C’est Bon Café at Sea Pines Center
Hours
Where it is
Get directionsC’est Bon Hilton Head is the little café at The Shops at Sea Pines Center, in Sea Pines, for coffee, pastries and gelato. A husband-and-wife team has owned and run it since 2025, and it is the stop people make on bikes: the Sea Pines trolley route and the bike paths run right past its outdoor tables. Bring the dog, too: there are pup cups.
C’est Bon Menu
C’est Bon is open for breakfast and lunch. The menu centers on bakery and café fare and American food, with low prices.
Coffee, Pastries and Gelato
The coffee bar pulls espresso and pours cold brew, hot or iced with house flavors, and in the fall it adds seasonal drink specials, like a salted maple latte and a pumpkin cheesecake chai. Everything in the bakery case is made in house, including seasonal donuts and pastries. There are breakfast sandwiches on a biscuit or croissant and an Italian panini for something more filling, and the gelato goes into cones, milkshakes and affogato. The full menu is above, and the café’s own site is cestbonhhi.com.
Hours and Getting There
C’est Bon opens at 8 a.m. every day and closes at 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday, so it is a morning stop. It is at 71 Lighthouse Road, Suite 318, with free parking in the center’s lot. Visitors not staying in Sea Pines pay the gate fee, $10 per day for a standard car. For lunch or dinner in the same center, see Truffles Cafe, Giuseppi’s Pizza and Lowcountry Produce, and the full list on Sea Pines restaurants.
C'est Bon in Sea Pines
What diners say
Reviewers describe it as a coffee shop rather than a restaurant, and the pastries, the coffee and the service are what they praise, along with a room cosy enough to sit and stay in. The one recurring complaint is presentation: drinks arriving spilled or looking poor. That is a small thing set against everything else, but it is the only complaint that recurs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does C’est Bon have dairy-free gelato?
There are dairy-free gelato and sorbet options, but not every flavor is dairy-free, so ask at the counter.
Where is C’est Bon in Sea Pines?
At The Shops at Sea Pines Center, 71 Lighthouse Road, Suite 318, inside the Sea Pines gate.
Does C’est Bon serve breakfast?
Yes. It opens at 8 a.m. daily for coffee, pastries baked in house and breakfast sandwiches on a biscuit or croissant.
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