Maison Christian Etienne restaurant bar ★ 4.7
Maison Christian Etienne, set in a 14th-century palace adjacent to the Palais des Papes, is Avignon's most celebrated restaurant and its candlelit bar offers some of the finest Chateauneuf-du-Pape by the glass in the city. Bar access is available pre-dinner and post-service for non-diners.
The list: Restaurant wine list of 400 bottles; extensive Chateauneuf-du-Pape section; bar open for wine by the glass before and after dinner service
Tip: The by-the-glass Chateauneuf programme rotates seasonally; in autumn the sommelier opens aged bottles from the vertical cellar.