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Eating and drinking
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Aix is stuffed full of
restaurants
of every price and ethnic origin. Place des Cardeurs, just northwest of the HA?tel de Ville, is nothing but restaurant, brasserie and cafA© tables, while rue de la Verrerie running south from HA?tel 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 cafA©-brasseries on cours Mirabeau are also tempting, and in between them you'll find cheaper snackeries and pedlars of delicious fresh fruit juice.
CafA©s and restaurants L'Aligot , 6 place des Cardeurs (tel 04.42.63.00.26). Specialities from southwest France from 150F/a?¬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/a?¬15.25. Closed Sun & Mon lunch. de l'ArchevA?chA© , place des Martyrs-de-la-RA©sistance (tel 04.42.21.43.57). Good midday pasta, tapas and salads for under 100F/a?¬15.25. Closed Sun. Le Basilic Gourmand , 6 rue du Griffon (tel 04.42.96.08.58). Classic ProvenA§al food on a 100F/a?¬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/a?¬11.44, evening from 100F/a?¬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 pA?quets (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/a?¬38.13, otherwise menus start at 350F/a?¬53.38 and A la carte from 450F/a?¬68.63. Closed Mon lunch & Sun. Les Deux GarA§ons , 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 MA©rindol & place des Cardeurs (tel 04.42.27.00.35). Outdoor tables and a cheap lunch menu including wine, with delicious hacienda beef A 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/a?¬22.88. For dessert try the traditional Iranian choleh zard , a rice dish with saffron, spices and nuts. Closed Sat & Sun evening. KhA©ops , 28 rue de la Verrerie (tel 04.42.96.59.05). Egyptian cuisine featuring falafel , stuffed pigeon and gorgeous milk-based desserts. From 120F/a?¬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/a?¬15.25. Closed Sun & Mon. Other useful information
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