Mediterranean Brunch and Lunch€€vieux-niceMon-Tue 12:00-14:00; Thu-Fri 12:00-14:00; Sun 11:00-15:00; Wed and Sat closed
Cafe Marche on Rue Barillerie just off Cours Saleya is Emilie Bargin's morning room in Vieux Nice, the Sunday 09:00-17:00 brunch the city's most reliable.
Signature: Sunday brunch, Eggs and toast plate
Order: The Sunday brunch of scrambled eggs, jams and honey toast, club sandwich and salads.
Tip: Open Sunday when much of the city is closed; arrive by 11:00 for a terrace table.
French Brasserie€€carre-d-orSun-Thu 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:45; Fri-Sat 12:00-14:30, 19:00-23:15
Felix on Avenue Felix Faure faces the Coulee Verte in Nice's Carre d'Or, the historic city brasserie reopened under a new name with French Mediterranean.
Signature: Brasserie classics, Niçoise salad
Order: The classic salade nicoise at lunch; pizza, pasta and wine by the glass anchor the menu.
Tip: Open 7 days a week, 11:45-01:30; continuous service through the afternoon, rare in Nice.
Modern Bistro€€place-garibaldiDaily 08:00-00:00
Little Boho on Place Garibaldi is the boho chic daytime room Melissa and Jean opened in the Petit Marais of Nice, terrace tables on the yellow arcaded square.
Signature: Daily lunch plate, Apero board
Order: The daily lunch plate at the terrace, then an apero board on the square at sunset.
Tip: Continuous service through the afternoon; closed Monday. Good fallback when Cafe de Turin is full.
Wine bar€€vieux-niceTue-Sat 08:00-14:00; Sun 08:00-12:30; Mon closed
Cave de la Tour on Rue de la Tour has poured local wines in Vieux Nice since 1947, four generations of the Gazan family and the home of the world petits.
Signature: Petits farcis, Stockfish, Bellet glass pours
Order: A plate of petits farcis and a glass of Bellet white at the granite counter.
Tip: The petits farcis championship runs every autumn at the bar; book a stool the same morning.
Cuisine Nissarde€port-lympiaWed-Sun 12:00-14:00, 19:00-23:30; Mon-Tue closed
Chez Pipo on Rue Bavastro has fired socca in wood burning ovens since 1923, the canonical Nicois address for the chickpea flour pancake the city invented.
Signature: Socca, Pissaladiere, Tourte de blettes
Order: Two slices of socca and a glass of Bellet rose at the bench seat.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday 11:30-14:30 and 17:30-22:00; no reservations, cash and card both accepted.
Cuisine Nissarde€vieux-niceDaily 11:00-00:00
Lou Pilha Leva on Rue du Collet runs the Vieux Nice street food counter for socca, pan bagnat and pissaladiere, the tiled cafeteria with shared tables.
Signature: Socca, Pan bagnat, Pissaladiere
Order: A socca, a pan bagnat tuna sandwich, and a slice of pissaladiere on shared paper trays.
Tip: Open daily 09:00 to midnight; cash and card. Order at the counter, sit at the tiled shared tables.