I did not speak French and the server accommodated me very politely and was very kind. I ordered the menu of the day which was fish soup, hake with risotto, and crème brûlée and everything was beautiful, large amounts, and so delicious. Highly recommended!!

Amazing seafood restaurant in front of the beach of Arcachon. We made a reservation few weeks ago thx to that we got a great table in front row. We had a great oysters from Arcachon, scallops and sushi. Everything was fresh and delicious. Service was great by very friendly staff.

We had high expectations as the restaurant had great reviews and our hotel recommended Chez Pierre. The starters were good with fresh lobster ravioli and a Japanese platter, the main courses were so disappointing with entrecôtes which were either burnt or too tough to eat. The medium cooking was correctly done but the meat was very bland and so tough. The entrecôtes came with fries and a good béarnaise sauce but the salad dressed in just strong olive oil was odd. Such a shame at 38€ for a classic dish like this you’d expect a perfectly tender and tasty piece of meat and a green salad tossed in a mouth watering vinaigrette… We left half of the meat… nobody seem to notice there was an issue and we did not have the energy to give the waiter feedback - it is never welcome. The service was friendly and efficient - the decor and location great - the food was just ok and the main dish not great. Such a shame when it could be so good with a little effort…

Everything was great about this place except that it took a really long time to get the waiter to bring our check when we had finished our meal. Wwe probably would have ordered a coffee as well, if it had bot taken so long for them to come afterwards. But, it was a very busy day, so I can't really fault the server. Overall, great atmosphere and great environment and the food was also fantastic!

The waiting staff were amazing! Patient, nice, friendly, professional - they knew what they were doing and you can expect an enjoyable moment here. The crustaceans were fresh. We had sushi, beef tartare and the duck filet, all were good.

Michelin recommended right next to the beach. I sat down and expected an expensive and simple salad, I soon realized this place is a pearl. The location is superb, the service is excellent and the food is exquisite. We ate here 3 days a row. The tempo is high and the food is fast but extremely well done. This place deserves the recommendations from Michelin. I highly recommend the baked pie and the chef salad for starter.. Oh man that was an experience. The kids menu is super tasty, those kids sausages have lots of flavor and the green beans taste superb.

Even on a rainy day, this beach-front restaurant was magical. The service was lovely and welcoming even though our French is less than great. The oysters were as good as we had heard, and the rest if the meal was beautiful as well as delicious. Merci bien!

Stunning soft sandy beach. Limited access for dogs sadly. The beach is raked early everyday by a massive tractor that skims the surface sifting our rubbish, seaweed and pebbles!

At dawn the tractors comb Arcachon’s central beach, screening litter from the sand into neat ribs before bathers arrive. It’s a balance of amenity and ecology: too deep and the wrack line that shelters insects and birds is stripped away, so management alternates machine passes with lighter hand-picks and seasonal pauses. When storms erode the foreshore, SIBA undertakes re-nourishment — bringing in authorised sand to reset the beach profile, timed outside peak season. Along the promenade, Julien Marinetti’s painted bronzes — Bâ le Panda and Doggy John — add colour and playfulness, bright sentinels against the horizon. A beach where engineering, ecology, and art converge.

Lovely beach and not to crowded. Lots of great restaurants around too. Oysters you should get at les halles though. 10€ for the dozen.

Beautiful lengthy beach with proper sand, nice promenade with flowers and a nearby public toilet.

Very beautiful and clean beach. Very popular with internal tourism as well. The sand is also very beautiful, soft and fine, during summer it can get quite crowded. It's a fairly long beach as well so you can jog and cycle along it. There is a small pier that you can take a jetty to cap ferret it;s about 45mins ferry ride to get to the other side of the bay. Many seafood restaurants lined the coast of the beach. HIghly recommended.

A great beach, which is regularly cleaned, equipped with shower posts and public toilets, and a wheelchair friendly path on the beach to the sea. Great place for kids. There are 2 merry go rounds, and plenty of ice cream and waffle&pancake shops along the beach, and of course restaurants too!

