La Croix Valmer
Quick lunch options:
The boulangerie/ rotisserie of the Spar supermarket in front of Gigaro beach offers some quick lunch options.
Popeye: little sandwich and salad shack on Gigaro beach with a nice terrace.
Couleurs Jardin: Great food & beautiful views (perfect for a romantic dinner). They do takeaway pizzas too if you want to have dinner on the beach or at the flat.
La Cabane Méditerranée: Good salads, pokes and burgers - great lunch option on the beach (Héraclée).
La Brigantine: Italian restaurant owned by the Lily of the Valley on Gigaro beach.
Pepe: Also owned by the Lily of the Valley hotel (same entrance as La Brigantine) but offers more affordable options. Nice to have a cocktail and some finger food in the evening on the beach.
Marius à la Plage: Good seafood restaurant. They often have live bands in the evening. Perfect to have some drinks and some nibbles.
Le Petit Zinc: Great food near the Débarquement beach.
Le Nautic: Good lunch option on the Débarquement beach.
Vista: Restaurant of the Lily of the Valley. $$$ for a special occasion, great views. The bar is perfect for sunset drinks.
Café Valmer: Good brasserie in town with a great selection of seafood.
Ramatuelle
Quick lunch options:
Snack of the Club 55: Great salads & sandwiches that you can take to the public beach next to it (beautiful & usually quiet). They even give you a tray to help you carry stuff on the beach. I recommend the salade complète (which is huge) and the pain bagnat.
TONO: Sandwiches, salads and cocktail beach shack on Pampelonne.
Le Club 55: Iconic beach club and restaurant on Pampelonne. The buzz of Saint Tropez started there in 1955, when the de Colmont family cooked for the film crew of the "Et Dieu… créa la femme" movie (starring Brigitte Bardot). Make sure to book in advance.
La Cabane Bambou: Trendy and pretty beach restaurant on Pampelonne.
Le Migon: A local and unpretentious local classic on Pampelonne, ask to be seated next to the beach to enjoy the view
Indie Beach: Trendy party beach restaurant. They often have DJs after lunch and organise parties at night from time to time during the summer.
Charly’z Buvette: Great laid back option to have dinner on the beach, they often have live bands playing. The food is quite simple but the atmosphere makes you feel like you are really far away. Can be hard to find (you have to go through the parking of Tahiti beach to access the parking located behind the restaurant).
Fondugues Pradugues: One of my favourite addresses to grab a glass of wine & some tapas in the vineyards at sunset. They also have a restaurant where they do some natural wine tastings and sometimes invite some chefs over for a tasting menu.
Le Kikouiou: Best pizzas in the area, unpretentious little restaurant with a terrace alongside the vineyards. You can take away pizzas here and have dinner on the beach.
Les Moulins de Ramatuelle: On the road to St Tropez, they have petanque fields and a pretty garden. Good option for pre-dinner drinks and/ or for dinner.
La Pomme de Pin: Italian dishes under the pine trees, reasonably priced, near Tahiti beach.
Le Fil à la Pâte: Small restaurant doing homemade pasta in the village. Try the beignets de fleur de courgette as a starter!
L’Atelier de la Forge: Good option to have a drink and some finger food in the village. The La Forge restaurant next door is a really good and sophisticated Italian restaurant.
St Tropez/ Les Salins
Restaurant La Plage des Salins: Pizzas and seafood next to Les Salins beach.
Restaurant Les Graniers: Restaurant on the only walking distance beach from the city centre of St Tropez, can be a nice option for dinner before going out.
Terrace of the Hotel Ermitage: For drinks and/ or dinner + option to stay to party at the TIGrr bar after.
L’Olive: Small & tasty pasta restaurant in the old town, reasonably priced.
Gandhi: Good Indian restaurant near the port.
Terrace of the Hotel Sube: On the port of St Tropez to have pre-dinner drinks
Casacri: Nice Italian restaurant with a garden in town
La Ramade: Grilled meat and seafood, nice garden.
The restaurant of the la Ferme d’Augustin Hotel, on the road to Tahiti beach, serves some homemade Provencal food in a traditional setting.
Creperie Bretonne St Tropez: If you feel like having a crepe on the port!
La Pesquiere: Provencal restaurant with a terrace in La Ponche.
Pablo: Fusion Peruvian restaurant and bar/ nightclub on the Place des Lices (if you are in a party mood).
Banh-Hoi: Vietnamese and Thai restaurant on a square in the old town.
Canastel: Pizzas in the old town
Maison Marguerite: Good bobuns and other Thaï food to take away.
Cogolin
Cantine Bambou: Great Thai food on the road to Cogolin.
Chez Nous: Cute French restaurant on a square in the old town of Cogolin.
Garuda Thai: Good Thai restaurant in Cogolin.
Other Locations
Cafoutche Flamel: Good place to have a cocktail and some tapas in Grimaud. Flea market atmosphere!
Apopino: Sophisticated Italian restaurant in Grimaud.
La Table du Mareyeur: Good seafood restaurant on the water in Port Grimaud.
Where to go out?
As a general rule people tend to dress up when going out in St Tropez, it’s an opportunity to use your party summer clothes! People tend to have dinner around 9-9.30PM in the summer so the bars/ night clubs are usually quite quiet before midnight. The nightlife is still a bit stuck on the bling side but thanks to new places like Pablo, le TiGrr, Indie Fest and Indie Beach things are starting to improve.
TIGrr at Hotel Ermitage: Usually a fun atmosphere. The music style varies depending on the DJ.
Pablo: Fusion peruvian restaurant with a bar & DJs inside, one of the rare places where you can usually get some decent electronic music (but depends on the DJ).
Indie Fest music festival: Usually taking place during weekends in July & August.
Indie Beach organises some beach parties from time to time so might be worth keeping an eye on their social media accounts.
Caves du Roy: Very bling nightclub. This is what to expect so if it is not your cup of tea, don’t waste your time queuing!
La Sauvageonne: Restaurant and bar recently acquired by Indie beach. Nice setting.
There are some bars in the old town like Chez Maggy that have DJs at night from time to time.
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