Fun and entertainment Bassin d'Arcachon

Since 1903, the Casino, housed in the sumptuous Château Deganne, has been the hub of the seaside resort (free admission). This beautiful building is home to a feverish gambling frenzy, with 75 slot machines to indulge your passion, a blackjack table, a boule game and 12 electronic English roulette machines. There's also the Megapot, a progressive jackpot simultaneously linking 175 machines in 39 Partouche casinos. The O'Deganne restaurant is a pleasant, bright and spacious place to enjoy a good meal.

Le Baryton is an incredibly dynamic community café. Every weekend, concerts and performances in a wide variety of styles are on offer: jazz, rock, reggae, blues, tango and theater... The rich program allows local artists and amateurs to perform in excellent conditions. The walls of the Café Baryton are also transformed into an art gallery for photo and painting exhibitions. Reservations essential for dinner! Prices are unbeatable and the tasty meal is prepared and served by volunteers.

Test converted! For many, Point Break is the address that Claouey has been missing. A canteen for some at lunchtime, with a highly attractive 18-euro lunch menu (starter, main course and dessert), an afterwork or bar for others... With its shaded terrace, Point Break is all at once. A gourmet spot where you can enjoy a drink and tapas prepared on site by Marine and Antoine's team. Open from morning till night, Point Break comes alive in summer and winter with themed evenings and sporting events.

Here is a unique place in the heart of the Cap Ferret peninsula for a tapas aperitif with friends, for dinner and to enjoy good family cuisine (couscous, fish, rib steak or prime rib for two with its salad and chips.... but beware here the fries are homemade and cut with a knife) or simply to spend a good evening around a glass of wine or a cocktail, the menu is rich and inventive, with a choice of mojitos that leaves you dreaming: Virgin Mojito, Basque Mojito, raspberry Mojito.... or a French coffee at Grand Marnier... that you can enjoy in a pretty lounge designed for this purpose or on the terrace, and all this in a vintage decor like a brocante house where antique furniture, paintings, mirrors and windsurfing boards go together very well! You can also enjoy the garden and pool table... In this Cape Ferrian atmosphere, almost with your feet in the water, you will spend a very long time and have only one desire when you leave... come back!

Want to spend an evening with friends or family in a warm, lively atmosphere, over a drink accompanied by a few tapas-style nibbles or (rather classic) dishes? The New Pub is definitely the place to be in Andernos-les-Bains. On the à la carte menu, you can choose from over 80 beers from all over the world! Even in low season, the entire New Pub team awaits you for themed evenings with DJs, soccer and rugby match broadcasts, happy hours... What's more? The view of the basin from the terrace.

Want to have a drink or try your luck? The Miami casino is waiting for you. Slot machines, traditional games, restaurant, bar... there is plenty to entertain you in a friendly atmosphere where chance reigns supreme with no less than 75 slot machines, 16 electronic English roulette, English roulette and blackjack stations. Not to mention the Megapot! To eat, there is a snack service at all hours and a restaurant service from Thursday to Monday evening from 7pm to 11pm. Large parking lot with electric charging stations.

Located in Gujan-Mestras, Bowling Star Arcachon has 16 lanes and 2 mini-lanes for the little ones. There's also a bar and the must-have billiard tables: English pools and American billiards. In all, thirteen tables are at your disposal. Enough to spend an enjoyable evening with family and friends! The venue is also available for seminars and other private or professional events. You can also come here for a karaoke night, dance lessons or to organize your children's birthday party.

If you don't know Le Balap in La Teste, you know nothing... At its head ? Zézette who doesn't have a lisp, Dad the well named and the son, Tony. All this little family attracts all the party-goers of the area, but not just any party-goers, those who like their "zique", i.e. the rhythms of the 80's and who love the good atmosphere in a decor inspired by Thailand with its wooden terrace. Once you've tried Le Balap, you'll definitely come back, because the evenings are unforgettable. We sometimes meet some VIPs who spend their vacations on the basin.

Located on the site of the former Jean-Marcel Despagne stadium, this complex includes 4 projection rooms with tiers that offer, regardless of their size, the same sound quality, excellent screen visibility, rows of 1.20 m and large, very comfortable seats. The largest room is dedicated to live performances about fifteen days a year with opera broadcasts. The rest of the time, it is used for film screenings. The programming is of high quality all year round: films for the general public, auteur films, films for young audiences...

