Hyeres Iles: Porquerolles, PortCros, Levant

[John Talbott]

Elsewhere I asked about food around Le Lavandou but I'm intrigued by the islands off Hyeres where I'm staying for a wedding.

Does anyone have any experience eating in any of the three islands - Porquerolles, PortCros, Levant?

Thanks

[John Talbott]

I really wanted to go to the Ile de Porquerolles to eat and hike, and indeed I did make it there to hike but... my residence concierge said I could in no way hike, eat there at lunch and make it back to Le Levandou for a 3 PM wedding an hour away.

So instead, for lunch, I decided to treat myself to the one-star Michelin place in Aiguebelle, 5 km past Le Lavandou run by chef Mathias Dandine described on the Le Lavandou topic.

But the night before, for dinner, I had cruised the restaurants along the port at Hyeres, where I was staying in a Ryanair-type place (3 € to park, 7 € to get a towel, 5 € for a TV clicker, 10 € for air, etc), not wanting to schlep into Hyeres center, and found them fungible – except one that stood out called viceversa, only the versa was upside down and backwards, cool. In any case I had a plate of excellent cebo, Spanish ham from pigs that are entirely grain-fed, and a glass of fine local wine and that was that for 20 €.

Go back, You bet! To both.