The best bars and cafés Sète

This bar is named after one of Thailand's most beautiful islands. Outside, banquettes are set up under a Virginia creeper arbor, while tables face the Criée. Inside, you'll discover an attractive decor, surprising lighting, a plant wall and a highly effective playlist! Come sip cocktails and share tapas. Shrimp tempura, tinned sardines from Maison Janicot, some gyozas, baked camembert, eggplant caviar... And don't forget to take advantage of the DJ evenings to get your groove on.

Do you like a festive and relaxed atmosphere? Here, you can come during the day to relax on a deckchair with an ice cream or a cocktail. In the restaurant, you can enjoy a cuisine with southern accents, prepared with fresh products: Italian salad, oysters from Bouzigues, tajine, fried cuttlefish... In the evening, the temperature rises: entertainment, concerts; from salsa to electronic music, rock and funk, all musical genres are honored. Feet in the sand, head in the stars, the change of scenery is guaranteed!

A few steps from the tourist office, this end of the street awakens when the first begins to fall asleep. On the pleasant terrace, there is a rich clientele with an appointment from the beginning of the evening. And for the reason, the place is aréable and the music excellent. The bar is on the right, you will turn on the left for tapas, as for wines, you only have to move a little, they are basically! You t easily where our eyes and ears settle… Two small glasses of Minervois and some tapas further, we rejoice our choice. A place that brings together both the young people of the Worldwide Festival and the native sétois, or the pt'its couples who love everything that goes on there. Take a look, you won't be disappointed.

At the corner of the famous Place du Pouffre, here is a cheerful address that is easily noticed by its blue front. One comes gladly at the end of the day, at the time of the aperitif, to benefit from a moment between friends on the terrace. The team advises you to choose a good bottle of natural wine that you will accompany with a board of cold cuts and cheeses, with some tapas. The welcome and the service are pleasant, the wine list is well supplied with small natural nuggets. One thus benefits from a soft and cordial moment.

Yellow and green with the colors of Brazil, the straw hut of Nubia and Thierry is a small warm and colored corner. Everything is there: fruit juices, Brazilian milkshakes, fruit cocktails, nice salads, tapas menu but also iodized dishes. In case of small hollow, you will inevitably find sweetness to your palate. One feels good, lying on a deckchair, toes in fan, a bossa nova tune in the ears while sipping one's drink facing the sea. From time to time, the music goes up a notch and the evenings become more festive.

On the quay, this address is noticeable thanks to its colored oilcloths with white polka dots and its terrace made of bric-a-brac. At Tata's, you come to enjoy a wild cabaret evening, savor a dinner show, listen to concerts, discover an improvisation theater group, spend convivial evenings around a brasucade. We melt in the middle of the regulars to share some tapas and sip a drink. We don't come here to taste great food but to have fun in a warm and no-fuss atmosphere. We love it!

On the roof of the refined Hôtel Impérial *** are hidden its bar and its panoramic terrace which offers a splendid view. In a chic, lounge atmosphere, you can sit on sofas or deckchairs to enjoy a beautiful sunset over the sea, with the lights of the city gradually appearing. The bar is open to non-hotel guests, where you can share a cocktail with friends or colleagues while enjoying live music. You can also organize a private or professional reception to treat your guests.

Where does this chorus of music come from? Maybe from the karaoke bar concept. You come to sip a cocktail (with or without alcohol), a cold beer, a glass of wine, accompanied by pizzas or tapas platters. We come especially to try karaoke, to choose a song, to listen to others, to dance, to have fun on the track with neon lights, alone or with friends, or on the occasion of a privatization for an event. On Saturdays from 4pm to 7pm, it is the children who take the microphone to reveal their talents (5 years old minimum accompanied by an adult).

On the banks of the Canal de la Peyrade, Le Barbu is a warm place to have an aperitif with friends, to spend a nice evening, while tasting good wine, beer or cocktails. It has become the meeting place for thirty-somethings in search of relaxation without fuss. A tapas menu accompanies the evening and a festive atmosphere is infused throughout the hours. One can be tempted by a game of table soccer, enjoy a concert, a musical atmosphere with Latin accents, and a sunny terrace at cocktail time.

This bar is named after one of the most beautiful islands in Thailand. Outside, benches are installed under an arbour of Virginia creeper, tables are facing the Criée. Inside, we discover a pretty decoration, a surprising lighting, a plant wall and a playlist of the most effective! We come to sip cocktails and share tapas. Shrimp tempura, can of sardines from the Maison Janicot, some gyozas, baked camembert, eggplant caviar... And we take advantage of the DJ evenings to get in the mood.

On the flea market square, the front of this bar - which also serves as a wine cellar for bulk and bottled wines - immediately announces the color: a large photograph with Brel, Ferré and Brassens is pasted, with the words "Les copains d'abord" (Friends first). In this neighborhood bistro, one comes to find a very friendly atmosphere, which immerses us in the Sète bath. Whether it's market day, a concert or the return from a pétanque competition, you can share a drink here almost like at home. The regulars meet again, the meetings are joyful.

At the entrance of the city, on the quai des Moulins, the Bamboo is both a lunchtime brasserie with a large terrace where the gourmet suggestions change regularly, but it is also a musical restaurant-bar where one comes to enjoy a festive atmosphere on the weekend. We go there with friends to share tapas, sip cocktails, toast together while enjoying an evening animated by singers during the meal, leaving then place to DJ to continue the evening on the dance floor. You can also privatize the place if you wish.

Not far from the Criée, here is a young promising address, like an urban straw hut, which offers lively evenings. One comes to L'Aïoli to share tapas while sipping cocktails, craft beers or local wines. The menu is concocted from local products, from the earth, from the sea, with also vegetarian recipes. Pélardon des Cévennes, cod accras, gravlax of red tuna, feta and spinach samoussas, fish ceviche... On Sundays it's brunch and brasucade. DJ evenings also animate the summer season.

Close to the train station, this neighborhood address is a den for music lovers who don't take themselves seriously. When you enter the room, you discover a ceiling covered with panties and bras of all colors. At the back, a small stage hosts concerts of swing, rock, jazz, blues, reggae... Karaoke evenings are also proposed by the house as well as open stage sessions. One comes to work a little its dehanché in all relaxation with the regulars who give themselves appointment there for convivial moments.

We climb a little to reach the famous Quartier Haut, one of the most picturesque districts of the singular Island, which contains in one of its streets this charming address that we like to share. On its pretty terrace, you can come to sip a bottle of wine, a pitcher of homemade sangria, a small cocktail or a cold beer accompanied by shellfish. We come to enjoy a concert, an animation or to see friends. One returns especially for the cordial environment which emanates from the place and the conviviality which reigns there.

Gay music bar that organizes theme evenings regularly. On Sunday evening, the Jessigaet offers a fairly popular show.