Modern Nicoise€€vieux-niceWed-Sat 11:00-14:30, 19:00-22:00; Sun 10:30-15:30; Mon-Tue closed
Olive et Artichaut in Vieux Nice holds the Michelin Bib Gourmand for a farm to table Nicoise kitchen, the chef from Nice working market vegetables.
Signature: Petits farcis, Local fish of the day
Order: The fish of the day from the morning catch; the menu changes weekly.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; book a week ahead in summer Walk-ins usually OK.
French Bistro€€vieux-niceTue-Sat 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00; Sun-Mon closed
Bistrot d'Antoine in Vieux Nice is Armand Crespo's two storey neo bistrot from 2006 in the shell of a 1904 cafe, a Michelin Bib Gourmand for honest French.
Signature: Bistro classics, Daily blackboard
Order: The blackboard plat du jour; Crespo writes a new menu every day from the morning market.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; book at least three days ahead even at lunch.
Cuisine Nissarde€€carre-d-orDaily 11:00-14:30, 19:00-23:00
Lou Balico on Avenue Saint Jean Baptiste has cooked the Nicois family canon since 1979, the Cuisine Nissarde label across stockfish, homemade ravioli.
Signature: Stockfish, Homemade ravioli, Tarte de blettes
Order: The homemade ravioli with daube sauce and the tarte de blettes for dessert.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday evenings. Generous portions; doggie bags accepted.
Cuisine Nissarde€€vieux-niceDaily 12:00-23:00
Le Safari on Cours Saleya in Vieux Nice has cooked the canonical Nicois lunch since 1972, the Cuisine Nissarde label and terrace tables. Priced at €€.
Signature: Pissaladiere, Stockfish, Daube
Order: The pissaladiere and the stockfish; the daube is the dinner anchor.
Tip: Open 12:00-23:00 daily; book the terrace at lunch during morning market hours.
Mediterranean Seafood€€€port-lympiaThu-Sun 12:15-13:45, 19:45-21:45; Mon 12:15-13:45; Tue-Wed closed
Le Bistrot du Port on Quai Lunel runs Jose Orsini's Mediterranean seafood room on Port Lympia, large terrace tables and a kitchen built around the daily.
Signature: Daily catch, Whole sea bream
Order: The whole sea bream from the morning catch; the wine list leans Bellet.
Tip: Book a quayside table for sunset. Closed Mondays; busy at lunch with port traffic.
Seafood and Shellfish€€€place-garibaldiDaily 10:00-22:00
Cafe de Turin on Place Garibaldi has poured oysters on the Nice arcaded square since 1908, the Roumegous oyster the house pearl in an eighty tonne annual.
Signature: Roumegous oysters, Shellfish platter
Order: A dozen Roumegous oysters and a glass of Bellet white at the sidewalk counter.
Tip: Open 10:00-22:00 daily. No reservations; arrive early or at 16:00 between services.