A “stylish bistro is set in a restored whitewashed French villa,” is Lonely Planet’s description of La Badiane, where menu highlights include “sea-bass tagliatelle with smoked paprika, and prawn bisque with wasabi tomato bruschetta.” Dine on the patio or inside a colonial villa, “where intriguing photographic landscapes on the wall set the scene for a memorable meal,” writes Frommers. We visited for one of their prix-fix lunches and “after a week of pho and bun cha we were so glad we did, enjoyning the calm and lingering over a late lunch and a glass of wine,” says Stacie Flinner.