Holiday Village Belle Dune, Fort-mahon-plage

In a small regional-style building near the docks, this young couple beautifully showcases local ingredients. Example dishes include pressed sea bass with sand carrots, chervil sorbet; fillet of hake, beurre blanc with sea aster, mashed sandy potatoes; baba with a citrus syrup, cream with lemon balm… Tasty and expertly executed cuisine!

The top floor of this entirely revamped 18C salt barn is home to a fashionable, stripped-back restaurant decked in raw materials that commands a panoramic view over the Somme Bay. According to the dictionary, a schorre (or a salt marsh) refers to an “upper coastal intertidal zone of thick mud, covered by grass and regularly flooded by high tides”. Chef François-Xavier Sailly regularly renews his creative gourmet score with unexpected combinations.

This peaceful inn between Le Touquet and Montreuil-sur-Mer exudes a smart rural vibe. The chef painstakingly selects the ingredients with which to carefully craft flavoursome traditional fare. House specialities include lobster salad, pigeon cooked two ways and Grand Marnier soufflé. Everything is prepared in house, including the bread and ice cream!