Restaurant le Vivarais
Creative and savoury cooking

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Gourmet restaurant
at Vals-les-Bains in Ardèche

The restaurant Le Vivarais welcomes you to a beautiful and authentic moment of French gastronomy. For you, a creative and flavorful cuisine made from local products, subtle food-wine pairings... all within the classic charm of our establishment.

Le Vivarais is the restaurant of Hotel Helvie. Whether you are passing through or a guest in Vals-les-Bains for spa treatments, discover the refined and delicious cuisine crafted by our team. Share their love for quality products and the Ardèche region.

Treat yourself to a moment of gastronomic happiness!

When gastronomy rhymes with creativity and lightness ...

The produce in the spotlight

It is what everything begins with: the product. Our team loves the product and builds its entire cuisine around it.

Every day of the year and through all its creations, the team highlights it, expresses its qualities, and reveals its subtleties.

Cooking, accompaniments, seasoning, presentation...

Everything enhances and showcases it.

Ardèche, territory of flavors ...

Fin gras du Mézenc,country lamb, Fario trout, honey from local producers, dairy products - cream in the head - fruits including the famous chestnut, not to mention the must Richerenches truffle ...

The regional repertoire offers a thousand and one flavors that our team declines with passion through his plates.

... Land of heart

When he is not in his kitchen, the team travels the roads of the Ardèche to meet producers with whom he has worked in confidence for many years.

Because behind each product, there is a man, a know-how, days of work. All share the same respect for the land and its produces.

My cooking is subtle and creative

Lightness of dishes, created associations and dressage. The kitchen of our team is deployed with delicacy and refinement.

Nothing lies, from the original flavors intact until the rigorous composition of the plate, through the subtle contemporary notes that the team  likes to distill in his creations.

Portrait
History of passion

Each member of the team possesses a passion for French gastronomy.

Their love for the product and the commitment to doing the work well are at the core of their motivation.

This passion and love for their work have earned the gastronomic restaurant a Michelin star from 2015 to 2020.

On the menu: creativity, refinement, and authenticity of flavors.

Sharing the kitchen

"A guest, is a friend that comes to your house."

Indeed, the cuisine resonates with sharing and generosity. Carefully selecting the ingredients, cooking for hours, and finally presenting beautiful plates, each person gives a part of themselves. Every guest is invited to experience a moment of gourmet happiness, simplicity, and deliciousness.

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Access

RESTAURANT LE VIVARAIS5 Avenue Claude Expilly07600Vals-les-Bains
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GPS Coordinates:  Latitude : 44.655497  - Longitude : 4.367089

By car : 

  • From the North (Paris or Lyon) :  A7 motorway (direction Marseille). Exit 16 : take the direction of Le Pouzin Privas-Aubenas; follow the D104 until Vals-les-Bains. or Exit 17.Follow the direction of Aubenas.
  • From the South (Marseille, Montpellier) : A7 motorway (direction Lyon). Exit 18 : take the direction Viviers, then Alba-la-Romaine then folllow the N102 until Vals-les-Bains
  • From the West (Clermont-Ferrand) : A75 motorway (direction Montpellier/Issoire). Exit 20 : Take the N102 until Vals-les-Bains.

By Train :

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