Bakery and café Senequier in Saint-Tropez, design Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, french designer, in Provence

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Senequier

Quai Jean Jaurès

83990 Saint Tropez

www.senequier.com

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artists in love with the French Riviera like Miles Davis and his acolyte Boris Vian, or the mythical couple Vadim-Bardot.

In 2007, to celebrate its 120th anniversary, the café commissioned the French interior designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance to redevelop Senequier. To meddle with a myth can be complicated. But the designer injected a subtle modernity in to the place, while preserving its retro style, reinterpreting the house codes and reconciling the interior with the exterior. Senequier has never been so cool!

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By Caroline Taret - Photos José Nicolas and Callebaut - July 6, 2011

Since 1887, the patisserie Senequier has been an essential hotspot of the town of Saint-Tropez. For four generations, the owners have watched tourists and celebrities come and go. We decode this cult place.

The Iconic Senequier

Amateur yachtsman from the port of Saint-Tropez don’t need the lighthouse to get their bearings; to return to harbor safe and sound they simply need to head towards the red spot. But this red is not any old red, it’s Saint-Tropez vermilion, which today bears the name of the famous café Senequier, a must-visit for anyone wandering along the port of Saint-Trop! Originally a patisserie specialized in white nougat, Senequier became a trendy hangout in the 30s, when the owners installed the outdoor tables, providing their gourmet regulars and curious passersby with the perfect setting for a coffee break. The first sidewalk café on the Saint-Tropez port welcomed, on their now mythic red director’s chairs,

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