Where to Base
Stay along the Promenade des Anglais for sea views and convenience, or in Vieux Nice for authentic atmosphere. The city center offers easy access to museums and business districts, catering to diverse traveler needs.

Nice, known as 'Nice la Belle', sits on the French Riviera with the Alps behind and the Mediterranean before it. As the second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, its mild climate and soft light attracted Victorian royalty and masters like Matisse and Chagall. Located just 13km from Monaco and 30km from the Italian border, Nice offers a strategic gateway with rich cultural heritage, making it an ideal base for travelers seeking both relaxation and exploration.
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Stay along the Promenade des Anglais for sea views and convenience, or in Vieux Nice for authentic atmosphere. The city center offers easy access to museums and business districts, catering to diverse traveler needs.
Nice Airport serves as the regional gateway with convenient city links. Most key attractions are walkable, and public transport networks facilitate easy trips to nearby destinations like Monaco.
The mild Mediterranean climate makes Nice visitable year-round. Historically favored by British aristocrats for winter stays, spring through autumn offers abundant sunshine perfect for coastal activities and cultural exploration.

beach boulevard in Nice, France

basilica located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France

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Art museum in Nice, France

cathedral located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France

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art museum in Nice, France

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football stadium in Nice, France

prehistoric archaeological site in Nice, France

church located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France
synagogue located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France
The Tourteaux brothers, Gaël and Mickaël, are inseparable. Not only did they attend the same hotel school in Nice (and sit exams in the same room) and both train at the Negresco during Alain Llorca's time there, but they also share the same motivation to run their own place, delivering good, honest, tasty fare. The result of this fraternal alliance is Flaveur, a project into which they ploughed all their energy to the point of receiving a Michelin star in 2011, and a second one in 2018.How might the "Tourteaux touch" be summed up? A certain kind of confidence, boldness and measured risk-taking
WebsiteLe Negresco regally occupies its seafront location on Nice’s iconic Promenade des Anglais. "MOF" 2015, Virginie Basselot, is at the helm of its fine dining restaurant, Le Chantecler. In this swanky setting, the Normandy-born chef makes no secret of her ambition to craft a creative, modern score using first-class ingredients, cherry-picked from local artisans with whom she has forged strong ties. Each dish tells a story of purity and simplicity, illustrated by Mediterranean monkfish in a lemon balm and Var lemon-laced butter, or red mullet with combava-flavoured cabbage purée and a seasoning ma
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WebsiteThis attractive restaurant is idyllically located near Place Masséna in the heart of Nice. The contemporary decor sports a black, white and gold colour scheme, untreated materials such as wood and granite and a glazed kitchen overlooking the dining room. The scene is set for chef, Mickaël Gracieux, armed with an iron-clad CV (Oustau de Baumanière, Plaza Athénée, Le Bristol, Louis XV, etc), to craft modern, creative and elegantly presented cuisine using top-quality produce from Nice and the Mediterranean (San Remo prawns, trumpet courgettes, local green crab, squid and citrus fruits, etc). A ch
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WebsiteBruno Cirino and his faithful right-hand man, José Vidal, regale diners with a bargain-priced single set menu composed entirely of local organic or sustainably grown fruit and vegetables in their small eatery. They propose "kitchen garden cuisine" using ingredients that are picked only when perfectly ripe. Their talented craftsmanship shines the spotlight on characteristic Mediterranean produce, like garlic, olive oil and basil. Dig into a soup of red spring onions and basil; purple artichoke with a cheesy emulsion and grilled spiny artichoke; compressed root vegetables à la “César Baldaccini”
WebsiteOh Nice, how your flavours captivate! Lorenzo Ragni and Florencia Montes are the endearing and talented Italo-Argentinian couple at the helm of this intimate address in the antiques quarter. After an international career in Michelin-starred restaurants, they met at Mauro Colagreco's Mirazur. Today, they jointly sign a festival of crisp, gutsy dishes that reflect the seasons and the local catch, together with the occasional striking, and most welcome, flavour combination: tagliatelle of cuttlefish, lemon and citron dressing; seabass paired with an emulsion of champagne and cockles; bloody orang
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WebsiteReady to surprise and disconcert your tastebuds? Then head to this smart little bistro in the capable hands of Samuel Victori (former second chef of Passage 53). The chef devotes himself body and soul to devising flawlessly cooked and subtly seasoned dishes, rich in texture, whose intricacies he adores explaining to diners. He works solely with local suppliers, creating unusual, vibrant, even witty recipes that disrupt and whose names tickle our curiosity. A standout: “What the sea gave us” - a sublime fillet of poached seabass, whose delicate pearlescent flesh is flanked with kochihikari rice
WebsiteNext door to its MICHELIN-starred counterpart JAN, the laid-back yet elegant little brother has plenty of panache. With emerald-green walls and floors, crystal chandeliers, exposed stone pillars and floral arrangements, a bistro atmosphere reigns, yes, but a glamorous and refined one! The food strikes a nice balance between classic French bistro dishes – Rossini tournedos, sole meunière, tarte Tatin – and more personal influences. Chef Jan Hendrik, originally from South Africa, mischievously slips in a few childhood memories, such as lentil bobotie and malva pudding with house-made vanilla ice
WebsiteJust a few streets from where he grew up, Selim M'Nasri is thriving in this intimate, harmonious space, whose natural materials and contemporary furnishings are enhanced by soft lighting. Having trained for eight years under Marcel Ravin (Monaco’s Blue Bay), at whose side he rose through the ranks from commis to sous-chef, he embraces the influence of his mentor. All the tables face the open kitchen, where the chef crafts an immersive dining experience, including interactions at the counter, during which diners discover the spices that form the backbone to their meal – Sansho, Timut, green car
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