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Mediterranean Restaurants in Nice

Find your perfect Nice restaurant, shortlisted by our local experts

There's a wide range of restaurants in Nice to suit all tastes, and budgets.

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Cap Estel Restaurant, Eze garden

La Table de Patrick Raingeard Restaurant, Eze

Location
Eze

The Cap Estel gourmet restaurant or "La Table de Patrick Raingeard" as it is known has one Michelin star.

A restaurant with tables and chairs under a canopy

La Bastide Saint Antoine Restaurant, Grasse

Location
Grasse

Michelin-starred La Bastide Saint-Antoine offers a refined retreat near Cannes, where chef Jacques Chibois creates inspired Provençal cuisine. Set in a stunning country house with lush gardens and panoramic sea views, it’s the perfect blend of gastronomy, elegance, and tranquillity.

Le Saint-Paul interior

Le Saint-Paul Restaurant, Saint Paul de Vence

Location
Vence

Laurent Paccini is the chef at this Relais & Châteaux hotel and brings the food of different cultures to his excellent Mediterranean restaurant in Saint-Paul de Vence.

La Chèvre d'Or interior

La Chevre d'Or Restaurant, Eze

Location
Eze

This gourmet restaurant offers panoramic views across the Mediterranean and gained two Michelin stars in 2011.

Chateau Eza Restaurant, Eze restaurant terrasse

Chateau Eza Restaurant, Eze

Location
Eze

Château Eza offers a Michelin recommended restaurant serving à la carte French and Mediterranean cuisine against the stunning backdrop of the French Riviera.

A dining room with tables and chairs and a large window

La Table de Pierre Restaurant, St Paul de Vence

Location
Vence

La Table de Pierre offers refined, garden-led cuisine by Chef Emmanuel Lehrer in a romantic setting with views over the estate.

Hostellerie Jerome Restaurant, La Turbie interior

Hostellerie Jerome Restaurant, La Turbie

Location
Monaco

Chef Bruno Cirino prepares Mediterranean dishes that carefully showcase the flavours of local produce. A light and creative cuisine that you can enjoy in their elegant dining room with vaulted ceilings and frescoes or their shaded terrace overlooking the sea.

Blue Beach Club, Nice beach

Blue Beach Beach Club

Location
Nice

In front of the Hotel Le Negresco and the Le Palais de la Méditerranée is this lovely private beach which offers 'gastro plage' dining right by the beach.

Olive & Artichaut Restaurant, Vieux Nice interior

Olive & Artichaut Restaurant, Vieux Nice

Location
Nice

Small and cosy restaurant in the middle of the old city of Nice. The kitchen is open space and right in the middle of the room for everybody to see the chefs cooking.

La Reserve Restaurant, Nice restaurant terrasse

La Reserve Restaurant

Location
Villefranche-sur-Mer

La Réserve has been refurbished throughout in an eye-catching style of the 1930s. Its superb location boasts stunning panoramic views and you can enjoy lunch on the terrace overlooking the water, or dinner at nightfall with exquisite views over the Baie des Anges.

L'Oursin Bleu Restaurant, Villefranche-sur-Mer restaurant terrasse

L'Oursin Bleu Restaurant

Location
Villefranche-sur-Mer

L'Oursin Bleu is a restaurant along the port in Villefrance with a beautiful décor, great piano music and a fresh and tasty cuisine.

Capitaine Cook Restaurant, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Capitaine Cook Restaurant, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Location
Cap Ferrat

Captain Cook is a friendly, family place, located in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, between Monaco and Nice. It is a traditional French restaurant where the seafood and Mediterranean flavours are prominent.

Croc'antine Restaurant, Menton style of cuisine

Croc'antine Restaurant, Menton

Location
Menton

This restaurant serves soups, salads, wraps, sweet and savoury tarts, desserts and a selection of freshly squeezed juices. A nice place for a relaxed lunch.

Le Vieux Moulin, Saint-Paul de Vence restaurant terrasse

Le Vieux Moulin Restaurant, Saint-Paul de Vence

Location
Vence

Located in an old mill, carefully restored, the restaurant offers traditional cuisine, both simple and refined, with flavours, aromas and colours of southern French cuisine.

Plage Beau Rivage Beach Club, Nice beach

Plage Beau Rivage Beach Club

Location
Nice

This beach club has two different areas: the Luxury section which is an oasis of Zen and a Trendy section which is more fashionable and relaxed.

L'Atelier du Port Restaurant, Nice Centre restaurant

L'Atelier du Port Restaurant, Nice Centre

Location
Nice

In a black and white décor with a modern open space kitchen the chef cooks right in front of you with the freshest ingredients of the day from the local markets.

La Guerite, Ile Sainte-Marguerite restaurant terrasse

La Guerite Restaurant, Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Location
Cannes

Located just off the coast of Cannes, on the island of Sainte Marguerite is the beautiful La Guerite restaurant.

Le Bistrot du Port, Vieux Nice restaurant terrasse

Le Bistrot du Port Restaurant, Vieux Nice

Location
Nice

Of the restaurants down by the old port, Le Bistrot du Port is the pick of the bunch.