Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Arles from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Arles
These are the rooms where Arles leans most clearly into tasting menus, refined cooking, and the city’s more ambitious dining tier.
In vieille ville, Les Maisons Rabanel is Arles’s most decorated creative dining room in our guide. It offers tasting menu and à la carte formats, an extensive wine list, and a vegetal fine dining focus shaped by Jean-Luc Rabanel’s greenstronomie approach. It holds Michelin Plate recognition and was ranked #125 on Opinionated About Dining’s Classical in Europe list in 2024.
In Place Voltaire, Inari brings French-Vietnamese fusion into Arles’s more serious contemporary tier. Chef Céline Pham serves a tasting menu, the room has a wine list with natural wine, and Michelin Plate recognition in 2025.
On Place du Forum, L'Oriel serves refined French cuisine in an 18th-century stone building with open kitchen views. It offers tasting menu, prix fixe, and à la carte formats, and the wine program is sommelier-led. Local seasonal products anchor the kitchen.
These picks show where Arles pairs bistro cooking with wine lists, extensive lists, and a natural-wine lean.
In Historic Center, Le Gibolin is a lively bistrot a vins with daily-changing market cooking and a natural-wine focus from southern France. It has held Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024, 2025, and 2026, with organic and natural wines central to the room.
In centre historique, Le Seize is a modern French bistro with a selection of regional wines and an extensive wine list. The kitchen uses local producers and herbs from its own garden, and it holds Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025.
In La Roquette, L'Epicier Moderne focuses on bistronomic French seafood with ultra-fresh local shellfish and shareable plates. The wine list includes natural wine, and the room works through small plates and à la carte service in a lively historic neighbourhood.
Arles has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. Michelin recognition in the city includes Plate and Bib Gourmand awards, with Les Maisons Rabanel, Le Gibolin, Drum Café, Chardon, Inari, and L'Arlatan among the recognised restaurants.
Le Gibolin is in Historic Center, L'Oriel is in Place du Forum, and L'Epicier Moderne is in La Roquette. Le Gibolin pours organic and natural wines from southern France; L'Oriel has sommelier-led service; L'Epicier Moderne serves natural wine with local seafood and shellfish.
Look in vieille ville, Place Voltaire, and Place du Forum for tasting menus. Les Maisons Rabanel in vieille ville, Inari in Place Voltaire, and L'Oriel in Place du Forum all offer tasting menu formats, while Le Greenstronome in Arles also focuses on tasting menus.
Les Maisons Rabanel, Le Gibolin, Drum Café, Chardon, Inari, L'Arlatan, Le Seize, and the hotels L'Hôtel Particulier, Jules César, Maison Volver, and Mas de Peint all have Michelin recognition in our guide. The city has no Michelin-starred restaurants, but it does have several Michelin Plate, Bib Gourmand, and Selected listings.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Les Maisons Rabanel operates two distinct formats under one address in Arles: Greeniotage, a vegetable-driven bistro register, and Greenstronome, its fine dining counterpart. The kitchen holds a Michelin Plate and ranked #125 on Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list in 2024. At the €€€€ price point, it represents one decorated creative dining address in the city.
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A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder in consecutive years (2024 and 2025), Le Gibolin has occupied the same address in Arles' Porcelets neighbourhood for a decade, building a reputation around organic and natural wines from southern France and a kitchen that keeps fresh vegetables at the centre of every plate.
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On Rue des Arènes, within walking distance of Arles's Roman amphitheatre, Chardon holds two consecutive Michelin Plate citations (2024 and 2025). The kitchen works in the modern cuisine register at a mid-range price point, making it one of the more accessible entry points into Arles's recognised dining tier.
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Drum Café on Avenue Victor Hugo holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Arles's recognised farm-to-table addresses at the mid-range price point. The kitchen works within a produce-led tradition that suits the agricultural richness of the Camargue and Alpilles hinterland. It occupies a consistent position in a city whose dining scene has grown considerably over the past decade.
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Inari gives Arles a sharper French-Vietnamese register than the city’s bistro-heavy default, with vegetables and Provençal produce carrying much of the argument. Michelin Plate recognition in 2025, Céline Pham’s Paris background, and a concise natural-wine list place it in the city’s more serious contemporary dining tier without turning the room into a formal tasting-menu theatre.
