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10 of the Best Beach Clubs on The French Riviera

When it comes to the art of the beach club, the French Riviera is the grand master. This year the region’s beach club game is stronger than ever. From haute couture collaborations to legendary party spots only accessible by boat, this is your insider’s guide to the best beach clubs and restaurants French Riviera style — all with jetty access for the perfect yacht charter day out. So, jump in the tender and let’s roll.

Make the beach your runway

1. Plage Jacquemus x Monte Carlo Beach

Monaco

This summer, French fashion house Jacquemus landed in Monaco, and it borught its style A-Game. The legendary Monte-Carlo Beach has had a head-to-toe Jacquemus makeover: vibrant banana yellow louners, black-and-coconut stripes, and a Riviera mood that’s part retro, part catwalk. Frequented for decades by Monaco’s most loyal sunseekers, this iconic beach club is now serving up vintage glam with high-design edge. Between the poolside café, the sea-splashed pontoon, and not one but two new Jacquemus boutiques just steps away, this is one of the most stylish stops on any French Riviera yacht charter itinerary.

Barefoot Bohemia

2. La Réserve à la Plage

Pampelonne, St Tropez

Designed by Philippe Starck to evoke the original spirit of St Tropez and located on Pampelonne’s golden sands, this is the ideal place for a chilled out day in a cabana. Expect fresh, fragrant plates ideal for sharing; grilled catch-of-the-day, wood-fired meats, crisp vegetables with Provencal herbs, and more. The bar pours Champagne and rosés to match the soundtrack of DJ-sets that ease you into a luxuriously lazy, late afternoon.

Luxe Wellness

3. Épi 1959

St Tropez

Part exclusive members club part sport and wellness resort on Pampelonne. Only ten retro cabanas, a serene pool and garden dreamt up by Madison Cox, the landscape architect behind Marrakech’s Majorelle. Here, it’s all about clay court tennis before lunch, grilled langoustines on the beach, and golden-hour apéros facing the Med. Book a treatment at Biologique Recherche spa and get coiffed at Frederic Fekkai’s hair salon - ready for a night on the St Tropez tiles. This place is private, low-key and super-cool. You’ll be back.

Grown-Up Vibes. Kid-Approved Fun.

4. Gigi Rigolatto

St. Tropez

This Ramatuelle beach house favourite from the Paris-born Gigi brings the full set: an exclusive beachside restaurant, Bellini Bar, swimming pool, private Ischia and Ponza cabins, a dedicated Gigi Circus kids’ club, and while the kids are having the time of their lives, parents can rejeuvenate in the wellness area. Surprisingly family friendly, it's a stylish, sun-soaked stop for your French Riviera yacht charter that everyone can enjoy.

The Original Legend

5. Le Club 55

Pampelonne, St.Tropez

Since 1955, Le Club 55 has held court on Pampelonne with it’s famed bohemian minimalism. Down the decades it’s where the stars have come to play from Brigitte Bardot to Kate Moss. Lunch here is simple Provençal mastery; grilled fish, fresh vegetable salads, local chilled rosé wine. Pull up a sun bed, and sink in to watch the turquoise waves (and maybe just a VIP or two) roll in. This is where French Riviera beach club culture began, and it’s still the one to beat.

New Riviera Glamour

6. La Môme Riviera

Roquebrune‑Cap‑Martin

Ok, so there’s no actual beach BUT the new beach style club and restaurant from The Maybourne Riviera is a glam addition to The Côte D’Azur. This new must-visit address is located in a cove of crystal-clear waters perched on the rocks of Cap Martin, just beyond Monaco. Coral loungers, striped parasols, and a private pontoon that begs for a dive straight into the Med. The menu is by Executive Chef Sébastien Tantot. Sunset margaritas anyone?

La Croisette Classique

7. Carlton Beach Club

Cannes

Front-row views of Cannes Bay, top cuisine by Chefs Alexandra Delamare et Laurent Bunel, and your yacht just a tender ride from the pontoon (there’s a dockage fee of 50 euro). This is Cannes beach club glamour done right: chilled rosé, and toes in the sand with a hint of festival buzz. With the Carlton Cannes, the ultra luxurious, Grande Dame Hotel of the Croisette just behind.

Island Party

8. La Guérite

Île Sainte Margeurite, Cannes

This Mediterranean institution is accessible only by boat. Come ready to party. The atmosphere shifts from chic lunches under an open sky, to live DJs and a Champagne popping soundtrack to golden hour. Under Chef Yiannis Kioroglou, the kitchen serves up Mediterranean plates; octopus carpaccio, grilled langoustines, crisp Provençal vegetables, Greek-inspired flair with French finesse.

Michelin Starred Dining. Cool Design.

9. Les Roches Rouges

Saint Raphaël

A new pontoon means that the French Riviera’s coolest design-led hotel is now accessible by tender and can be your hangout for the afternoon. Enjoy Michelin starred dining at Le Récif by Chef Alexandre Baule.Then lounge by the sea water pool built into the rocks.

A Riviera icon

10. Hôtel du Cap Eden Roc

Antibes

This legendary place needs no introduction. Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, Dietrich. They were all here. And ever since, it’s been a refuge for the Hollywood A-list. With its cliffside pool carved into the rock, Michelin-starred dining, and private dock for tender arrivals, L’Hôtel du Cap Eden Roc is the pinnacle of French Riviera yacht charter elegance. Come for a long, languid lunch at the Eden-Roc Grill. Stay for Dior spa treatments, pastel sunsets and your own slice of Riviera reverie.

Planning your next yacht charter on the French Riviera?

Planning your next yacht charter on the French Riviera?

Speak to the Y.CO Charter Team and we’ll tailor your itinerary to include the most iconic (and yacht-ready) beach clubs on the Côte d’Azur.