Bar de la Marine

Bar de la Marine is the epitome of a local brasserie. They have a full bar, excellent wine, and a small selection of beer in bottles (mostly Pelforth and Kronenbourg). It’s wine country, so this is to be expected. What really makes it worth visiting is the friendly service, the local atmosphere, and the absolutely fantastic view. Most of the rivers-​side spaces in the towns near St. Emilion are occupied by quite high-​end restaurants. But la Marine has a fantastic enclosed patio that gives a broad, uniterrupted panorama of the Dordogne. It is truly breathtaking. The proprietors will give you a warm welcome, and it’s a fine place to bring a large group. There are pool and foosball tables for entertainment, though a local will be happy to chat you up as well, if you want. We didn’t get a chance to try the food, but it looked quite tasty from where I sat. One word of warning, they tend to close on the early side (9−10pm), so don’t plan a late-​night there. Sunset is the perfect time to enjoy a nice glass of vin rouge and a bottle of Pelforth brun (which set us back a whopping four euros total!).