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The covered terrace, with tables and wicker lamps© L'Instant

Restaurant · Provins

L'Instant

French restaurant with Asian-inspired cooking on Place Honoré de Balzac, with a terrace, everything home-made and lunchtime formulas from €20.50.

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Where
Provins · lower town

Shaded terrace on Place Honoré de Balzac · also takeaway

A restaurant in the lower town with Asian-inspired French cooking, all made in-house with fresh produce and menus that change with the season. The dining room is decorated with plants and the shaded terrace looks onto Place Honoré de Balzac.

What to order

From the menu, salmon tataki, bobuns, gua bao or duck breast tataki with a black sesame crust; there are vegetable options. At lunchtime on weekdays, outside public holidays, they serve formulas: starter and main or main and dessert for €20.50, and three courses for €23.90. They also prepare takeaway.

Before you go

Its website doesn't publish opening hours: call ahead, especially at weekends and out of season. It is about ten minutes' walk from the station, on the same square as Rosalie.

What to order: at lunchtime on weekdays, the €20.50 or €23.90 formula; in the evening, the salmon tataki or the bobun

Practical details

Opening hours

Its website doesn't publish hours; the formulas are served at lunchtime on weekdays

Cuisine
French, Asian

Details checked on 12 November 2026.

House specialities

  • Salmon tataki
  • Chicken bobun
  • Gua bao
  • Duck breast tataki with black sesame

Frequently asked questions

What kind of cooking does L'Instant have?

French with Asian inspiration, home-made and seasonal.

How much is the lunchtime formula?

€20.50 for two courses and €23.90 for three, on weekdays.

Does it have a terrace?

Yes, shaded, on Place Honoré de Balzac.

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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