Previously a cloister, this magnificent historical building oozes character. It now houses a restaurant, a cocktail bar and a cheese bar, as well as an alfresco inner courtyard – bliss on balmy summer evenings. Mathieu Desmarest, chef of starred restaurant Pollen, signs the menu and his wife Émilie supervises the front-of-house in this friendly, party-loving hot spot. As for the food, the contemporary score is prepared to order, using fresh, seasonal ingredients with Mediterranean overtones: creamy pumpkin, onion confit, stracciatella; orzo risotto with pecorino, finely chopped veggies in sage and beef charcuterie…