Le Goût du Large

Verdict

Le Goût du Large is one of the most compelling reasons to stop in Le Tréport rather than pass through it. At the €€ price point, this Michelin Plate-recognised address on Place Notre Dame delivers contemporary cooking that punches well above its coastal-town setting. If you are an explorer who wants technically considered, produce-led modern cuisine without paying Paris prices, book here. If you want a late table in a port town on the Normandy coast and expect something close to fine dining in format and ambition, this is your clearest option.

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Le Goût du Large sits on Place Notre Dame, positioned away from the immediate noise of Le Tréport's working port. The room is described as cosy and modern — a smaller, quieter space that suits a long dinner rather than a quick turnaround. For the food-focused traveller, this matters: the format encourages you to eat slowly and pay attention, which is the right frame of mind for what the kitchen is doing.

The cooking is contemporary and generous — two qualities that do not always sit together at this price tier. Chef Jonathan Selliez works with texture and flavour contrast as his primary tools, the results have been noted by Michelin, which awarded the restaurant a Plate in 2025. Michelin's Plate designation signals a kitchen operating at a consistent standard of quality, not a starred destination, but a deliberate, skilled kitchen that merits attention. At €€ pricing, that Michelin recognition represents a meaningful gap between what you pay and what you receive.

The fish sourcing is a clear point of difference. Ingredients come from sustainable fishing boats, the Michelin entry calls out a fillet of mackerel served with a maki of leeks rolled in nori seaweed leaves alongside a medley of carrots, jelly, pickled elements. That dish tells you something useful about the kitchen's ambitions: it is drawing on technique that references Japanese precision without being a fusion exercise, it is thinking about acidity, texture, structural contrast in a way that is unusual at this price level in a coastal Normandy town. The pastry side is handled by Selliez's mother, which keeps the dessert course rooted in a different register from the savoury plates, a practical collaboration that gives the menu a rounded quality.

For the explorer diner, the appeal here is the specificity of the offer. This is not a generalist brasserie serving plateau de fruits de mer to tourists. The kitchen has a point of view, the sourcing has an ethic. If you are travelling along the Normandy coast and building a trip around eating well, Le Goût du Large belongs on the itinerary alongside a visit to the cliffs and a walk through the port. See our full Le Tréport restaurants guide for context on the wider dining scene, check our full Le Tréport experiences guide for how to build a day around a dinner here.

In terms of late dining: Le Tréport is a small town, options after standard dinner hours are limited. Le Goût du Large, with its cosy room and unhurried format, is the venue you want to book for a later sitting if the kitchen's hours allow. Specific closing times are not confirmed in available data, so contact the restaurant directly to confirm last seatings, particularly if you are arriving from a long day of travel or a coastal walk and want a relaxed dinner rather than a rushed one. That said, the restaurant's character, intimate, modern, not a loud tourist operation, makes it a more natural late-evening choice than the port-adjacent spots that tend to wind down earlier.

For reference on what Michelin-recognised modern cuisine looks like at different price tiers in France, compare the ambition here against destinations like Maison Lameloise in Chagny or Flocons de Sel in Megève, both operate at a starred level and significantly higher prices. Closer in spirit to the produce-led, regionally grounded approach you find at Le Goût du Large are venues like Auberge du Vieux Puits in Fontjoncouse and Bras in Laguiole, though both sit at a higher recognition tier. The point is that the cooking philosophy at Le Goût du Large, sustainable sourcing, textural contrast, considered plating, belongs to the same current of contemporary French cuisine as these better-known addresses, at a fraction of the cost.

If you are exploring the Normandy coast and looking for a dinner that goes beyond the expected seafood platter, Le Goût du Large is the answer. Booking should be direct given the town's scale, but confirm availability ahead of a weekend visit, the combination of Michelin recognition and a small room means it will fill on Friday and Saturday nights. See also our full Le Tréport hotels guide if you are planning an overnight stay around the meal.

How It Compares

See the comparison section below for how Le Goût du Large sits against its wider peer group. Additional context on the broader Normandy dining circuit is available through Arpège in Paris, Mirazur in Menton, and Troisgros in Ouches for a sense of where ambitious French regional cooking sits at its upper end. Also worth reading: Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, Les Prés d'Eugénie in Eugénie-les-Bains, Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, La Table du Castellet, Georges Blanc in Vonnas, and Frantzén in Stockholm for international benchmarks. Explore our full Le Tréport bars guide and our full Le Tréport wineries guide to round out an evening.