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Where to eat in Malo-les-Bains

Our favourite addresses, tried and tested, just a few minutes' walk from the apartment.

Our ritual

Drinks with your feet in the sand

This is what we do ourselves as soon as the weather turns, from April to October, and the first thing we show anyone who comes to visit.

Le Roi de la Moule runs a pop-up bar on the beach: pallet furniture, palm trees and olive trees, your feet straight in the sand. You order the whelks with mayonnaise and the oysters at the bar and settle in. Hard to beat for an early evening.

Same spirit at Bikini Beach, the seasonal beach bar run by Café L'Espadrille, a minute from the apartments. Free deckchairs facing the sea, and lounge DJ sets from time to time. It is our most frequent spot, simply because it is next door.

SeasonRoughly April to October, weather permitting
Le Roi de la MoulePop-up bar on the sand, whelks and oysters at the bar
Bikini BeachCafé L'Espadrille, free deckchairs, 1 min walk
On the seafront, our favourites

For a proper meal

The choice of restaurants on the seafront is huge, we wouldn't discourage you from any of them, but here are our personal favourites.

Rest'O Soleil Le Roi de la Moule (mussels and fries) Malo Beach Crêperie Bretonne O'Safran (just past the Kursaal)
A lighter option

Breakfast & sharing platters

Café L'Espadrille serves a very good full breakfast facing the sea. For lovely sharing platters, Cactus Café and Red Rock Café offer similarly priced set menus.

For meat lovers

Latina

Avenue Faidherbe, a 300-metre walk. Their speciality is smoked meat, you won't be disappointed.

Grab and go

Friterie Zaza

Place Paul Asseman, next to the casino and opposite the swimming pool. For a relaxed fries-and-burger break with a view of the town.

Vegetarian & vegan

Our three favourite finds

The vast majority of restaurants in Malo offer at least one vegetarian dish on their menu, so you'll have no trouble finding something you like wherever you go. For food that's vegan from start to finish, here are three addresses:

My Malo 🌱On the Malo-les-Bains seafront. A genuine vegetarian menu alongside mussels and Northern specialities, plus fresh poke bowls. Two sea-facing terraces on sunny days.
Beyrouth Bay Malo 🧆On the seafront, Tuesday to Sunday lunchtime. Authentic Lebanese cuisine, hot and cold mezze and grills, naturally rich in vegetarian and vegan options.
Un Pied dans l'Eau 🥞A 7-minute walk from the apartment. A generous, warm crêperie, with vegetarian and vegan options clearly marked on the menu.
Shops

For cooking at home

Boulangerie Maes Julien 🥐11 place Turenne, try the "petit malouin", the local speciality
La P'tite Fabrique 🥖14 place du Casino, opposite the Kursaal, good speciality breads (buckwheat, oat, multigrain)
Carrefour Express 🛒63 avenue Adolphe Geeraert, open 7 days a week: 8am-9pm Monday-Saturday, 9am-1pm then 4pm-8pm on Sundays
Les Saveurs Fromagères 🧀55 avenue Faidherbe, old-fashioned cheese shop, also sells poultry
Poissonnerie dunkerquoise 🐟65 avenue Adolphe Geeraert, fresh fish depending on the catch
La Cave de Malo 🍷71 rue Belle Rade, wines and spirits
Markets

Malo-les-Bains & Dunkirk

Malo MarketTuesday morning, place Turenne, 8am-1pm, a 2-minute walk
Dunkirk MarketWednesday and Saturday, 8am-1pm, place du Général de Gaulle & cours François-Bart (about 12 min on bus C3)

For a big shop: Carrefour, Lidl, Match or Auchan, all a few minutes away by car.