Top 6 Food Halls in Provence for a delicious outing

Nibbling some tapas, tasting products before filling your basket, giving your tastebuds a thrill as you discuss seasoning and cooking, there’s a great programme in store for you on the markets and the indoor markets and food halls of Provence. Meticulously selected for the quality of their local products and the savoir-faire of passionate storekeepers, you’ll soon be hooked!

Les Halles de Toulon Biltoki to whet your appetite

In a remarkable Art Déco-style building, the Halles de Toulon Biltoki is an icon of the town. The perfect place to satisfy your greed and love of anecdotes, it represents both the generosity and the warmth of the people of Toulon. From Tuesday to Sunday, 25 independent artisans and food tradesmen set up the best of the South on their stalls, to take away or eat on the spot. For the rather more special little pleasures, head for the truffle bar or the pizzaiolo des Halles whose produce is as good as real Neapolitan pizzas. And as an added bonus, a coffee break on the rooftop terrace, because there’s always an excuse to make the most of the sun in the South!

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The Halles d’Avignon for fresh produce

In the town centre of Avignon, early birds meet up at the food halls from Tuesday to Sunday. The covered market is a landmark for people who love the good things in life, and groups together around 40 vendors, all keen defenders of taste, quality and freshness of local products of the Provençal terroir. The sparkling atmosphere, smells and tastes are proof that we’re in the authentic Provence. On the northern facade of the building, the botanist Patrick Blanc has let nature into the town with a wall of greenery made up of 20 plants per square metre.

The Halles de Nîmes, a historic food hall!

For 135 years, Les Halles de Nîmes have been beckoning food lovers! Built in 1884 and with a makeover by architect and urbanist Jean-Michel Wilmotte, the place now groups together over 70 of the best ambassadors of Provence so you can taste local specialities. Meeting them always gives you an appetite. Each alleyway has the name of a herb or a spice: Allée du Paprika, Allée de la Ciboulette, Allée de la Menthe, Allée du Safran,… So which one are you going to start your wander with? Like all good foodies, you can sit down at the restaurant or taste wines, honey, Nimes cheeses and other delicacies which belong to “Le Gard, Militant du Goût” at the counter.

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Les Halles de Milona, like a journey

The new temple to food in La Crau, Les Halles de Milona will be a delight to fans of world cookery. Here, sharing is paramount with tasting booths that take you off all over the world without leaving Provence. From the Bazaar Culinaire with the truffle its star to sushis, Thai, Hawaiian, tapas and Italian food, it’s a neverending glut of flavours. The building makes it very remarkable because it is signed by the Toulonnais architect Carl Tran and focuses on contemporary materials beautified by the 19th century-Eiffel-type framework.

The Forcalquier market, a real institution

Every Monday, you can head for the traditional market in Forcalquier, the biggest in the Alpes de Haute Provence. Since Antiquity, the vendors’ stalls occupy 3 squares: the main Place du Bourguet, Place Martial Sicard and Place Saint-Michel. On the menu, fruit and vegetables, local specialities, and local indulgences to enhance your moreish dishes with fresh, seasonal produce! Make the most of the opportunity and do some decoration shopping for flowers, plants and terracotta items or head for the fabric stalls to unearth a trendy gem.

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Les Grandes Halles on the Vieux-Port in Marseille

A stone’s throw from the Vieux-Port on Cours d’Estienne d’Orves, Les Grandes Gueules in Les Grandes Halles is great for foodies. 12 100% Mediterranean restaurant stalls and their keen vendors give the tastebuds of the Marseillais and visitors looking for spicy flavours and quality products a thrill. Marseille, Lebanese, Spanish and even Italian food, each counter is an invitation to a journey… A journey you can continue on the sunny terrace outside with its seating for 400, after having placed your order. And to keep up your morning routine in the town centre, have a break at the Grand Bar central, which opens at 8 in the morning.