La Mirande (bar and restaurant)

Upscale five-star hotel at the foot of the Palais des Papes in Avignon, with a bar, a restaurant and a bistrot. The bar pours Billecart-Salmon Brut and Rosé by the glass, and the main wine list runs to about 75 Champagnes, from Billecart-Salmon, Deutz, Roederer and Ruinart to Krug, Salon and Dom Pérignon. The bar is open daily from noon to midnight; the restaurant and bistrot have their own closing days, so check before you go. Price level in 2026: a glass from around €20 ($20), bottles from around €100 ($110), none under €100 apart from half bottles.