Pissaladiere is the Nicois caramelised onion flatbread, slow cooked onions on a thin yeast dough base topped with Nicoise olives and a lattice of salt anchovies.
Pissaladiere comes from the Nicois word pissalat, the salt-cured anchovy paste that sat at the base of the dish before the modern whole-anchovy lattice took over. The Liguria-Provence influence shows in the dough and the slow onion cooking. The dish remains a staple at Chez Pipo, Le Safari and Cave de la Tour and travels well on the Cours Saleya morning market.
4 editor picks for Pissaladiere in Nice, ranked by editorial score. All Nice signature dishes · Pissaladiere across every city.
Chez Pipo ★ 4.5
port-lympia · 13 Rue Bavastro, 06300 Nice
Chez Pipo on Rue Bavastro between Place Garibaldi and Port Lympia has fired socca in wood-burning ovens since 1923, the canonical Nicois address for the chickpea flour pancake the city invented.
Cave de la Tour ★ 4.4
vieux-nice · 3 Rue de la Tour, 06300 Nice
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 farcis championship since 2012.
Rene Socca ★ 4.3
2 Rue Miralheti, 06300 Nice
Rene Socca on Rue Miralheti in Vieux Nice runs the city's most enduring self service socca and pissaladiere counter, paper plates and shared terrace tables with a glass of rose.
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.