The Top 10 Restaurants In Biarritz

This Michelin star restaurant serves up the epitome of Basque dining, with an authentic atmosphere brimming with the flavours of northern Spain and a rustic setting to match. Their menu is wholly Basque, but includes traditional as well as more contemporary dishes. All the ingredients are locally sourced and of the highest quality. Le Clos Basque is very popular so book a table in advance to avoid disappointment.

Address: Le Clos Basque, 12 Avenue Louis Barthou, 64200 Biarritz, France +33 5 59 24 24 96

For an escape from the more polished side of Biarritz life (though still serving Michelin star quality food), look no further than Le Pim’pi: a small, rustic restaurant where the food is consistently highly rated and always prepared with skill. Choose a dish from their blackboard of daily specials and enjoy the bohemian French atmosphere that exudes from the bare stone walls of this place.

Address: Le Pim’pi, 14 Avenue de Verdun, 64200 Biarritz, France +33 5 59 24 12 62

Located right on the edge of Plage du Port Vieux, this little restaurant is the perfect spot for lunch, dinner, or an aperitif at sunset. It’s small and unpretentious but boasts an impressively broad menu. We recommend the Ocean Salade, which combines all the different flavours affiliated with this Aquitaine town.

Address: Santa Maria, 6 Espl. du Port Vieux, 64200 Biarritz, France +33 5 59 24 53 11

Tucked away beneath the chateau, sits the restaurant-club Blue Cargo. Set in this stunning location looking out over its own private beach, Blue Cargo is the kind of place you could easily spend your whole day, and maybe into the early hours of the next. If you’re looking for a party vibe, this is the place. Alongside it’s fantastic menu, Blue Cargo also serves up great music and a wonderful atmosphere.

Address: Blue Cargo, plage d Ilbaritz, 64210 Bidart, France +33 5 59 23 54 87

If it’s local food you’re after, then make sure you frequent Café du Commerce for lunch or dinner (or both!). Serving everything from Chiperon (small squid) to Axoa (minced veal stew]), and lots of Piments d’Espelette (peppers from Espelette, a local Basque village), you will find that everything on this traditional Basque menu has been sourced from the markets and farms of the region.

Address: Café du Commerce, 1 Rue des Halles, 64200 Biarritz, France +33 5 59 41 87 24

If you’re looking for somewhere accessible but away from the well worn tourist trail, try Chez Ospi, a Michelin star restaurant run by two brothers, Fabien and Julien, located in the center of town. This place offers great service, sumptuous food and excellent value for money. The duck foie gras served with peach confit is a particularly delicious choice.

Address: Chez Ospi, 6 Rue Jean Bart, 64200 Biarritz, France +33 5 59 24 64 98

Located in a quiet area of the town, not far from the center, l’Impertinent is a popular haunt for tourists and locals alike and it is easy to see why. This modest, relaxed restaurant is highly acclaimed and has been awarded a Michelin star for it’s outstanding food. Although seafood is the speciality here, everything on the menu is superb and, combined with the fantastic atmosphere, this place is not to be missed.

Address: L’Impertinent, 5 Rue d’Alsace, 64200 Biarritz, France +33 5 59 51 03 67