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'No reservations, no waiter, just great sea views, food and drink': readers’ favourite beach bars in Europe
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TL;DR
- The Snack Shack in Dungeness offers fresh seafood with weather-dependent opening times.
- Captain Marée near Vannes, Brittany, serves fresh oysters and mussels on a shellfish farm.
- Cladach Beach House on the Isle of Arran provides outdoor cocktails or a cozy interior with sea views.
- La Perle Gruissanaise near Narbonne allows diners to select fresh fish cooked on-site with sea views.
- The Beach Bar in County Sligo, Ireland, offers chowder, seafood, and meat classics with views of the sea.
- Petra & Votsalo in Crete serves local dishes and drinks with sunset views over the Libyan Sea.
- Massimo cocktail bar in Korčula, Croatia, is a medieval tower offering sunset cocktails with panoramic sea views.
- Bar do Guincho near Lisbon is a versatile beach bar suitable for all seasons, with Atlantic views.
- Taliana seafood shack in Sinemorets, Bulgaria, offers fresh mussels and seafood at incredible value.
- Scapricciatiello in Puglia, Italy, provides fresh local seafood with views of the Mediterranean.