily, pistachios from Sicily, vanilla from Madagascar...). “Full fruit” sorbets contain at least 40% fruit harvested at maturity, and even the toppings and decorations are homemade!

Go on a trip to the only Persian restaurant in the Aix region. For forty years, this family establishment has resisted trends and maintained its authenticity under the aegis of Cyrus, the owner. This man, attentive and inexhaustible on Iranian culture, is a native of the very old city of Yazd, an architectural marvel in the heart of the desert, a stone's throw from the spice and silk routes. Jasmine cuisine is 100% homemade and perfumed with subtlety. A delight to the background of traditional music!

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Dans ce restaurant familial, Célia, Dana et Gaël s'inspirent des recettes de cuisine de leurs grands-parents, jadis propriétaires d’un restaurant réputé à Alexandrie. L'équipe vous propose une cuisine savoureuse et innovante, fruit d'une double influence : européenne et orientale, réalisée à partir de produits bio et locaux. Venez déguster les falafels, l'onctueux houmous, le croustillant schnitzel, la shawarma ou encore les keftas, accompagnées de pains pita et de riz oriental, dans une ambiance chaleureuse en plein cœur d’Aix...

Enjoy a good ice cream in the shade of the plane trees, on the main square of the charming village of La Roque.
Founded in 1982 in Miramas-le-Vieux, Maison Le Quillé has enjoyed a reputation of excellence for over forty years. Its know-how: authentic handmade ice creams, made daily with products selected for their taste quality (hazelnuts from Piedmont, pistachios from Sicily, pistachios from Sicily, vanilla from Madagascar...). “Full fruit” sorbets contain at least 40% fruit harvested at maturity, and even the toppings and decorations are homemade!

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Léoube magic. Château Léoube, a prestigious seaside wine estate, offers organic wine tastings throughout the year. In fine weather, the experience extends in the Café Léoube located on Pellegrin Beach around an authentic southern table. On the menu, the estate's other productions are queen: fruits and vegetables from the orchard and vegetable garden, including extra virgin olive oil.

Handcrafted quality since 1959. This brand, which has been passed on from father to son — already three generations, currently with Damien and Mégane at the helm — continues to seduce the people of Aix, and for good reason: charcuteries and small “fresh homemade” dishes are concocted with French pork and old-fashioned know-how. An institution!

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Artisanal and healthy pralines. Remembering the darlings of the beaches of yesteryear that Arnaud and Céline created Monsieur Praline. Their multiple creations combine gluttony and health: significantly reduced sugar levels (only 33% of unrefined brown cane sugar) and various nuts, all without additives. After Cassis and Aix-en-Provence, it's time for Saint-Rémy, the city of Nostradamus, who we forget was one of the first authors to write about confectionery!

A few steps from La Rotonde and Cours Mirabeau, the establishment, which is both a restaurant, a grocery store and a caterer, offers tasty Korean cuisine, prepared with fresh produce. Let yourself be tempted by the famous traditional dishes: such as bibimbap, kimbap and japchae, pokébowl, tteokbokki, sushi burrito... For dessert, you can choose between frozen mochi, hotteok or bungeo-ppang. Many Korean products are for sale on site. Delivery possible.

The authenticity of an institution founded in 1870 and now orchestrated by Margaux Touzet, who embodies the 5^E generation of the Béchard family. In this emblematic pastry shop in Aix-en-Provence, no trompe-l'oeil desserts, austere decorations or light pastries: calissons, chocolates, cakes, pastries and other sweets, presented in the attractive windows of a colorful candy box, have the flavor of the delicacies of yesteryear. Everything is made on site, on the famous Cours Mirabeau, by experienced pastry chefs and confectioners.

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In town, enjoy Italian ice cream from a craftsman from the Pays d'Aix. For the Casalini brothers, gluttony is a family story that began in 1962 when Giorgio opened an ice cream bar in Tuscany. His sons, Antonio and Luca, continued the adventure abroad and then in France, before launching Maison Casalini in Fuveau. A branch opened in Aix in 2024, just in front of the Four Aixois. Boulegon Street now has the taste of Italy!

