The best bars and cafés Pyrénées-Atlantiques

The Jungle Café is still a must in the region with 2 concepts: a restaurant with a musical atmosphere in the early evening; a discotheque from 11pm. The multi-faceted Jungle with tapas, burgers, pizzas, beer bar, cocktails... in a spectacular and unusual setting with Indiana Jones, King Kong, Crocodile Dundee... in the background. A breathtaking setting in the middle of the jungle under the benevolent eye of the huge Buddha of 4 meters high. Come and (re)discover this unique place on the Basque coast!

Tito, the owner, calls his café: Bar à curiosités. It's a fitting name for this dance bar where you can enjoy a drink with friends, but also go hunting for beautiful objects! The festive side of the place invites you to enjoy an aperitif plank based on local, top-quality products. It also regularly invites you to join in the conviviality of concert and film evenings. The other side of the coin is the motorcycle, jewelry and vintage concept store! Tito the secondhand dealer unearths unique objects, mainly from pop rock culture and the world of motorcycling. In short, you'll have no excuse not to go to Tito's!

New gourmet address recommended! A passionate team, with Sophie, a pastry chef by trade, concocting the sweet treats every day - cheesecake, banana bread, carrot cake, cookies... - and Jean for the savoury "canteen": bagels, buns, avocado toast.... Here, the watchword is "homemade", with rigorously selected local products for the most part. A fine range of specialty coffees, much appreciated by connoisseurs, and even an eco-responsible ethic for cold drinks. The terrace is very pleasant and the welcome very friendly.

There's no age limit to having fun with family and friends, with a multitude of board games! There's nothing more convivial than meeting up in a playful space where you can also enjoy refreshments while playing family games, atmospheric games, card games, board games or detective games. This cosy space, lined with cushions, offers all kinds of games for children and adults alike. Situated in a pedestrian street in the heart of historic Bayonne, you'll discover this unique play area in the Basque Country.

A real institution in Pau, the Garage and its Irish pub spirit are a hit with everyone! The brasserie offers quality dishes. For some of the best fish and chips in town, this is the place to go! The burger menu is unbeatable. The Death Burger, with its 600 grams of meat, or the enormous three-steak burger will delight meat lovers, who will also find an excellent prime rib. Housed in a former garage, the pub's relaxed, festive atmosphere is a must. The menu of 100 whiskies and 80 rums is mind-boggling, and the beer and cocktail list very comprehensive. A top-notch team awaits you.

At Little Monkey, you'll find a different atmosphere throughout the day, as the place doubles up as a restaurant, tea room and bar! During the day, you can relax in the establishment with a coffee or one of the varieties of tea, including Théodor's, in a warm setting. This is a perfect address, decorated in contemporary wood and metal lines that harmonize with the taupe and black colors. The Little Monkey bar continues to evolve with new dishes, homemade burgers and tapas cocktail evenings. A complete and exquisite address to discover without moderation!

A gourmet address par excellence, the French Coffee Shop is the palate of temptation! In the heart of a lively square, it welcomes you with its wooded and colourful decor. You are sure that it will bring you pleasant moments of relaxation and perhaps become the privileged place for your snacks... the hardest thing here is to choose! The hot and cold drinks menu is a festival: smoothies, fresh fruit juices, milkshakes, Viennese chocolate, cappuccino latte macchiato, toffee coffee, iced coffee... The original "coffee cookie" or "chocotella" recipes are variations of the cappuccino with toppings and whipped cream with pieces of cake or hazelnuts. This year, it is the Bubble Tea that is making a hit, an iced tea with small fruit balls whose aroma you choose, from kiwi to peach, it is according to taste, it is surprising because they burst in the mouth! On the pastry side, different varieties of muffins and cookies, classic pastries and the American range with plain, white chocolate or lemon cheesecakes, Carott Cake? We're salivating in advance!

It is easy to find, because next to the town hall, and very recognisable by its doors with etched windows and its green including trefoil... Was the bike hanging from the ceiling served to Lisdoonvarna, whose management is indicated on a sign on the post is set right in the middle of the room? Perhaps the boat even made it possible to cross the Ocean... A heterogeneous objects of alba, neon signs boasting Guinness and Beamish framed with the newspaper cuttings, remember that here, you are in Ireland. The service is therefore done at the bar: eleven pressure and about as many whiskies can be enjoyed in front of the giant screen, while nibbling, or listening to the concert given every weekend...

