Must-see restaurants in Îles de la Madeleine

Bright red with yellow shutters, Lost Steps is hard to miss. The exotic decor continues inside, with curvy mirrors, local artwork, Moroccan-style lamps…

Owners Isabelle and François host a nightly souper-spectacle (dinner concert) at their much-loved restaurant in La Grave, featuring musicians from the…

Serious French-inspired fine dining is on offer at Roy's upscale restaurant, where you can feast on wild boar, turbot with seaweed, and platters of…

Located in a historic general store, this restaurant is more than a local institution: it's one of the islands' vital organs. Pot-en-pot (fish pie), wild…

There's a chilled, beach-hut vibe to this attractive bistro, on the western side of the island near the fishers statue in L'Etang-du-Nord. The menu is…

You won't find seafood fresher than here: it's run by the island's fishing co-op. Lobster rolls, mussels, scallops, seafood chowder and battered halibut…

Stock up on seafood straight from the tanks here, from live crab and lobster to mussels and whelks (if you prefer, you can order cooked lobster from 3…

It's not every day you find a restaurant run by a guy who happens to be an Arctic and Antarctic diver-filmmaker, but hey, that's the Îles de la Madeleine…

As cute and bohemian a cafe as you could wish for, this is a great spot for a strong coffee and a fresh croissant, or whatever other light sandwich, salad…