Where to eat and shop

Cooking is a family passion, so this is the list we are asked for most. Our favourite restaurants, the bakery we swear by, and the markets that make the Luberon such a pleasure to cook in.

Outdoor dining terrace at Villa Bonnieux looking over the Luberon valley

Michelin-starred restaurants in Bonnieux

JU – Maison de Cuisine

Chef Julien Allano’s restaurant in Bonnieux, with a Michelin star: refined cooking full of southern flavours, built around carefully sourced local produce.

La Bastide, Capelongue

The restaurant of the Capelongue hotel on the edge of Bonnieux, with a Michelin star: a modern take on Provençal cooking, with two tasting menus. Seasonal: open from late April to late September.

More of our favourites

Special occasions

The Airelles restaurants, Gordes

Relaxed

Café de la Gare, Bonnieux
La Louche à Beurre, Lourmarin

In Bonnieux village

Goût Bistrot
Bistrot Francis

The bakery

Du Pain et des Miettes, on Place Carnot in Bonnieux, is our favourite by far. On the days it is closed, the Utile supermarket in the village sells fresh bread and croissants.

Worth the 20-minute drive: Le Pain de Proust, an artisan bakery in Oppède, much loved locally. It usually opens in the mornings from Friday to Monday and is closed Tuesday to Thursday, so check before you go.

Market days

Bonnieux	Friday morning	Seven minutes’ walk from the villa
Gordes	Tuesday morning
Roussillon	Thursday morning
Lourmarin	Friday morning	Also a Tuesday evening market, April to October
Apt	Saturday morning	The largest in the area, with around 300 stalls
L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	Sunday morning	Food, flowers and antiques
Coustellet	Sunday morning	Farmers’ market, April to December

Luberon market days →

Food shopping

The Utile supermarket in Bonnieux village covers the essentials. For a full shop, the large Super U at Coustellet is about 20 minutes away, or there are supermarkets in Apt.

In season you can also help yourself from the garden: figs, grapes, cherries, apricots, peaches, almonds, walnuts and quince, and a small herb garden beside the house.

Distances and driving times from Bonnieux are approximate. Opening seasons, days and hours for every place mentioned should be verified directly before you go.