The Best Restaurants with 2 Falstaff Fork(s) in France
Luxurious design, restaurant and bar concept on the sixth floor of the iconic Anantara Plaza hotel. With deluxe sushi, wagyu picanha and truffled lobster salad, you can enjoy the breathtaking sea view with a freshly mixed cocktail in your hand.
Italian-French bistro to gourmet cuisine, which can be enjoyed in summer on the very popular, elegant and charming terrace in the company of Nice's haute volee. Frog legs, bone marrow, truffle pasta and lobster go well with - what else? - Champagne.
For more than thirty years, this institution has been cooking authentic, fresh and proud regional cuisine: panisses, pissaladière, veal tartare, octopus stuffed with chard. Cordial owners, good hospitality, warm atmosphere.
For self-proclaimed hedonist Allan Lalevée, it's the element of surprise that counts. The tasting menu of the informal gourmet restaurant changes every 15 days - the dishes prepared from ultra-fresh produce remain a secret until the very end.
Arnaud Nicolas started out as a butcher. His fine charcuterie was served by chefs like Alain Ducasse. Then Nicolas started a boutique shop in the Montmartre neighbourhood and people queued up for his sausages, patés and pies. Finally, he has opened his own eponymous restaurant, just around the corner from the Eiffel Tower. This is his temple to gastrono- mic charcuterie. When you enter the restaurant, you can study a presentation of great patés to choose from: there is La terrine grand-mère, honouring his grandmother’s recipe, a pork and chicken terrine with pickles, jambon persillé, the famous potted ham with pars- ley. There are also more exotic options like clam and cod terrine with courgette, a poultry pie with foie gras, pork trotter terri- ne, also with foie gras. Of course, there also is just a ‘simple’ duck foie gras, you probably will not have tasted a better one, even at Michelin-starred establishments. Ask the charming staff at the counter to put a selec- tion of your favourites together and let the whole table join in the feast. But do leave some room for the main courses – fortunately they are lighter than the starters: Arnaud Nicolas knows that his charcuterie is rather filling. He thus offers salmon with asparagus and lardo or a tarta- re of seabream flavoured with miso. The most advantageous way to sample the but- cher’s cooking is to go for lunch. 28 Euro for pie, terrine, foie gras and a Rhum Baba to finish – offers simply unbeatable value. Should all of this indulgence make you worry about your waistline, simply climb the Eiffel Tower afterwards. 14 stairs and 1665 steps will do wonders for your figure.
Perhaps the most romantic restaurant in Nice with an unobstructed view of magical sunsets at an iconic location in the city. Floating above the sea, you can enjoy summery Mediterranean gourmet cuisine made from fresh, seasonal market produce.
With two restaurants, one near the opera house and the other on Place du Pin, Lorenzo Pierre's kitchen brigade is bringing a breath of fresh air to the city's plates. The focus: everything from the sea - scallop ceviche, pulpo with coconut, sole tandoori style.
Babel Babel is many things: a bar with good drinks and a small, fine natural wine list, an uncomplicated trendy restaurant, a great sundowner spot, a pleasant place with a promenade pole position ... or simply a relaxed place with good beats and a casual atmosphere.
Bistronomy at its best, which impresses with a warm atmosphere, a good pinch of nonchalance and unaffected feel-good dishes made from the freshest ingredients, such as crab cakes with sea urchin remoulade or gnocchi with Parmesan foam and black garlic.
Bella Italia is close at hand - clearly noticeable in the form of homemade pasta in this restaurant run by a Roman woman on the old harbour. Everything else is also excellent, the ambience is relaxed and the wine list is considered one of the most exciting in the city.
The rooftop of the AC Hotel Nice is the perfect place to unwind among the plants and sea views, be it with cocktails and bar snacks by the lagoon coloured pool or with stuffed zucchini flowers and salmon steak with salicorn in the sophisticated open-air restaurant.
Quaint neighbourhood restaurant in the old town with simple wines, authentic flair and excellent local cuisine. Whether it's game terrine, pork cheeks with Puy lentils or turbot with colourful market vegetables: everything is lovingly prepared and freshly cooked.
Directly behind the Marché aux Fleurs in the heart of the old town, fresh, colourful and varied dishes are prepared daily using fresh ingredients straight from the market. Particularly good: calamari with artichoke salad, the house risotto, pâté en croûte.
Country house style meets shabby chic in this charming restaurant near the Cours Saleya, which also has a small street terrace in summer. Head chef Aurélien Martin loves contrasts and serves flavours from all over the world in a blind tasting menu.
Maritime feel-good cuisine made from the best products at an upscale level. The focus is on local fish, crustaceans and seafood, prepared creatively but not overcooked: Linguine with lobster, sea bream royale with orange rouille.
With its premium location on the Promenade des Anglais, Le Méridien, including the Peska bar and roof terrace restaurant, is one of the hotspots of the Côte d'Azur. The hotel cuisine tastes fantastic: sea bream ceviche with citrus fruits, swordfish with panisse.