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Première édition is a bistro with a modern cuisine bent at 5 rue Prévôt in Avignon, and the Michelin Guide lists it as Recommended for 2026.
Aurélie and Jonathan Thomassin took over L'Ami Voyage, a bookstore and restaurant that was also the first printing press for Actes Sud editions. The room now has a waxed concrete bar, Japanese-inspired lighting and skateboards hung on the walls. Le Fooding listed the address in 2026.
The kitchen works in small plates: potato gnocchi with confit garlic cream, barbecued prawns from Grau-du-Roi, a breaded pullet raised by Elisabeth near L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. Vegetables come from organic growers in the Alpilles. The wine list favors "living" bottles from growers who avoid chemical treatments.
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Things are changing in the medieval city of Avignon! Aurélie and Jonathan Thomassin have converted a local institution (L’Ami Voyage, a former bookstore/restaurant that was also the first printing press for Actes Sud editions) into an intriguing restaurant : a waxed concrete bar, Japanese-inspired lighting, skateboards hung on the walls… Once night falls, make way for tantalizing small plates: light zucchini blossom beignets stuffed with brousse cheese and sumac, plus green gazpacho (Green Zebra tomatoes, melon, zucchini) with just the right amount of vinegar; lovely chicken thigh cooked in a press, with tender meat and crispy skin, drizzled in a tarragon, marigold and mandarin orange jus, with smashed potatoes; and a comforting s’more dessert made with homemade barbecued marshmallow in between two tuile cookies, all sprinkled with shaved dark chocolate and toasted buckwheat. // Raoul Taburin
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