Le Petitbonum

Le Petitbonum Review

Billed as an artisan restaurant, Le Petitbonum is a marriage of French island funkiness and Miami's South Beach. It's a one-of-a-kind in Martinique. So is charismatic owner Guy Ferdinand, a tall Martinican with curly, blond-streaked hair who has made this a destination restaurant in the north coast's tiny town of Carbet. Smack on the beach, it's an ideal stopover if you're visiting nearby St-Pierre. Remember to wear your swimsuit. Kick off your shoes and order a perfect mojito. You can lounge on coral rubber chaises, shaded by umbrellas, and be sprayed intermittently with a gentle, cool mist. The appetizers—escargots, foie gras with a pear-and-banana chutney—seem decadently rich for a feet-in-the-sand restaurant. For mains the signature dish is jumbo crayfish in a vanilla cream sauce flambeed with rhum vieux. There's lobster on Friday nights, with local bands playing on Saturday nights; DJs spin for the Sunday afternoon beach party.