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patio. The open kitchen uses local ingredients, breathing new life into old classics - save
room for lavender
crème brulée
.
PROVENÇAL
Chez Serge €€
( 04 90 63 21 24;
www.chez-serge.com
; 90 rue Cottier; lunch/dinner menus €17/35;
lunch Sun-Fri, dinner Mon-Sat)
This smart little courtyard restaurant plays shabby chic
with distressed wood and granite, lending an earthiness that complements the
terroir
cooking: this is the place to sample truffle-based menus.
La Petite Fontaine €€
( 04 90 60 77 83; 17 place du Colonel Mouret; menus lunch/dinner €15/27; Mon &
Tue, Thu-Sat; )
On a pedestrianised square with a gurgling fountain this lively bistro
doubles as a gourmet deli; expect simple, flavour-rich regional cooking.
PROVENÇAL
BRASSERIE
Les Palmiers €
( 04 90 63 12 31; 77 place du Général de Gaulle; mains from €9; 7am-10pm)
This
cheap and cheerful brasserie is packed at lunchtime. Tiny tables face a central square,
good for people-watching. Expect standards - steak-frites, pasta-pesto, croques mon-
sieurs…
Information
Tourist Office
(
www.carpentras-ventoux.com
; 97 place du 25 Août 1944; tours adult/
child €4/2.50; 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-6pm Mon-Sat year-round, plus 9.30am-1pm Sun
Jul & Aug)
Excellent website; multilingual guided tours from April to September. The
free English-language
Discovery Circuit
brochure interprets a
berlingot
-marked walking
circuit.
