Hostellerie La Belle Aurore

Rating: 14
Author: Gault&Millau

5 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 83120 Sainte-Maxime, France

14/20
Chef's Restaurant

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7 PHOTOS

Chef: Geoffrey Poësson
Services: Children's Menu | Pets allowed | Private Parking | Valet parking
Style: Romantic

Budget (€)

Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

95 to 135

Gault&Millau's review 2026

It has regained its elegance and charm, this Belle Aurore, which boasts the most beautiful seaside location in Sainte-Maxime. A restaurant with a long-standing reputation, now led by Geoffrey Poësson—whom we knew well and honored during his time at La Badiane—who brings all his expertise, vision, and flashes of brilliance to the table. Equally adept at working with both rich and simple ingredients, he can dazzle you just as easily with a combination of leeks and smoked herring as with a tartare of wild shrimp and caviar, a thick cut of sea bass steamed in fig leaves with bottarga and yuzu, or sole meunière with a zucchini and eggplant Tatin, or even traditional-style chicken with bacon, mushrooms, and potatoes. Beautiful classic desserts (such as soufflé and crêpe Suzette) showcase his undiminished and eclectic talent. A well-stocked Southern wine cellar, though without too many surprises.