Eat in Port Lympia, Nice

Restaurants in Port Lympia

JAN ★ 4.7

Modern South African French€€€€port-lympia

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.

Signature: Single tasting menu, Cheese course at Maria

Order: The single tasting menu only; van der Westhuizen plays sweet, sour and the smoke of the Karoo across the courses.

Tip: MARIA, the cheese bar across the street, opened 2017 and serves 91 plates of cheese and homemade preserves.

12 Rue Lascaris, 06300 Nice Book →

Le Bistrot du Port ★ 4.0

Mediterranean seafood€€€port-lympia

Le Bistrot du Port on Quai Lunel runs Jose Orsini's Mediterranean seafood room on the Port Lympia, large terrace tables facing the boat basin and a kitchen built around the daily catch off the docks.

Signature: Daily catch, Whole sea bream

Order: The whole sea bream from the morning catch; the wine list leans Bellet.

Tip: Book a quayside table for sunset. Closed Mondays; busy at lunch with port traffic.

28 Quai Lunel, 06300 Nice Book →

Chez Pipo ★ 4.5

Cuisine Nissarde€port-lympia

Chez Pipo on Rue Bavastro between Place Garibaldi and Port Lympia has fired socca in wood-burning ovens since 1923, the canonical Nicois address for the chickpea flour pancake the city invented.

Signature: Socca, Pissaladiere, Tourte de blettes

Order: Two slices of socca and a glass of Bellet rose at the bench seat.

Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday 11:30 to 14:30 and 17:30 to 22:00; no reservations, cash and card both accepted.

13 Rue Bavastro, 06300 Nice

Casual Dining in Port Lympia