Coffee shops and tea rooms Provence

Enjoy the privilege of entering the interior garden of this private mansion, in the summer under the generous shade of its hundred-year-old trees. You can sit at one of the outdoor tables for a drink, or sit there at lunchtime and in the evening to taste the beautiful recipes created by the chef in residence. It is a gourmet stopover but also a cultural one. This is how Nicolas Mazet wanted it, a house of Art and History, accessible to the widest possible audience, with contemporary art exhibitions.

South American cuisine is often overlooked by the general public. Minca Café is the ideal place to discover it, thanks to Ines, who will give you a warm welcome and pass on her love for her country, Colombia. You'll find what you're looking for, from gourmet coffees and pastries to takeaway and on-site catering, brunches and a South American delicatessen. The products, especially the coffees and homemade pastries, are of the highest quality. The establishment also offers themed evenings to discover South American countries.

A smart new address in the heart of the village of Allauch. A stopover at Manon and Enzo's Tout simplement, a café that lives up to its name. More than a traditional restaurant, this is a coffee shop where you can enjoy a hot or cold homemade drink, sweets concocted by Manon, the head pastry chef, and even a few tasty dishes that change with the day and the seasons with Enzo, the head chef, who trained at the Collège Culinaire de France. Each week's menus are inspired, drawn up in direct liaison with producers and at affordable prices. All in all, Tout simplement offers a simple, upscale street-food experience.

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.

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.

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.

Justine opened her coffee shop after training as a barista and roaster, and working as an apprentice in Bordeaux, Madrid and Portugal. She roasts her beans on site, from Mexico, Ethiopia and Honduras. Each origin has a different flavor: full-bodied, balanced, full-bodied or light. Justine will advise you on how to choose from the different beans on offer. You can also sit down for a coffee with homemade brownies or cake - that's the Kaki concept, a convivial place.

Ideally located on the pretty Place Sadi-Carnot with its fountain, just a stone's throw from the port, this café has been renowned for the past 7 years by Ciotadens for its excellent homemade waffles. But to sum up the place would be too simple, for here people come to enjoy brunch as much as natural wines (Loire, Rhône Valley, Provence, Vaucluse, Var...), as well as tasty dishes for lunch. In the kitchen, Lisa's talent shines through. At Le Petit Futé, you'll appreciate the relaxed, family atmosphere of the café, the lovely terrace and its truly Mediterranean ambience, as well as the coffee specialities on offer. A wide variety of fruit and vegetable juices, and an eco-friendly approach.

At the bottom of the Cours Franklin-Roosevelt, a discreet address that deserves to be known, a few steps from the Réformés. Behind an attractive frontage, we enter a rather surprising café, with its counter and the smiling welcome of the owner, then a room in enfilade where you can enjoy your coffee, tea or pastry on a sofa or on cushions. A Zen place, which offers teas and herbal teas, ayurvedic infusions and homemade blends, some with CBD. On the pastry side, gluten-free, vegan, classic, all homemade by the chef, just like the quiches and cakes served for lunch. We like to spend a relaxing and greedy moment there.