L’Echo-Côtier
Restaurant, African, Seafood, $$$

L’Echo-Côtier | Beetle Holloway / © Culture Trip
L’Echo-Côtier is perhaps the best restaurant on La Petite Côte. After weaving through the village of Popenguine (the site of an annual pilgrimage for Catholics in Senegal), and walking down a stone staircase to an almost secluded stretch of coastline, you come face-to-face with just one restaurant. One restaurant with sand-covered floors, large white awnings cut like kites and its own raised platform with sun loungers staring out across a golden beach. Luckily, L’Echo-Côtier has the food to match the environment with a delectable selection of starters and main courses that takes its inspiration from the ocean opposite. Think langoustines infused with Pastis, freshly grilled turbot and zesty squid, all washed down with Provençal rosé. For such a heavenly retreat, it’s not even a silly price, although you may want to book ahead if going on the weekend.