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Where to eat Seafood food in Saint-Jean-de-Luz: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Discover Restaurants offering the best Seafood food in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Between Biarritz and the Spanish border, the Atlantic fishing village of Saint-Jean-de-Luz combines Basque charm with pleasant, family-friendly beaches on the bay. July and August are the high season here, so if you'd rather avoid the tourist crunch, either book outside of those months or plan to arrive at the beach first thing in the morning.
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7. L'Alcalde - L'Ecailler
Overall Ratings
3 based on 474 reviews
Reviewed By 194jayd
We enjoyed our meal here on our first night in town. The interior is cheerfully decorated in red and white or blue and white on opposing sides. The wait staff was very pleasant and engaging. I enjoyed a very nice steak, perfectly prepared and very tender. My wife enjoyed the dorade, cooked whole, also perfectly prepared. Prices were reasonable and the wine choices were as you would expect a bit south of Bordeaux. We will go back again.
6. Le K de Chantaco
Overall Ratings
4 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By sandraP7879IT
We first had lunch in this restaurant and enjoyed so much we decided to have dinner there as well. We've had an excellent moment : the dishes are elaborate and delicious, the meals are altogether copious and surprising. Moreover, the small patio where we ate is comfortable and calm, the staff is attentive and nice... A commandable place to have a nice time and eat well !
Most Popular French food in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
5. Arrantzaleak
Overall Ratings
4 based on 384 reviews
Reviewed By baldnavel
went with a friend. We all had local grilled line fish (hake, turbot). Really lovely lunch, with a bottle of good white wine. We know the town well and have been past this place many times and always seen it full, but had never been in to eat before. We'll be back. Our local friend says the name of the restaurant is fishermen in Basque.....Arranzakeak = Pêcheurs. Service was friendly and helpful. (Not sure if they speak any English though).
Most Popular Pub food in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
4. Koko
Overall Ratings
4 based on 91 reviews
SmokeHouse Restaurant: smoked meats on site, accompanied by our homemade sauces ! Discover a refined market cuisine, home-made with quality local products. Let yourself be tempted by our "Fumette du jour", the butcher's piece or the fish of the day !
Reviewed By Maggie M
Very bad food and expensive. We ordered the daily menu.15:59⬠Fish or meat was the option. The fish was two small sardines and the meat option a chunk of pork that one couldn't even chew. Meat I wouldn't even feed to my dog. Inedible. We left with our stomachs and wallets empty. :-(
Best Spanish food near Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
3. Arraina
Overall Ratings
4 based on 549 reviews
Reviewed By onmytravels2019
A very French family oriented restaurant, serving fantastic and good value seafood. Our group had the sole and the cod for two and both dishes were excellent. Itâs not haute cuisine, and the mains come without fancy accompaniment, but the quality of the ingredients and the cooking were right on the mark. Some excellent and good value wines too.
Where to eat European food in Saint-Jean-de-Luz: The Best Restaurants and Bars
2. Ostalamer
Overall Ratings
4 based on 535 reviews
Reviewed By Wolverine154
First of all, we were staying in San Sebastian. I had previously booked a reservation at their sister restaurant nearby at a "ferme" (farm) Ostalapia that had been featured on an episode of Parts Unknown w/Anthony Bourdain on the San Sebastian episode. Well, to begin with, it was beyond difficult to book even that reservation as their website (REALLY) states that you must call in to get a reservation (yet, when even in this internet day and age, it is 100 TIMES easier for all modern restaurants in all Western nations to do it online). So I had called in 2 months prior and booked via Skype and even that took 2-3 calls over a couple of weeks. Mon dia!Well lo and behold, we are in San Sebastian. And instead of our 1 pm reservation, we want to change it to noon that day as we are up and about. So we ask our BedandBreakfast host to call them to see if they can change it. Well, lucky for us, he called. Why? We could not go to Ostalapia. Why? They had booked a wedding in the interim. Did I receive a call or an e-mail? Of course not. Why? Come on, these are the French, the worst humans on earth, on average. Trust me, I have been there before-unfortunately. Anyway, we had plans. And it was a gorgeous late Sept. day. So we agreed to go their "sister" restaurant on the sea. Nice location. Great patio overlooking the sea. Nice waitress-totally unFrench. Stated she did not speak hardly a word of Spanish despite living about 20 miles from Spain. But her English was great. Loved it.We ordered the grilled whole Turbot-the local fish. Simple but super fresh. Loved it. And the "french fries" were actually good. And, get this, they offered (and actually served) free, delicious, tap water unlike anywhere in Spain even though their water is absolutely fine. No stupid, over priced Perrier-oh mi dios! And I even got my Orangina, which is hard to come by in supermarkets in the US.In the end, Ostalamer saved the Osta "alleged" franchise.
Top 6 Gastropub food in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
1. la boete
Overall Ratings
4 based on 580 reviews
Reviewed By ahardybrit
Intimate bistrot, quirky and sympa waiter. Food disappointing. Fish soup more like a bisque, I liked it but my husband didn't. Advertised at 9,50 per kg on the board, our two cups were that price each! Sole in a rancid butter/ juice was "terrible". Quinoa bland and overcooked. My lotte in meaty gravy was quite nice, apart from fatty bacon wrap, salad was lovely, as was glass of Spanish white wine.
