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I agree most places in Aix are middling. Haven't been for a few years but my grandparents used to live there. There used to be a very very good Vietnamese take away close to the cathedral- recognisable by the long queues outside. The food really was supreme. They simply didn't use to serve anything that wasn't perfect. Hope they're still there. There's a pizza place on the Cours Mirabeau, close to the Deux Garcons, a big hole in the wall take away place, the pizzas there are very good.
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boredough
Jun 16, 2012 12:37 AM
It may be a bit late for 2012, but maybe you mean summer 2013. In any case, although Aix is a lovely town, if you find a B&B there, it will most likely not have any parking facilities and you will be forced to use a (paying) parking lot - which adds to the hassle of getting in & out of town each day to sightsee. If you find one on the outskirts, you might as well be somewhere else - so I would recommend the Lourmarin/Puyvert area for its beautiful surrounding scenery. (Sorry I can't recommend a particular one, but here's a start for your research: http://www.provenceweb.fr/e/vaucluse/...
)My opinion aside, even searching on CH will show that, for a city of its size, Aix does not seem to have enough really good restaurants ("worth a journey"), which has always surprised me. Parking yourself/yourselves somewhere less constricting will allow you to more easily get to & have dinner at the many recommended restaurants on this site.›3 Replies-
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re: degustazione
boredough
Apr 4, 2013 05:12 AM
We had dinner last night at le Formal (32 rue Espariat) and all 8 of us were extremely pleased, the meal highlighted by our table being in a separate "stone-walled" room in the back (of the basement level). For 39€ we had 3 courses, plus amuse-bouche & pre-dessert - each tasty dish carefully & artfully prepared. Would definitely go back.
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