The sweets from the oldest calissons factory in Aix. The Brémond grocery store was founded in 1830 on Cours Mirabeau, before moving in 1986 to Rue d'Italie where the shop dedicated to sweets is still located. The range of confectionery — calissons, nougats, candied fruits, crunchy fruits and other delicacies from the South — is now combined under the historic brand “Brémond Fils”, which already covered the institution's sweets at the beginning. A second shop in Aix, rue Bédarrides, hosts a workshop for making cookies and the whole range of savory products.

Les produits d’exception. Dans la rue Fernand Dol, à deux pas du cours Mirabeau, les deux adresses de La Maison Française célèbrent toute l’étendue de l’art de manger hexagonal, avec d’une part un restaurant et salon de thé, d’autre part une vaste et élégante boutique. Cette dernière fait office à la fois d’épicerie fine, de cave à vins et spiritueux et de spécialiste des arts de la table. Impossible de ne pas trouver son bonheur dans la sélection ultrapointue, issue de la France entière, qui comporte plusieurs délices rarissimes dans notre région.

Dans le village du Tholonet, l'équipe de la pâtisserie Leroy revisite les grands classiques de la pâtisserie française et imagine des desserts innovants depuis plus de 30 ans. Claude Leroy, maître-artisan pâtissier originaire de Provence, épaulé par de talentueux passionnés, vous élabore des créations savoureuses et raffinées. Un large choix d’entremets classiques et traditionnels, ainsi que de délicieux gâteaux et pièces montées personnalisés vont sont proposés. Les créations sont disponibles uniquement sur commande, destinées aux particuliers et pour tout évènement privé ou professionnel. Service de livraison.

Maître artisan pâtissier, Marc Favalessa, fort de ses nombreuses expériences chez les grands noms du métier, de son savoir-faire incomparable et son inventivité, a acquis une large renommée avec sa boutique dans tout le pays d'Aix. Ce féru de pâtisserie n'a qu'une devise : régaler les gourmets grâce à des produits à base de matières premières nobles. À l'aide son équipe, il ne cesse de peaufiner ses recettes et de créer de nouvelles pâtisseries pour vous régaler. Pièces montées artistiques en choux et nougatine, wedding-cakes, gamme de macarons...Dégustez une farandole de gourmandises créées au fil des saisons !

The Provençal and Mediterranean commitment of a delicatessen founded in 1830. As in all the projects of the Terraire de Provence group, the quality of ingredients and the valorization of local agricultural sectors are the hallmarks of Maison Brémond's vast range of sweet and savory delights: extra virgin olive oils, balsamic vinegars, condiments, condiments, condiments, condiments, terrines, terrines, spreads, spreads, spreads, calissons and other traditional confectionery, calissons and other traditional confectionery, herbal teas... The pistachio supreme sweetened with olive oil is addictive! We also love the pretty kitchen accessories and the natural “extreme care” cream for very soft skin.

The ambiance. Summer and winter, for an afterwork or an evening with friends, it is good to meet up in this cozy bar that looks like an Irish pub. The beer cellar has no less than 120 bottles and 15 others on tap, as well as wines, spirits, cocktails and soft drinks, with optional gourmet platters to share. Concerts, karaoke, blind tests and other festive evenings punctuate the week. For all gay lads aged 0 to 90!

Cuisine raffinée et moderne conduite par le Chef Michel Marini (1* au Michelin) dans laquelle qualité et traçabilité des produits sont de mise. Les fruits et légumes proviennent de leur potager écologique, conduit selon les principes de la permaculture. Une promenade épicurienne pour savourer les trésors de la Provence, au sein d'un cadre magique : cette superbe bastide du 18ème siècle offre une élégante salle à manger, une terrasse estivale dominant le parc aux essences enivrantes, un spa, un vignoble et même un espace d’exposition d’art contemporain !

The land between Rhône and Provence. The 400 winemakers of Marrenon, ardent defenders of the Luberon and Ventoux territories, are located in the heart of
Luberon Regional Natural Park, classified as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and Natura 2000. In this territory of 4,000 ha shaped by mountains, vineyards, vineyards, olive trees, olive trees, olive trees, truffle oaks, lavandins and market gardening, they produce a wide range of wines in three colors, often award-winning, from pleasure cuvees to exceptional bottles.

