Restaurant in Avignon, France
Solid traditional cooking, no booking stress.
Numéro 75 is a Michelin Plate-recognised traditional French restaurant at 75 Rue Guillaume Puy, Avignon, sitting at the €€ price tier with a 4.6 Google rating across 724 reviews. It is one of the more accessible Michelin-recognised addresses in the city, with easy booking and consistent cooking. A strong option for solo diners and return visitors who want to try counter seating.
Getting a table at Numéro 75 is easier than at most Michelin-recognised addresses in Provence, which makes it one of the more accessible bets for traditional French cooking in Avignon right now. The venue holds a Michelin Plate for both 2024 and 2025, signalling consistent kitchen standards without the booking pressure of a starred room. If you are returning after a first visit and wondering whether it holds up, the answer is yes — and there are good reasons to return with a different approach to how you sit and order.
Numéro 75 sits at 75 Rue Guillaume Puy, a quieter residential street in Avignon's historic centre. The address keeps it away from the tourist-facing density around the Palais des Papes, which is reflected in both the atmosphere and the pricing. The room reads as a properly French neighbourhood restaurant rather than a stage-set for visitors: considered without being fussy, with the kind of visual calm that lets the food do the talking. At the €€ price tier, the setting delivers more than the price point would suggest.
For a return visit, the counter or bar seating — where available , changes the experience meaningfully. Sitting at the pass or at bar-adjacent positions puts you closer to the rhythm of the kitchen during service, which at a traditional French address means watching classic technique executed with the precision that earned the Michelin Plate recognition. It is a different meal from the same menu: more immediate, better for solo diners or pairs who want the meal to be the focus rather than the conversation backdrop.
If your first visit was a standard table booking, consider requesting counter or bar seating this time. The Michelin Plate credential across two consecutive years (2024 and 2025) indicates the kitchen is consistent enough that the counter experience is worth pursuing rather than a risk. Traditional French cuisine at this price tier in Avignon tends toward seasonal market-driven menus, so the menu in the current season will differ from what you had before , which is reason enough to return without needing a special occasion as justification.
Autumn and winter in Provence bring heavier, richer preparations to traditional French menus: game, root vegetables, truffles as the season advances. If you are reading this in the colder months, this is one of the better windows to revisit a traditional French address at the €€ tier, where the seasonal shift is felt most clearly in the cooking without the price inflation that comes with truffle season at higher price points. For the full Avignon dining picture, see our full Avignon restaurants guide.
Booking difficulty at Numéro 75 is rated Easy. This is not a room you need to plan weeks in advance under normal circumstances, which puts it in a different category from starred addresses in the region like Mirazur in Menton or Flocons de Sel in Megève, where lead times are considerably longer. A few days out is usually sufficient, though weekend evenings during the Festival d'Avignon (July) will tighten availability across the city. For broader planning, our Avignon hotels guide and bars guide can help you build the full itinerary.
| Detail | Numéro 75 | La Fourchette | Sevin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price tier | €€ | €€ | €€€ |
| Cuisine | Traditional French | Traditional French | Modern French |
| Awards | Michelin Plate ×2 | , | , |
| Booking difficulty | Easy | Easy | Moderate |
| Leading for | Counter/solo, return visits | Classic Provençal, groups | Special occasions |
See the full comparison section below.
At the €€ price tier with two consecutive Michelin Plates, Numéro 75 offers good value for a set menu format in Avignon. The Michelin Plate signals technical consistency rather than star-level ambition, so if you are comparing it against a starred experience elsewhere in the region, the cooking is more grounded and classical than experimental. For the price tier, it is a solid yes. If you want a full tasting menu with more creative ambition and are willing to spend more, Pollen or Acte 2 are worth considering at the modern cuisine end of the Avignon market.
No formal dress code is listed, and at the €€ tier in a neighbourhood Avignon setting, smart-casual is the right call. Think clean, put-together but not suited. The Michelin Plate recognition means the room takes food seriously, but it is not the kind of address where you would feel out of place in good jeans and a jacket. Avoid beachwear or overly casual dress as a baseline for any Michelin-recognised address in France.
Yes, and it is one of the better options in Avignon for solo diners specifically. The counter or bar seating format (where available) is well-suited to eating alone: you get engagement with the kitchen and the meal becomes the focus rather than the social dynamic. The €€ price point also makes it a low-risk solo dinner rather than a financial commitment that requires a group to feel justified. For comparison, La Fourchette is also solo-friendly but more table-focused in its layout. See our Avignon experiences guide for solo-friendly itinerary ideas.
It works for a low-key special occasion where the meal itself is the event rather than a grand setting. The Michelin Plate adds credibility and the €€ price means you are not over-spending for a birthday dinner or anniversary lunch. If the occasion calls for a more formal or visually impressive room, La Mirande at €€€€ or La Vieille Fontaine will deliver a grander setting. Numéro 75 is the right call when you want the cooking to be the occasion rather than the backdrop.
For traditional French cooking at the same price tier, La Fourchette is the direct comparison: both sit at €€ in the traditional cuisine category. If you want to step up in ambition and price, Pollen and Acte 2 offer modern cuisine at a higher tier. For a full splurge, La Mirande at €€€€ is the leading of the Avignon market. For something different altogether, La Vieille Fontaine covers the modern cuisine side at a mid-to-upper tier. See our full Avignon restaurants guide for the complete picture, and check our Avignon wineries guide if you want to build a broader Provence itinerary.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numéro 75 | Traditional Cuisine | €€ | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| La Mirande | Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Italie là-bas | Italian | €€ | Unknown | — | |
| La Fourchette | Traditional Cuisine | €€ | Unknown | — | |
| Sevin | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Unknown | — | |
| Le Joat | Unknown | — |
Comparing your options in Avignon for this tier.
Numéro 75 holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, which signals consistent kitchen quality at the €€ price range. For a set-menu format, that combination represents solid value by Avignon standards. If you want more ambition or a longer tasting format, La Mirande is the higher-end alternative, but you will pay significantly more for it.
Numéro 75 sits at a residential address on Rue Guillaume Puy rather than in a formal hotel dining room, and its €€ pricing puts it in the relaxed end of Michelin-recognised territory. Neat, presentable clothing is the practical call — jacket optional, trainers and beachwear are likely out of place.
The booking difficulty at Numéro 75 is rated Easy, which works in a solo diner's favour — last-minute single seats are far less of a problem here than at tighter Avignon addresses. Counter or bar seating, if available, suits solo visits particularly well. The traditional cuisine format also tends to be straightforward for one person ordering without building a shared table.
Numéro 75 is a reasonable pick for a low-key celebration: Michelin Plate recognition lends credibility and the €€ price point keeps costs manageable. It is not a grand-occasion room in the way La Mirande is, so if the theatre of the setting matters as much as the food, factor that in. For a birthday dinner where quality cooking matters more than a formal atmosphere, it holds up well.
La Mirande is the step up if budget is no object — it operates at a higher price point with more formal surroundings in the historic centre. La Fourchette is a long-standing Avignon address with a comparable traditional cooking approach. Sevin and Le Joat are worth checking if you want something with a different format or more contemporary feel. Italie là-bas is the option if you prefer Italian-leaning cooking over French traditional.
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