We travelled by train, heading west from Beaulieu sur mer, past Nice, Antibes and Juan les Pins, to Cannes for a day out.  I really like Cannes, so I wanted to show Mr.A its highlights, and our first destination was the town’s market, located close to the old town area.  The market closes at lunchtime, and we only just made it in time, but it was still a pleasure to walk around a good French marketplace selling fabulous local fish, meats and vegetables.  I managed to buy a lobe of uncooked, deveined duck foie gras for €26, of a size which would cost me £50 in London. That was the only “bargain” of my autumn break – everything else in this part of the French Riviera is noticeably a lot more expensive than in the UK.

Leaving the market in the direction of the port we came across cafe-restaurant Le Saint Antoine on a corner in the sunshine, with tables outside where people (mostly locals) were having oysters. We decided to take a table, and ordered a dozen large no.2 oysters to share and a glass of chardonnay each. The oysters were very fresh and lovely with the shallot and red wine vinegar dressing provided, and slices of baguette and butter were there too. 8/10

At Le Saint Antoine we had a very pleasant pit stop before we continued our tour of Cannes. Sitting in the sunshine, watching the world go by with oysters and white wine is a perfect mid day snack.  And a total bill of €35 was quite pleasant too!