An emblematic estate in Les Baux, run by the same family for four generations. The founder's two great-granddaughters continue to produce organic wines of excellence in all three colors, in particular great reds, as well as oils and other olive-based products, including cosmetics. On-site shop with tasting of productions. Visits possible for groups by appointment.

Traditional wines and olive oils. On the sunny terraces and hillsides of southern Luberon, this vineyard was founded in 1998 by Louis-Michel Brémond, agricultural engineer and oenologist, within the family farm property. The vines, managed with respect for the natural environment and cultivated organically since 2008, produce wines of great finesse that fully express the land. On the oil side, 600 olive trees, mainly of the Aglandau variety, share with the vineyard the sweetness of this enchanting site.

An immersion in the Provençal region in the heart of the village of Lambesc. In this 17th century post house^E century renovated into a wine cellar, the discovery of the estate's organic wines and olive oils, which has been managed for five generations by the Audibert family, takes place in a spirit of sharing and conviviality: free tasting all year round, visit the winery every day at 15:00 (15€), seafood tasting from the Étang de Thau, tasting of seafood from the Étang de Thau on Saturdays from September to May from 10 am, workshop pairing fine wines and exceptional chocolates from the Mathieu Thau chocolate factory Aborcia (€50), etc.
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Flavors and knowledge. This Luberon estate, located on a land that is particularly conducive to the production of great wines, has been passed on from generation to generation since... 1860! Its particularity: it houses one of the most beautiful museums dedicated to the arts and crafts of wine, exhibiting 3,000 pieces on an area of 1,300 m²². Between everyday objects and exceptional ancient tools, this one allows you to explore the entire wine-growing process from vine to glass, ending with a tasting.

Magnifiquement situé, le domaine, avec ses 12 hectares de vignes face à la montagne Sainte-Victoire, réunit toutes les conditions idéales à la création d’un vin basé sur la minéralité et la fraîcheur. Walter Butler, le propriétaire, passionné d'œnologie et de gastronomie, a pour principe de faire des vins au plus proche de la nature, reflétant la beauté du terroir de la Brillane. Le domaine produit deux rosés et trois cuvées de rouge différentes, reconnus pour leur fraîcheur et leur fruité. Ces vins élégants sont certifiés Ecocert depuis 2004.

Converti en agriculture biologique et associé au grand site de la Sainte-Victoire, le domaine couvre 40 hectares de vignes soumis à un climat semi-continental. Château Gassier y élabore des vins rosés d'une grande finesse, telle que la fameuse cuvée "Esprit Gassier", intensément aromatique. Des évènements sont organisés tout au long de l'année, pour une véritable immersion au cœur du vignoble. Dégustez les vins du domaine tout en profitant d’une mélodie de tango, d’une pluie d’étoiles ou encore d’un chef d’œuvre du 7ème art !

Propriété de la famille Rougier depuis 1830 à Meyreuil, le Château Simone, par la notoriété historique de ses vins, s'inscrit parmi les joyaux du terroir provençal. Le vignoble couvre une cinquantaine d’hectares majoritairement répartis sur des coteaux face à la célèbre montagne Sainte Victoire et bénéficiant d’un micro climat particulier. L’appellation concerne des vins blancs rouges et rosés dont les cépages principaux sont clairette, grenache blanc, bourboulenc grenache, mourvèdre, cinsault... La renommée du Domaine l'a porté sur les plus célèbres tables et sur celles des plus fins gourmets !

La boutique Cet écrin a été pensé comme la bastide de la grand-mère de Magali, qui l’a inspirée dans la création de ses parfums d’exception. Vivez une expérience olfactive inédite en composant votre bougie parfumée sur-mesure, en personnalisant votre savon ou en créant votre bouquet de fleurs séchées parfumées.‍

Les produits naturels Fabriqués artisanalement en Provence, Rose et Marius a reçu le Label des Artisans d’Art pour l’excellence de ses créations. L’eau de parfum au Vin Rosé est un grand classique. Cette fragrance est déclinée en diffuseur de parfum pour la maison sans alcool à base d’huile bio, en crème parfumée pour le corps, en savon solide ou en gel hydro alcoolique.

