The best bars and cafés Provence

This cafe-bar-restaurant surmounted by a clock, which makes the corner between the course of Estienne-d'Orves and the rue Breteils, has a beautiful terrace that attracts a fairly eclectic clientele. You can also install inside, but beware, there are not many places. Since its opening in 2013, the owners (of the café opposite, The Pointu) have been able to renew the place and its kitchen. In addition to having a drink (an antifungal cocktail, a mojito, or a glass of wine - the original card, which is also to be discovered inside the bistro!), you can eat it (tapas, pork plates) or eat it more consistently, and very well: tender and bone bones, seven-hour roasted lamb and vegetables, or the famous slut salad with its gizzards and poultry livers. Slate changes regularly! The heart of! is the perfect place for your palate! A pretty little address. Note that evenings are often organized with neighbors across the way during the summer!

Here is a brand new bar, to discover for its friendliness and charm. The Zanzi'bar is ideally placed on the wharf of the beautiful port of Saint-Mandrier, with a pleasant terrace on the edge of the waves. The interior has been completely renovated with a sleek, modern plant with ethnic touches, a light bar (changing colour), white rhino heads, exposed stones and beams, small tables and benches. Here you will be joined by the end of the afternoon to refresh yourself, then at the time of aperitif, or for a moment of relaxation thanks to a wide range of drinks. We love original syrups (papa, kiwi, watermelon, etc.), the famous Gambetta (very famous in the south!), and all the classic drinks.

A popular lounge bar for Des as well as summer tourists. You can settle there at the end of the day to sip a cocktail or a glass of rosé (Mediterranean tradition) at the end of the day, sharing with friends one of the pizzas proposed to the map (the white one has won us especially), leaving the vast terrace with the trendy lighting to reach the dining room, and finally return to the outside atmosphere. chic and casual that has since taken possession of the places. In the immediate vicinity of the Almanarre without a direct access, La Mandra organizes several occasions in summer special evenings. Opening and closing are must: correct dress that is amply recommended!

La Compagnie des chats is a restaurant-café-teahouse for cats. The decor is cool, with exposed stonework, a climbing wall for felines and comfortable sofas. Kittens wander around the different areas: here, everything is allowed except access to the kitchen. The health and safety standards are very strict, and Compagnie des Chats has been awarded top marks. Cats entrusted to us by animal protection associations are available for adoption. If you like these cute little felines, their presence at the table will be most agreeable!

In this neighbourhood bistro in La Plaine, there's no fuss: you simply come to drink a cup, chat with friends, listen to live music in the evening when a concert is scheduled... The decor is sober, even atypical, with this reproduction of the "Last Supper". On the music side, behind the small stage, Brassens, Brel and Ferré are at home here and rub shoulders with some jazzy flights of fancy ... For a long time called "Chez Hassan", this bar has however had a new owner for a few years now. He regularly organises concerts with local artists. This bar is anchored in the popular culture of Marseille and is notably quoted in the famous Marseille trilogy of Izzo.

This café is the original heart of the village. Don't hesitate to go through its austere facade, behind which you can see the small terrace that opens onto the valley. In the room, the regulars and, in season, many tourists: the seats are very popular and few. The terrace is small, but it offers a fantastic view that will leave you with a radiant memory of the Luberon and its conviviality. To have a drink, take a break and chat with the locals, this place is perfect!

A piano bar where the atmosphere is provided by a DJ.

Located on the lively Cours Notre-Dame-du-Mont, this is one of the liveliest nightclubs in town, where you can dance the night away. You enter the room along a long, elegant bar where the staff serve you beers, spirits and other cocktails. At the far end, a small room forms the dancefloor, with a warm, lively atmosphere, DJs with a variety of influences and a good sound system. The crowd is young, friendly and relaxed. In the early evening, happy hour allows you to enjoy an aperitif on the small terrace in front of the bar.

