# Auberge du Point Sublime, country cooking at the entrance to the canyon

Restaurant en Rougon (Point Sublime) · Gorges du Verdon

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/where-to-eat/auberge-du-point-sublime · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €€

Restaurant of a family inn beside the Point Sublime viewpoint, with a terrace over the Couloir Samson, the Maître Restaurateur label and produce from the Verdon Park.

An inn at the Point Sublime
The Auberge du Point Sublime is a family hotel-restaurant, run by the same family for three generations, on the D952 road, in the commune of Rougon, right next to the Point Sublime viewpoint. From its terrace you see the entrance to the Couloir Samson, the stretch where the Verdon enters its Grand Canyon. It is the place to eat when you do the north bank by car, and also the natural end of the Blanc-Martel trail, because the return shuttle to La Palud leaves from the Point Sublime.
You eat on the terrace or in the indoor dining rooms, in Provençal tones. The house holds the Maître Restaurateur title and the Pays Gourmand label of the Verdon Regional Nature Park, and cooks with local producers whom it names.
What you eat
Home-style country cooking. The website gives as examples a soupe au pistou with cheese shavings, local lamb in a rosemary jus with thyme tomato and potato gratin, and a fig crème brûlée; the full menu is a PDF on its page. The formula of the day, starter and main or main and dessert, costs €24, and the children's menu, for under-13s, €14. If you sleep at the inn, half board with the three-course menu du terroir comes to €55 per adult and €45 per child.
The producers are named: the lamb and charcuterie from a butcher in Annot, the goat's cheese from a cheese dairy in La Palud, the yoghurt and sheep's cheese from Saint-André-les-Alpes, the black truffle from La Palud, the honey from Trigance and a beer from Moustiers.
The buffet breakfast costs €14 and includes bread, pastries and homemade jams, honey, eggs, ham and cheese.
When to go
In 2027 it opens on 1 May. It serves breakfast every day; it is closed on Sunday evenings and all day Tuesday, and in October it opens only Friday and Saturday, for lunch and dinner, and Sunday for lunch. The house warns that hours may change depending on bookings: call or write beforehand, which is also how you book a table.

Qué pedir: the €24 formula of the day; if it is on the menu, the local lamb in rosemary jus with gratin, and the fig crème brûlée.

## Practical details

- Address: Route départementale 952, 04120 Rougon
- Phone: +33 4 92 83 60 35
- Email: pointsublime@orange.fr
- Opens on 1 May 2027. Breakfast every day; closed on Sunday evenings and Tuesdays. In October, only Friday and Saturday and Sunday lunchtime
- Cuisine: Provençal, Country cooking
- House specialities: Soupe au pistou with cheese shavings, Local lamb in rosemary jus, Potato gratin, Fig crème brûlée
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://auberge-pointsublime.com/
- Coordenadas: 43.7905, 6.397

## Cerca de aquí

- [Blanc-Martel Trail, from the Chalet de la Maline to the Point Sublime along the canyon floor](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/things-to-do/blanc-martel-trail), a 4.8 km
- [Route des Crêtes, the loop of viewpoints over the Grand Canyon from La Palud](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/things-to-do/route-des-cretes), a 4.8 km
- [Hôtel & Spa des Gorges du Verdon, in La Palud](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/where-to-stay/hotel-des-gorges-du-verdon), a 4.8 km
- [Rafting on the Verdon from Castellane, to Chasteuil or the Pont de Soleils](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/things-to-do/verdon-rafting-from-castellane), a 11.3 km
- [By boat or kayak from the Galetas bridge to the mouth of the canyon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/things-to-do/galetas-bridge-boat-and-kayak-hire), a 11.6 km
- [La Bastide de Moustiers, Alain Ducasse's table with its own vegetable garden](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/where-to-eat/la-bastide-de-moustiers), a 15.0 km
- [Hôtel Clos des Iris, nine rooms with a garden in Moustiers](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/where-to-stay/hotel-clos-des-iris), a 15.1 km
- [Climbing to the Notre-Dame de Beauvoir chapel up Moustiers' 262 steps](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/things-to-do/notre-dame-de-beauvoir-climb), a 15.3 km

## Consejos

### Book if you come down from the Blanc-Martel
You reach the Point Sublime mid-afternoon and hungry; call first to make sure they are serving.

### Step out to the viewpoint before eating
The Point Sublime is a few steps from the inn.

### Do not go on a Tuesday
It is closed all day.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does it cost to eat at the Auberge du Point Sublime?
The formula of the day costs €24 and the children's menu €14.

### Which days is it closed?
Tuesdays and Sunday evenings. In October, it opens only Friday to Sunday lunchtime.

### When does the season open?
On 1 May 2027.

### How do I book?
By phone or by email.

Destino: [Gorges du Verdon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge.md)