The Cheese Steak City

Dining

Nice’s cuisine is a reflection of the city’s 300 days of sun a year. This means great tasting olive oil, garlic and lemons. Also a vast selection of all kinds of vegetables like aubergines, tomatoes, vegetable marrow, and lots more. If you put all this in a frying pan with olive oil, it makes ratatouille. Put it in the oven and you have a tian (au gratin). The city’s own traditional take-away food is la socca — a kind of pancake made from chick peas. Some say it has a salty bracing taste, others say it tastes of old socks. However, this does not stop a new generation of playful chefs who have started to prepare Provençal cuisine nouveau. Bon appétit!

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Le Café de Turin

Le Café de Turin is a genuine 1900s brasserie, with everything that the shellfish enthusiast could dream of — above all, heaps of oysters. Lightning fast waiters, as you would expect at a place like …

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Le Chantecler & La Rotonde in Le Negresco

Chantecler is Nice’s culinary and cultural heritage flagship on the beach promenade. The restaurant is like the hotel: overblown and extravagant, bordering on kitsch. It also has a hidden low-price dining restaurant, “La Rotonde”, with market …

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La Réserve de Nice

La Réserve de Nice is a one star Michelin restaurant with a panoramic view of the best of what Nice has to offer — a lovely ocean view and a sunset over the Baie des Anges. The chef Sébastien Mahuet works with locally produced flavourful vegetables which brings exquisite taste to his …

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Le Vingt4

The restaurant-wine bar Vingt4, located in Nice, offers a romantic dining in an elegant setting. You can enjoy traditional French cuisine like sea bream fillets, roasted lamb and fresh scallops. This is a very modern restaurant but yet very …

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Restaurant JAN

JAN brings a twist of South Africa to this chic European city. It is a popular restaurant with both tourists and locals and is located just behind the old port. The food is absolutely amazing, and upscale picnic boxes are the whimsical …

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La Route du Miam

La Route du Miam is the place to go if you love duck and would like to try all different types of preparations of it. Now, do not make the mistake and get too full after the main course because you do not want to miss the dessert …

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The Cheese Steak City

America and France might not always mix, but this Steak House brings great American flavour among all the foie gras and escargot. The Cheese Steak City is the perfect place to go to if you are in the mood for take away and enjoying your lunch in the …

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Carlton Restaurant

Carlton holds a lovely view of the ocean and Boulevard La Croisette. This famous restaurant has a certain way of bringing together a lovely lunch on a relaxing day. Here you will find a well-stocked buffet and a la Carte with Mediterranean …

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Le Louis XV–Alain Ducasse

Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse is a three-Michelin-starred restaurant located in the luxurious Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The restaurant is known for its exceptional French cuisine, which emphasizes local and seasonal ingredients. Led by world-renowned chef Alain Ducasse, the kitchen creates dishes that are both innovative and rooted in tradition. The elegant …

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