La Mirande

Restaurants

• The Chef's Table

  In the medieval part of La Mirande, there is a hidden treasure: the historical kitchen and its wooden stove. In the friendly atmosphere of the ancient kitchen of the 19th century, equipped with a still working cast iron wood-fired furnace. A share table for a "return from the market" menu cooked as you watch. ​ Available from Tuesday to Saturday for dinner.

• Le Marmiton - Cooking School

  Since 1994, La Mirande’s cooking school, “Le Marmiton”, hosts the region’s greatest chefs.
  
  One week per month, they will invite you to join them in the old kitchen where they will cook on the 19 century wood-fired stove. The area’s gourmets, young and old alike, appreciate these entertaining moments when know-hows and kitchen tips are transmitted in a place filled with history.
  
  Aprons, utensils and spec sheets are provided at the start of the class which finishes with a sampling meal accompanied by wines chosen by the sommelier. Novice chefs will have the pleasure of inviting friends to join them round the table and share in the lunch or dinner they have prepared.

• Tea Time

  Every afternoon, in the glass-covered patio or on the terrace, a buffet of home-made 100% organic pastries are prepared by the pastry chef.
  
  Madeleines, gingerbread, almong croquants, poppy seed cakes, chocolate fondants and seasonal fruit tarts are baked and served with hot chocolate prepared in the traditional way or with exceptional teas selected by La Mirande, some of which are organically grown.
  
  Let us not forget the KOMBUCHA, a drink that appeared thousands of years ago probably in China, made of fermented tea which appeared in Eastern Europe in the 19th century. In fashion in Italy in the 1950s. Sparkling drink served chilled.
  
  Our espresso coffee is also organic and comes from Mexico. 100% Arabica, it is very delicate and slightly acid. With a library composed of many art books, La Mirande also receives a few French and foreign newspapers at the guests’ disposal.

• La Mirande's Bar

  La Mirande’s Bar is set in the warm and inviting atmosphere of its red drawing room with a 17th century painted ceiling. A subtle and varied drink list is sure to meet the highest expectations.

  • A prestigious selection of champagnes, available by the glass
  • A large range of Single Malts: Ardbeg, Mortlach, Strathisla as well as Benromach organic whisky from ten to thirty years of age
  • A selection of old cocktails (from the 1930s made with Rum and Absinth) and creations of our head bartender
  • ‘Fever-tree’ sodas 100 % natural, exclusive in the area, a pleasant patch with the organic and fair trade Vodka ‘Fair’ produced in Cognac
  • Upon request, ‘After work’ whisky and cocktail tasting workshops are organized

• Michelin-starred Gourmet Restaurant

  The 2021 Michelin-starred restaurant Green Star distinction from the Michelin Guide 2021 promoting restaurants that are particularly committed to a sustainable approach to gastronomy. 

  La Mirande offers a fresh and creative cuisine with a Provençal touch. True to the tradition of the Stein family, the chef Florent Pietravalle meets personally with the growers as he constantly strives to find the best products grown in their native soil and harvested at the peak of ripeness, giving full meaning to the concepts of terroir and seasonal.

  The gourmet restaurant's friendly and attentive staff creates a truly gastronomic experience in the warm and inviting setting of the Cardinalice room, a vestige of the cardinals' residence, with its magnificent Renaissance ceiling.

  In winter, a crackling fireplace plays soft background music while in warmer weather the terrace and garden provide an oasis of calm.

  Adjoining the main restaurant, the Napoleon III salon with its original woodwork and period vaisselier creates an especially festive setting for guests in the former dining room of the Pamard family.

  Adopting a very simple approach that favors the story behind a wine over the technical skill that went into its making, the sommelier's selections are often personal favorites or the result of fruitful encounters with men and women, craftsmen and wine lovers. His wine list features great names, but also a host of wines made using ancestral methods.

• Florent Pietravalle, Chef of the gourmet Michelin-starred Restaurant

  After 4 years as sous-chef in Pierre Gagnaire's three Michelin-star restaurant in Paris, 28-year old Florent Pietravalle joined La Mirande as Chef de Cuisine in 2016 and was awarded his first Michelin star in 2019.

  The Green Star distinction from the Michelin guide 2021 promotes restaurants that are particularly committed to a sustainable approach to gastronomy.

  Here in southern France is where it all began for this modest young prodigy. Born in Montpellier, he trained first with Raoul Reichrath in Roaix (1 Michelin star) then with Jean-Luc Rabanel in Arles (2 Michelin stars), with a year in Paris in between, working for Joel Robuchon (2 Michelin stars).

  He has now created his own culinary signature with a menu of uncompromising freshness that combines a uniquely light touch with beautifully balanced, satisfying flavors. His love for prime produce inspires him to let them tell their own tale on the plate. His cuisine is one of emotion which strikes a responsive chord in us, an instinctive appetite for unadulterated nature.

• La Salle à Manger - Bistronomic restaurant

  La Salle à Manger is the bistro alternative to chef Florent Pietravalle's gourmet restaurant starred in the Michelin Guide 2021. Lunches and dinners, served in the garden room or on the terrace at the foot of the Popes' Palace. Open 7 days a week.