Restaurant in Avignon, France
Michelin-recognised modern French, easy to book.
Hiély-Lucullus holds a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 and a 4.6 Google rating, making it one of the most dependable choices at the €€€€ tier in central Avignon. It suits food-focused travellers who want Michelin-recognised modern cuisine in a walkable location. Booking is easy outside festival season.
Yes, if you want a Michelin-recognised modern French meal in the centre of Avignon at a price point that reflects genuine culinary ambition. Hiély-Lucullus holds a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, sits on the main artery of the old city at 5 Rue de la République, and carries a 4.6 Google rating across 237 reviews. That combination of sustained recognition and strong public approval makes it one of the more dependable choices at the €€€€ tier in this market. If you are visiting Avignon for the first time and want one serious dinner, this belongs on your shortlist alongside La Mirande and Pollen.
Hiély-Lucullus is a modern cuisine restaurant with a long presence in Avignon's dining scene. The Michelin Plate — awarded for consistent quality cooking rather than starred-level ambition — tells you that this is a kitchen producing food that reviewers find technically sound and worth recommending, without the intensity or ceremony of a full-starred experience. For a food and wine traveller seeking depth in the Provence-Rhône corridor, that positioning matters. You get professional-level cooking in a city that also gives you ready access to some of France's great wine regions: the Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and Gigondas are all within reach. Pairing that regional wine context with a Michelin Plate kitchen is a sound strategy for a serious meal.
The address on Rue de la République places it in the commercial heart of Avignon's walled city, walkable from the Palais des Papes and from most of the city's hotels. If you are staying at a property covered in our full Avignon hotels guide, you can likely reach the restaurant without a taxi. That kind of access matters when you are planning around festivals, particularly the Festival d'Avignon in July, when the city fills and logistics tighten.
For travellers calibrating when to visit, the brunch and weekend service question is worth addressing directly. At a €€€€ modern cuisine restaurant with Michelin recognition, the lunch service typically offers the clearest value. A fixed lunch menu at this price tier in Avignon will almost always represent a lower per-cover cost than dinner while drawing from the same kitchen. If you are exploring the Provence region across several days, scheduling your Hiély-Lucullus visit as a long weekend lunch makes practical sense: you keep your evening free for wine-bar exploration (see our full Avignon bars guide) and you eat at a pace that suits afternoon plans in the old city. The specific lunch menu format and pricing are not confirmed in our current data, so verify directly with the restaurant before booking.
Consecutive Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025 indicate a kitchen that has maintained its standard across a meaningful period of scrutiny. This matters because Avignon's restaurant market has seen movement: new openings at the €€€ tier and continued pressure from Provence's wider culinary pull. Holding Michelin recognition consecutively in this environment is a credible signal that the kitchen has not coasted. For context on what sustained Michelin attention at various levels looks like across France, compare the trajectories of properties like Maison Lameloise in Chagny or Flocons de Sel in Megève , both of which built reputations through consistent year-on-year quality rather than single-season peaks.
Booking at Hiély-Lucullus is rated Easy. At the €€€€ tier in Avignon outside festival season, you should be able to secure a table within one to two weeks for most dates. During the Festival d'Avignon (July), book earlier , the city's dining capacity tightens across all price points. Dress code information is not confirmed, but at a Michelin Plate restaurant in France at this price level, smart casual is a safe baseline: clean, put-together, and not beachwear. The address is 5 Rue de la République, 84000 Avignon. For a broader view of where this fits in the city's dining options, see our full Avignon restaurants guide.
Travellers who want to extend the day around this meal should note that Avignon's winery access is real: our full Avignon wineries guide covers the options for tastings in the surrounding appellation areas, which pair logically with a Rhône-influenced modern cuisine lunch.
Quick reference: Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025 | 4.6 / 5 (237 Google reviews) | €€€€ | 5 Rue de la République, Avignon | Booking difficulty: Easy.
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For a Michelin Plate restaurant in central Avignon, the €€€€ tier is justified if you are looking for the most serious cooking the city offers outside La Mirande. The 4.6 Google score across 237 reviews suggests consistent execution. If value is the priority, Sevin at €€€ or Numéro 75 at €€ give you solid meals at lower cost. Hiély-Lucullus earns its price if Michelin-recognised modern cuisine matters to your trip.
