Noon
Full sun
The kitchen opens. You eat with your feet in the sand, or you never leave the lounger: service comes down to the water.
Beach club and cocktail bar · Orient Bay, St. Martin
Feet in the sand, drink in hand.
Loungers you can book by the hour, lunch from noon until the sun drops, and cocktails you will not find anywhere else on the bay.
TodayGolden hour5:30 – 8 pm
Lounger and parasol8 € an hour · 25 € all day
ServiceNoon until sundown
The day
Noon, the shade, the gold, the dark.
3 pm
The east wind
The beach breathes out, the parasols turn a quarter. Fresh towel, ti-punch, and nobody hurrying you.
5:30 pm
Golden hour
The kitchen switches to small plates, the bartender opens the bottles he keeps for the end of the day. The bay changes color.
7:30 pm
Parasols come down
That is the signal. Last drink at the counter while the light drops, and we close at 8 pm.
Eleven hours of beach, 25 € with the parasol.
Book a loungerThe loungers
You pay for the hours you actually use.
We open at 9 am. Take an hour to see how it feels, or the whole day with the parasol. The clock stops when you fold the towel.
8 €
By the hour
per hourLounger, towel and table service at the water's edge. Every hour started is billed.
25 €
All day
9 am to 8 pmLounger and parasol until closing. Fresh towel as many times as you ask.
55 €
The square
all day, for twoTwo loungers, one parasol, a low table and the ice bucket sitting on it.
+ 10 €
Front row
add-onThe row closest to the water, for the day. Six squares, and that is all there is.
Included at every price
- A beach towel, swapped whenever you ask
- Fresh water shower, changing room and a locker
- Table service at your lounger, no minimum spend
- Boards and masks kept behind the desk while you swim
How to book
Online just below, or by phone. We hold your lounger for thirty minutes past the time you booked, and cancelling is free until 6 pm the day before.
The menu
We cook what came in this morning.
The menu moves with the boats. Prices are final, service included.
Lunch
Noon – 5:30 pmSix oysters21 €
lemon, shallot mignonette
Salt cod fritters11 €
sauce chien, lime
Snapper ceviche19 €
leche de tigre, roasted sweet potato
Warm conch salad21 €
avocado, red onion, cilantro
Grouper burger23 €
brioche bun, fried plantain
Grilled octopus26 €
crushed potatoes with olive oil
Fire roasted lobster46 €
garlic and parsley, depending on the morning catch
Mango tart10 €
house coconut ice cream
The bar
9 am – 8 pmSel & Vent14 €
white rum from Marie-Galante, guava, lime, sea salt
Midday ti-punch10 €
55° agricole rum, house cane syrup, lime
Vent d'est15 €
mezcal, watermelon, hibiscus, mild chili
Bec salé14 €
gin, cucumber, lemon verbena, coconut water
Coconut verbena9 €
alcohol free, served very cold
Provence rosé8 €
by the glass, 4 oz
Local draft beer6 €
8 oz
Allergens, gluten free plates, smaller portions for kids: ask your server, the recipes are all in his head.
Book a table5:30 – 8 pm
The hour the bay changes color.
The kitchen switches to small plates, the bartender opens the bottles he keeps for the end of the day, and the sand stays warm under your feet until the last of the light.
- Two signature cocktails and a seafood board, 38 € for two.
- A record collector on the decks Friday and Saturday, until 8 pm.
- Your lounger stays yours until closing, at no extra charge.
- No booking needed, though the front row is gone by 5 pm.
What people tell us
Almost nobody comes just once.
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loungers on the sand0m
of beach, facing west0
seasons behind usWe booked two hours just to see. We left after dark.
The only place on the bay that leaves you alone without ever forgetting you.
The ceviche is worth the drive. The house cocktail is worth it a second time.
The bay
End of the sand path, on your right.
We are on the north side of Orient Bay, a hundred meters past the wooden bridge. The blue gate is ours.
Drive time
- From Grand-Case12 min
- From Marigot25 min
- From Philipsburg35 min
- From Princess Juliana airport30 min
Parking
Free, shaded, 80 meters from the bar. Open 8 am to 9 pm, with an attendant walking it every hour. On busy days, get there before 11 am.
Getting onto the sand
A wooden ramp runs from the parking lot to the bar and the showers, wheelchair accessible the whole way. A front row lounger is held on request.
Booking
A lounger, a table, or both.
Tell us what you need. We answer within the hour during service, otherwise first thing the next morning.
Hours
- The beachEvery day, 9 am – 8 pm
- The kitchenNoon – 5:30 pm
- Golden hour5:30 – 8 pm
- Annual closingAll of September
Private events
For twenty people, or a hundred and twenty.
You can take the west square, the whole bar, or the entire beach after 8 pm. Birthdays, retirement parties, weddings that end barefoot in the sand.
- The west squarefrom 20 people
Twelve loungers, one long table, a dedicated bar and the full western view.
- The whole barfrom 40 people
The entire counter, the full cocktail list and two bartenders who are yours alone.
- The beachfrom 80 people
After 8 pm, sound and lighting rigged by us, service running until midnight.