Fun and entertainment Yonne

La Pause Gourmande has moved out at the beginning of 2019. New place, new decoration but still a delicious cuisine! You can imagine that its success at the premises will keep its course. Salads, simmered dishes and works of art. Here, tastes and colors are creatively matched. Guests can watch the chef thanks to the open kitchen, and the menu of the month is full of surprises and changes, as its name suggests, every month, allowing our connoisseur taste buds to enjoy these agape - you can judge by yourself: the pumpkin soup, small mushrooms and croutons will whet our appetite. Let's continue with the roasted back of cod, goat and fig ravioles and fresh herb cream. Then enjoy the sweet treats for dessert, and the tiramisu in the chef's style, vanilla, coffee and speculoos biscuits. You can also have break in the afternoon, to enjoy cupcake that are, of course, homemade! Petit Futé really likes this modern, welcoming and friendly place.

Dame Jeanne is a local institution. In a cosy 18th century style setting, by the fire in winter or on the terrace in summer, you will love the small dishes served continuously. In addition to the savory pie of the day, you can choose between 2 or 3 courses and homemade desserts. As for the tea room, many teas and coffees from all over the world as well as a nice menu of hot chocolates are waiting for you. And the address also has a vinibar, dedicated to the discovery of local wines. At the Petit Futé, we love this address in the old Avallon!

The English art of living has been invited to the heart of this small village in Puisaye where the British Jayne has joined forces with her daughter Natasha to create this very cosy and warmBritish-Poyaudin Tea Room. Here you can enjoy cupcakes, carrot cakes, cheese cakes and other scones with a cup of tea or an ice cream. Unless you prefer homemade soups and salads? In any case, you will enjoy them while contemplating the works of local artists exposed on the walls. A real space-time bubble... And a big hit!

Located in Perreux-en-Puisaye, La Ruche Gourmande enjoys a reputation that extends far beyond our borders. Like its Parisian counterparts, this amazing cabaret opened in 1997 and boasts a restaurant, a lounge bar and a performance hall with a 16-meter-wide stage. Proof of its tremendous success, the establishment has even been nominated for the Trophées de la nuit 2023, in the "Animations des territoires" category. A must-see!

A pleasant, friendly and original concept for the department, Bis Repetita is a tea salon that also makes reading lounge. The reception is warm and the map attractive: fresh fruit delicious, tea, gourmet coffee. Pastries to fall and books per thousand. The comics are also for sale. The owner loves telling the story of his city. Advice to amateurs… We love and advise!

For a long time, Parisian Sabine Couder had a dream: when she retired, she'd leave Paris and welcome gourmets and cultural enthusiasts in an atypical location. In Saint-Sauveur, she fell in love with a superb building, its garden and its old square tower. "Le Jardin du Bardado" was born. Both a literary café and a restaurant, you'll enjoy organic and essentially local produce. But let's not forget the attractive delicatessen section. And regular events, often featuring international artists. A favorite.

Located in the heart of Montreal, this friendly country brasserie is a great opportunity to take a gourmet break before or after your visit to this beautiful medieval village. On the terrace or in the dining room, you will enjoy a simple and tasty cuisine, made of fresh and seasonal products. Here, conviviality reigns supreme, and the welcome is always warm. As for the quality-price ratio, we assure you, it is absolutely without equal. Attention, the regulars being faithful and numerous, it is more careful to reserve.

To say that after years of dormancy, this small town in eastern Yonne is coming back to life is an understatement. The "Tour par Tour", located right next to the town hall, is another example of the town's rejuvenation. Since mid-August 2022, Thomas Leblond and Erik Dumas have been running a games bar. Their aim? To bring together all generations to play board games, card games and board games. And there's no shortage of them! Events and tournaments are also organized on a regular basis.

It has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. L'Escale is an institution! A concert hall which was originally the dance hall of the Hotel de la Réunion destroyed during the Second World War. Great names of the music-hall have passed through here: Trenet, Aznavour, Sydney Bechet... It is also where Johnny Hallyday honored his first contract, and where Jacques Brel made his debut. The line-up is such that it is often called the "Little Olympia". From now on, beginners and confirmed artists follow one another in this place dedicated to current music. And to jazz.

Before or after your visit to the castle just next door, don't hesitate to stop off at this very friendly bistro with its two pretty terraces. On the menu, beers and wines from the region, but also home-made pastries and a small restaurant with an unquestionable quality-price ratio. La Basse-cour also regularly offers afterworks, aperitif-dinners and pop, rock or even classical music concerts. A perfect combination of culture and taste. Moreover, guest rooms are also available. A must-see!

