What is the common denominator between Pascal Obispo, the bourgeois crowd from Bordeaux, Le Pyla twigs, Marc Lavoine, PPDA, Beigbeder and other VIPs? They are all wild about the mussels-fries served at Hortense, the legendary dish and its secret sauce all the beautiful people genuinely enjoy.
But what is Hortense ?
An inimitable beach guinguette with a white and green awning, erected like a historical monument, since the opening of the restaurant in 1938, passed down from mother to son…
Don’t be fooled by appearances, because even if you get a big hug from Bernadette, the owner, show up barefoot or in espadrilles, on a bike, by boat or in old Méhari, this is the most mundane rendezvous of the Bassin.
We adore… the local VIP square, that means a prime table, on the waterfront with a view overlooking the dunes.
And what’s there to eat other than mussels? A die and go to heaven sole, a grilled bass to share, prepared right in front of you and served at the table ! But what else? Oysters, melon-ham, café liégeois, a pistachio ice cream, cream of chestnut and whipped Chantilly…
