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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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bistrot Gourmand Clovis Restaurant, Tourrettes-sur-Loup style of cuisine

Bistrot Gourmand Clovis Restaurant, Tourrettes-sur-Loup

Location
Vence

This small gourmet restaurant is located in the heart of a beautiful medieval town. Using organic and local produce, chef Julien Bousseau creates incredible dishes combining traditional French ingredients with exotic touches, picked up during his trips.

Papayou Restaurant, Vieux Nice interior

Papayou Restaurant, Vieux Nice

Location
Nice

From March until the end of October the restaurant proposes refined Mediterranean cooking, with Niçois dishes like the pissaladière (onion pizza) and also delicious Asian dishes, from Thai to Chinese and Japanese favourites, as well as some Italian delicacies.

La Cave Nature Restaurant, Villefranche-sur-Mer exterior

La Cave Nature Restaurant

Location
Villefranche-sur-Mer

In a simple and relaxed atmosphere, La Cave Nature is a place of tasting organic wines and specialities of the house such as sandwiches, Mediterranean products freshly prepared, and tastings of cheeses and Italian delicatessen.

A Braijade Meridiounale Restaurant, Menton restaurant terrasse

A Braijade Meridiounale Restaurant, Menton

Location
Menton

Situated in Menton's old town, near the church of St Michel, this restaurant serves traditional Provençal food, classic recipes from the French Riviera with an Italian touch.

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.

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.

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.

Mirazur Restaurant, Menton style of cuisine

Mirazur Restaurant, Menton

With magnificent views over the Mediterranean and the beautiful town of Menton, right in the border between France and Italy, this restaurant serves refined French and Mediterranean cuisine.

Restaurant La Fontaine, Saint-Paul de Vence restaurant terrasse

Restaurant La Fontaine, Saint-Paul de Vence

Location
Vence

In a cosy and contemporary atmosphere with an unusual setting, between old stone and exposed beams, a young team offers a Southern cuisine brought up to date.

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.