Restaurants, snacks, picnics...

where to eat on the Lérins Islands?

Imagine having lunch with your feet in the water, in the shade of an umbrella pine, to the rhythm of the cicadas: welcome to the Lérins Islands!

There are several restaurants to choose from, combining Mediterranean cuisine with a dream setting. On Sainte-Marguerite, la Differnnce is friendly and family-friendly, while la Guérite is exclusive and festive. On Saint-Honorat, La Tonnelle offers bistronomic cuisine accompanied by wine produced on site by the monks of Lérins Abbey.

If you want to get closer to nature, there’s nothing better than a picnic! Tables are scattered around the most beautiful spots on the islands, and the coves that border them are perfect for enjoying a tasty snack with a view of the sea.

The best restaurants

in the Lérins Islands

If you want to take your time in a dream setting, 3 restaurants welcome you on the Lérins Islands:

On Sainte-Marguerite Island:

La Differnnce, the family address: Close to the pier, la Differnnce is a Cannes institution that delights families with its tasty Mediterranean cuisine. Lunch by the water… Open all year round.

La Differnnce

La Guérite, trendy and festive: Nestling in a cove, La Guérite is an exclusive address that attracts an international clientele. Greek chef Yiannis Kioroglou serves tasty, well-balanced Mediterranean cuisine. Charming and authentic, the restaurant evolves into a festive and musical atmosphere during the day. Open from June to August, private boat transfers by prior arrangement.

La Guérite

On Saint-Honorat Island :

La Tonnelle, a bistro with its feet in the water:The only address on the island, La Tonnelle offers seasonal Mediterranean cuisine all year round. Lulled by the lapping of the waves, the wines of the Abbey of Lérins will accompany your lunch admirably. Open all year round.

Restaurant La Tonnelle

Where to picnic on the Lérins Islands?

What better way to go green than with a picnic? So get out your checkered tablecloth, here are the best places to eat on the Lérins Islands!

Snacks :

On Sainte-Marguerite Island, two fast food kiosks offer sandwiches, pan bagnats, ice creams and other refreshments. Located close to the pier, remember to stock up before setting off on your walk across the island.

On Saint-Honorat, the snack bar Les Canisses offers sandwiches, salads, desserts and ice creams to be enjoyed on the spot, or to take away to one of the island’s picnic areas.

Les Canisses

Picnic tables:

Facing the sea or surrounded by Aleppo pines and Eucalyptus trees, have lunch on the tables and benches scattered in the most beautiful corners of the Lérins Islands.

In summer, the tables are often overcrowded, fortunately, the islands are full of charming little spots to picnic. Go in search of the creeks that border the islands and sit down with your feet in the water!

When you go out to the islands, bring back your garbage! To preserve the environment, all garbage bins have been removed on the island Saint Honorat in 2019 and it is now also the case on the island Sainte Marguerite. We count on your civic-mindedness!

Where to find picnic tables?

Sur l’île Saint-Honorat

On Sainte-Marguerite Island

Do you like homemade food?

Why not concoct the perfect picnic yourself with fresh produce from the Forville Market! A slice of socca, the Niçoise chickpea flour cake, local fruit and vegetables, Provençal specialities: take the best of Cannes’ gastronomy with you!

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Unusual :

glaces rafraîchissantes et pizzas au feu de bois entre les îles de Lérins !

What if this was absolute luxury? Have your ice cream or pizza delivered directly to your boat at anchor between the Lérins islands with Cata-Pizza !

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