8 Best Local Restaurants in La Baule

La Table is the restaurant of Hôtel Saint-Christophe which serves top-quality local dishes. Located in a typical La Baule villa, not far from the market and a hundred metres from the beach, the restaurant is a peaceful and charming place where taking your time is a good thing. Its beautifully presented dishes put the spotlight on a menu that's updated according to market availability and the catch of the day.

Sample sea bass direct from nearby Le Croisic or beef from a cattle farm in the peninsula's marshes. With its cosy interior and attentive service, it’s great for a romantic dinner. If you're with your family, a children's menu is available with adapted portion sizes and high-quality ingredients. On sunny days, consider booking a table on the pretty patio filled with trees and flowers.

14 Avenue is a seafood restaurant in La Baule that treats you to fresh shellfish and fish-based dishes from the Guérande Peninsula. The establishment is in an elegant white-walled house a few streets back from the seafront, not far from the Le Royal hotel. It has a simple, stripped-down interior, leaving the dishes to do the talking.

On the menu, there's an impressive selection of starters and main dishes, such as oysters from Île-aux-Moines, sardines from La Turballe, turbot from Île d'Yeu and even sole from Le Croisic. The waiters highlight the day's catch so you can make a well-informed choice. Even though it’s a go-to for seafood lovers, meat and poultry options are also featured on the menu daily.

At L'Eden Beach, quality cooking is in perfect harmony with the exceptional view over the bay of Le Pouliguen. The restaurant is part of the L'Hermitage luxury hotel on the promenade in La Baule, which looks out over the sea. The restaurant is extended by a large covered patio as well as deckchairs and parasols on the beach to create both a pleasant and comfortable setting.

For starters, try the langoustines in bisque accompanied by seaweed croutons and garlic sauce thickened with bread called rouille, or go for the king scallop and beetroot carpaccio. Order one of the sharing plates to enjoy together, such as sea bass coated in Guérande salt or lobster paella. On weekdays, a 2-course menu offers a starter and main dish or main dish and dessert at a reasonable price.

Le BistroBaule is a modest bistro serving traditional French dishes in the city centre of in La Baule. Close to Place de la Victoire, its small patio marked out by red barriers and matching awning is eye-catching and offers a wonderful view. Inside, small wooden tables are lined up in a simply decorated red-and-grey room.

Grab a little something to eat on the go, such as topped bread slices or platters of cheese and cold cuts. You'll also find salads and dishes made from fresh produce and local, often organic, meats. The dishes of the day are simple, delicious and homemade, in the purest of French tradition, such as veal Marengo, steak tartare with homemade chips and aiguillettes de poulet chicken strips bathed in mushroom sauce.

La Table de Loic is a French delicatessen in La Baule where you can enjoy simple and creative dishes made from fresh, quality produce. A stone's throw from Halles market, between Avenue des Ibis and Avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, its saffron-coloured shop front is hard to miss.

At lunchtime, choose the market menu or snacks listed under ‘land’ and ‘sea’. The lobster sandwich on a brioche bun is perfect for a fine meal on the go. Want something more refreshing? The well-dressed salads will make your mouth water. In the evening, its the chef's choice with a substantial discovery menu. The dishes are prepared before your very eyes. And, in good weather, you can have lunch at one of the tables on the patio.

Les Sablons is a seaside restaurant that specialises in seafood and traditional buckwheat crepes known as galettes bretonnes. It sits right in the middle of the bay of La Baule, with an outdoor seating area sheltered from the wind and a slightly elevated position that allows for beautiful views of the bay.

Enjoy generously sized seafood platters with a wonderful assortment of langoustines, oysters from Mesquer, clams and periwinkles with a half crab. If you don't fancy shellfish, the crunchy buckwheat crepes come in a great choice of fillings. For dessert, try one of the thinner wheat crepes. In the busy summer months, you'll need to make a booking if you want to eat on the patio.

La Palmeraie is a fine-dining French brasserie at the hotel of the same name that’s in a quiet spot a few metres from La Baule beach. The restaurant only opens in the evenings, but you can come for brunch on Sundays. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet bursting with pastries, cakes, sliced ham, cheese boards, hors d'oeuvres made with produce from the market and oysters at the end of the morning.

The menu is a homage to the local fishing community and traditional French cuisine that's been both tastefully and elegantly revisited. To get there, follow the white walls of the hotel and down a little alley edged with palm trees. Inside, it’s bright and tranquil. If the weather’s good, you can also enjoy the sun on the rooftop during your brunch or for a drink before or after dinner.

Crêperie La Ribote is a charming traditional creperie on the shopping street that runs from Boulevard de l'Océan towards Place des Palmiers in La Baule. It has a few tables outside below an aniseed green awning and a simple yet stylish interior where you can see the owner preparing the galettes or buckwheat crepes before your eyes. 

The savoury galettes de sarrasin buckwheat crepes and crêpes de froment wheat crepes are prepared with organic flour. The pastry has a crunch to it with classic and generous fillings. If the options offered on the menu don't really suit your taste, you can choose your own fillings and tailor-make your personalised crepe. It's a great option for families with a children's menu available.