Taste Restaurant

Tucked into the village end of First Avenue, this intimate room trades on quiet confidence rather than fuss, a genuinely small, chef-led dining room in a town better known for its beach and its cinema. The cooking is contemporary and French-influenced, built on carefully sourced produce and technique rather than trend: twice-cooked duck, scallops and a considered vegetarian option or two, plated with restraint. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday from six, and with only a handful of tables a booking is essential rather than optional. It suits the occasion that wants to feel like an occasion, an anniversary or a slow catch-up that unfolds over a couple of hours. Locals tend to guard the address, which is part of the charm. No chain playbook here, just a kitchen cooking to its own standard, night after night.