Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Nice.

Top tables

Flaveur 2 ★ ★ 4.9

CaribbeanChef Mickael and Gael Tourteaux€€€€€145-260Tue-Fri 12:00-14:00, 19:30-22:00; Sat 19:30-22:00; Sun-Mon closedBook 4-6 weeks ahead

Flaveur in Nice's Carre d'Or holds two Michelin stars under the Tourteaux brothers, the only two star room in the city and a Riviera Caribbean tasting.

Le Chantecler 1 ★ ★ 4.7

French fine diningChef Virginie Basselot€€€€€150-230Tue-Sat 19:00-22:00; Sun-Mon closedBook 2-3 weeks ahead

Le Chantecler at Hotel Le Negresco holds one Michelin star under Virginie Basselot, MOF 2015, in the Belle Epoque dining room on Nice's Promenade des Anglais.

JAN 1 ★ ★ 4.7

South AfricanChef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen€€€€€175Tue-Thu 18:30-00:00; Fri 12:00-15:00, 18:30-00:00; Sat 18:30-00:00; Sun-Mon closedBook 3-4 weeks ahead

JAN in Nice's Port district holds one Michelin star under Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, the first South African chef to earn the award, in an intimate 20.

Pure et V par Maison Joia 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Modern EuropeanChef Julien Pilati€€€€€95-145Mon-Fri 19:00-23:00; Sat 19:00-22:00; Sun closedBook 2 weeks ahead

Pure et V par Maison Joia in Nice holds one Michelin star under chef Julien Pilati and Laetitia Pilati, the Riviera farm to table kitchen behind the Lycee.

L'Aromate 1 ★ ★ 4.5

French fine diningChef Mickael Gracieux€€€€€95-160Tue-Sat 19:30-22:30; Sun-Mon closedBook 1-2 weeks ahead

L'Aromate in Nice's Carre d'Or near Place Massena holds one Michelin star under Mickael Gracieux and Elise Morselli Lourtet, the husband and wife room they.

Keisuke Matsushima ★ 4.3

JapaneseChef Kei Matsushima€€€€€75-150Mon 19:30-21:30; Tue-Fri 12:00-13:30, 19:30-21:30; Sat 19:30-21:30; Sun closedBook 1 week ahead

Keisuke Matsushima on Rue de France in Nice runs Kei Matsushima's French Japanese kitchen, formerly Michelin-starred from 2006 to around 2016 and still.

La Petite Maison ★ 4.6

MediterraneanChef Nicole Rubi€€€€€75-120 a la carteMon-Sat 12:00-14:30, 19:30-23:30; Sun closedBook 1 week ahead

La Petite Maison in Nice's Carre d'Or has cooked Nicole Rubi's Mediterranean room since 1999, the home of the Nice school of cooking now exported to London.

Le Plongeoir ★ 4.4

MediterraneanChef Mediterranean kitchen€€€€€65-110 a la carteDaily 12:00-22:00Book 2 weeks (sunset) ahead

Le Plongeoir in Mont Boron sits on the helical diving board at Cap de Nice, the city's most photographed dining room with a market driven Mediterranean menu.

Olive et Artichaut ★ 4.4

Modern EuropeanChef Modern Nicoise kitchen€€€€€35-55Wed-Sat 11:00-14:30, 19:00-22:00; Sun 10:30-15:30; Mon-Tue closedBook 1 week ahead

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.

L'Alchimie ★ 4.3

French bistroChef Arnaud Collin€€€€€35-55Mon-Thu 10:00-17:30; Fri-Sat 10:00-15:00, 19:00-22:30Book 3-5 days ahead

L'Alchimie on Rue Maccarani in Nice's Carre d'Or holds the Michelin Bib Gourmand under Arnaud Collin, the modern bistro popular with city locals for sensibly.

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Editor picks in Nice include Flaveur, Le Chantecler, JAN, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.

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