In the heart of the Pays d'Othe and the Vallée de la Vanne, Le Maquis de Vareilles is first and foremost a bar where you can consume the drinks of the region: wines, beers, apple juice, cider or the little-known Pays d'Othe whisky, and house specialities such as nOsTHalgiE (hazelnut liqueur and cider). But more than a bistro, it's a grocery store that offers local products, but also abookshop and a really original flea market: here almost all the furniture is for sale! Finally, concerts, meetings, games evenings and exhibitions are organized. We love it!

Originally a wine and tapas bar, this beautiful address also offers gourmet cuisine with a daily menu and an a la carte menu. Here everything is home-made. Also a wine cellar, Le Vingt heures vins offers some 90 wines for sale and tasting and 45 wines by the glass, which are accompanied by charcuterie or cheese boards and other spreads. As for the welcome, it is always warm and passionate. Moreover, the establishment regularly animates the Avallone nights with concerts and other animations. A big favorite!

At the entrance of the historic center of Joigny, La Station is an art-broc-café. It is a bar, a flea market, an exhibition place, but also a bistro that offers quality food, all in a charming setting full of character. We also like the shaded terrace which, in good weather, is a nice break in our walks in Jovin. And the board games proposed inside. A real jewel that this place as atypical as friendly. It's simple: having been there once, we only dream of one thing: coming back quickly! A favorite.

The team at Le Galopin, just a stone's throw away, has just taken over this beautiful location in the heart of the pedestrian district. An emblematic downtown location, and a café where you can also enjoy tasty guédilles, typically North American sandwiches made with hot dog bread. The best-known? The lobster roll. But shrimp, egg or chicken rolls are also available. It's also worth noting that Epicerie du Galopin has been relocated here at the same time. A delicatessen with a very varied and often original offer. We love it!

Héritière of the National Circus School, founded by Annie Fratellinis, the Academy of the same name is an international centre of high-level training in circus arts and performances. Located in the district of La Plaine-Saint-Denis, in the business district, it covers 5 500 m ² entirely dedicated to the circus arts. The concert rooms, designed by architect Patrick Chine, are among the most exceptional in the Parisian region, including a large 1 600-seat tent, entirely wooden without any internal pole, and offering a privileged setting for all forms of show. The activity of the Fratellinis Academy offers a regular, demanding and popular programming, but also user-friendly, since "relaxation circus" is organized there, the dates of which are shown on the website. Finally, this place, which hosts artists in residence, also offers a School of Circus Arts for Children from age 5, as well as courses during school holidays. It's a very nice place to discover.

To discover Le Pub, you have to go to the left bank and take an alley near the Ibis Budget. Hidden, but very well known by the Auxerrois, this address is the temple of beer and rum! A good atmosphere with several spaces including a heated terrace which also allows to host concerts regularly. We like to sit on a barrel, chat with friends and taste the tapas plates in an always warm and relaxed atmosphere. The young people of Auxerre love this bar at night, and we know why! Run to it.

This former village restaurant, which became a performance hall in 2008, remains the liveliest place in Beauvoir. Under the impulse of the Tournlesol association, two festivals are organized there twice a year: the summer Bello and the winter Bello. And a wide variety of live shows are presented: theater, dance, music... A rich and varied program, full of curiosities, with representations which are made according to the seasons and desires, in the cabaret room or on the village square.

A rural theatre led by Gérard André, this former village school is now a place of exchange and sharing. Nicknamed the "Campaign Olympia", the old classrooms see a lot of performances, from theatre to songs, poetry or even humor and exhibitions, everyone finds themselves there and appreciates this showroom living in the heart of the countryside.

The Fratellinis Academy is at the same time a centre for high-level international arts training, a place of creation, production and reception of performances. Established in Saint-Denis in 2003, she succeeded the National Circus School, founded in 1974 by Annie Fratellinis, a large lady who disappeared in 1997. Its various activities take place on 5 500 m ² of constructions, the high environmental quality labeled in which wood and recovery materials were favoured. Workshops for children and adults are available all year round. Finally, there is a resource centre on heritage and new circus entries.

Facing the cathedral, you feel at home here! This tea room offers cakes and pies, homemade creams and compotes as well as hot chocolates or Mariage Frères and Dammann teas. And if we come for lunch, we will be tempted by the quiches and savory pies, the bowls, the veloutés, again home-made. The day we came, we enjoyed a carrot velouté with passion fruit and coconut milk, then a sweet potato pie with Morteau sausage and gorgonzola. Note that exhibitions are also proposed.