Lazare Escarguel

A stone's throw from Le Castillet, home to the Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions, this restaurant is tucked away in a historical side street. Élise and Charles Lagrange, in their early twenties, have opened a restaurant on the ground floor, with tables on a patio sheltered from the heat. With its generosity, precision, freshness and attention to the seasons, the chef's cuisine brings a smile to your face: tender white asparagus with smoked taramasalata and asparagus milk, pearlescent pollock on turnip risotto and sabayon maltais. Élise deftly oversees the service. A handful of well-chosen regional wines, served by the glass, are the icing on the cake.