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 café
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
café-brasseries
on cours
Mirabeau
are also
tempting,
and in
between
them
you'll
find
cheaper
snackeries
and
pedlars
of
delicious
fresh
fruit
juice.
Cafés
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.