Welcome to Black Bird Coffee, one of the city's best coffee shops (our favorite). The decor is cosy and modern, with big leather armchairs, shelves of books and pretty hanging plants. Eugénie takes care of the cooking: carrot cakes, homemade fondant cookies, banana bread... On weekends, you'll flock here for a delicious brunch featuring a savoury platter and an all-you-can-eat sweet buffet (remember to make reservations). The best in town, in our opinion. At lunchtime, there's a slate of suggestions. Lovely welcome.

Just a few steps from the courthouse, sheltered in a small square, this trendy wine bar is appreciated by a large number of customers, young professionals or hipsters, and offers a really friendly atmosphere. The terrace is popular in fine weather, the pleasure being to share a good glass in good company at high tables or bistro. You can try excellent wines and thirst-quenching wines, about thirty references served by the glass, while nibbling on cold cuts, mature cheeses and a nice selection of tapas. At noon market cuisine, in winter, it happens in the vaulted cellar or on the heated outdoor terrace. Regular events organized.

The club Jean Roch, the first in a long list, is one of the high places of the nights tropéziennes, where you can eat with the sound of a disk jockey, then dance on a music "house" until dawn, mixed by famous DJS, accompanied by star of international renown.

A cocooning and bohemian atmosphere for this atypical space recently located in a small street at the top of the Cours Sextius. It is at the bottom that everything happens: in the double vaulted cellar whitewashed with lime. Inside courtyard style of a bastide for the restaurant part: patinated shutters, bistro chairs and tables, linen benches. Mediterranean atmosphere for the other part: indigo blue walls, cushions and coloured benches. It is a quiet place, conducive to relaxation and conviviality. Board games are available as well as books in the library area. Electric sockets and Wifi access allow you to surf the net. You can enjoy refined teas, herbal teas, Colombian coffee and snack on a cake. A fun, young and friendly atmosphere.

Now open all week to satisfy both karaoke fans and those who simply want to relax with a good beer, as the Coco is also a bar. All kinds of drinks up to the desired spirits and cocktails are offered (quite expensive though). Before "karaoker", eat a good ice or a good crepe to give you voice energy. Note that the establishment has a stock of 40 000 titles mainly focused on the international varieties category. Just across from the sea, Coco Bongo adds to a lively (but relaxing) atmosphere with a relaxing cocktail with a cocktail in front of the Great Blue moss.

A veritable institution located on Place Manuel, celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024, Le Choucas caters to a varied clientele that includes both locals and tourists. A full breakfast is served daily. An extensive wine and cocktail list contributes to the restaurant's reputation. Lle Choucas is a restaurant that uses local produce and short distribution channels, such as smoked trout salad and Ubayen croque. Le Choucas is also a hotel with tastefully decorated rooms and a showroom, on site and online!

In 2020, this unmissable Marseilles brasserie celebrated its 110th anniversary! For generations, people have sat there to see or be seen. Today, as in the past, actors filming in Marseille have a drink here, as do politicians looking for contact. The brasserie atmosphere is assured, the terrace XXL, with a panoramic view of the port. You can sunbathe there in summer and winter. It is one of the best places to have breakfast on the terrace. Traditional drinks menu and small kitchen all day, very practical.

Resto, bar, cocktails, wine, coffee; Papaya is a precious mixture of all these good things! The reception is jovial, the atypical decoration, in the image of this amazing wall wall, and the card, traditional with accents from elsewhere - sometimes Mexicans, sometimes Thai, sometimes Italian - is also a great success! Among friends, choose why not for one of the options proposed in the aperitif tapas: shellfish and seafood under the title "Fritto Misto", fondue goat adjacent, or Asian crispy plate. If not, à la carte, swordfish tartar just pan, carry chicken, whole duck magret in orange honey and spices and other tapas del Gringo. In summer Salsa evenings give the place a nice caliente atmosphere.

The concept is really nice. My Beers is the ideal place to meet up with friends or colleagues after work. In a very stylish decor (red walls, wooden bar and barrels as tables), you can sip no less than 400 different beers! Lovers of brown, blonde or red beers will be won over! From the prestigious Dark Island from Scotland to the more classic Guiness, you are bound to find what you are looking for. What's more, the draught beers change every 3 weeks: no time to get bored!

