The Cheval Blanc St-Barth hotel, the Caribbean’s only palace, welcomes Langosteria on Flamands Bay

On Flamands beach, in Saint-Barthélemy, the Cheval Blanc maison announced on 20 October 2026 the arrival of Langosteria, the Milanese seafood restaurant. St-Barth becomes the only Langosteria address outside Europe, according to the list published by the Italian house. The restaurant has been serving dinner since late October, ahead of the 2026-2027 season at the hotel, the only palace in the Caribbean.

Langosteria, from Milan to Flamands Bay

A Milanese house, Langosteria is devoted to Italian-style seafood. It has addresses in Milan, London, Paraggi, Porto Cervo and St. Moritz, as well as in Paris, already within Cheval Blanc Paris. Saint-Barthélemy is its only table outside Europe, according to the list on its website. The Cheval Blanc group keeps growing too, with a first hotel in Italy, in Sardinia, expected in May 2027. With no photographs of the dining room yet, Cheval Blanc is illustrating the opening with a drawing for now.

Bluefin tuna, black grouper and tiramisu

According to Cheval Blanc’s announcement, the menu blends the Milanese house’s signature dishes with creations inspired by the island. Expect Crudi di Mare, including a bluefin tuna carpaccio, that is, raw fish and shellfish, robata dishes cooked on a Japanese-style grill, a black grouper chateaubriand and paccheri, wide tube-shaped pasta, with sea bass. For dessert, tiramisu and stracciatella ice cream bring Italy to mind.

Dinner at Langosteria, lunch at La Cabane

Langosteria is open daily from 6pm to 11pm, by reservation on +590 590 27 10 81. The hotel’s website now lists two restaurants: Langosteria for dinner and La Cabane for lunch, feet in the sand, from noon to 8pm. A beach cocktail bar is open from 10am to 6pm, the Carte Blanche service answers around the clock and Le Kiosque serves as a bakery and pâtisserie.

Why is it the Caribbean’s only palace?

The Palace distinction is awarded by Atout France. On 2 June 2026, the agency unveiled its collection of 33 Palaces, including 27 distinctions renewed for three years. Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France is the only overseas establishment on it, which makes it, as it claims, the only palace in the Caribbean. See the full list of France’s 33 palaces, with their prices.

60 rooms and suites designed by Jacques Grange

The maison has 60 rooms and suites, plus the Villa de France: five bedrooms across 650 m², sleeping up to ten, with direct beach access. The interiors are by Jacques Grange, the tropical gardens by Madison Cox. At the entrance, Jean-Michel Othoniel’s sculpture “Constellation de Pégase” greets guests.

Guerlain rituals at the spa and a yoga pavilion

The Spa Cheval Blanc offers exclusive Guerlain rituals. It is complemented by a tropical pavilion devoted to yoga and by a fitness pavilion.

A NASA astronaut expected in November

From 17 to 24 November 2026, former NASA astronaut and aquanaut Nicole Stott will stay at the maison. The official programme includes a dive on 18 November, children’s workshops on 22 and 23 November and a cocktail party under the stars on 23 November at 6.30pm. Elsewhere on the island, luxury hospitality is on the move too: Le Guanahani joins Airelles and reopens on 1 November 2026.