# Le Chardon-Marie, home cooking on the church square in Moustiers

Restaurant en Moustiers-Sainte-Marie · Gorges du Verdon

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/where-to-eat/le-chardon-marie · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €€

Lunchtime restaurant on the church square in Moustiers: home cooking with local produce, starters to share and a daily blackboard. No bookings.

A lunchtime restaurant
Le Chardon-Marie is on the church square in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, next to the Romanesque bell tower, right in the middle of the village. It is a small house serving home cooking made with fresh produce from local farms and craftspeople, and the menu changes with the seasons. It opens only at lunchtime: it is the meal that fits after climbing to the chapel of Notre-Dame de Beauvoir or seeing the faïence museum, before heading down to the lake in the afternoon.
It does not take bookings. You arrive, wait your turn and eat. So it is wise to turn up at twelve, especially from June to September, when the village fills up.
What to order
The 2026 lunch menu is short. To start or share there is a pea velouté with goat's cheese, a paté de campagne and a black olive and thyme tapenade, at €9 each, and lemon fish rillettes at €15. The main dishes are on a blackboard in the dining room, which changes every day. If you want something cold, there is a sandwich of the day and a quinoa salad with honey-roasted vegetables for €12. For dessert, the dessert of the day or a lemon crème brûlée.
For 2026 the Moustiers tourist office publishes starters from about €14, mains from €20 and desserts from €12 à la carte, and a menu of starter, main and dessert for €39.50. For children they serve dishes from the menu in small portions, from €15, and there is a high chair.
When to go
It opens Wednesday to Sunday, at lunchtime; closed Monday and Tuesday. The tourist office gives hours of 12:00 to 16:30, and the menu says the kitchen serves from 12:00 to 14:30. Leave the car in a village car park and walk up to the square. They accept card and cash, and serve in French and English.

Qué pedir: the black olive and thyme tapenade or the paté de campagne to share, the dish from the blackboard and the lemon crème brûlée.

## Practical details

- Address: 68 place de l'Église, 04360 Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
- Phone: +33 6 95 88 87 44
- Email: lechardonmarie@gmail.com
- Opening hours: Mon y Tue closed; Wed–Sun 12:00–16:30
- Lunchtime only; the menu is served from 12:00 to 14:30. Closed Monday and Tuesday. No bookings
- Cuisine: Provençal, Market cooking
- House specialities: Black olive and thyme tapenade, Paté de campagne, Lemon fish rillettes, Quinoa salad with honey-roasted vegetables, Lemon crème brûlée
- Languages: French, English
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://chardon-marie.fr/
- Coordenadas: 43.8466, 6.2219

## Cerca de aquí

- [Moustiers Faience Museum, five centuries of faïence in nine rooms](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/things-to-do/moustiers-faience-museum), a 59 m
- [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 169 m
- [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 449 m
- [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 682 m
- [Domaine du Petit Lac, campsite between Moustiers and Lake Sainte-Croix](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/verdon-gorge/where-to-stay/domaine-du-petit-lac-campsite), a 1.6 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 8.8 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 11.7 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 12.0 km

## Consejos

### Arrive at twelve
With no booking, the queue forms early in summer.

### Ask about the blackboard
The day's main dishes are not on the printed menu.

### Combine it with the chapel
The climb to Notre-Dame de Beauvoir starts a few steps from the square.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can I book at Le Chardon-Marie?
No. It works without bookings.

### Is it open in the evening?
No, only at lunchtime, Wednesday to Sunday.

### How much does a meal cost?
Starters on the 2026 menu cost €9 to €15 and the cold salad €12; the full menu, according to the tourist office, €39.50.

### Is there anything for children?
Yes: dishes from the menu in children's portions, from €15, and a high chair.

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