Home/TablesThe tablesWhere one eats well,here.19 hand-picked addresses, from back-street bistros to starred rooms with feet in the sand.Price rangeAll€€€€€€€€€Contemporary MediterraneanLa PoncheRemarquableLa Ponche's table, where Sagan and Schneider spent their summers. Salt-tinged cooking, bay views, service that knows what it is doing.€€SeafoodChez MadeleineTrès bienOysters at the counter at dawn, facing the market. Where locals actually begin their morning.€€€Fish and bouillabaisseLe GirelierRemarquableBouillabaisse to order ahead, run by the same family for three generations. Terrace shaded by a plane tree, port-side.€PâtisserieLa Tarte TropézienneRemarquableThe original, baptised by Bardot in 1955. A cream brioche with a secret recipe that has never left the oven.€€€Beach diningClub 55RemarquableThe canteen born with 'And God Created Woman', still family-run. Vegetables in a basket, salt-baked bream, toes in the sand.€€€GastronomicLa Vague d'OrRemarquableThree stars, Donckele, feet in the sand. For an evening that matters.€€Provençal bistrotLe Bistrot Saint-TropezTrès bienTerrace facing the pétanque players. Daube provençale and house pastis steeped in wild fennel.€Wood-fired pizzaChez BrunoTrès bienWood-fired pizza in an alley untouched by the tour groups. Dough that's been resting two days. Oven since 1987.€€€VietnameseLe Banh HoïTrès bienVietnamese beneath stone vaults since 1968. Dimmed light, lacquered prawns, a quiet institution.€€ItalianL'Escale JosephTrès bienItalian on the port where yacht crews eat. Burrata delivered twice weekly from Puglia. Pasta that tastes like it means something.€€€Provençal gastronomyLa Table du Mas de ChastelasRemarquable17th-century mas lost in the pines above Gassin. Pigeon with lavender, figs from the garden, cicadas at dusk.€€Café-brasserieSénéquierTrès bienRed chairs since 1887. An espresso off-season, a windy morning, that's when it speaks.€€€Beach / MediterraneanLa Petite PlageTrès bienCostes-style urban beach clung to the port. Parisian-chic worn as a badge. The kitchen knows what it's doing.€€Var terroirL'Auberge de l'OumèdeRemarquableHidden in the vines of Ramatuelle, a former palace chef returned to his grandmother's Niçois recipes.€€€Beach / FishL'Epi PlageTrès bienPampelonne without the vanity. Wood-grilled fish, rosé from the neighbouring domain, sunbeds included.€€€Mediterranean fusionLe QuaiTrès bienTapas and live DJ where dinner becomes night, seamlessly. The flambéed gambas alone are reason enough.€€MoroccanSalamaTrès bienMoroccan hidden in a lane behind the Mairie. Lamb tajine, pigeon pastilla, and mint tea that closes the night right.€€French brasserieCafé des ArtsTrès bienThe market crowd's second home on place des Lices. Location and a cold Suze are reason enough.€€ProvençaleLa Table de MarcelTrès bienTwelve covers, three chalk-board dishes, Marcel at the stove. The rare gift of a meal for 38 euros in the village.
€€€Contemporary MediterraneanLa PoncheRemarquableLa Ponche's table, where Sagan and Schneider spent their summers. Salt-tinged cooking, bay views, service that knows what it is doing.
€€SeafoodChez MadeleineTrès bienOysters at the counter at dawn, facing the market. Where locals actually begin their morning.
€€€Fish and bouillabaisseLe GirelierRemarquableBouillabaisse to order ahead, run by the same family for three generations. Terrace shaded by a plane tree, port-side.
€PâtisserieLa Tarte TropézienneRemarquableThe original, baptised by Bardot in 1955. A cream brioche with a secret recipe that has never left the oven.
€€€Beach diningClub 55RemarquableThe canteen born with 'And God Created Woman', still family-run. Vegetables in a basket, salt-baked bream, toes in the sand.
€€€GastronomicLa Vague d'OrRemarquableThree stars, Donckele, feet in the sand. For an evening that matters.
€€Provençal bistrotLe Bistrot Saint-TropezTrès bienTerrace facing the pétanque players. Daube provençale and house pastis steeped in wild fennel.
€Wood-fired pizzaChez BrunoTrès bienWood-fired pizza in an alley untouched by the tour groups. Dough that's been resting two days. Oven since 1987.
€€€VietnameseLe Banh HoïTrès bienVietnamese beneath stone vaults since 1968. Dimmed light, lacquered prawns, a quiet institution.
€€ItalianL'Escale JosephTrès bienItalian on the port where yacht crews eat. Burrata delivered twice weekly from Puglia. Pasta that tastes like it means something.
€€€Provençal gastronomyLa Table du Mas de ChastelasRemarquable17th-century mas lost in the pines above Gassin. Pigeon with lavender, figs from the garden, cicadas at dusk.
€€Café-brasserieSénéquierTrès bienRed chairs since 1887. An espresso off-season, a windy morning, that's when it speaks.
€€€Beach / MediterraneanLa Petite PlageTrès bienCostes-style urban beach clung to the port. Parisian-chic worn as a badge. The kitchen knows what it's doing.
€€Var terroirL'Auberge de l'OumèdeRemarquableHidden in the vines of Ramatuelle, a former palace chef returned to his grandmother's Niçois recipes.
€€€Beach / FishL'Epi PlageTrès bienPampelonne without the vanity. Wood-grilled fish, rosé from the neighbouring domain, sunbeds included.
€€€Mediterranean fusionLe QuaiTrès bienTapas and live DJ where dinner becomes night, seamlessly. The flambéed gambas alone are reason enough.
€€MoroccanSalamaTrès bienMoroccan hidden in a lane behind the Mairie. Lamb tajine, pigeon pastilla, and mint tea that closes the night right.
€€French brasserieCafé des ArtsTrès bienThe market crowd's second home on place des Lices. Location and a cold Suze are reason enough.
€€ProvençaleLa Table de MarcelTrès bienTwelve covers, three chalk-board dishes, Marcel at the stove. The rare gift of a meal for 38 euros in the village.
