Restaurant near Perpignan

A seaside restaurant 28 km from Perpignan

Perpignan sits between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean — two horizons always in view but never quite within reach. Port-Vendres is 30 minutes away via the N114 and solves that quickly: you arrive straight onto a fishing quay, with the smell of salt, moored trawlers and a restaurant terrace overlooking the harbour basin. Le France is at number 21 on that quay. The contrast between the capital of Roussillon and this harbour brasserie shows just how varied the Pyrénées-Orientales are within a 30 km radius.

For Perpignan locals who know Catalan cooking, Le France's menu speaks for itself: Catalan platter with Serrano ham, marinated anchovies, red peppers and pan con tomate; fish soup with rouille; foie gras ravioli with Banyuls sauce. The grill set menu at €26.50 — starter, seafood or meat grill, dessert — is the best value-for-setting on the coast at that price.