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There's a wide range of restaurants in Nice to suit all tastes, and budgets.
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The jewel in the crown of La Réserve de Beaulieu hotel is this gastronomic restaurant which has one Michelin star.
Chef Olivier Samson carries one Michelin star and serves a refined cuisine. The restaurant itself has a period setting with large bay windows overlooking the sea.
The restaurant is open daily throughout the majority of the year, from just before Christmas, up until early October.
In a Regency-style dining room decorated with magnificent 18th century woodwork, Jean-Denis Rieubland proposes two menus, "Découverte" and "Chantecler".
The restaurant in the Hotel Le Negresco has won a Michelin star for its fine dining and superb desserts.
Open from Tuesday to Saturday for dinner only (19:00 to 22:00).
The restaurant is nestled deep in the courtyard of an old building. Enjoy the terrace and its green patio and colourful flowers. Inside, two rooms offer a refined and warm décor with multiple candles.
A perfect intimate atmosphere for family reunions, parties with friends or even business meetings. When the famous pedestrian zone is in full swing, the terrace of this restaurant invites you to a friendly and warm terrace that represents a real little corner of paradise sheltered from the hustle and bustle of the pedestrian street. Open daily for lunch 12:00 to 14:30, and dinner 19:00 to 23:00.
This fantastic restaurant is run by one of the region's top chefs, Keisuke Matsushima, who travelled to France aged 20 and worked in many top kitchens as he learned the trade.
He opened this restaurant in 2006. The food is fine French with international influences and the atmosphere is cool and chic.
Open Monday to Saturday from 12:00-14:00 & 19:30-22:00.
New premises in 2018 have become the lair of Chef Mickaël Gracieux.
Now given free rein to his creativity and his extensive experience in culinary art he offers a creative, innovative and tasty French cuisine from the best fresh produce. Awarded a Michelin star in 2010 after only 2 years of work in his new venture this is a place not to be missed if you are a 'foodie'!
Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 19:30 until 22:30.
Sophisticated intimate dining rooms and an attractive terrace on a narrow pedestrian street.
Jonathan Fonteneau is the chef, creating refined and inventive dishes that will treat the palate. If you're looking for a special evening, the ambience and great service make this an all round good option.
Open every lunchtime 12:00-14:00 and evening 19:00-22:30.
Boasting one Michelin star, this restaurant was founded by sommelier Vanessa Massé, who has partnered up with Danish chefs Mads Thomsen and Mathias Silberbauer
The restaurant's menu is full of simple, creative dishes made with local produce with lots of international touches and flavours. There are three tasting menus on offer, with four, six and eight courses, as well as the chance to include wine pairings with your meal.
Open for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday, and for lunch and dinner on Sundays.
Yanis and Aurélie run this gastronomic delight which specialises in excellent fish dishes influenced by the flavours of the Mediterranean, Indochina and the Indian Ocean.
Rich and creative dishes make this a fantastic place for dinner. They have a lovely terrace on the waterside.
Open from Wednesday to Friday for lunch (12:00 -15:00) and (12:00-15:30) on Saturday and Sunday.
Open Wednesday to Sunday for dinner (19:00 - 23:00).
Modern French food with a touch of South African heritage. From childhood Jan used to spend most of his time in the garden and kitchen and has replaced this with the markets of France. With his new restaurant in the old Port of Nice he is not only out to set the trends but to combine local with a stylish and attentive atmosphere.
Relaxed lunches with whatever is found at the market ends up on the menu with interesting daily changing fresh pressed juices like spicy carrot and golden beet to rhubarb and ginger with orange and apricot and rose.
Dinners are a slightly more formal affair with elegant white table cloths and soft vocal jazz in the background. Degustation menu can be broken down to your liking or enjoyed as a journey of culinary creativity. Local dishes with a new interpretation like lobster and algae tartare with shellfish consommé, Socca sandwich with smoked mozzarella or home-made ravioli served with a scoop of creamy powerful eppoisse finished off with leek ashes, to a delicious pumpkin and chocolate tart with cognac and popcorn ice-cream.
A fine partnership between “happening” and classic.
Open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday 19:00-22:00, and for lunch Friday and Saturday between 12:00-14:00.