Les Amants du Marché

The Pyrenees


Vegetarians have much to celebrate at this delightful little eatery across from the organic market. The chalkboard menu changes regularly and showcases ingredients often overlooked in traditional French cooking. You'll find deliciously creative dishes along the lines of broccoli and split-pea terrine; bok choy with chickpeas, cumin and peanut sauce; and arancini with squash, feta, sun-dried tomatoes and fennel.


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Nearby The Pyrenees attractions

1. Musée Bernadotte

0.42 MILES

This townhouse is the birthplace of one of Napoléon’s favourite generals, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (nicknamed ‘Sergent belle-jambe’, on account of his…

2. Rue du Hédas

0.43 MILES

Take a stroll along this revitalised lane for a look at green spaces by day and light installations by night.

3. Musée des Beaux-Arts

0.52 MILES

Works by Rubens and El Greco both figure at Pau’s fine-arts museum, but the museum’s prize piece is a famous Degas canvas, A New Orleans Cotton Office,…

4. Château de Pau

0.62 MILES

Originally the residence of the monarchs of Navarre, Pau’s castle was transformed into a Renaissance château amid lavish gardens by Marguerite…

5. Rébénacq

10.06 MILES

Rébénacq is one of the few bastides (fortified towns) of the Pyrenees, built in 1347 by a lieutenant of Gaston Fébus, the 11th Count of Foix. Like all…

6. Castet

16.31 MILES

Perched precariously on a glacial outcrop, this hilltop village boasts a 12th-century keep and a truly magnificent valley view. From the belvédère …

7. Grottes de Bétharram

16.74 MILES

Grottes de Bétharram is a network of subterranean caverns that has been carved out from the limestone, glittering with impressive formations of…

8. Bielle

17.27 MILES

The former ‘capital’ of the valley, Bielle is a beautiful village with many fine 15th- and 16th-century houses, linked together via a guided walk.