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

Top tables

Flaveur 2 ★ ★ 4.9

Chef Mickael and Gael TourteauxEUR 145-260Book 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 kitchen.

JAN 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Chef Jan Hendrik van der WesthuizenEUR 175Book 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 seat room that opened in 2013 and took its star in 2016.

Pure et V par Maison Joia 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Chef Julien PilatiEUR 95-145Book 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 Massena with a strong organic produce sourcing line.

L'Aromate 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Chef Mickael GracieuxEUR 95-160Book 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 opened in 2018.

Keisuke Matsushima ★ 4.3

Chef Kei MatsushimaEUR 75-150Book 1 week ahead

Keisuke Matsushima on Rue de France in Nice runs Kei Matsushima's French Japanese kitchen, the room that earned and held a Michelin star from 2006 and built a reputation for minimalist plating across two decades.

Le Plongeoir ★ 4.4

Chef Mediterranean kitchenEUR 65-110 a la carteBook 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 over the Baie des Anges.

Olive et Artichaut ★ 4.4

Chef Modern Nicoise kitchenEUR 35-55Book 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 and Riviera fish on a short menu.

L'Alchimie ★ 4.3

Chef Arnaud CollinEUR 35-55Book 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 priced lunches.

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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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