Restaurants in Nice
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Pasta Basta
Choose a pasta, pick a sauce and – hey presto! – a plate of amazing pasta made on the premises. Best enjoyed on the street-side terrace.
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Lou Pilha Leva
With its outdoor wooden tables crammed under a tight awning, this is Nice's version of a fast-food joint: courgette fritters, sugar-beet pie, or a bowl of soupe au pistou (soup of vegetables, noodles, beans, basil and garlic) – chop-chop!
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Zucca Magica
Bursting with vegetarian surprises, the ‘Magic Pumpkin’ serves a fixed five-course menu, dictated simply by the market and the chef's fancy. Seating is amid a fabulous collection of pumpkins and fairy lights. Bring along a gargantuan appetite.
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La Cantine de Lulu
Lulu - Lucien Brych - is the name behind this illustrious bistro where local specialities and all the great French classics are eaten with vigour by an appreciative, regular crowd. Friday is aïoli, stockfish and bouillabaisse (order in advance)day. Lulu's Canteen is small; arrive on the dot.
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Le Nautique
The clubhouse of Monaco’s rowing club has million-dollar views and €10 lunches, served upstairs in a sunny linoleum-floored dining room overseen by manager Erminia, who’s like your favourite Italian aunt who shouts mangia, mangia! until you’ve cleaned your plate. It’s tricky to find, and ascending the stairs you’ll think you’re walking into an apartment building; look for the gym equipment at street level and the inconspicuous sign marked ‘Société Nautique Fédération Monégasque Sport Avion Snack Bar’. Hurry: it’s slated for demolition in 2013.
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La Taca d'Oli
No wonder the bagna cauda (raw mixed veg dipped into a pot of warm tangy anchovy paste known as anchoïade)at this tiny old-town bistro dating to 1947 is so legendary: the same chef has been making it here for the past 17 years! A shared portion of bagna pan (raw red mullet and sea bream fillets dipped in hot fish soup) ordered alongside it makes a perfect supper for two.
You might almost believe you're in Italy when you sit on the terrace of this restaurant in Vieux Nice, which is located in one of the quarter's tiny streets. Here, you can enjoy delicious Niçois specialties like raviolis or petits farcies (stuffed vegetables).
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Casitalia
Italian supermarket.
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LAC
Decadent cakes & chocolates from LAC.
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Café de Turin
Nice’s best oysters and plateaux de fruits de mer (cold seafood platters).
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Juice Bar
For unusual freshly squeezed juices and soya milk or yoghurt smoothies, hit the Juice Bar.
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Sarao
Good-value cooking blending Spanish and French, with live bossa nova on Saturday nights and brunch on Sunday. Many wines under €30.
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Acchiardo
Going strong since 1927, locals flock to Acchiardo for the plat du jour (daily special), a glass of wine and a load of gossip served straight up on the counter.
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Scotch Tea House
On a swank shopping street near the promenade des Anglais, the Scotch Tea House ia a classic, timber-lined place has elegant homemade cake- and tarte-type treats.
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La Rotonde
Overlooking the Bassin de la Villette, this striking 18th-century edifice went from customs station to police barracks to salt warehouse before its most recent conversion in late 2011 to hip new brasserie. The light-filled circular atrium is the show stealer, but the casual bar-cafe with quay-side lounge chairs and inexpensive meals is what draws in the crowds.
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L'Adresse
Tucked away on an itty bitty Vieux Nice laneway but well worth looking up, L'Adresse dishes up an array of globe-trotting specialties, from tapas to fondue, in low-lit, cosy surrounds.
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11e Art
A relative newbie on the contemporary dining scene, this hybrid lounge-bar-restaurant is a smart, chic affair with steely bar stools out front and sofa seating in an ultra-cool air-con interior.
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Le Pain Quotidien
Startlingly good organic (not to mention six other) breakfasts and lavishly topped lunchtime tartines (toasted bread) are highlights at this rustic café overlooking the flower market.
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Festival de la Moule
A couple of touristy places on cours Saleya serve impressive seafood platters, while you can feast on as many moules (mussels) as you can eat at unpretentious, cheerful Festival de la Moule.
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Le Speakeasy
Le Speakeasy - This teeny weeny slice of veggie heaven run by Jane, a former English teacher and an American (hence the name of the place), cooks up unusual organic meals and juices. Takeaways available.
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Boros
Don't tell anyone about this oriental épicerie (grocery) specialising in Greek, Lebanese, Turkish and Armenian delicacies that serves delicious lunches in the form of generous mixed platters.
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La Banane
This hidden little bolt hole in the old town is a chic spot for a drink or a Grand Marnier-flambéed crêpe or croque banane (grilled banana sandwich that is much more elegant than it sounds).
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Indyana
Refined and elegant, Indyana lures a dressy set into its lair to nibble on minimalist Asian (sashimi and tempura) and other world cuisines. Pigeon breast in the company of a peachy peach chutney tickled our tastebuds.
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Fleur de Café
Ice-cream cocktails, infusions, a dizzying choice of freshly squeezed fruit juices and delicious homemade cakes are the trademarks of this sweet café, strung around a small boutique selling nice stuff for the kitchen and home.
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Multari
Now a small bakery empire, this Corsican family-run business has opened a couple of cafés where you can sit down and enjoy its scrumptious pastries with an espresso or a cup of tea. Its crêpes, sandwiches and salads also get the thumbs up.
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Les Viviers
A magnificent choice of oysters, urchins and other shellfish - not to mention a Breton lobster grilled alive - are consumed to the sweet tinkle of a piano at this seafood temple. Try the Viviers 1900s-styled bistro next door for something less rarefied.
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