8 splurge rooms in Nice, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Nice. All Nice food.
Flaveur ★ 4.9
carre-d-or · 25 Rue Gubernatis, 06000 Nice
Flaveur in Nice's Carre d'Or holds two Michelin stars under brothers Mickael and Gael Tourteaux, the only two star room in the city and a contemporary Riviera Caribbean tasting kitchen.
Tip: Reservations 4 to 6 weeks ahead; closed Sunday and Monday. Two tasting menus only; no a la carte service.
Le Chantecler ★ 4.7
promenade-des-anglais · 37 Promenade des Anglais, 06000 Nice
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, in the Belle Epoque dining room since 2018.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The Salon Royal is the summer room; book Louis XIV indoors in winter.
JAN ★ 4.7
port-lympia · 12 Rue Lascaris, 06300 Nice
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, in an intimate 20 seat room that opened in 2013 and took its star in 2016.
Tip: MARIA, the cheese bar across the street, opened 2017 and serves 91 plates of cheese and homemade preserves.
La Petite Maison ★ 4.6
carre-d-or · 11 Rue Saint Francois de Paule, 06300 Nice
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 of cooking now exported to London and Dubai.
Tip: Book at least a week ahead for dinner; lunch tables are easier to land.
Pure et V par Maison Joia ★ 4.5
musiciens · 7 Rue du Lycee, 06000 Nice
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 on Rue du Lycee with three Gault Millau toques in 2026.
Tip: Closed Mon and Tue; dinner only Wed to Sat, plus Sun lunch and dinner. Reserve a week ahead.
L'Aromate ★ 4.5
carre-d-or · 2 Rue Gustave Deloye, 06000 Nice
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 on Rue Gustave Deloye.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; book a window table for the Place Massena light at lunch.
Le Plongeoir ★ 4.4
mont-boron · 60 Boulevard Franck Pilatte, 06300 Nice
Le Plongeoir in Nice's Mont Boron sits on the helical diving board at Cap de Nice, the most photographed dining room in the city and a Mediterranean menu that changes with the morning market.
Tip: Book the sunset service for the bay light. The lounge bar below the restaurant is the cheaper way to sit on the rock.
Keisuke Matsushima ★ 4.3
carre-d-or · 22 ter Rue de France, 06000 Nice
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 for minimalist plating across two decades.
Tip: The room is small; the weekday lunch tasting at the counter is the value play.