Vietnamese · €€€
Le Banh Hoï
Très bien
Since 1968, under its tamped stone vaults, one of the rare tables where you can linger past midnight without feeling rushed. Refined Vietnamese cuisine, lacquered prawns with lime, beef loc-lac of the sort you remember. The place has seen them all drift through, Jacques Dutronc to Jack Nicholson, without changing a bulb. Book at least three days ahead; ask for table number 4, in the corner. It's the quietest one. The one they give the regulars.
By Thomas
Address12 Rue du Petit St-Jean, 83990 Saint-Tropez
Phone+33 4 94 97 36 29
Hours19h–minuit, avril à octobre
CuisineVietnamese
Range€€€
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