L'IMPRÉVU A lively bar in the Saint Nicolas district of La Rochelle

Opening hours

Open

  • Monday 12:00 am - 02:00 am
  • Tuesday 12:00 am - 02:00 am
  • Wednesday 12:00 am - 02:00 am
  • Thursday 12:00 am - 02:00 am
  • Friday 12:00 am - 02:00 am
  • Saturday 12:00 am - 02:00 am
  • Sunday 12:00 am - 02:00 am

Closes Monday at 02:00 am

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Useful information

Location : In town

Province : Pays d’Aunis and the coastline, La Rochelle, Rochefort and Marennes

Services

  • Credit card accepted
  • English spoken
  • Entertainment
  • Groups
  • Terrace
  • English
    • L'IMPRÉVU is located on Place de la Fourche, with its old cobblestones, in the heart of the Saint Nicolas district, where the "Paulownia" tree stands, behind the Old Port. It boasts a lovely sunny and shaded outdoor terrace.

      L'Imprévu is a former private mansion built of cut stone, with a beautiful private courtyard sheltered by an Art Deco glass roof; a vintage and industrial decor, adorned with enamel plaques. An upstairs room (which can be reserved for private use) features frescoes of the famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, complemented by designer furniture creating a cozy atmosphere.

      We have selected a wide range of wines, champagnes and craft beers. We have specially designed our cocktail menu with its beautiful glassware.

      For the restaurant menu:

      • House specialty "Mussels in Papillotes" cooked on the griddle
      • Oysters from Île de Ré
      • Gravlax Salmon
      • Sea Plank
      • Charcuterie/Cheese Board


      A young and dynamic team and a musical atmosphere will warmly welcome you for the summer season.

      The team from L'IMPRÉVU

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Traveller Reviews L'IMPRÉVU

4.3 sur 5 406 reviews

  • Thomas Delabie

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Thomas Delabie on 26/07/2026

    Unique authentic place in the old city center. With a lovely courtyard. friendly staff. We had the Pina Colada and the Margarita and both were great! The small cheese/meat platter was delicious.

  • Odile Deloison

    1 sur 5 Reviews posted by Odile Deloison on 25/07/2026

    I've never been so disappointed in my entire life eating mussels. Served with (industrial) chips, which weren't mentioned on the menu... tiny bouchot mussels, in short, awful. My son ordered a basket of shrimp (5 shrimp) served simply with mayo and bread... we had to go get a waffle from the side because he was so hungry. I gave it one star because you can't give zero. Avoid at all costs.

  • LA MAISON DU PALMIER Angélique DAURE-DUMAYET

    1 sur 5 Reviews posted by LA MAISON DU PALMIER Angélique DAURE-DUMAYET on 24/07/2026

    At L'Imprévu, you're expected to order every 20 minutes, maximum!!! If you want to keep your table. After ordering and consuming two cocktails and two rillettes as an aperitif, we were reminded that it had been 20 minutes since our last order. We were then asked to go somewhere else! Customer service is particularly sophisticated at L'Imprévu!!! What a shame, we're from La Rochelle… Personally, it's an establishment I will no longer recommend!

Traveller Reviews L'IMPRÉVU

3.7 sur 5 83 reviews

Rating summary

  • Food 3.7 / 5
  • Atmosphere 3.5 / 5
  • Service 3.5 / 5
  • Value 3.5 / 5
  • "Terrible Experience"

    1 / 5 Reviews posted by susan m (London, United Kingdom) on 17/08/2023

    We had a drink in this bar the night before and they weren’t serving food that night so thought we would go back the next night as we had happily eaten at two other restaurants in the square. We...

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  • "Fabulous little bar"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Catherine H (London, United Kingdom) on 06/08/2020

    We fell upon this bar which is in a lovely square and so glad we popped in, great atmosphere, lovely family that run it and put so much effort into making it a good experience. We tended to use the...

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  • "Disappointed"

    3 / 5 Reviews posted by Simon W (Watford, United Kingdom) on 31/10/2019

    Attractive little bar in a pretty location. Probably best to stick to cold food though. The mussels are cooked at the bar in foil on a hot plate. We ordered Mariniere, but the liquor tasted too...

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L'IMPRÉVU

Address

1 bis rue de la Fourche
17000 La Rochelle

Contacts

Phone : 05 46 29 76 79

GPS coordinates

46° 9'28.23"N, 1° 8'57.41"W

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