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Among Arles's mid-range Mediterranean tables, L'Arlatan holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it in a tier above casual bistro fare without the price barrier of the city's creative-tasting-menu circuit. The kitchen works within a Mediterranean register where herb-forward cooking, thyme, oregano, basil, does the structural work that heavier sauces do elsewhere..
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Jean-Luc Rabanel's vegetable-focused address in Arles has spent more than fifteen years making the case that plant-based cooking can carry the same precision and ambition as any protein-led kitchen. Positioned at the accessible end of the Rabanel portfolio, Greenstronomie translates that philosophy into a format the wider Camargue-and-Arles circuit can engage with daily. For anyone travelling through Provence, it represents a serious stop.
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Tucked into Arles’ storied old town, Le Seize distills the soul of Provence into a poised, modern bistro experience. Sarah and Julien Richard orchestrate a refined seasonal narrative—think tomato confit perfumed with vanilla oil and lime, silken courgette-basil velouté, and ethereal monkfish laced with seaweed butter—each plate finished with herbs and blossoms from the chef’s own garden. By day, the lunch menu offers notable value; on Thursday and Friday evenings, an intimate tasting menu invites deeper discovery, while Sunday brunch brings a sunlit indulgence. With a selection of regional wines and an ambiance of burnished sienna, cream, and wrought iron, Le Seize epitomizes understated luxury for travelers who savor authenticity and elegance in equal measure.
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Allora occupies a quiet address on Rue Dulau in Arles, sitting within a city where Provençal produce traditions run deep and the restaurant scene has grown increasingly serious. The Italian inflection of the name signals a Mediterranean dialogue that feels natural in a city equidistant from the Camargue wetlands and the Alpilles limestone range. For visitors building an Arles itinerary around food, it belongs on the shortlist alongside the neighbourhood's more established tables.
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Chez Bob occupies a mas on the rural edge of Arles, placing it in a different register from the town-centre bistros and creative tasting-menu rooms that define the city's better-known dining scene. The address alone signals intent: this is farmhouse Provence, not tourist-facing Camargue kitsch. Details on format, pricing, and booking are best confirmed directly before visiting.
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On a central street in Arles's old town, Gaudina occupies a position in a dining scene increasingly defined by the tension between Provençal tradition and contemporary ambition. The address places it within walking distance of the city's Roman amphitheatre and its constellation of independent restaurants, from neighbourhood bistros to the creative tasting menus that have drawn international attention to this corner of the Camargue.
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On a quiet street in central Arles, L'Autruche occupies a position in one of Provence's most historically layered cities. With the Roman amphitheatre a short walk away and a dining scene increasingly watched by serious eaters, the address at 5 Rue Dulau places it inside a neighbourhood where independent restaurants have quietly built a reputation for quality over spectacle. An address worth tracking for anyone planning time in the Camargue gateway.
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Positioned on Place Antonelle in the heart of Arles, L'Antonelle occupies a dining tier that sits above the city's casual bistro circuit and below the region's multi-starred establishments. The address places it within walking distance of the city's Roman amphitheatre and the galleries that define Arles as a cultural destination. Verify current hours and booking conditions directly before visiting.
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L'Epicier Moderne occupies a quiet address on Place Paul Doumer in Arles, sitting at a different register from the city's more celebrated creative kitchens. Where peers such as Les Maisons Rabanel operate in the high-concept bracket, this address reads as the kind of neighbourhood proposition that a mid-sized French provincial city depends on, grounded, accessible, and embedded in its immediate community.
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On Place Antonelle in the heart of Roman Arles, L'Essentiel occupies a position that tells you something about how the city's mid-range dining scene has matured. The room draws a local and visitor mix that reflects Arles's growing reputation as a serious food destination alongside its cultural calendar. Expect Provençal produce handled with contemporary restraint, in a setting that earns its place among the town's better options.
