Champagne

La Rochelle Cathedral

Worship42.2 km

cathedral located in Charente-Maritime, in France

Stade Marcel-Deflandre

Culture42.8 km

French rugby Stadium

Île de Ré bridge

Landmark46.6 km

bridge in France

Vauclair Castle

Historic42.3 km

castle in Poitou-Charentes

La Rochelle submarine base

Historic44.1 km

Aquarium de La Rochelle

Park41.3 km

public aquarium in France

Orbigny-Bernon Museum

Museum42.2 km

museum in La Rochelle, France

église Saint-Pierre d'Angoulins

Worship35.1 km

church located in Charente-Maritime, in France

Abbey of Saint-Léonard des Chaumes

Worship40.6 km

abbey located in Charente-Maritime, in France

Musée maritime de La Rochelle

Museum41.5 km

museum in France

Église des Carmes

Worship41.8 km

secularized church located in Charente-Maritime, in France

Temple protestant de La Rochelle

Worship41.9 km

church located in Charente-Maritime, in France

Le Parvis

RestaurantBib Gourmand€€22.6 km

(Temporarily closed) This pretty stone house two minutes from the Charente is the gourmet haunt of Pascal Yenk, who rustles up delicate, flavoursome cuisine with distinctive fresh notes and sweet-sour touches. A shell-less soft-boiled egg, sautéed asparagus and morels, or a low-temperature duckling, fragrant pastilla and confit of kumquat: everything is emblematic of the chef’s technique and generous nature. The garden patio offers a more casual experience courtesy of a tempting tapas and cocktail menu, all of which with slick, smiling service.

Saveurs de l'Abbaye

RestaurantBib Gourmand€€23.2 km

A stone’s throw from the Abbaye aux Dames, now a concert venue, this stripped - back restaurant serves fresh, light, spontaneous food with a distinct preference for fine regional produce from the market, to which chef Vincent Coiquaud, basket in hand, goes daily. Plain, pleasant rooms for overnight stays.

L'IØDE

RestaurantBib Gourmand€€23.2 km

A butcher's son born on the Île d'Oléron, chef Benjamin Girard has chosen to focus on fish and seafood. In this narrow modern dining space done out in white and blue hues, the delicious dishes with creative touches keep on coming: mackerel half-cooked with a blowtorch, grilled watermelon and tomato water; halibut with a langoustine foam and blackberries; black forest gateau-style "explosive cherry" dessert. Eater-friendly prices and an enticing wine list with plenty of organic options.

Christopher Coutanceau

Restaurant★★★ Michelin€€€€41.9 km

Overlooking the Plage de la Concurrence, the sign on the front of the restaurant says it all: "Christopher Coutanceau, chef and fisherman." Fishing here is a lifelong family passion, and Christopher takes it further by campaigning for sustainable methods and against waste. His sincere and unfussy cuisine, with its bouquet of marine scents, an invigorating ode to the Atlantic Ocean, is an extension of this commitment. The finest fish and seafood - turbot, sole, sea urchin - is prepared with care and imagination, while the modest mackerel or sardine is rendered sublime by the same devotion and t

Rafales

RestaurantBib Gourmand€€24.8 km

In Royan, a breath of fresh air is blowing across the restaurant scene, brought not by an up-and-coming young chef, but by a couple in their fifties from Toulouse. Laurence and Philippe left Le Tire Bouchon, their Toulouse wine bar-cum-eatery, to set up shop where she grew up. As they embark on the last decade of their working lives, the exuberant and enthusiastic pair has created a spirit reminiscent of Parisian bistros. Philippe takes care of the restaurant floor and cellar (over 200 natural and biodynamic wines); Laurence crafts fresh, generous dishes that smack of home cooking: puff pastry

Le Relais des Salines

RestaurantBib Gourmand€€25.8 km

This waterside bistro showcases seafood flavours and super-fresh produce. The menu sails between timeless classics (oysters, confit of octopus, lentils, mustard-flavoured sabayon and the chef’s lemon pie) and more spur-of-the-moment recipes. Inside, this former oyster shed upholds its heritage, while the terrace overlooking the marshes is blissful.

Notes

Restaurant★ Michelin€€€45.2 km

A little way out of the town centre, this handsome 19C town house is now a luxury hotel, whose first-rate restoration work is particularly visible in the restaurant's swish, elegant dining room. Chef Anthony Carballo devotedly executes two several-course surprise set menus, inspired in part by the estate's vegetable garden. Marbled foie gras dusted in liquorice powder, liquorice reduction and orange-flavoured jelly; medallion of flawlessly cooked croaker, beurre blanc, baby broad beans, green peas and trout roe; poultry incised with foie gras and girolle mushrooms, tartlet of confit poultry le

Sillage

RestaurantBib Gourmand€€34.1 km

Piedmontese chef Gabriele Ferri and his wife Marie-Nolwenn run this bistro, which has been given a nautical makeover against a backdrop of pale stone walls and contemporary furnishings. The culinary focus is on seafood and veggies, with Italian influences and the odd bold note. Examples: Japanese inspired poached hake flanked by daikon radish, dashi stock and umeboshi (savoury plums). Meat, meanwhile, only features during the hunting season. A signature dish: chard roasted in its skin, paired with asparagus, fennel, a burnt lemon paste and a beer-flavoured beurre blanc.