On the heights of Pointe Milou, inside a Creole house built into the hillside, Le Ti St Barth has been one of the most singular addresses in Saint-Barthélemy since 1995. Restaurant, cabaret, nightclub: all three follow one another over the course of the evening, in the same place and with the same energy. Thirty years after it first opened, the place continues to make waves, season after season. BARNES Saint-Barthélemy tells the story of a venue like no other.
Le Ti St Barth opened its doors on 25 December 1995. Behind the project was a woman: Carole Gruson. The idea was straightforward: turn a small wooden house on the hills above Pointe Milou into a place where you dine well, watch a show, and end up dancing on the tables. Carole embodied the venue for close to twenty-five years, moving from table to table, joking with guests, orchestrating the evenings with a mix of generosity and boldness that became the house signature.
The restaurant was later taken over by Nico and Julia Le Saout, who renovated it while keeping its original spirit intact. The decor was refreshed, the kitchen entrusted to chef Quentin Guesdon, trained under Yannick Alléno and formerly at the Joël Robuchon restaurant in Saint-Barth. The shows are now produced by Visionnaire, an agency specialising in cabaret. Le Ti changed hands, but not character.
An evening at Le Ti unfolds in three acts. The first is the restaurant. The house specialty, since opening day, is wood-fire and ember cooking. The prime rib is the signature dish, but the menu also features tomahawk steak, dry-aged sirloin, lobster thermidor, tuna tartare, and starters such as foie gras or burrata with heirloom tomatoes. Chef Quentin Guesdon has added his own touch without altering the DNA of the place: here, you eat well, generously, and without pretence.
Around 11 pm, the second act begins. The tables are cleared, the lights go down, and the dancers take the stage. The cabaret at Le Ti is a proper show: choreography, costumes, lighting effects. It is also the moment when guests are invited to step into the Fancy Dress Room, a space filled with wigs, masks and extravagant outfits. You come out transformed, ready for the third part: the dancefloor. A resident DJ takes over until 2:30 in the morning, sometimes later.
There are many places to dine in Saint-Barth, and several where you can go out at night. But very few combine both under one roof, with this kind of intensity. Le Ti is neither a conventional restaurant nor a conventional nightclub. It is a place where the evening evolves, where guests move from dinner to show to party without changing seats (or by climbing on top of them).
The other strength of Le Ti is its setting. You are inside a Creole house, not a designer lounge. The terrace overlooks the north coast of the island, lit by torches. The interior is warm, slightly red, slightly theatrical. The place has personality, and thirty years of stories to tell.
Le Ti is open Tuesday to Saturday, from late October to the end of May. Dinner starts at 7:30 pm, and the bar stays open late. Booking is strongly recommended, especially between December and April.
For those who would like to extend their evenings at Le Ti without a long drive home, our agency offers seasonal rental properties in Saint-Barthélemy, several of which are located in Pointe Milou and the neighbouring areas of Marigot and Lorient.
Our concierge services in St Barth can book your table at Le Ti, arrange a driver, or plan a full evening with dinner and a night out. Those who decide to settle near Pointe Milou and the northern hillsides will also find on our website a selection of exceptional properties for sale in Saint-Barthélemy.
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