Chez Pipo ★ 4.5
Chez Pipo on Rue Bavastro has fired socca in wood-burning ovens since 1923, the canonical Nicois address for the chickpea pancake the city invented between Place Garibaldi and Port Lympia.
Try: Socca
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Lou Pilha Leva ★ 4.2
Lou Pilha Leva on Rue du Collet runs the Vieux Nice street food counter for socca, pan bagnat and pissaladiere, the tiled cafeteria with shared tables in the heart of the old town.
Try: Socca and pan bagnat
Rene Socca ★ 4.3
Rene Socca on Rue Miralheti in Vieux Nice runs the city's most enduring self service socca and pissaladiere counter, paper plates and shared terrace tables with a glass of rose.
Try: Socca, pissaladiere, beignet of courgette flower
Chez Theresa ★ 4.6
Chez Theresa on Rue Droite has fired socca in a wood burning 1867 oven since 1925, one of only three Nice addresses still cooking the chickpea pancake traditionally at 300C over wood.
Try: Wood fired socca
Le Safari ★ 4.2
Le Safari on Cours Saleya offers the canonical Nicois lunch since 1972, the Cuisine Nissarde label and pissaladiere on the terrace facing the daily market in Vieux Nice.
Try: Pissaladiere terrace plate
Fenocchio ★ 4.6
Fenocchio on Place Rossetti has scooped Nice's most enduring street ice cream since 1966, 94 flavours including rosemary, lavender, black olive and tomato basil under the cathedral.
Try: Ice cream cones in 94 flavours
Cave de la Tour ★ 4.3
Cave de la Tour on Rue de la Tour runs the Nice petits farcis world championship every year and pours Bellet wines alongside, the family Gazan room with a daily Nicoise snack menu.
Try: Petits farcis and Nicoise tapas
Patisseries LAC Counter ★ 4.3
Patisseries LAC on Rue Barla runs Pascal Lac's pastry and chocolate take away counter, the entremets and tarts a Nice street snack at the heart of the Carre d'Or shopping streets.
Try: Pastry and chocolate take-away
Henri Auer Counter ★ 4.5
Henri Auer counter on Rue Saint Francois de Paule has sold candied chestnuts since 1820 in Nice, the bonbon counter of Maison Auer with handcrafted chocolates and Provence mendiants.
Try: Candied chestnut and mendiants
Peixes Counter ★ 4.5
Peixes on Rue de l'Opera is Armand Crespo's stand-up Mediterranean seafood counter near the Carre d'Or, ceviche, tartare and tataki on the daily catch from the Cours Saleya fish market.
Try: Fish ceviche and tataki