Le Pavillon

Across the street from La Garoupe Beach is the restaurant Le Pavillon, at the Hotel Imperial Garoupe. The hotel, a Florentine-style palazzo, is run by Gilbert Irondelle, son of the well-known (and now-retired) director of the Hôtel du Cap-Eden Roc, Jean-Claude Irondelle. Chef Philippe Jégo (formerly of La Tour d’Argent, Paris) serves his flavorful, exquisitely presented Mediterranean cuisine in a sunlit atrium. Try dishes such as a blue lobster confit, the sea bass, steamed and seasoned with curry or simple in-season vegetables sautéed over a fresh ricotta gnocchi. The hotel also boasts a private beach and seafront restaurant, decked out with minimalist-modern lounge chairs and a cocktail lounge.