Great sandy beach for sunbathing, and the water is great for paddling but there's very little visibility (or interest) for snorkeling in the swimming zone

Where Locals and Tourists Mingle Over Oysters 🦪🧺🍷 One of those gems that feels authentic and alive. The covered market buzzes with locals picking up produce, meats, and pastries, while tourists like myself happily blend in. What makes this place stand out isn’t just the excellent selection—fresh oysters, rotisserie chicken, crusty bread, fruits galore—but the vibe: a real slice of local life. Grab what catches your eye, sit inside or outside, and dig in like a local. Come for the groceries, stay for the oysters.

This is an amazing market to visit, both to buy fresh produce or to just walk around. The market is located walking distance from the train station so it's a good option to visit when visiting Arcachon. The market also has several options for lunch, all amazing. The market has very fresh oysters at great prices. Worth a visit.

Beautiful people, beautiful place. Great atmosphere for both day and night. Must visit.

Amazing place with plenty of varied products. Definitely worth a visit.

Good local market with a variety of fruit, vegetables, bakery, cheese, meat and seafood of course. You can take something with you, o have a fast snack on the tables near the entrance. It works only till noon. The only pity thing is that all the coffee station provide very poor quality drinks.

The market is beautiful, not as many merchants as in La Teste but the new market of Arcachon is more of a beauty and much better for tourists.

Nice combination of clothes stalls and food outlets. Lovely to come for some breakfast and coffee or to buy some local produce.

Small park with a rose garden, palm trees ans some huge old trees.

A haven of calm and freshness, it has been home to an arboretum since 1992, with 4 hectares of small plant treasures, rare or exotic plants and trees, a pretty rose garden with nearly 600 rose bushes. Sit down on one of the famous red Arcachon benches, then contemplate, smell, and appreciate the sweetness of the moment. It once served as a setting for the Mauresque casino, ravaged by a fire in 1977. This casino was the work of the architect Paul Régnauld and Jules Salesses. The architecture of this building was characterized by the great diversity of materials used: iron columns and beams, bricks and terracotta tiles, pine wood floors. At the elevator exit is a model representing the Alhambra.

Nice park to cool down and relax. Playgrounds for kids and a beautiful walking path around the park. The small tourist train also makes a pass through the park from time to time. Good views of the city and a hit of history with the model of the casino that used to be there 50 years ago

Really nice little park with a playground, rose garden and open library! It's located on a hill so gives a nice panoramic view of the town.

Ok...so our experience was affected by our visit being by public transit from downtown Bordeaux....which is kind of remarkable if you think of how far it is from downtown Bordeaux....and we had out luggage with us. The trails are accessible. The network not long. All routes can be walked comfortably in 1.5 to 2.0 hours. Build in you 1/2 hour transit each way, and it a good frre 1/2 day activity. The ruins are VERY photographable.

The park is a cool haven of peace and tranquillity; it has hosted an arboretum since 1992, with over 4 hectares of green treasures: rare or exotic plants and trees, and for a few weeks has been home to a beautiful rose garden with some 600 rose bushes. (Arcachon official website) A huge bull park, perfect to be a spectator of an important recreational sport of France. Every turn is a surprise with extremely well taken care of plants and trees. Exquisite and beautifully design combination and arrangement of plants.

A great park with playground, public toilet, elevator, beautiful flowers and park benches... within walking distance to the beach (Plage Thiers), which makes it a perfect place to have an afternoon stroll, or just to bask in the sunshine!

A lovely stop on a walking tour of Arcachon. Fun to climb and a great view from the top, would recommend taking in this site.

Great views of the town, not too many steps to climb, a really fun way to take in the views of the city.

It’s a metallic observation tower with a spiral staircase inside, allowing visitors to climb up and enjoy panoramic views over the Arcachon Basin, and surrounding landscapes. Such a nice expirience!!

