Modern French€€€€promenade-des-anglaisTue-Sat 19:00-22:00; Sun-Mon closed
Le Chantecler at Hotel Le Negresco on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice holds one Michelin star under Virginie Basselot, Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2015.
Signature: Local sea bream, Souffle au Grand Marnier
Order: The seasonal tasting around local sea bream, the Riviera producers Basselot champions.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The Salon Royal is the summer room; book Louis XIV indoors in winter.
French fine dining€€€€port-lympiaTue-Thu 18:30-00:00; Fri 12:00-15:00, 18:30-00:00; Sat 18:30-00:00; Sun-Mon closed
JAN in Nice's Port district holds one Michelin star under South African chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, the first South African chef to earn the award.
Signature: Single tasting menu, Cheese course at Maria
Order: The single tasting menu only; van der Westhuizen plays sweet.
Tip: MARIA, the cheese bar across the street, opened 2017 and serves 91 plates of cheese and homemade preserves.
French fine dining€€€€musiciensMon-Fri 19:00-23:00; Sat 19:00-22:00; Sun closed
Pure et V par Maison Joia in Nice's Musiciens quarter holds one Michelin star under chef Julien Pilati and Laetitia Pilati, the farm to table Riviera kitchen.
Signature: Seasonal tasting menu, Organic produce gastronomic plates
Order: The seasonal tasting at dinner; Pilati's organic produce and Reine Sammut pedigree are the draw.
Tip: Closed Mon and Tue; dinner only Wed to Sat, plus Sun lunch and dinner. Reserve a week ahead.
Modern French€€€€carre-d-orTue-Sat 19:30-22:30; Sun-Mon closed
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.
Signature: Seasonal tasting menu, Local fish course
Order: The seasonal tasting menu; the Riviera produce on the plate is what Gracieux organises the kitchen around.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; book a window table for the Place Massena light at lunch.
Japanese€€€€carre-d-orMon 19:30-21:30; Tue-Fri 12:00-13:30, 19:30-21:30; Sat 19:30-21:30; Sun closed
Keisuke Matsushima on Nice's Rue de France runs Kei Matsushima's modern French Japanese kitchen, the room awarded a Michelin star in 2006 and known.
Signature: Tasting menu, Riviera fish with Japanese accents
Order: The chef's tasting menu; Matsushima leans French technique against the umami of dashi.
Tip: The room is small; the weekday lunch tasting at the counter is the value play.
Mediterranean€€€€carre-d-orMon-Sat 12:00-14:30, 19:30-23:30; Sun closed
La Petite Maison in Nice's Carre d'Or has cooked Nicole Rubi's Mediterranean room since 1999 on Rue Saint Francois de Paule, the home of the Nice school.
Signature: Tomato tart with truffle oil, Whole sea bass
Order: The tomato tart with truffle oil, Rubi's signature plate the international branches copy.
Tip: Book at least a week ahead for dinner; lunch tables are easier to land.