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On the Place du Forum in Arles, L'Oriel occupies one of the old town's most storied corners, where Roman columns and nineteenth-century ironwork set the stage before a plate is served. The address places it in direct conversation with the broader Arles dining scene, a city where Provençal tradition and contemporary ambition coexist in close quarters. Reserve ahead during the summer festival season when the square fills and tables become scarce.
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On a narrow street beside the Roman amphitheatre, La Gueule du Loup occupies the kind of address that Arles does quietly and well: small rooms, serious cooking, and a sense that the city's Provençal larder is being treated with genuine care. The restaurant sits in the mid-range of Arles dining, where regional tradition and considered technique share the same table.
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A neighbourhood bistro on the corner of Rue Léon Blum in Arles, Le cochon qui fume occupies the casual, convivial end of the city's dining spectrum. The name alone, the smoking pig, signals a kitchen with confidence in its subject matter. For visitors working through Arles's range of options, this is the kind of address that anchors an evening without ceremony.
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On a quiet street in Arles's medieval core, Le Galoubet occupies a position that says something about how the city eats: close to the Roman arena, far from the tourist menus that cluster around it. The address at 18 Rue du Dr Fanton places it within the tightly wound old town, where the dining scene operates at a pace and register distinct from the Camargue-themed fare that dominates the main squares.
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In the old town of Arles, Le Greeniotage at 7 Rue des Carmes positions itself within a broader Provençal movement that places ingredient sourcing at the centre of the plate. The address sits in a neighbourhood where Roman stonework meets contemporary dining, and the kitchen's orientation toward local produce connects it to the farm-to-table current running through the city's restaurant scene.
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Place du Forum has anchored Arles social life since Roman times, and Le Nord-Pinus sits at the square's edge as one of its most historically loaded addresses. The hotel and its dining spaces operate where 19th-century grand hotel tradition meets the Camargue's spare, ingredient-driven pantry. For visitors calibrating between the city's Roman monuments and its growing reputation as a contemporary art centre, Le Nord-Pinus offers a coherent base with a genuinely Southern French character.
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Lou Marques sits on the Boulevard des Lices in the heart of Arles, placing it at the intersection of Provençal culinary tradition and the city's Roman-era civic life. The address alone positions it within a dining corridor that has long served as the social spine of this UNESCO-listed city. For visitors cross-referencing Arles against France's broader fine-dining map, Lou Marques offers a grounded regional alternative worth understanding on its own terms.
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A fixture on the Rue des Porcelets in Arles's old town, Mesa draws a loyal local following that returns not for novelty but for consistency and a sense of place. Set within the dense medieval fabric of a city that balances Roman heritage with a live contemporary arts scene, Mesa occupies a tier of neighbourhood dining where the room and the regular clientele define the experience as much as the plate.
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On Arles's main civic artery, Mimosa occupies a position that rewards those already invested in the city's quieter dining registers. The wine list is the editorial spine here, orienting the room toward Rhône and Provence producers before a plate arrives. For a city more associated with Roman ruins than restaurant culture, Mimosa represents the kind of address that earns its standing through depth rather than spectacle.
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A Michelin Selected hotel occupying a former Carmelite convent on Arles' central boulevard des Lices, Jules César sits where the city's Roman-era ambition meets its Provençal present. The building's cloister and historic bones set the architectural tone, while its boulevard-facing position places guests within walking distance of the Arles Amphitheatre and the Saturday market that defines the city's weekly rhythm.
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A restored 18th-century mansion in Arles's old quarter, L'Hôtel Particulier earned a Gault & Millau Exceptional Hotel designation in 2025, placing it among a small tier of independently operated properties where architectural integrity and atmosphere do the heavy lifting.
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A Michelin Selected address on a quiet Arles street, Maison Volver sits in the smaller, design-conscious tier of Provençal accommodation that prioritises atmosphere over scale. Its location in the Roman city's historic core places it within walking distance of the amphitheatre and the Fondation Vincent van Gogh, making it a considered base for travellers more interested in the city than in resort facilities.
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A Michelin Selected working farmhouse hotel on the edge of the Camargue, Mas de Peint occupies a 17th-century mas whose stone architecture and agricultural bones remain visibly intact. The property sits in a different register from Arles's urban hotels, trading old-town proximity for open marshland and a scale of silence the city cannot offer.
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