Not to be missed at mealtimes (see section), this bodega is also a must for aperitifs or in the evening. A real pleasure in this absolutely superb place, - rusty walls on the bar and the walls, bluish lighting... Gilles Lafitte, master restaurateur, is at the helm, with his tonic team. To make you live a good moment around a classic sangria or more sophisticated cocktails - Piña Colada, Caïpirinia, etc... - fresh fruit juices but also wines, especially by the glass, in an eloquent menu on which you can read this little sentence by Baudelaire, taken from the Fleurs du Mal, illustrating the Journal des vins, originally presented on a stand: "I feel immense joy when I fall into the throat of a man worn out by work and his warm chest is a sweet bomb where I enjoy myself much better... than in my cold cellars! ».

This is the place to be in the lively Halles district of Biarritz! You'll recognize it by the barrels on the sidewalk, around which the regulars sit to enjoy a glass of wine, a flute of champagne accompanied by tapas, sliced ham chiffonnade, foie gras toast - another house specialty - Basque charcuterie from both sides of the border, and oysters. A colorful place with the best recipes from the Basque country and dishes inspired by nearby Spain.

Kako and her team are still at the helm of this not-to-be-missed spot for gourmets who like to come for an aperitif before dining out. The convivial, subdued atmosphere along the large, pewter-covered wooden bar displays the rations: Basque blood sausage, calamari, veal sweetbreads, homemade foie gras, pintxos and more. And plates to share. An invitation to taste them over a sangria, a homemade Americano before a dessert...homemade.

This magical place, run by the Famose family, has been a must-see since its creation, with its terrace overlooking the beach, its bistronomic restaurant inspired by local gastronomy, its tapas bar that comes to life at sunset, and the beach that transforms into a dancefloor with its podium tables. The festive sounds and rhythms of today's top DJs will light up your evenings on the beach at Ilbarritz! And let's not forget the quality of our seasonal dishes: grilled fish, chipirons, blue baba...

Since 2000, French Coffee Shop is more than 60 establishments created in France where you can find, in a warm and friendly decor, delicious hot or iced drinks, based on coffee, tea, chocolate or smoothies and milkshakes. To be enjoyed in a cosy and intimate atmosphere: Frio coffee, Tella chocolate, VitaSmoothie, Mokafrio, Frioreo, Cappuccino, Chai Latte, Toffee Coffee, Viennese chocolate, and many other specialities.

The 400 m² space is full of surprises! On one side is the full-length bar, with its small tile roofs, beams and cartwheel, and next to it, a few barrels on which to enjoy a beer from an exceptional selection - 250 including 18 on draught - to accompany a plancha of foie gras, boudin, pâté, cheese.... The wine cellar has been expanded into a beautiful space: you can taste wines from the ⁵⁰ bottles on offer, with concerts once a month... In another area opposite the bar, a number of pallets and crates on the floor are ready to be taken away. On sale from single bottles to assorted beers.

Inside, the counter takes pride of place in the middle of a room full of character, and we love the lounge area at the heart of a small, intimate stage with its leather club armchairs. It opens onto the terrace, which is another highlight of the place, as you're on boulevard des Pyrénées and the terrace faces you. A short fast-food menu offers you the chance to eat on the go! And if you've got a sweet tooth, waffles and crêpes are on the menu. The Café Russe is a real atmospheric bar, with a great range of drinks on offer, including an extensive whisky cellar, a well thought-out rum cellar and an impressive list of alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails.

The site is exceptional, with the ocean in full view. With a terrace on the ground floor, a pergola upstairs and a panoramic bar. A magical fusion of land and ocean, where you can enjoy a simple drink, a cocktail or even a gourmet break or dinner in the open air. Numerous themed evenings and events throughout the year. Every Sunday during the summer season is brunch time. Slates to share, featuring seasonal and mainly local produce: ham, Landaise and ewe's milk cheese. Entrecôte à la plancha....

Just a stone's throw from the beaches, ideal for enjoying the authenticity of a coffee roasted in Hossegor. Volt Café offers a wide variety of artisanal coffees, to enjoy on site or to take away. Green coffees, mainly from sustainable and fair-trade agriculture, with a rating of over 84/100... Ethiopia, Brazil, Guatemala, etc. are the producers-suppliers. A unique savoir-faire where the roasted green coffee is followed by the roaster whose mission is to offer a unique, artisanal coffee. And you can enjoy the moment with a home-made pastry.

The Galway brilliantly recreates the atmosphere of English and Irish pubs, with its green tones, wood furnishings and so-Irish decor. A wide variety of beers and spirits are on offer. Lovers of the genre and expatriates alike will nostalgically find themselves in this place, which is sometimes quiet, sometimes lively, but always authentic. Perfect for late afternoons or evenings out with friends and family. What's more, its location on the Boulevard des Pyrénées gives it an incredible terrace with a view of the mountains, a magnificent sight when the weather's clear. Service is fast and friendly.