A popular address for an aperitif from 6.30 pm to 9 pm, with free tapas! Located above the Bellevue Hotel and under the benevolent gaze of the Good Mother, the setting is just as appreciable as the menu, with its woodwork, engravings, and its balcony-terrace which is always full, and for good reason, the view of the port is delicious. Music lovers will be delighted on Wednesday and Friday evenings, when live concerts are organised with a cheese platter and a good glass of wine as a bonus! An address not to be missed in Marseille.

On the terrace during the fine days or in the small room of this wine cellar, and to eat, you can come and discover on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays evenings the tasting plates of sausages and quality cheeses, as well as a multitude of tapas (squid, sausage, figatelli…) that combine with a good selection of wines (red, rosé and white) from different regions of the de. France. An evening in the right mood with your host Stéphane, and his mate Marie. This is what was missing in the heart of the city centre to get out of friends!

The bar is neat and a little rocky at the same time. The judicious arrangement of great vintages as well as more modest ones, which tourists and connoisseurs should not hesitate to frequent. And beware: the house "does not shy away from any sacrifice": it combines the functions of cellar, wine bar with a possible snack menu, introductory workshops in oenology and sommelier advice, weddings and other festivities... To follow, their Facebook page which is very active. It is also a place known to be the meeting place for singles.

We like to settle here in any season. The terrace overlooks the fountain, we sit there with pleasure. We stop for a coffee, a tea with a pastry, to sip a lemonade, a fruit juice, a glass of local wine or a pastis, and to nibble some Corsican specialities (cooked pork meats, figatelli...). We let ourselves go to remake the world under the soft Provencal sun. The cuisine is simple, the menu varied, the plates colorful, copious. The personnel is with the small care. Here, it smells like vacations all year long.

Founded in 1929, the Navy Bar is the essential institution of the Old Port. In particular, it was chosen for the famous part of the card of Raimu. It's like this bar is irremovable in the affection of the Marseillais. Today, the bar, ideally placed, welcomes you from breakfast to dinner and much later. Different populations cross there, tourists to Pagnol lovers, fans of Love Addict (whose scene was there) to the nocturnal once night fell. The staff were very helpful.

The Cup of Tea is a bookshop-tea room with a lovely terrace and a selection of independent booksellers. Ideal for a cup of tea with a good read. In the charming store, with its wood panelling and subdued lighting, you'll find books and bistro tables, and a staircase leading to a cosy, intimate mezzanine - a well-kept secret! The walls are decorated with monthly changing exhibitions. The tea menu features some forty flavors, many of them oriental and exotic from Lapsang Souchong, India, Kenya and Japan, as well as a variety of aromatic blends of green, jasmine and Hanoi monsoon teas, all served in good-sized teapots. You can accompany it with a few good cakes (tarts, cookies, muffins...). Service is warm and friendly.

It always surprises tourists and has been delighting Avignon residents for years with its British brunches. Yes, it's a real English tea room and it's unbeatable. What can we say about its scones, cheesecakes and other cakes on the floor except that they are to die for. The service is also English style with porcelain flower cups, we love it! Of course, savoury fans can choose the egg with bacon. The whole thing is accompanied by a tea that you can choose from a selection of about twenty flavours. Let's go!

The tea lovers meeting on Longchamp Boulevard. Teavora, in addition to offering a wide selection of teas from the 4 corners of the world, offers an exotic and relaxing atmosphere. As soon as we get there, we're invited to take off his shoes and move on the sand. Then choose three different atmospheres, including the Berber tent, but also a décor of the islands or an appointment in India in a tastefully decorated room. Almost 80 teas to taste, infusions, tisanes, but it's not just hot… fresh fruit juice and smoothies too. Home pastries will accompany this moment of softness. For lunch, we'll opt for salads or salads. You can enjoy a trip to the city center.

