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( 04 90 20 72 00;
www.hotel-les-nevons.com
;
205 chemin des Nevons; d €69-96, tr
€115, q €135; )
This modern, generic hotel (with lift) could be anywhere,
but its rooms are good value and have gleaming bathrooms renovated in 2011. The
rooftop pool has knockout views. A family suite (€145) sleeps five.
Eating
La Villa €€
( 04 90 38 24 50;
www.lavillarestaurant.fr
;
682 av Jean Monnet; mains €20-23)
Los
Angeles meets Provence at hedonistic La Villa where tables line a portico surrounding a
swimming pool. Bring a bathing suit and after lunch sunbathe beside sexy Parisians.
Come dinnertime everyone dresses sharp, filling the concrete-and-velvet, rustic-chic in-
terior. Up-tempo lounge beats set a lively mood. Midday, expect composed salads,
Carpaccios, summer dishes; evenings, tapas and updated classics. Reserve.
MODERN FRENCH
Le Vivier €€€
( 04 90 38 52 80; levivier-restaurant.com; 800 cours Fernande Peyre; menus lunch
weekday/weekend €30/45, dinner €45-70; lunch Tue-Thu & Sun, dinner Tue-Sat mid-
Mar-mid-Feb)
Outside town swanky Michelin-starred 'Fishpond' is renowned for its ima-
ginative, contemporary cooking. Prime local ingredients appear in dishes like smoked eel
with glazed apple, or roasted rabbit with artichoke ravioli, served riverside on the terrace
or inside the dining room. Reservations essential.
GASTRONOMIC
BISTRO
Le Carré d'Herbes €€
( 04 90 38 23 97;
www.lecarredherbes.fr
;
13 ave Quatre Otages; menus lunch €17,
dinner €24-31; daily Mar-Sep, Fri-Tue Sep-Mar)
An unfussy restaurant among the an-
tiques villages on the main thoroughfare, with lovely patio good for a lingering lunch.
Serves market-fresh
menus
. Occasionally hosts live jazz.
Au Chineur €€
( 04 90 38 33 54; 2 esplanade Robert-Vasse; lunch menu €13, dinner mains €14-19;
7am-midnight, Wed-Mon)
Antique bric-a-brac hangs from the rafters at this quaiside bis-
tro with excellent people-watching. Expect simple classics and good-value lunches; off-
hours find cheese-and-charcuterie plates, tarts and nibbles.
BISTRO
L'Art de Vivre €€
PROVENÇAL