No confirmed dress code is on record. At a Michelin Plate restaurant in France at €€€€, smart casual is a reliable default: well-fitted clothing, no sportswear, no sandals. Avignon skews less formal than Paris but this is not a brasserie setting. Err toward neat rather than dressed-down and you will be fine.
Specific dishes are not confirmed in our current data. At a Michelin Plate modern cuisine kitchen in the Provence-Rhône context, the kitchen's seasonal and regional produce choices will likely drive the menu. Ask the team what is leading that week , at this price point, the waiter should be able to steer you clearly. Trust the recommendation over any fixed list.
Booking is rated Easy. Outside the Festival d'Avignon in July, one to two weeks ahead should be sufficient for most dates. During the festival, book as early as possible , the entire city fills and restaurant availability across all tiers tightens. Dinner slots on Saturday are the most competitive year-round.
Tasting menu format and pricing are not confirmed in our data. At a Michelin Plate kitchen, a tasting menu, if available, is usually the format that shows the kitchen at its leading. Verify format and price directly before booking. If a tasting menu is available and within your budget, it is the more revealing way to assess what the kitchen can do compared to ordering à la carte.
Yes, provided your group suits a formal-leaning modern cuisine setting. The Michelin Plate recognition, €€€€ price point, and central Avignon location make it a credible choice for a birthday dinner, anniversary, or celebration meal. For the most theatrical setting in the city, La Mirande has the edge on room. Hiély-Lucullus works well when the food itself is the priority over historic atmosphere.
At the same €€€€ tier, Pollen is the most direct modern cuisine comparison. For a step down in price without sacrificing quality, Sevin at €€€ is worth considering. If you want the most formal room and historic setting in Avignon, La Mirande is the answer. For a relaxed evening at lower cost, Italie là-bas at €€ handles Italian with confidence. See our full Avignon restaurants guide for the complete picture.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiély-Lucullus | Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Pollen | Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Italie là-bas | Italian | €€ | Unknown | — | |
| Numéro 75 | Traditional Cuisine | €€ | Unknown | — | |
| Sevin | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Unknown | — | |
| Le Joat | Unknown | — |
How Hiély-Lucullus stacks up against the competition.
At €€€€, it sits at the top of Avignon's price tier, but two consecutive Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025 confirm the kitchen is delivering at a level that justifies the spend. Outside festival season, you're paying for genuine culinary ambition without the difficulty premium that comes with harder-to-book venues. If you want a reliable, Michelin-recognised dinner in the city centre, the value holds.
No dress code is documented in the venue data, but a €€€€ modern cuisine restaurant with Michelin recognition in Avignon calls for at minimum business casual. Think put-together rather than formal: a jacket for men and equivalent effort for women is unlikely to be out of place and less likely to feel under-dressed than the alternative.
Specific menu details are not available in our current data, so we won't speculate on dishes. At a Michelin Plate modern cuisine restaurant in this price range, the kitchen's composed set menus are typically where the cooking shows best. Ask staff which format the chef currently considers the kitchen's strongest when you book or arrive.
Booking is rated Easy at Hiély-Lucullus. Outside Avignon's festival season (primarily July), one to two weeks ahead should be sufficient for most parties. During the Festival d'Avignon, the city fills up sharply and earlier reservations make sense. Walk-ins may be possible on quieter weeknights, but a €€€€ dinner is not worth leaving to chance.
We don't have current menu structure confirmed in our data, so we can't call the tasting menu specifically. What the two consecutive Michelin Plates do confirm is that the kitchen has maintained consistent quality across scrutinised service periods, which is generally a signal that structured, multi-course formats are where the cooking lands well. Confirm menu options directly with the restaurant when booking.
Yes. A Michelin Plate modern cuisine restaurant at €€€€ on Avignon's main central thoroughfare ticks the practical boxes for a birthday, anniversary, or celebration dinner: recognised quality, central location at 5 Rue de la République, and an accessible booking window that lets you plan ahead without stress. It suits couples and small groups more naturally than larger parties at this price point.
Numéro 75 and Pollen are the closest comparisons in the Avignon area for considered modern cooking. Le Joat and Sevin are worth considering if you want to trade some formality for a different style at a potentially lower spend. Italie là-bas offers a distinct change of direction if French fine dining isn't the priority. All are within the Pearl network for direct comparison.
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