A building out of exposed stones located in bottom of the village, right before the botanical trail, and which is melted with wonder with the landscape of the caladées narrow streets. It is very small but the terrace... it is the Mont Ventoux! One tastes dishes vegetarians or vegan. One takes the aperitif by dividing into sheets a book. Hey yes, it is also a bookstore with a pointed selection of works on Ventoux. And one lets oneself wrap by the grandiose landscape by listening to the concert. Can one better dream? How what, small village, small café, but great ideas!

It's a small bistro with a menu renewed according to the rhythm of the seasons with fresh products: the plate is copious. At the weekend, it's tapas night with good wine chosen by Maxime! Out of season, he organizes small concerts, theme evenings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays such as L'apéro musical, Un plat-un vin, Viens avec votre instrument de musique... For wine lovers, Maxime, trained as a maître d'hôtel-sommelier, also offers oenology courses. In the summer, it's a street formula with the animated terrace, you will see. It's a nice place!

Located very well in the Blackcurrant city center, this brasserie is well-known of Cassidains. You will be able to settle there, in room or terrace, at any time of day to take there the breakfast, the lunch, aperitif, the dinner, a frozen cut or an evening drink. In the dish, the new chef proposes delicious burgers, a fine selection of salads, meats and grilled fish but also of the more typical dishes like the jumped prawns and blazes with the pastis... Innovation in 2016, a variation of woks, to test! And the retransmission of the matches of the Euro 2016!

In the Holy Street with narrow sidewalks, Stéphane Tramoni's wine bar is located. We are seduced by the décor: exposed beams, Toulouse briquettes on the walls, gouaille marseillaise in addition. On the plate, Provençal cuisine (package feet, mirrors smoke, pistou soup, winter game), abundance of goat, fig chutney and serrano, pata negra bellota, grilled grillades, and recently, fresh cooking for those who love to eat lighter. We come here both for the plate and for the glass or bottle, because we serve raw wines on the amazing strand, whose boss will explain to you the provenance, the history and advise you on the taste associations. To do nothing, the outdoor terrace is very pleasant.

Its green facade and the barrel installed in front of the door: the traditions of the Irish pub are displayed. It is one of the bars where Avignon likes to party and where you know there will always be people no matter what day of the week. There are concerts, rather rock and sometimes folk, broadcasts of matches - football or rugby - and special evenings like St. Patrick's Day (of course!). The atmosphere is often overheated and the bells synonymous with tips ring out loud. Whisky lovers should take a look at the menu.

In Aix it is called «BE». This is an institution on the Cours Mirabeau to take appetizers in happy hours. The outdoor terrace is pleasant in summer and is heated in winter! Inside, large rococos chandeliers and all the deep, you can join a more intimate room with comfortable seats if you wish. There's nothing to do with the outdoor terrace, where the music invites you to enjoy the atmosphere at the end of the day. It is rather "electro" and so very connected. You are on the most beautiful avenue of Aix-en-Provence, just opposite the fountain of hot water…

The most beautiful petanque court in the world, luxurious setting with a small wooden chalet on the waterfront. This timeless place has a breathtaking view of the Cap Canaille. On the menu: finger food, cocktails, wine or beer, for a capacity ranging from 50 to 100 people. When you say "pétanque", you say "pastis": there are six different pastis on the menu: classic, licorice or verbena. Ideal for an aperitif or a birthday party. Against all expectations, despite the exceptional location and panorama, beer is not more expensive than on the port of Cassis.

Red Lion Down Town is a friendly pub where you will find a wide selection of beers of all colors. Rock 'n' roll atmosphere in every sense of the word. The majority of clients are young. The service is nice. All the elements are gathered for a good evening! Football matches are also available.

Located opposite the train station, this Irish pub offers a wide selection of beers and spirits. On Wednesday from 21 p. m., the pub becomes a favourite stage for regional groups. A real pub for lovers with its soft atmosphere and soft seats.