Zucca Magica

Lonely Planet review

Zucca Magica (The Magic Pumpkin) You'll either love it or you'll hate it…the idea of someone else deciding what you eat. Bursting with vegetarian surprises and guaranteed to thrill, top Italian chef Marco Folicardi moved from Rome to Nice to open this much-vaunted 'veg, egg and cheese restaurant' - the only one of its kind on the Riviera - where one fixed menu confiance is served, dictated simply by the market and la fantasie du chef.

Seating is on a small (traffic-noisy) street terrace or inside amid a fabulous collection of pumpkins. Bring along a gargantuan appetite and an advance reservation at weekends.