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remains exceptional, notably the summertime-only starter-to- dessert tomato menu.
Reserve.
GASTRONOMIC
Les 5 Sens €€€
( 04 90 85 26 51;
www.restaurantles5sens.com
; 18 rue Joseph Vernet; menus lunch
€16-21, dinner €39-58; Tue-Sat)
Chef Thierry Baucher, one of France's
meilleurs ouv-
riers
(top chefs), reveals his southwestern origins in specialties like
cassoulet
and foie
gras, but skews contemporary Mediterranean in gastronomic dishes such as butternut-
squash ravioli with
escargots
. Surroundings are refreshingly unfussy - vaguely French-
colonial, with rattan and carved wood - and service is impeccable.
MODERN FRENCH
Numéro 75 €€
( 04 90 27 16 00;
www.numero75.fr
;
75 rue Guillaume Puy; menus €28.50-34.50,
mains €16-25; Mon-Sat)
The chic dining room, in the former mansion of absinthe in-
ventor Jules Pernod, is a fitting backdrop for stylised Mediterranean cooking. Menus
change nightly, and include only three mains, but brevity guarantees freshness. On balmy
nights, book the courtyard garden.
Le Grand Café €€
( 04 90 86 86 77;
www.legrandcafe-restaurant.fr
; cour Maria Casarès; lunch/dinner
menus €18/28; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat Sep-Apr, Tue-Sun Jun-Aug)
Hidden behind the
Palais des Papes, this boho-chic bistro-bar with a big terrace adjoins arty Manutention cul-
tural centre. Giant mirrors on rough-hewn walls reflect French actors' portraits and rows
of vintage tables. Good-value Provençal menus provide an alternative to more touristy
places uphill.
MEDITERRANEAN
Ginette et Marcel €
(27 place des Corps Saints; dishes €4-6; 11am-11pm Wed-Mon) Tartines
(open-faced
sandwiches), tarts, salad and soup comprise the menu at this homy cafe with farm tables,
vintage floors and big windows overlooking a happening square.
CAFE
