Good food, oysters and local producers
The restaurants, oyster huts, wine cellars and bars we like to recommend around the estate. Remember to book, and to check opening days outside the high season.
Our recommendation
L’Escale de Lupin
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Pascal Hue in the kitchen and Catherine Beaudemont have run this restaurant on the banks of the Charente since 2019; booking advised.
L’Auberge des Marais
Saint-Just-Luzac
Our village inn, open at lunchtime, with a guinguette on Friday evenings in summer; room and evenings for groups by reservation.
lunchtimes; guinguette on Friday evenings from June to August
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Marennes and La Cayenne
Aux P’tits Oignons
Marennes
A restaurant in central Marennes, handy for lunch after a look round the market or the town’s shops.
all year round
La Grillardière
Marennes
On Place Chasseloup-Laubat in the heart of Marennes, a restaurant open all year, mainly for lunch.
all year round
Le Hangar
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage
A restaurant in Marennes-Hiers-Brouage, open for lunch and dinner depending on the day; book a table, especially at weekends.
Le Moulin de Châlons
Le Gua
A Logis hotel-restaurant in the hamlet of Châlons, Le Gua, run by Maxime and Céline; in summer, a brasero on Friday and Saturday evenings.
all year, except holiday closures
L’Aromate
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage (Marennes-Plage)
At Marennes-Plage, next to Manger sur la Plage, a seasonal restaurant for lunch after a walk on the sand.
April to late November
Restaurants de la Ferme de Magné
Sainte-Gemme
Several restaurants on one estate in Sainte-Gemme: wood-fired cooking, Moroccan, Alsatian in winter, and a guinguette.
all year (depending on the restaurant)
Le Buccin
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage (La Cayenne)
A restaurant on La Cayenne harbour, Rue des Martyrs, whose team also runs La Cabane aux Marées, the oyster bar next door.
L’Escale
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage (La Cayenne)
On La Cayenne harbour, Rue des Martyrs, a seasonal restaurant among the oyster huts.
April to late September
L’Atelier des Gourmets
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage (La Cayenne)
Oyster bar and delicatessen on La Cayenne harbour: takeaway dishes, plus home-made preserves and smoked products.
all year round
Le Terminus
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
A Logis hotel-restaurant facing Fort Louvois at the port of Le Chapus: a good stop after visiting the fort.
all year, except a November closure
Auberge Saint-Denis
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage (Brouage)
Inside the walled town of Brouage, Rue Saint-Luc, an inn to book for lunch after a walk round the ramparts.
Manger sur la Plage
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage (Marennes-Plage)
At Marennes-Plage, a beachside restaurant listed in the Michelin Guide, with an adjoining hotel, Dormir sur la Plage.
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Île d’Oléron
L’Albatros
Saint-Trojan-les-Bains
A hotel-restaurant in Saint-Trojan-les-Bains, with an oyster bar open every day in high season.
April to December
La Table du Grand Large
Dolus-d’Oléron
The fine-dining restaurant of the Le Grand Large hotel in La Rémigeasse, reopened in 2026 with a new head chef, Marina Mikheeva.
April to early November
L’Assiette du Capitaine
Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron (La Cotinière)
A restaurant in La Cotinière, the island’s fishing port; book ahead in season.
mid-February to late October
Les Bains (Hôtel des Bains)
Saint-Georges-d’Oléron (Boyardville)
In Boyardville, on Rue des Quais, the Hôtel des Bains café-terrace serves all day, before or after a cruise to Fort Boyard.
April to September
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Oysters from the farm
Le Banc d’Aline – La Cabane des Claires
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage (La Cayenne)
An oyster hut on the La Cayenne channel, open all year, with an oyster vending machine available day and night.
all year except early January
La Cabane aux Marées
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage (La Cayenne)
The former Billeau oyster bar, now the hut of Le Buccin restaurant, for tasting oysters on La Cayenne harbour.
April to late November
Ferme Marine d’Artouan
Saint-Just-Luzac
In our village, the Artouan marine farm offers guided tours on Wednesday mornings, booked online or at the tourist office.
