SO MUCH SEAFOOD! At…read moresuch a reasonable price. Great service, awesome casual atmosphere. We had oysters, sea snails, gambas (prawns), razor clams, and kokotxas (hake chin). All fresh and fantastic. The hake chin alone blew my mind. So good. If I just had a big bowl of them for every meal I would forever be happy. The razor clams were also up there on the 'wow' factor but honestly everything was so good. It was our first night in Biarritz after 6 night in Paris of eating really great food and I gotta say this might be the best food we ate for the price at 40 Euro for the whole spread.

Fun small area for outdoor seating. Excellent mussels and oysters. If you like seafood at a…read morereasonable price this place is a must see.

The restaurant looked a bit booring, it definately was not. The owner came and waited on us with a…read moresmile and very proud of his dishes. He told us about the menu, and recomended the freshly harpooned tuna. I ordered the tuna wich was fantastic. The owner told me he would only prepare it "Bleu", medium coocked was not an option. And he was right. Soo good!! I like it when the owner takes pride in his food and knows what he is doing. We also ordered Moules, Salade Chevre chaud and Duck. All delicious. A recomendable restaurant.

Enjoyed very good cheap seafood at Cafe de Paris. Compared to the Le Dauphin on the otherside of…read morethe Casino the seafood was more fresh, not from frosen food and the crepe sucre was actually home made and crispy.

What a gem! Fantastic joint right in an unassuming alley. Good wine selection, excellent salads,…read moreand tasty croquettes. Get here early because it fills up really fast!

We loved this place-- my wife and our two kids: 9 and 6. We had kids' meals for them which were…read morehardly like those in the US (prosciutto + cod). We also had the Basque terrine, the cocogollos salad, and the core du Boeff (French for amazing steak). The staff were so funny and friendly and didn't even mind when our 6 year old decided the restaurant was his playground. Hint: make a reservation or good luck getting in.

1. Our landlord here in Saint Jean de Luz recommended Le Suisse as the best of the Basque seafood…read morerestaurants. I am in no position to comment on the other twenty or thirty establishments - but Le Suisse is amazing. Note that there is no way I would have walked into a place called Le Suisse looking for Basque food on my own. 2. This is a genius-cook-does-things-his-own-way restaurant and not a mindlessly-replicate- grandma's-traditional-recipes restaurant. The menu does NOT look like the menu in competing establishments. 3. The most iconoclastic recipe was gazpacho made with tomatoes (which is normal), beets (?!?), industrial quantities of heavy cream (?!?), and smoked codfish (?!?). My wife and I died and went to heaven. 4. A merlu for 2 was the standard Mediterranean whole baked fish cut open with tomatoes and onions and flavor ingredients. This is normally a dull dish even when pulled off with grace and style. Having a very fresh flavorful wonderful fish helped. Having lots of very thin pickled hot pepperoncini cut into the topping changed everything - and sent the dish over the roof. The pepperoncini being thin kept the fire from overwhelming the other ingredients and drowning out the fish. The heat added fire and power to what is otherwise cliche of the week. 5. Poached fresh peaches with homemade ginger cookies and gooseberry whipped cream ended the meal. I used to think good peaches only came from Georgia and Fredericksburg, Texas. Well, le Languedoc and les Alpes produce peaches that can more than hold their own against America's finest. Poached expertly, they attain noble status. And gooseberry whipped cream? One of life's little treats ..... 6. Just for the record, Le Suisse offers more than just fancy chef-prepared food. They sell lots of plain ordinary shellfish platters featuring the magnificent seafood of the region. Many people were chowing down on tables loaded down with tons and tons and tons of crustaceans. I had a selection of local raw oysters. Two out of the three types were standard French raw oysters - pleasant enough. The top of the line oyster was an artisanally raised oyster for extra size and extra taste. OMG! They also have a Basque tapas bar, and a plain old cafe where you can have coffee or a beer. The fancy restaurant, the tapas bar and the plain old cafe share exactly the same chairs and tables out on the terrace of the Plaza de Louis XIV. Management doesn't care if you are having a top of the line menu gastronomique, a handful of Basque tapas, a beer, or just a coffee and a cigarette. Our night, we were the only table having fancy dishes. A few tables were doing loaded platters of fruits-de-mer. (Note that those giant platters of seafood come with a hefty price.) Many more tables were just groups of friends smoking cigarettes and drinking. There were a few tables of families taking their kids out for ice cream - with the concomitant strollers and crying babies. You are sitting out on the plaza with fine nineteenth century buildings, and a nice breeze - so the cigarette smoke will blow past you and out into open space. The crying babies? Well, I am sure the babies will stop crying when they realize what culinary wonders the world has in store for them.

A nice terrace to enjoy the summer portside vibes. Average drinks.read more

Drove through rain, hail and wind from San Sebastián to get here for their 23Euro daily lunch. Wife…read morehad the foie gras salad, mussels & cream brûlée. I had the shrimp & scallop salad, hake fillet & cherry pie. Portion were large and we ate every bite. It was definite worth the 45 minutes drive

Fantastic food and drinks with an exceptional view. And the service is particularly great,…read moreespecially given the crowds they manage. Just had an app and a drink but very much worth it.

Great food, great views and atmosphere, very friendly staff. A must go around dinner time to…read moreexperience the sunset and drinks.

From the owner: Un superbe vaisseau bien amarré Au coeur de la cité, non loin de la mairie, un emplacement de rêve…read moreavec vue sur le port, face à la criée pour ce restaurant qui est un appel du large. Au choix, pour déjeuner ou dîner, la véranda, ou l'adorable petite salle à côté. Véritable aquarium avec des murs de glaces animées de poissons, des hublots, un plafond en coque de bateau, un nappage bleu océan, et pointe de raffinement, les canapés et les petits fauteuils recouverts de cuir bleu glycine gansé de rouge : un havre de paix dans l'agitation de la station balnéaire. L'idéal pour goûter à une cuisine basque de grande qualité à choisir sur une carte particulièrement fournie et pleine de trouvailles : crème de lentilles et sa tranche de foie gras poêlée, vinaigrette de pommes tièdes à l'effeuillée de morue paysanne... Aux beaux jours, réservez votre place sur la terrasse, il s'y déroule des concerts de jazz, rockabilly, chants traditionnels basques, péruviens...