Amazing 360° panoramic views over Arcachon Town, the pine forests and the sea. Its only about a 20 mins small uphill walk from the town centre. It's free and is an outdoor metal structure with approx 50 metal spiral steps to reach the open circular platform.

This is a great way of seeing over the town. The stairway to the platform is small and winding. The stairs are okay but they do move as they are suspended. It is worth the trip to the top for the glorious views.

Near the parc mauresque there's this little iron tower with a spiral staircase that goes up to more than 20 meters and the view is astonishing.

Really amazing views on the top. You have a pretty good view of Arcachon. To go on top, there are a lot of narrow stairs, so I guess is not recommended for people with low mobility.

Very busy place .so much food on offer .incredible

Nice restaurant in market square. Lovely staff and food is good and plentiful but not much atmosphere sitting out.

Great selection on the menu, food was fantastic, the staff is energetic, fast and attentive. It's a great location, big restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. It's was busy and bustling at lunchtime. Prices are great, high value, high quality and highly recommended.

Nice place to stop for a drink or a bite to eat in the covered market. Homemade food, good priced and friendly service. Nice that they show rugby games on the screen above the bar.

Service was good, but food not really. Oysters were not fresh and meat cold. Waitress very gentle but didn’t asked about how cook we wanted the meat

Great place for lunch! Probably one of my most enjoyable meals during the Bordeaux/Arcachon trip - the ambiance feels relaxed and authentic, the market is nice, the staff at the restaurant were really great, the dishes felt healthy. More meatless options had been nice, or options to have oysters in the restaurant seeing as there's oysters in the market.

Friendly staff, but for the price, a little too factory-like and careless an experience. Very long waits, entrecote cooking preference ignored, cold guaffre for dessert instead of the requested crepes. If it were a casual, cheap, market food court, all would be forgivable.

Rather average food. Green salad was not well washed, there was sand left. Service was polite, but very slow.

super nice place and delicious generously served food

Utterly impolite. We will never come back. They were even rude when asked to cut the take-away pizza.

Great pizza and very friendly staff.

Great pizza!

Very, very friendly service!

Super!!!l

nice seaside restaurant. Seafood is soso. Some of the shrimp and mussel on the seafood plate are not fresh enough. The creamy mussel is ok but not not enough. The squid are a bit chewy (overcooked? ) maybe that is in Spanish style. The white wine is crispy, fresh with good nose. The location is nice with seaside view before sunset. Ok to go as a general tourist friendly place as their servers are nice and good in English. 👍🏻

We had a fantastic experience at Diego, a lovely beachside spot in Arcachon that’s perfect for relaxing with a drink and a bite to eat while taking in the stunning view. The atmosphere is laid-back and inviting. What really stood out was the service. Our waiter – a young man whose name we unfortunately didn’t catch – was incredibly polite, friendly, and attentive without being intrusive. He made us feel genuinely welcome and added to the overall great vibe of the place. The food was fresh and tasty, the drinks were well-prepared, and the view of the water just tied it all together. Highly recommend if you're in the area and looking for a chilled-out place to unwind by the sea!

We had a fabulous lunch here over the weekend. We had fish pate and muscles - both were 5/5. My only thing marking this down to 4/5 was we ordered wine quite awhile before ordering food, but it didn’t arrive until we were almost done our meals which was a disappointment. Scenery is beautiful and food is delicious so I recommend highly!

Good seafood platters and great charcuterie. They serve a deconstructed Bloody Mary which is good. the wine list is diverse with a few good choices. Service was friendly. If online you see that they don’t have availability call them. It’s a very big place and it seems like the online reservation system isn’t always up to date. A bit pricey, but it comes with the location and the views it affords.

I was a bit skeptical about trying a restaurant right in the centre and on the beach — usually that means overpriced food and poor service. But this place completely changed my mind. I ended up coming back three times during my stay! The staff are genuinely friendly and welcoming, the food is delicious, service is quick, and the atmosphere is great. Please keep it this way and don’t turn into another tourist trap — you’re doing an amazing job!

