"Refined Italian in the garden of Hotel Le Yaca — chef Mirko Guastadisegni's spaghetti di Gragnano with sea urchins, beside a candlelit pool with a singer at the piano."
Le Patio is the Italian restaurant of Hotel Le Yaca, a five-star hotel in the old town of Saint-Tropez. It anchors part of our Saint-Tropez coverage and our Italian guide as the town's most romantic garden table.
The kitchen is run by chef Mirko Guastadisegni, with the menu shaped alongside Michelin-starred chef Andrea Sarri of Ristorante Sarri in Imperia. It is listed in the Michelin Guide.
The cooking is Italian and product-led, much of it imported directly from Italy. The signature is spaghetti di Gragnano with sea urchins and scampi; other plates include a Milanese-style veal chop and grilled milk-fed lamb.
Main courses run around €55, with a dish of the day near €35. It is precise, classic Italian rather than experiment, with the produce doing the talking.
Tables sit in a planted garden around the pool, lit by candles, with eighteenth-century tiles reflected in the water. A singer and pianist play through the evening.
The setting is the draw as much as the food: intimate, green and quiet by Saint-Tropez standards. The restaurant runs daily through the summer season into early October.
Le Patio suits a candlelit anniversary, a romantic first date or a poolside proposal. For other Saint-Tropez tables, compare Il Giardino, Colette and La Vague d'Or.
Not for diners after a quick casual meal or a budget plate — it is a hotel garden restaurant with imported Italian produce and evening live music, priced for the occasion.
Refined Italian cooking in the garden of Hotel Le Yaca in Saint-Tropez. Chef Mirko Guastadisegni's signature is spaghetti di Gragnano with sea urchins and scampi, served beside a candlelit pool with live piano.
Le Patio is run by chef Mirko Guastadisegni, with the menu shaped alongside Michelin-starred chef Andrea Sarri of Ristorante Sarri in Imperia. The restaurant is listed in the Michelin Guide.
In the garden of Hotel Le Yaca, a five-star hotel in the old town of Saint-Tropez.
Main courses run around €55, with a dish of the day near €35. It is a special-occasion dinner rather than an everyday one.
Le Patio runs daily through the summer season, roughly late April into early October, with evening service enhanced by a singer-pianist.
Book a garden table near the pool for the evening. Find Le Patio at Hotel Le Yaca in the old town of Saint-Tropez.
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Le Patio anchors part of our Saint-Tropez guide — chef Mirko Guastadisegni's refined Italian cooking in the poolside garden of Hotel Le Yaca, signature spaghetti di Gragnano with sea urchins.
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