Maison Hache

The Verdict

Maison Hache holds a Michelin star for 2024 and 2025 and sits in the village of Eygalières, one of the quieter corners of the Alpilles. At €€€€, this is a serious commitment, but if you are planning a special occasion dinner in the south of France and want Michelin-level cooking outside of a city environment, Maison Hache is worth booking. Secure your table well in advance: this is a hard reservation to get, the dining room is small.

What to Expect

Eygalières is a village of a few hundred residents in the Bouches-du-Rhône, Maison Hache is located at 30 Rue de la République, at the centre of it. The address matters: this is not a destination resort restaurant with a large operation behind it. It is a focused, intimate venue where the cooking is the point. The Michelin designation of "Remarkable" signals that inspectors consider this one of the more interesting addresses in the region, not simply a competent one.

Provençal cuisine at this level means the kitchen leans on regional produce; the herbs, olives, vegetables of the Alpilles, rather than importing a style from elsewhere. In high summer, the area's markets supply some of the leading ingredients in France, a restaurant with a Michelin star here is well-positioned to use them. That seasonal orientation makes timing your visit relevant: the late spring and summer months bring the most interesting produce windows, the atmosphere in the village shifts accordingly.

The evening format here is the one to book. At €€€€ with a Michelin star, Maison Hache operates as a destination dinner rather than a casual meal. If you are considering it for a late-evening occasion, be aware that Eygalières is a small village and the rhythm is different from a city restaurant: service times and kitchen hours reflect a village pace, not a Paris one. Confirm your reservation timing directly when booking. For the full picture of where to eat in Eygalières, including more accessible options, see our complete guide.

For a lighter or more casual meal before or after, Le Bistrot du Brau is the logical local alternative in the village. It operates at a different price point and with a different ambition, but it fills a gap if Maison Hache is fully booked or if you want a lower-stakes evening.

Special Occasions

This is a strong choice for a birthday, anniversary, or a significant dinner with someone who will appreciate the setting and the cooking. The combination of a Michelin star, a village location in one of the most scenically distinctive parts of Provence, a relatively intimate room means the experience has the ingredients for a memorable evening. It does not offer the theatre of a large city restaurant, which for some guests is exactly the point.

If you are planning a broader stay around a special occasion, the Eygalières hotels guide covers where to stay, the experiences guide has suggestions for building out a longer trip. The wineries guide and bars guide are useful if you want to extend the evening or the following day.

Provençal Fine Dining in Context

For regional context, Maison Hache sits in a category with other serious Provençal addresses: La Bastide de Moustiers in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and Alain Llorca in La Colle-sur-Loup are the most direct comparisons in the broader south of France. Further afield, Mirazur in Menton represents the best of the regional range if you are building a multi-stop itinerary. For the French fine dining landscape more broadly, Arpège in Paris and Bras in Laguiole show what Michelin-starred cooking anchored in a specific terroir looks like at different points of the country.

Other starred addresses worth knowing if you are touring the region or building a longer France itinerary: Flocons de Sel in Megève, La Table du Castellet in Le Castellet, Les Prés d'Eugénie in Eugénie-les-Bains, Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, Troisgros in Ouches, Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, and Georges Blanc in Vonnas.

Practical Details

Address: 30 Rue de la République, 13810 Eygalières, France. Price range: €€€€. Cuisine: Provençal. Chef: David Charrier. Awards: Michelin 1 Star (2024, 2025), designated Remarkable. Booking difficulty: hard, plan well ahead. Hours: not confirmed in our data, verify directly before visiting. Phone and website not available in our current record; search directly or use a reservation platform.