Les Poissons
d'Abord.
The fishmonger's where you eat. Straight from boat to plate.
ScrollA fishmonger's
by day, a table
at lunchtime.
At the counter, more than thirty kinds of fresh fish depending on the catch — to take away, or to eat here in the 26-seat dining room. Pierre chooses, Pierre cooks, Pierre tells the story. The same hands, from quay to plate.
- Covers
- 26 seats
- On the counter
- 30+ varieties
- Open since
- 10 June 2020
- Sète fish market
- 25 km away
A few ways
to treat yourself.
Grilled octopus on the plancha
Tentacle seared to order on the plancha, olive oil, smoked paprika and fleur de sel.
Seafood board to share
Carpaccio of the day, squid and capers, lemon. To pick at as the meal begins.
Clams with garlic and parsley
Flash-sautéed with garlic, flat-leaf parsley and olive oil. Served piping hot in their juices.
John Dory grilled whole
Caught in the Mediterranean, grilled whole on the bone, scattered with fresh herbs and a drizzle of olive oil.
Bouzigues oysters on slate
Opened to order, served on ice with shallot mignonette and lemon.
Seafood platter
Spiny lobster, oysters and shellfish, put together from the day's catch. To order in advance.
Three markets,
one single standard.
Every morning, Pierre walks the fish markets before we open. He picks the fish one by one — Mediterranean first, small-boat always, never sight unseen. In good years, we fill the counter. In lean ones, we put out less. But we never cut corners.
France's leading Mediterranean fishing port. Sea bass, gilthead bream, red mullet, sole. Our anchor point.
Small-boat fleet and coastal trawlers. Mackerel, bonito, anchovies when the season allows. A market on a human scale.
For the rarer catches — eel, skate, dentex. The market where we find what's missing elsewhere.
Today's
catch.
- Line-caught sea bassSète
- Gilthead breamSète
- Red mulletGrau-du-Roi
- SoleSète
- MackerelGrau-du-Roi
- John DorySète
- EelÉtang de Thau
- Skate wingP-La-Nouvelle
- Pandora breamSète
- BonitoGrau-du-Roi
- Bouzigues oystersBouzigues
- Lagoon musselsBouzigues
4.8 out of 5,
on Google.
“Looking for a fresh fish restaurant in Montpellier, this is it!”
“Run by people who love the sea, and you can taste it on the plate.”
“The dining room, pleasantly decorated, is at the back, with the kitchen in full view — it feels good to be there.”
A feast
for the eyes.
Shellfish, crustaceans and fish from the market — a glimpse of what passes through our hands each morning.
Every day,
live from the counter.
The morning's catch, behind the scenes in the kitchen and evenings with us — follow along on Instagram and Facebook.
