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Hiély-Lucullus Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

5 rue de la République, Avignon

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Cuisine French
Hours Daily noon-2pm and 7-10pm
Location Around Town
Reservations Reservations required
Phone 04-90-86-17-07
Prices Main courses 25€-40€; fixed-price menu 35€-95€
Credit Cards AE, MC, V

Hiély-Lucullus Review

This Relais Gourmand property is formidable competition for Christian Etienne as Avignon's most outstanding restaurant. The Belle Epoque decor enhances the grand cuisine. Market-fresh products go into such innovative dishes as crayfish-stuffed ravioli flavored with fresh sage and served with pumpkin sauce, filet of female venison with tangy honey sauce, and escalope of sautéed foie gras on toasted rye bread. Lots of fresh fish is imported daily and cooked to perfection. The pièce de résistance is agneau des Alpilles grillé (grilled Alpine lamb). Dessert may be vanilla-bourbon cream in puff pastry. Carafe wines include Tavel Rosé and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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