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Métive is a seafood restaurant at 48 rue des Quatre-Moulins in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, and Le Fooding listed it in 2026. The name is Old French for harvest, and the kitchen runs part bakery, part restaurant on the Île d'Oléron.
Pauline Celle and Julien Borie came to the island from Baston in Bordeaux, a Fooding Guide 2022 award winner. Michelin also lists Métive as Recommended for 2026. The building is a white and seafoam-green bakehouse, and its counter holds breads fresh from the oven.
The menu is a line of small plates built on carefully sourced local produce. Guests can mix and match, or share the full selection at the table. Fish is a clear focus, and the room has exposed stone walls and light wood furniture. There is plenty of bread on hand, which suits a plate that needs mopping.
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Happy as a harvest! Or “métive” (Old French for harvest), proudly stamped across the white and seafoam-green facade of this Charentais bakehouse that’s part bakery, part restaurant… Ring a bell? That’s because Pauline Celle and Julien Borie, formerly of Baston in Bordeaux (Fooding Guide 2022 award winners), have brought their winning formula to the Île d’Oléron. On one side, a counter stacked with just-baked breads; on the other, a lineup of small plates showcasing meticulously sourced local produce. Mix and match to your appetite or share the lot in a space of exposed stone walls and light wood furniture. Good thing there’s plenty of bread on hand to mop your plate clean! · Marie Saline
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