Bistros

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Bistros provide excellent eating places in Provence.  Generally you can get the pleasure of eating outdoors with a succulent meal.  This particular bistro is a highly rated eatery in St. Remy de Provence called Chez Fanny.

Memorable Restaurant Meals in Provence

 L'Aile ou la Cuisse is a decent restaurant in St. Remy de Provence.  It means "Wing or Thigh" and it is named after a French movie of the same name.

 In the Camargue region, the Camargue bull is bred for fighting.  Steaks of Camargue bull are also served in restaurants.  They are delicious.

 Being so close to the Mediterranean and Moorish Africa, Arab cuisine is popular in the south of France.  The above is a tagine or traditional Moroccan stew, served at a restaurant in Arles.

 A La Chapelle de Romanin red wine is bottled as a house wine for a restaurant, complete with a custom private brand label for that eatery.

 Frites or French Fries are one of the joys of Provence.  They go well with steak, or moules (mussels) or many of the lunch dishes.

 Carpaccio (raw beef ) served with a sauce, and grated cheese over it, is an amazing delicious meal.  The beef is sliced super thin.

This salad is perfect for the warm days to be eaten in the outdoor cafes, with a nice beer or white wine.  I can't think of a more pleasant way to spend a lunch hour.

Every Square Has Its Café, and Eatery

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Every square has its café and eatery, and this one was no exception.  Since Provence has Arabic influences, this eatery served food such as couscous and tagines (Moroccan stew).  The interesting aspect was that this restaurant was combined with a bookstore.  The mall entrance to this restaurant was a passageway through the bookstore.  Note the ubiquitous plantane trees and wrought iron balcony on the second story with the curvy Provencal theme.

The Restaurant Wine Rack

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I love it when you walk into a restaurant and their stock of table wines is on display.  This is a very active wine-consuming restaurant and these bottles need replenishment often.

History in the Restaurant

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I was blown away by the stone arch roof of this restaurant in Provence.  The building was obviously re-purposed as a restaurant considering the construction of this ceiling.  Like many quirky restaurants, this one was named after a classical French movie, hence the big movie poster on the wall.

Beautiful Shady Restaurant Courtyard

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This has to be one of the most beautiful restaurant courtyards that I have ever seen.  Unfortunately I was just walking the streets after eating at a cafe and I didn't record the name of this restaurant.

Le Couscoussier de Provence

 The outdoor patio

 The front door

 The window of the dining lounge

The fireplace where they cook the food

Yesterday, I profiled the chateau where Picasso is buried in Vauvenargues. Vauvenargues is a tiny, but picturesque little village in Provence.  The center of it has Le Couscoussier de Provence which is a restaurant and Café.  They serve marvelous meal at good prices in an amazing setting.  They have both an outdoor and indoor seating arrangement, and they actually cook meat on the indoor fireplace.  The menu is French and Arab foods like tagines, couscous and other meat dishes.  This is a must-stop place while in Vauvenargues.

Lovely Building, Former Restaurant

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This lovely building used to operate as a restaurant known as La Pitchoune in Mausanne-Les-Alpilles in the town square.  Unfortunately it is now closed and for sale.

Cafe Row

A row of cafes and restaurants dots a village street near a garage. The menu includes plates of the day, costing 9 Euros. One of the menu choices is rabbit.

Hotel Dieu

I came across these imposing gates in my favourite mountain top village in Provence. You can see "Hotel Dieu" across the top. In the middle ages in France, a Hotel Dieu or a house (hotel) of God was a hospital. This is now a series of restaurants.