Go shopping and relax in the heart of Aix, in a beautiful open-air space that extends the Cours Mirabeau and the Rotonde. Each year, 15 million people visit this link between the historic center and the cultural district of the Grand Théâtre de Provence. Its assets? 50 brands that range from French designer stores to major international retailers, as well as dining spaces, art installations and seasonal leisure offers. As for the taste buds, there is something for everyone: brasseries with sunny and shaded terraces, fast food signs and a vegan concept.

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Chouchouter ses mains et ses pieds. Les soins des mains commencent par un rituel manucure, puis se prolongent par une pose de vernis classique ou semi-permanent. Ces derniers sont sélectionnés dans les belles palettes de O.P.I, chouchou des modeuses, 1944 PARIS, marque française éco-responsable, ou Manucurist, green et vegan. Pour les pieds, les produits professionnels de la marque allemande GEWHOL réparent les zones sèches ou abîmées et lissent les petites imperfections. Des ongles parfaits et du temps pour soi !

The retro and sustainable pleasure of an old-fashioned drugstore. In this pretty shop in the center of Aix, Marine the ex-chemist offers all the classics of yesteryear for a healthy home: household, hygiene and care products, accessories, kitchen utensils and even decorative items. All are selected from a perspective of sustainable development, with ethical manufacturing and origins from Provence or France, sometimes from Europe. Some are available in bulk. Impossible to come out empty-handed!

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Celebrating the museum's 10th anniversary! Near the center of Aix, this space of flavors and knowledge overlooks the manufacturing workshops of the Roy René Confiserie. For its anniversary, the Calisson Museum is offering brand new digital tools in order to offer visitors a renewed immersive experience. It's the whole story of the almond from Provence and the famous candy that comes back to life in the superb building, labeled Mediterranean Sustainable Building and located in the heart of an almond garden managed in an agroecological way. A fun, gourmet and responsible place, as pleasant as ever to roam around with the family.

Discover the fascinating world of optical art. This architectural center, which combines architecture and art in a structure made up of hexagonal cells, was designed and built in the 1970s by the visual artist Victor Vasarely. He, a visionary and steeped in humanist values, saw this futuristic project as a museum but also an artistic center, an exchange laboratory and an educational place. An exciting and cheerful visit for aesthetes of all ages, with the added bonus of a rich program: temporary exhibitions, conferences, shows, concerts, workshops...

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Feel the Aix vibrations in this institution on the Cours Mirabeau.

As for the brasserie, the aptly named Mirabeau offers homemade cuisine based on fresh and seasonal products, mostly sourced from short circuits. The warm atmosphere invites you to take a gourmet break at any time of the day.

As for the spa, it is difficult to choose between a steam room, sauna, jacuzzi, jacuzzi, relaxation area, massage or treatments carried out with the French cosmetics brand NUXE, recognized for the quality of its products and the expertise of its protocols. What if we took everything?

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Top quality face, body and hair treatments! L'Occitane recipes, rooted in the Mediterranean lifestyle, are developed according to the principles of phytotherapy and aromatherapy. Immortal, almond, cedar, lavender, verbena...: more than 45 years after its creation, the small local company that has become an international adventure continues to make its honey from the most beautiful southern plants. It is here in its original cradle: it was in Provence that Olivier Baussan, the founder, started distilling essential oils in 1976. One of the two factories is located in Manosque, just 40 minutes from the Aix store.

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Besoin d’une parenthèse de détente ? Ce salon dédié au bien-être est spécialisé dans le massage thaï traditionnel. Très ancien et fondé sur les lignes d’énergie du corps, celui-ci favorise notamment élimination du stress, revitalisation de l’organisme et amélioration de la digestion. L’équipe diplômée propose aussi des massages aux huiles bio, de la réflexologie crânienne et plantaire, et même un soin pour les femmes enceintes. Tarifs : de 50 € pour 30 min (duo 80 €) à 105 € pour 90 min (duo 185 €).

Recharge your batteries in an exceptional institute. On the shores of Rènecros Bay, the wellness center of the 5* Thalazur Bandol-Île Rousse hotel offers the best of thalassotherapy, in the immediate vicinity of the sea, and the spa with a complete range of face and body treatments. These are made with Origine products, a Provençal brand based in Gémenos, and Carita, a prestigious French beauty brand with an international reputation. A break to (yourself) for a few hours or during a 100% relaxing stay on site.

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