Estocaficada is the Nicois stockfish stew, dried cod rehydrated and slow cooked with tomato, olives, garlic, potatoes and herbs, the slow country dish of the Vieux Nice winter table.
Estocaficada (stockfish) came from the Nordic dried cod trade that arrived in Mediterranean ports through the medieval centuries. La Merenda under Dominique Le Stanc cooks the canonical Vieux Nice version, dried cod slowly rehydrated then stewed with tomato, olives, garlic and potatoes. The dish reads as Nicois rather than Provencal because of the heavy olive use and the absence of cream.
4 editor picks for Estocaficada in Nice, ranked by editorial score. All Nice signature dishes · Estocaficada across every city.
La Merenda ★ 4.7
vieux-nice · 4 Rue Raoul Bosio, 06300 Nice
La Merenda in Vieux Nice runs Dominique Le Stanc's bench seat Nissard kitchen on Rue Raoul Bosio, the chef who walked away from a Michelin star at the Negresco to cook the city's grandmother dishes.
Acchiardo ★ 4.5
vieux-nice · 38 Rue Droite, 06300 Nice
Acchiardo on Rue Droite in Vieux Nice has cooked the family Nicoise canon since the close of the First World War, four generations under the Acchiardo name and a single sitting at lunch.
Lou Balico ★ 4.3
carre-d-or · 20 Avenue Saint Jean Baptiste, 06000 Nice
Lou Balico on Avenue Saint Jean Baptiste has cooked the Nicois family canon since 1979, the Cuisine Nissarde label across stockfish, homemade ravioli, ratatouille, stuffed courgette flowers and the sweet chard tart.
Le Safari ★ 4.2
vieux-nice · 1 Cours Saleya, 06300 Nice
Le Safari on Cours Saleya in Vieux Nice has cooked the canonical Nicois lunch since 1972, the Cuisine Nissarde labelled trattoria with terrace tables across from the flower market.