We arrived around 11.10 we were waiting to be seated and everyone from the staff was avoiding us. We followed the example of some other customers and took an empty table.we waited patiently for over 20 min for the waitress to ignore us successfully all 4 times she passed by us. The restaurant had almost 6 tables all in all atthat time. We ordered some drinks and we asked for the catalogue so we can order to eat later. After 5min(that was fast) she came by with the drinks the catalogue and told us here is the catalogue but not to bother ordering because the table is reserved(there was nothing on the table) without giving us and other alternative. A restaurant to avoid....

We were hoping to find a nice place for food while watching the 14th of July fireworks. The restaurant is right on the beach with an expensive card.The food was fantastic and reasonably priced but the best was probably the wonderful Lou who was looking after us. She could not have been more nice and knowledgeable. She really made our evening. Thank you Lou.

Fish and Chips and Hashe with frites very well prepared. Service very friendly and the café gourmand was one of the best I had.

We were lucky to get a table when this the restaurant opened at 7pm as most tables were reserved by local diners. Had delicious squid with chorizo, son had an amazing burger and wife’s salad was lovely. Friendly owner helped us with menu, suggested nice wine also. One of best meals on holiday. Highly recommend, probably best to book.

Great food and the service is so friendly! We have been here twice in a week because we liked it so much :) thanks guys!

Absolutely delicious, loved the food the ambiance and the staff . thank you so much for having us ! definitely will be back in our next trip in Arcachon

I visited Le Bistro’chon with my family, on holidays. The food was the best we had all holiday with fresh high quality produce, cooked to perfection and exquisitely presented. Everything from Teriyaki Salmon to The Steak was brilliant, but most importantly the staff and our waiter was the real highlight. Extremely friendly and accommodating and genuine. All in all a must visit for anyone staying in Arcachon. (So good we went twice!)

Wonderful staff and service. Food delicious. Very patient with my terrible French. C’est magnifique!

Excellent food, in a safe post-COVID environment. The service was great, despite their having to push tables up and down the street to accommodate social distancing . These precautions made our group of adults and kids feel at ease, and the food was excellent. I had the speciality of calamari and sausage, my partner had fish and chips, a friend veal liver, while the kids had ground beef and fries. The fries were excellent. An outstanding place worth visiting.

Think - eating fresh seafoods right beside the beach! Great setting, great service and fresh succulent seafood. Make sure you end your meal with their interesting desserts. Great place to eat in. A must try when you are in the area

Beautiful location on the beach. Busy and lively atmosphere even on a Monday evening. Staff were very nice and accommodating and food was good. We shared the gravlax to start which was delicious and clearly very good quality salmon. My Caesar salad was good but could have been better - the chicken was cold but it would have been better hot and the croutons were quite small. A wide variety of drinks, we had hot dessert alcoholic coffees which were tasty and strong !

Excellent food, great view and good service! Really can’t find any fault in our dining experience there. Thank you to the staff for being so attentive. Highly recommended location!

A lovely afternoon with an beatable view. Healthy pours, good food and warm service. A bientot!

Nice beach club, good food and wine. Pitty they don't have sunbeds.

Barefoot dining on Pereire’s broad sweep of sand — tables right on the beach, shaded by parasols, with views across Arcachon Bay. The setting and relaxed plage privée vibe are outstanding, though the food was simpler than the view promised.

Food: Ordered Tartare de boeuf and Oceanic Tartare... texture and mouthfeel is beyond buttery and the delicate flavor of the beef is exquisite, with a balance of savory and spicy notes all smoothed perfectly with the velvet creaminess. Not the item to be missed in this establishment. Fish and chip is nothing special. Calamari is average. Ambience: no doubt, the place to relax and enjoy the sunset. Windy and peaceful...