May to September, on Wednesdays
La Boutique Gillardeau
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
The Gillardeau oyster house’s shop: sales every day, tastings at lunchtime and an oyster vending machine available at any hour.
all year round
Huîtrerie Tortillon
La Tremblade
An oyster farm in La Tremblade: takeaway sales all year, tastings in the hut and guided tours.
all year round
Huîtres Yves Papin
La Tremblade
An oyster farmer on Route Neuve in La Tremblade, with refrigerated lockers opposite for buying oysters seven days a week.
L’Huître des 2 Îles – Huîtres Marcelle
Le Château-d’Oléron
In Ors, Le Château-d’Oléron: oysters to take away all year, plus a tasting hut.
all year round
Ferme aquacole de l’île Madame
Port-des-Barques
On the Île Madame, reached via the Passe aux Bœufs depending on the tide: the aquaculture farm’s shop and restaurant, no booking needed.
April to September
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Wine, beer, local produce and crafts
Domaine de la Chauvillière
Sablonceaux
A wine estate in Sablonceaux: IGP wines, pineau and cognac, with an educational trail open in summer.
all year round
Les Vignerons d’Oléron
Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron
The shop of the island’s winegrowers’ cooperative on Avenue de Bonnemie, to take a taste of Oléron home with you.
Brasserie Île et Elle
Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron
A craft brewery founded in 2019 in Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron, to try beers brewed on the island.
Marennes Oléron Produits & Saveurs
Marennes-Oléron
An association of some twenty producers from the Marennes basin and the Île d’Oléron; their website introduces each of them.
Atelier G. Céramique
Le Château-d’Oléron
A ceramics studio on Le Château-d’Oléron harbour, with two-hour pottery sessions, children included.
mid-March to late October
Galerie Les Poissons Volants
Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron
An art gallery on Rue de la République in Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron, opposite the Eldorado cinema.
Atelier Romalia Mosaïque
Le Château-d’Oléron
A mosaic workshop in a hut on Le Château-d’Oléron harbour from April to October, then in Dolus-d’Oléron in winter, by appointment.
all year round
Galerie Aziyadé
Le Château-d’Oléron
An art gallery in Le Château-d’Oléron, Rue Pierre-Wiehn, with exhibitions through the year; visits also by appointment.
April to December
La galerie du bout du monde
Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron
A shop selling jewellery, stones and decorative objects in Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron, Avenue de Bonnemie, for a small island souvenir.
mid-February to early January
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Bars and cafés
Le Petit St-Just
Saint-Just-Luzac
The village bar on the square: a morning coffee or an early-evening drink, a short walk from the estate.
Le Lémovice
Marennes
A bar in Marennes for an early-evening drink or a longer night out with friends.
La Bigaille
Marennes
A community-run venue and concert hall on Rue Fradin in Marennes, busiest at weekends: check what’s on.
Le Bordeaux
La Tremblade (Ronce-les-Bains)
Rum bar, bar and ice-cream parlour in Ronce-les-Bains, Avenue Gabrielle, open all day during the summer season.
late March to September
Lounge Bar du Casino de La Tremblade
La Tremblade (Ronce-les-Bains)
The lounge bar of the Ronce-les-Bains casino on Avenue de la Chaumière, for a drink any day, afternoon or evening.
Bar de la Liberté
La Tremblade
An early-opening bar on Place Gambetta, where La Tremblade’s market is held: handy for a coffee after shopping.
Les Copains d’abord
Les Mathes (La Palmyre)
A tapas bar in La Palmyre, Boulevard des Tremières, open in the evening, with live music on some nights.
Le Baril’s Pub
Les Mathes (La Palmyre)
A pub in La Palmyre on Avenue du Poitou, open in the evening only, next to Les Copains d’abord.
Le Floor
Royan
A bar on Royan harbour, Quai Amiral-Meyer, for a drink overlooking the boats in the early evening or later on.
all year round
Blue Bar Restaurant
Royan
A bar-restaurant in Royan for lunch, dinner or simply a drink in town.
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