There are restaurants to cover every budget in St-Tropez, as well as plenty of snack bars and takeaway outfits, particularly on rue Georges-Clemenceau and place des Lices.Bistrot des Lices 3 place des Lices tel 04.94.97.29.00. Fin-de-siècle decor for traditional preening and excellent but expensive eats; midday menu €18, otherwise from €28. Closed Thurs JanMarch & mid-Oct to Dec. Café des Arts place des Lices tel 04.94.97.02.25. The number-one brasserie on the square. Old-timers still gather in the bar at the back; à la carte minimum €30. Café Sénéquier 90 quai Jean Jaurès. The top quayside café; horribly expensive, but sells sensational nougat (also on sale from the shop at the back). Ghandi 3 quai de l'Epi tel 04.94.97.71.71. Curries and tandoori, with a good selection of fish and shellfish on the menu. Lunch menu from €15 and dinner from €22. Closed Wed in summer, otherwise Tues & Wed. Le Gorille 1 quai Suffren. Straightforward quayside fare for around €15. July & Aug open 24hr. L'Île aux Nattes 3 rue du Petit-St-Jean tel 04.94.97.44.01. Spicy creole cooking from the French Caribbean. Only open for dinner, with great seafood menus from €30. Closed Jan & mid-Nov to mid-Dec. Joseph 1 place de l'Hôtel de Ville tel 04.94.97.01.66. Brunch buffet (€18), seafood, and great desserts; à la carte €40 upwards. Le Petit Charron 6 rue des Charrons tel 04.94.97.73.78. Tiny terrace and dining room serving beautifully cooked Provençal specialities. Menus from €35. Closed Mon lunch, Wed & Sun out of season. Le Petit Joseph 5 rue du Cépoun Sanmartin tel 04.94.97.03.90. Upmarket Asian fusion cuisine; à la carte €40. Regis et Lolo 19 montée de la Citadelle tel 04.94.97.15.53. Small, friendly bistro, usually full of exuberant youth; around €23. La Tarte Tropezienne 36 rue G.-Clemenceau. Pâtisserie claiming to have invented this sponge and cream custard cake.
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