3 Best Restaurants in Uzès, Provence

Uzès's only Michelin-starred restaurant has a stately but cozy dining room that sets the stage for a memorable meal from start to finish. Give yourself time to fully appreciate the dishes of chef Christophe Ducros, whose magic lies in the seasonal pairings of the freshest ingredients from both the countryside (like lamb served three ways) and coast (coquilles Saint-Jacques with butternut squash, yuzu, and trompette mushrooms) with complementary local wines. Service is meticulous yet friendly, and the menu, though abbreviated, covers all the gourmet bases and then some.

Locals appreciate this cozy, contemporary dining room, set in an old stone house a 10-minute walk from the town center, so a table here is one of Uzès's most coveted. After training in top Parisian kitchens, chef Axel Grousset-Bachelard traveled the world tasting as he went, so expect a touch of the exotic in his seasonal dishes made with market-fresh produce (if you're here in winter, order any of the dishes featuring the local black truffles) and meat and fish sourced from the finest Occitane and Provence purveyors. Service is top-notch (and very friendly), and the wine list favors local growers.

This favorite spot in the center of town draws crowds, especially after the morning market, for its excellent French comfort food with a twist. It's a great place to relax—inside the cheerful dining room or outdoors in the garden or under the 16th-century building's beautiful stone vaulting—and feast on rotisserie chicken with crispy frites, fresh oysters on the half shell, jumbo shrimp with mango and avocado, or a charcuterie plate.