Restaurants in Nice
Top-end, mid-range, budget
Terrace cafés cluster along the cours Saleya. Old Nice offers Niçoise and Mediterranean cuisine, while Central Nice offers everything from Japanese to Lebanese restaurants. Head to the promenade des Anglais for Michelin-starred cuisine at Le Chantecler or choose La Zucca Magica in Nice Port for the Riviera's best vegetarian food. Meals are usually served 12pm-2pm and 7pm-10pm. Service, at 12.5%, is generally included but check the bill.
La Petite Maison
Flamboyant Niçoise menu
La Petite Maison serves upmarket regional cuisine with favourites such as
zucchini-blossom fritters and baked sea bass in rock salt. Presided over by
the flamboyant Nicole, this busy tavern in Old Nice is always packed with
locals, celebrities, politicians and beautiful people. Diners should book a
few days in advance to avoid disappointment.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 12pm-3pm & 7.45pm-11.30pm
Address
11, Rue Saint François de Paule, Nice 06300
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 93 92 59 59
La Réserve de Nice
Designer Italian cuisine
Finish chef Jouni Tormanen conjures up gastronomic Italian cuisine at La
Réserve de Nice near Nice Port. Popular with diners in designer
clothes who come for the customised menus and sectacular views over the
Mediterranean Sea, this upmarket restaurant isn't cheap. However,
there is also a more informal Mediterranean bistro.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-2pm & 7.30pm-10pm
Address
Palais de la Réserve, 60 bd Franck Pilatte, Nice 06000
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 97 08 14 80
Le Chantecler
Michelin-starred dining
The training ground for many of the finest French Riviera chefs, Le
Chantecler is an upmarket restaurant at the renowned Hôtel Negresco
in Central Nice. Well-dressed diners enjoy exquisite Michelin-starred
cuisine within the surrounds of extravagant Regency decor and wooden
panelling. Signature dishes include Mediterranean red mullet risotto and
beef fillet with olive crust.
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Opening Hours
Wed-Sun 12.30pm-2pm & 7.30pm-10pm
Address
Hôtel Negresco, 37 Promenade des Anglais, Nice 06000
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 93 16 64 00
Brasserie Flo
Theatrical French restaurant
Located off place Masséna in Central Nice, Brasserie Flo is
Nice's most bustling brasserie. With its high frescoed ceilings and
open-plan kitchen set up on the curtained stage, this former music hall
provides a dramatic setting for its traditional French cuisine. Signature
dishes include sea bream flambéed in pastis and farm-reared lamb
brochettes.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-2.30pm; Sun & Mon 7pm-11pm; Tue-Thu 7pm-11.30pm; Fri & Sat 7pm-12am
Address
2-4, Rue Sacha Guitry, Nice 06000
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 93 13 38 38
La Merenda
Homely Mediterranean menu
The ex-chef of Le Chantecler, Dominique Le Stanc, gave up his Michelin stars
to open the tiny La Merenda bistro in the Old Town. Slow-cooked lamb and
orange-flavoured oxtail feature on his Mediterranean menus that are written
on chalk boards each day. They don't accept credit cards (cash only)
and there's no phone so turn up early.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm & 7pm-11pm (last orders 9.30pm)
Address
4, Rue Raoul Bosio (formerly known as Rue de la Terrasse), Nice 06300
Transport
Cathédrale-Vieille Ville tram stop
Le Tire-Bouchon
A taste of Périgord
The Bordeaux-wine-coloured walls and tablecloths set the scene at Le
Tire-Bouchon in Old Nice. A well-established restaurant, it is popular with
local residents and a good choice for a romantic dinner. It offers
specialities of south-western France such as foie gras, onion soup with a
crusty top and cassoulet (Toulouse pork-and-bean stew).
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Opening Hours
Daily 7pm-10.30pm
Address
19, Rue de la Préfecture, Nice 06000
Transport
Cathédrale-Vieille Ville tram stop
Au Petit Gari
French bistro
With its banquette seating and red-and-white gingham tablecloths, Au Petit
Gari is an unashamedly old-fashioned bistro. Set beneath the arcades of the
Place Garibaldi in Old Nice, this homely restaurant serves traditional
French dishes such as scallops with melted cheese, grilled duck breast and
rabbit pâté with prunes. Don't miss the
melt-in-your-mouth cheese selection.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm & 7pm-10pm
Address
2, Place Garibaldi, Nice 06300
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 93 26 89 09
L'Ybane
Lebanese mezze
L'Ybane is a trendy Lebanese restaurant in the Old Town that oozes
contemporary style. Diners mix with fashionable young Niçois
(locals) and enjoy mezze (snack) dishes such as
taboulé salad, hummus, falafel, meatballs, salad and
flatbreads. Another branch has opened in nearby Rue de la
Préfecture.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 12pm-12am (drinks only 3pm-6pm)
Address
1, Rue de la Liberté, Nice 06000
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 93 16 26 26
La Zucca Magica
Italian-inspired vegetarian dishes
La Zucca Magica along Nice Port serves the best vegetarian cuisine on the
French Riviera. A relative of Luciano Pavarotti, larger-than-life chef Marco
has a loyal following of locals that love his fixed-price menus stuffed with
Italian cheeses and pasta. The pumpkin-inspired décor might not be
to everyone's taste, but the lasagne should be.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-2pm & 7pm-10pm
Address
4 bis, quai Papacino, Nice 06000
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 93 56 25 27
