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Mediterranean Restaurants in Nice

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ô Saveurs Du Marché Restaurant, Nice style of cuisine

Ô Saveurs Du Marché Restaurant

Location
Nice

Fresh, seasonal produce bought at the local markets is at the centre of this restaurant's culinary offering.

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.

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.

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.

Acchiardo Restaurant, Vieux Nice main

Acchiardo Restaurant, Vieux Nice

Location
Nice

This family restaurant has been a firm favourite for a long time for its good but simple Provençal cuisine and rustic atmosphere.

Les Pecheurs Restaurant, Nice style of cuisine

Les Pecheurs Restaurant

Location
Nice

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.

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.

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.

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.