The restaurants worth the trip in Nice: bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.

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Flaveur

Order Scorpion fish from Nice with a fish broth enhanced with vadouvan, Michelin's example of the Tourteaux style.

Flaveur at 25 Rue Gubernatis in Nice is run by the Tourteaux brothers, Gaël and Mickaël, and received a Michelin star in 2011 and a second one in 2018.

JAN

Order The 6-course menu, which comes with the MARIA cheese experience.

JAN is an intimate 20-seater at 12 Rue Lascaris in Nice's Old Port district, mixing French and South African cuisine with local, seasonal ingredients.

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Maison Joia

Order The signature menu in six or nine sequences, in a Terre & Mer or a Végétal version.

Maison Joia is a gastronomic restaurant in Nice, a confidential house of only about twenty covers where the cooking is Julien's and the welcome is Laetitia's.

L'Aromate

Order Modern, creative cooking with San Remo prawns, trumpet courgettes or local green crab.

L'Aromate is Michelin-starred chef Mickaël Gracieux's restaurant at 2 Rue Gustave Deloye near Place Masséna, serving modern, creative cuisine.

La Merenda

Order Stockfish, tripe à la niçoise or chard pie, among Le Stanc's nostalgic local dishes.

La Merenda is a small restaurant in Vieux Nice on Rue Raoul Bosio, taken over by chef Dominique Le Stanc, a former two-star chef at the Negresco.

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Olive et Artichaut

Order Pissaladière-style tart with roast black pudding, or braised chuck veal with creamy chickpeas.

Olive et Artichaut is a small restaurant in an alley of Vieux Nice with a Bib Gourmand and a menu built on local producers and regional products.

Bistrot d'Antoine

Order Old-fashioned pork casserole with creamy polenta, or knife-cut beef tartare.

Bistrot d'Antoine is a bistro on Rue de la Prefecture in Vieux Nice with a convivial atmosphere and dishes such as pork casserole with creamy polenta.

Peixes

Order Ceviche, carpaccio, tartare or tataki, which the chef pairs with surprising flavours and textures.

Peixes is a restaurant at 4 Rue Jacques Medecin serving ceviche, carpaccio, tartare and tataki from a chef who combines surprising flavours and textures.

Le Safari

Order Wood-fired pizza or lamb, the house specialities, or the bagna cauda.

Le Safari is a Niçoise restaurant at 1 Cours Saleya, open since 1972, with the Cuisine Nissarde label since 2013 and a terrace in the Flower Market.

Lou Balico

Order Raviolis à la daube, then the sweet chard pie for dessert.

Lou Balico is a family restaurant at 20 Avenue Saint Jean Baptiste in Nice, open since 1979, labelled Niçoise cuisine and run by three generations.

L'Alchimie

Order The weekly menu, with fresh vegetables and fish and quality meats.

L'Alchimie is a restaurant at 14 Rue Maccarani in Nice's Carré d'Or where Arnaud Collin cooks homemade cuisine with Mediterranean accents in a warm setting.

Chez Pipo

Order Socca, the chickpea flour galette, and the pissaladiere of caramelised onions on bread dough.

Chez Pipo serves socca and Nicois specialties at 13 Rue Bavastro in Nice; locals have eaten its socca for generations, a tradition of nearly 100 years.

Le Fonetic

Order Nissa la Bella, a Niçoise salad, or the burger made the Fonetic way with fresh goat cheese.

Le Fonetic is a neighborhood restaurant at 107 Boulevard de Cessole in Nice with a menu spelled phonetically, from a Niçoise salad to a burger.

Casa Leya

Order Fresh pasta cooked to order, then homemade tiramisu, pavlova or gelati to finish.

Casa Leya serves homemade Italian food at 36 Cours Saleya, from pizzas and pasta to a weekday dish of the day, with two terraces, one facing the sea.

Le Socle

Order The rum baba, or the crêpes Suzette flambéed in the dining room.

Le Socle is a French restaurant at 17 Rue Barla, run by Dom and Mika, a couple who offer wine, good produce and humor so everyone has a good time.

Taulissa

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Taulissa is a rooftop restaurant at 6 Avenue de Suède, on the top floor of Maison Albar - Le Victoria, with a menu signed by 3-star Michelin chef Glenn Viel.

Les Sens

Les Sens is a restaurant in central Nice cooking home-made, seasonal French and Mediterranean dishes in a warm room with exposed stone walls.