Nice little beach. A few benches to have a bite to eat or just enjoy the scenery. A few shady spots, a nice restaurant right on the beach . Very relaxing

Nice to watch the boats while relaxing, when we arrive it is low tide and kids are enjoying the water. Good first time experienced but I must say, parking fee is expensive. We stay only two hours. There is a restaurant near but you have to book 15 days ahead.

Lovely long stretch of beach, white sand, clean sea

Nice!

Beautiful beach!

lovely !

Very good plage, specially when enjoy the tide action, but it is hard to find parking

Food is good but no surprise View is stunning Service really depends who serves you! ... If you want to book ... don t be surprise if they don t pick up the phone, 30 seats inside only .. you can try your luck , you ll find other restaurants few km away in Mouleau or towards Pereire.

What the hell is wrong with this people? Is the rudeness their slogan? There are also nice ways to say no, not necessarily being rude. Some people are just not familiar with your policies that’s why they ask questions. Never ever again I would step into this establishment.

Lovely place at the waterside with super friendly staff and good food. My son and I had a blast! Thank you at Bikinis.

Le Bikini in Arcachon is the perfect spot for a relaxed meal right on the beach! The location is unbeatable, offering breathtaking sea views and a laid-back coastal vibe. The food is fresh and tasty, with a good selection of dishes that pair wonderfully with the oceanfront setting. The service was not very friendly and welcoming( maybe we were not lucky)), and a bit slow — but it adds to the unhurried atmosphere of the place. Good place for enjoying food, stunning views, and a true beachside experience.

Staff was okay, but the food for the price is incredibly overpriced and overrated. The tartar was basically just iceberg with thousand Island dressing and a slab of raw meat with no consideration of quality. VERY BAD

Excellent food, exceptional atmosphere.

This is our favorite spot when visiting Bassin d’Arcachon. We love to walk through gorgeous typical villas of Arcachon and arrive to Bassin. Then we arrive at Le Bikini and we enjoy the fresh seafood and some white wine. Last time the service was a bit hazardous - lots of staff but the quality of service disappeared. We believe it can be improved. That is why we shall come back 😊

It was nice that after three visits in a week we were treated like family! The mussels were excellent, and in abundance. The wait-staff made the dining experience enjoyable.

Very nice restaurant with excellent food for lunch, at a good price. The view is exceptional. The service was very good.

The food is on the expensive side for the quality, however if you accept that you're paying for the view then it's worth it. Cap Pereire is far enough round the coast from Arcachon that you can watch the sunset during dinner from the terrace.

Great place and view. Service was too inexperienced and chaotic. Pizza crust over baked in my opinion.

Wonderful situation with calm lovely views. Food fresh, service good altogether a lovely experience.

Very simple and plain menu. No one there apart from ourselves in the evening. A little off the beaten path.

Great venue, good menu, large portions, value for money.

Excellent experience for lunch, 6 adults 4 children. Patrice looked after us and ensured that we were looked after. That being said, all of the staff were exceptional! We would happy recommend to all friends and family. Merci beaucoup!

Good restaurant by the sea! The location is top for young kids if you need to let them run around a bit while you eat.

We had lunch here and had a problem with our order and we're promptly ignored. Over priced for what you get and the treatment we received was under par for a mistake the restaurant made not us. We received no solution and paid for a plate they was clearly not cooked right. Won't be returning and would avoid if I were you!

Aggressive woman as administrator, which tries to make impression, that everything is occupied, despite of pretty enough free places. So you are obliged to move half a meter in front of the entrance and wait until she will be so kind to invite you. We just took place at the next door restaurant, which is very good, by the way. So enjoyed the food there and were able to observe the situation at this place. Wouldn’t recommend, just if you have no other alternative and are very hungry 🤷

Would not recommend, over priced, meat was severely over cooked we complained and the waiter simply blew us off. Save your money, the place next to it is way better

The service was friendly and the food was delicious. The oysters taste great and my son loved the Gascogne salad

Beautiful food amazing service team..