Restaurant in Dieppe, France
Dieppe's best-value seafood, Michelin-endorsed.
Bistrot du Pollet holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025) and a 4.4 Google rating from 437 reviews — making it the strongest case for seafood dining in Dieppe at a €€ price point. Book for a date night or celebration meal; eat in rather than takeout to get the full value of what the kitchen delivers.
The common assumption about Bistrot du Pollet is that it sits somewhere on the tourist trail — a harbour-adjacent seafood spot riding the coattails of Dieppe's fishing port reputation. That assumption is wrong. Two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025) confirm this is a kitchen operating well above its price point, and at the €€ price range it represents the clearest case for seafood dining in Dieppe right now. If you are planning a special meal in the city and do not want to cross the Channel-sized price gap into fine-dining territory, this is where to book.
A €€ price point does not automatically mean casual. Bistrot du Pollet earns its Bib Gourmand precisely because it delivers a level of cooking that would justify a higher price tag — Michelin's Bib category exists for restaurants where quality and value align unusually well. For a birthday dinner, a date night, or a celebratory meal after a Channel crossing, this venue gives you the credibility of Michelin recognition without the financial commitment of a full star-rated table. That is a useful combination in a city where the dining scene is good but not deep.
The cuisine type is seafood, and in Dieppe that carries specific weight. The port here has supplied fish to Paris kitchens for generations, so the raw material available to local restaurants is genuinely strong. A kitchen holding a Bib Gourmand in this context has to be doing more than simply not overcooking the catch , it has to be making decisions about preparation, sourcing, and execution that distinguish it from the dozens of other seafood restaurants lining the quai. The 4.4 rating across 437 Google reviews adds a second data layer: this is not a venue coasting on a single good season.
Bistrot du Pollet is worth booking as a sit-down experience, and the case for off-premise dining here is weak. Seafood at this level , fresh, simply treated, dependent on precise timing , does not travel particularly well. The value of a Bib Gourmand kitchen is the discipline applied in the moment: the temperature of a sauce, the texture of a fish at the point of service. That discipline cannot survive a delivery run or a takeout bag. If your situation demands off-premise dining, you will lose most of what makes this venue worth the recommendation. The address on Rue Tête de Bœuf is the right place to eat it.
This is also relevant for special occasions: if you are considering this as a celebration venue, eat in. The experience is the point. For practical seafood to take back to a rental or a hotel room, a fishmonger on the quai will serve you better than asking a Bib Gourmand kitchen to pack a bag.
Normandy in the current season shapes what a seafood restaurant like this can offer. The region's waters are productive year-round, but colder months bring particularly strong shellfish , scallops (coquilles Saint-Jacques) from the Bay of Seine are at their peak in autumn and winter, and Dieppe sits within easy reach of that supply. If you are visiting in this window, a kitchen with Bib Gourmand credentials is well placed to use that material well. Spring and summer shift the focus toward line-caught fish and the lighter preparations that suit the warmer months. Either way, the seasonal logic of eating fresh seafood in Dieppe applies directly to this restaurant.
For broader context on where Bistrot du Pollet sits in the Dieppe dining scene, see our full Dieppe restaurants guide. Two other venues worth knowing: Comptoir à Huîtres is the sharper choice if you want oysters and shellfish in a more casual, counter-style format; Les Voiles d'Or leans toward modern cuisine with harbour views. Neither holds a current Michelin Bib Gourmand, which is the deciding factor if award-backed cooking matters to your decision.
For planning the wider trip, our Dieppe hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the rest of the city.
If you are using Dieppe as a base for exploring French coastal cooking more broadly, the reference points worth knowing: Mirazur in Menton and AM par Alexandre Mazzia in Marseille represent the high end of French seafood-adjacent cooking. For Michelin-recognised tables at various price points across France, Flocons de Sel in Megève, Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, and Assiette Champenoise in Reims are all worth knowing. For seafood specifically in a Mediterranean context, Gambero Rosso in Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Alici Restaurant on the Amalfi Coast provide the strongest comparison points outside France. Within France's broader fine-dining canon, Troisgros in Ouches, Bras in Laguiole, and Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or anchor the upper tier , a different conversation from a €€ bistrot, but useful context for where Dieppe sits on the national map. Closer to the Bib Gourmand tier, Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen shows what the leading of French creativity looks like at full price , which only reinforces how much Bistrot du Pollet is delivering at its level.
