The Menu
A selection of refined dishes, prepared with fresh and seasonal products.
The Full Menu
Discover our complete selection of refined French dishes, prepared with fresh local and seasonal products.
Tasting Menu on Reservation
Treat yourself to an exceptional culinary experience with our restaurant tasting menu, designed by our chef to sublimate seasonal products.
5 to 7 Courses
A complete gastronomic journey from starter to dessert. Each dish tells a story, highlights a seasonal product and reveals the expertise of our bistronomic cuisine.
- ✓ Fresh seasonal products
- ✓ Original chef creations
- ✓ Careful presentation
Food & Wine Pairing
Complete your tasting menu with our selection of wines carefully chosen to accompany each dish. A perfect marriage between Provence flavors and great wines.
- ✓ Selected wines
- ✓ Sommelier advice
- ✓ Option on request
📞 Reservation required 48h in advance
To enjoy our tasting menu, contact us at 06 77 52 77 72 or by email at patpetrolesi@hotmail.fr
Book your tasting menuSaturday Brunch
On Saturday morning, Café Canailles opens at 8am and extends its bistronomic cuisine into a brunch formula. On the menu: savory bistronomic dishes and a sweet touch, prepared with fresh seasonal products, far from the industrial American brunch. As the restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday, this moment is enjoyed on Saturday.
For the setting, you enjoy our shaded terrace under the century-old plane trees (from April to October) and free parking right in front of the restaurant, in Venelles, 10 minutes from Aix-en-Provence via the D96. A calm brunch, without queue or complicated parking: the ideal format for a relaxed Saturday, with family or as a couple. For a birthday or group brunch, privatisation for up to 50 guests is available on request.
Torn between Venelles and central Aix? Our guide to the best brunches in Aix-en-Provence reviews six addresses (formulas, prices, service days) to help you choose by time slot and atmosphere.
📞 Saturday brunch on reservation
Book your brunchBistronomy or Gastronomy: What Is the Difference?
Classic gastronomy is recognised by its formal service, its menu stretching over many courses, a codified setting and a high budget. Bistronomy, born from the meeting of the bistro and gastronomy, keeps the essentials, product quality and technical mastery, but sets them in a relaxed frame: a short menu, seasons that set the rhythm of the plate, and an atmosphere without protocol.
At Café Canailles, in Venelles, this is exactly the path we follow. Our menu is deliberately compact and changes every two months to match the seasons; our produce comes from Provence producers through short supply chains; and the meal is enjoyed with no dress code, on our shaded terrace or indoors, ten minutes from Aix-en-Provence. The technique of gastronomy, the relaxed spirit of the bistro.
How to Recognise a Good Bistronomic Restaurant
With the profusion of addresses around Aix, a few markers help tell a genuine bistronomic table apart. First, the menu: short and often renewed, it reveals cooking that works with fresh produce rather than frozen goods. Then sourcing: a good bistronomic restaurant favours local producers and short supply chains.
Then come homemade cooking, a warm and unfussy welcome and consistent value for money, bistronomy should remain more accessible than fine gastronomy. To judge for yourself, browse our menu above or book a table at Café Canailles.
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Discover the history of Café Canailles, our philosophy and our passion for bistronomic cuisine.
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Organize your private or professional events in our restaurant. Capacity of 50 seats.
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Restaurant in the Aix countryside
Our seasonal cuisine in the quiet of the Aix countryside: shaded terrace, local products and free parking 10 min from Aix.
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Hours
Tue - Fri 09:30-15:00, 18:30-23:00
Saturday 08:00-15:00, 18:30-23:30
Sun & Mon Closed