Fabrice Brignard, the master of the place, has the art of the party and it shows. This place is a bit the place to be... But be careful, nothing trendy or snobbish! We are here on Boulevard de la Plage and the large terrace with its wooden furniture is always full, especially in summer. The reason: the excellent rum-based cocktails, including a mojito to die for, and everything to eat with tapas, oysters, charcuterie or cheese boards, bruschettas, the chef's burgers or gourmet coffees. All served on a musical background of the 80s and 90s.

At the Cave des Darons, we drink and eat. Yannick took over this old cellar, which had already been in existence for 25 years. We particularly like the patio (which can be privatized) where you can enjoy the terrace. The wine bar is open from Tuesday to Saturday until 9pm in July and August, otherwise from Thursday to Saturday. Wine tasting is often accompanied by a platter of local produce. Open all year round, the Cave des Darons houses no fewer than 1,000 references. Meetings with producers are also on the agenda. Also in La Teste-de-Buch.

Run by Philippe Berbizier, well known in the world of rugby for having played for Lourdes and Agen, the Bar de l'Oubli is a café for friends, but not only. Those who love conviviality, good humor, tapas (evenings in summer) and bistro-style dishes (lunchtime and evenings in winter) all come together here. The daily special costs 18 euros. As a result, l'Oubli has become one of Arcachon's least forgotten spots, frequented by a diverse clientele ranging from locals to trendy Parisians of all ages. It's the place to be from breakfast to aperitif.

After the Pâtisserie de Famille in the heart of the Ha (a) ïtza hotel, the Téchoueyres family has opened a new patisserie, designed by Philippe Starck. La Pâtisserie de Ma Fille boasts a pleasant terrace on the Place des Marquises in Arcachon's summer town. Here, you can enjoy an excellent hot chocolate. And what about the pastries prepared by Antony Prunet! Each one is more appetizing than the last: gourmet, but not too sweet.

A distinction must be made between the beach bar and the restaurant, which is open for lunch and dinner (reservations required) and features a short menu based on seasonal produce. From 9am to 1am, without reservation, the beach bar offers a wide choice of pizzas (prepared on site), seafood, a farandole of land and sea tapas: octopus à la galicienne, cod acras, terrine du vendangeur, BAO of pulled pork... And let's not forget the veggie recipes (falafels, honey-roasted camembert, truffle-roasted camembert...) and desserts. The view over the basin is superb. Enjoy it with a drink in hand.

Le Pré Salé is a tapas bar with a "colorful and recuperative" terrace that invites you to sip a cocktail or a cold drink. You can also come for breakfast, a main course or a lunchtime menu, and an afternoon snack of waffles and iced coffee, for example. We decided to go at the end of the day. We would have gone for tapas, but... we weren't offered. Too bad, because the mixed "plank" looked rather nice. Afterwards, we headed off to watch the sunset over the pool at the end of the street.

The Gujan casino is a long colonial house languishing among reeds and palm trees. Inspired by Louisiana, the white wooden building is just a stone's throw from the small ports and most beautiful beaches of the Arcachon Basin. High-frequency jackpot slot machines, electronic English roulette... there's everything you need to try your luck. For lunch or dinner, head to the Bistro Régent, famous for its all-you-can-eat French fries and Charmelcia sauce.

Le (Petit) Café is the perfect place for Gujannais to meet up, chat or work while enjoying a delicious meal. Because more than a café, it's a kidsfriendly tea room (with board games) that Jennifer chose to open at the same time as she came up with the idea of a change of scene. With seating for 20 and a small terrace, Le Petit Café has all the makings of a great place! All day long, Jennifer serves hot drinks and delicious cakes made by l'Atelier d'Esmé. Not to mention a 100% home-made savoury offer.

The White Moustache is a real beer palace. Of course, the quality of the animations and the evenings as well as the quality of the service made its good reputation as much as the number of references in beers, whiskies, rums, wines, champagne and cocktails accompanied by some nibbles. The most, they are the beer taps at the disposal of the customers to taste the house beer, the White Moustache, the Mira (beer of the basin of Arcachon) or the Vitus. Every month, beers on draught or in bottles are carefully selected.