Yes, with caveats on expectations. The Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024 and 2025) and 4.4 Google rating from 437 reviews confirm the cooking quality is there. At €€ pricing, it is the right choice for a celebration where you want a genuinely good meal without a fine-dining bill. It is not the venue for a white-tablecloth grand occasion , but for a birthday dinner or a date night in Dieppe, it is the strongest option in its category.
Comptoir à Huîtres is the leading alternative if you want a more casual shellfish-focused experience. Les Voiles d'Or offers modern cuisine with harbour views for a different atmosphere. Neither holds the Bib Gourmand that Bistrot du Pollet carries into 2025, so if Michelin validation matters to your decision, the choice is clear. See our full Dieppe restaurants guide for the wider picture.
Specific menu formats are not confirmed in our data, so we cannot verify whether a tasting menu is currently offered. At a €€ Bib Gourmand bistrot, a set menu (menu du jour or formule) is the typical format and usually represents the leading value , it is how kitchens at this level keep quality consistent and prices accessible. Book and ask at the time of reservation what the current options are.
At €€ with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition, yes. The Bib Gourmand category specifically identifies restaurants where the quality-to-price ratio is the story , Michelin is not recognising fine-dining here, it is recognising value. A 4.4 rating across 437 Google reviews supports that verdict independently. For the price tier, this is among the most credentialed tables in Dieppe.
No dress code is specified, and at a €€ bistrot in a working port city, smart casual is the right call. Dieppe is not a dressy city , you will not be underdressed in clean, well-kept casual clothes, and you will not need to dress for a formal room. Save the suit for a €€€€ Paris table like Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen.
Specific dishes are not listed in our verified data, so we will not invent them. What the data does confirm: this is a seafood kitchen with Bib Gourmand status in a city with direct access to Norman coastal waters. Follow the kitchen's current recommendations when you arrive, and prioritise whatever shellfish or fish is being pushed as the day's leading , that is how a kitchen like this operates. If a set menu or plat du jour is available, take it.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bistrot du Pollet | €€ | Easy | — |
| Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Kei | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| L'Ambroisie | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Le Cinq - Four Seasons Hôtel George V | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Mirazur | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Bistrot du Pollet and alternatives.
Yes, for a particular kind of special occasion: one where quality matters more than ceremony. The Michelin Bib Gourmand — held in both 2024 and 2025 — confirms cooking that punches above the €€ price point, which makes it a strong choice for a birthday dinner or anniversary where you want the food to do the work. If you need a formal dining room or a long tasting menu format, look elsewhere in Normandy.
Bistrot du Pollet is the only Michelin-recognised seafood table at this price in Dieppe, which narrows the like-for-like comparison. For a more elaborate seafood meal in Normandy, you would need to travel further along the coast. Within Dieppe itself, the quayside options are more casual and lack the same culinary recognition — so if Michelin-endorsed cooking at €€ is your bar, there is no direct local substitute.
Menu specifics are not publicly documented for this venue, so confirming a tasting menu format in advance before booking is advisable. What the Bib Gourmand does confirm is that the kitchen delivers value at the price — two consecutive years of that award (2024, 2025) points to consistency rather than a one-off performance.
At €€, yes — the Michelin Bib Gourmand is awarded specifically for good cooking at a moderate price, and Bistrot du Pollet has held it for two consecutive years. You are getting Michelin-recognised seafood in a French coastal town without the three-course price escalation of a starred restaurant. For the category, the value case is straightforward.
No dress code is documented for this venue. Given the €€ price point and bistrot format, tidy casual is a reasonable baseline — think what you would wear to a French brasserie, not a Michelin-starred dining room. Arriving overdressed is not a risk; arriving in beachwear probably is.
Specific menu items are not documented here, so treat any dish-level advice from other sources as potentially out of date. The cuisine type is seafood and the location is Dieppe — a working port — so the kitchen's supply chain for fish and shellfish is about as short as it gets in France. Ordering whatever is market-fresh that day is the right call in any port-town bistrot of this calibre.
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