Restaurant
1. Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards
A cavernous Belle Époque dining hall on the Grands Boulevards serving low-priced French classics non-stop, every day of the year.
View details — Bouillon Chartier Grands BoulevardsRestaurant
2. Flaveur
The two-Michelin-star restaurant of brothers Gaël and Mickaël Tourteaux, pairing Niçois produce with spices and flavours gathered from other continents.
View details — FlaveurRestaurant
3. L’As du Fallafel
A busy kosher falafel counter on Rue des Rosiers in the Marais, known for pittas stuffed with falafel, fried aubergine and hummus.
View details — L’As du FallafelRestaurant
4. Le Chantecler
The Michelin-starred dining room of the Hotel Negresco, where chef Virginie Basselot cooks light, produce-led French cuisine under 18th-century wood panelling.
View details — Le ChanteclerRestaurant
5. Breizh Café Le Marais
A Marais crêperie serving Breton galettes made from organic buckwheat with Bordier butter, alongside sweet crêpes and farm ciders.
View details — Breizh Café Le MaraisRestaurant
6. JAN
Chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen's one-star dining room near the port, serving a single set menu of creative cooking rooted in South African flavours.
View details — JANRestaurant
7. Chez Janou
A lively Provençal bistro a short walk from Place des Vosges, known for southern French cooking and a long list of pastis.
View details — Chez JanouRestaurant
8. La Petite Maison
A long-running Niçois and Mediterranean restaurant beside the Opéra, led by Nicole Rubi and known for stuffed vegetables, truffle macaroni and a glamorous crowd.
View details — La Petite MaisonRestaurant
9. La Merenda
A tiny old-town bistro run by former Negresco chef Dominique Le Stanc, serving traditional Niçois dishes such as stockfish, daube and Swiss chard tart.
View details — La MerendaRestaurant
10. Le Relais de l’Entrecôte Saint-Germain
A Saint-Germain steakhouse serving a single set meal: walnut salad, then sliced sirloin in the house's secret sauce with matchstick fries.
View details — Le Relais de l’Entrecôte Saint-GermainRestaurant
11. Bistrot d’Antoine
A busy old-town bistro with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, serving hearty French classics such as pork casserole with polenta and knife-cut beef tartare.
View details — Bistrot d’AntoineRestaurant
12. Bouillon Julien
An affordable bouillon on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, founded in 1906 and set in a celebrated Art Nouveau dining room.
View details — Bouillon JulienRestaurant
13. Le Procope
Founded in 1686, Le Procope is one of Paris's oldest cafés, once frequented by Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot and now serving classic French dishes.
View details — Le ProcopeRestaurant
14. Olive & Artichaut
A small Bib Gourmand restaurant in the old town where chef Thomas Hubert cooks Mediterranean dishes with Niçois accents from local producers.
View details — Olive & ArtichautRestaurant
15. Brasserie Lipp
A Saint-Germain brasserie open since 1880, serving Alsatian choucroute, sole meunière and other classics in a tiled Belle Époque room.
View details — Brasserie LippRestaurant
16. Chez Pipo
A socca house near the port with a tradition of almost a century, baking golden chickpea-flour pancakes in a wood-fired oven alongside pissaladière.
View details — Chez PipoRestaurant
17. Le Plongeoir
A Mediterranean restaurant built on a rock in the sea east of the port, beneath a former diving board that has become one of Nice's landmarks.
View details — Le PlongeoirRestaurant
18. Le Train Bleu
A lavishly decorated restaurant inside Gare de Lyon, created for the 1900 Exposition Universelle and serving classic French cuisine daily.
View details — Le Train BleuRestaurant
19. Peixes Opéra
A small, tiled seafood bistro near the Opéra serving fish and shellfish tapas such as ceviche, tataki and cod fritters with South American touches.
View details — Peixes OpéraRestaurant
20. Septime
Bertrand Grébaut's modern French restaurant on Rue de Charonne, serving seasonal carte blanche tasting menus at lunch and dinner on weekdays.
View details — Septime