Provencal cuisine .....
....conjures up thoughts of sun drenched lavender fields, Herbs de Provence, garic, olives, olive oil, pesto, truffles, vine spring ripened tomatoes and aubergines, lemons, chevre cheese, spring lamb - fresh, fresh seafood - and who can forget Bouillabaisse!
Rightfully earning the name, “la cuisine du soleil"
Some of the traditionally Provancal items you may see on menus:
Bouillabaisse: Hearty saffron based Seafood Stew, served as a main course – usually a special meal.
Soupe de Poissons: Hearty Mediterranean fish soup, served with aioli (garlic mayonnaise), garlic, croutons and finely grated sharp cheese.
Daube Provencale: Traditional Provencal stew, made with either beef, veal or lamb. Perfumed with Herbs de Provence and orange zest, and cooked with a good amount of red wine.
Soupe au pistou: The soup of
Ratatouille: A vegetable mixture (usually tomatoes, eggplant aka. aubergines, bell peppers, onions and garlic, but sometimes including zucchini aka courgette). Served hot usually as an accompaniment to meat, or cold as a starter.
Tappenade: Olive puree served on toast or with raw vegetables with “aperitif”.
Anchoiade: Also for “aperitif” anchovy puree served in a similar manner to Tappenade.
You will find restaurants offering everything from casual dining to a complete formal French lunch or dinner – Provencal style – Bien sur! Sablet itself has excellent dining of both types and is fortunate to be surrounded by a number of other villages with restaurants of similar quality. Further a field (within a 10 – 15 min drive), are many many more excellent choices in the towns of Vaison la Romaine, Carpentras,
Below are a few of our favorites from the neighboring villages.
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Restaurant les Abeilles, 4 route de Vaison, Sablet
tel 04 90 12 38 96
Closed Sunday evenings and Monday all day. Seasonal Provencal cuisine. Inside dining in a comfortable setting or terrace dining in a private courtyard. Always great with seasonal Provencal cuisine
Restaurant La Table du Comtat, Le Village, Seguret
tel 04 90 46 91 49
Traditional, classic French cuisine. Wonderful setting in this “village perche.”
L’Oustelet Restaurant, Place Gabrielle Andeol, Gigondas
tel 04 90 65 85 03
Provencal cuisine. This is a beautiful little restaurant in a charming village with great food. 
Le Brin d’Olivier, 4 rue du Ventoux, Vaison la Romaine
tel 04 90 28 74 79
Closed Wednesday and Saturday for lunch.
They make you feel home here.
Fete en
tel 04 90 36 36 43
Closed from mid-November to Easter and Wednesdays in July-August.
In an ancient courtyard or in the very coloured décor of the two dining rooms.
Le Bateleur, 1 place Theodore Aubanel, Vaison la Romaine
tel 04 90 36 28 04
In the heart of medieval town, a flourished house where nice flower bouquets decorate the soft and sober décor.
Le Moulin à Huile, quai du Mal-Foch, Vaison la Romaine
tel 04 90 36 20 67
From Flemish origin, the chef has his roots in
of the region since 1996 in this ancient 12th century mill. The cuisine is resolutely sunny, like the country here.
Restaurant reviews from some of our guests
“We took advantage of your restaurant information and ate at Abeilles (‘our friends’…. went to cooking school there last Wednesday and really enjoyed it), Table du Comtat (our favorite), and Bateleur. We also enjoyed Le Mesclun (Seguret-young couple very attractive presentation and food), Hotel restaurant Colombet in Nyons (our friend - olive lover), and Les Copains d'Abords in Gigondas-Mistral the last two days and we tried to go to the L'Oustalet for lunch, but it was full inside. The owner of Copains is a character-fun.”
JS California USA
“We particularly wanted to thank you for your various recommendations/sugges tions. We are wine lovers and after visiting Domaine Piaugier and meeting Sophie Autran we then proceeded to drink their wines most of our two weeks in
JL Virginia
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