La Merenda Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Stripped Back Institution La Merenda Vieux Nice $$$ Two-Michelin-star chef Dominique Le Stanc's bare-essentials Niçoise counter Stessa categoria
Coco Beach Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Seafood Wood Fire Seaside Coco Beach Cap de Nice / Mont Boron $$$ Wood-fired Mediterranean fish on the Cap de Nice rocks since 1936 Stessa categoria
Le Bistrot du Port Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Owned Seafood Market Driven Le Bistrot du Port Le Port / Lympia $$$ Chef-owner José Orsini's 25-year bistronomic seafood room on Quai Lunel Stessa categoria
Chez Cane Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Family Run Niçois Institution Chez Cane Fabron $$ A 1952 family Niçois institution at the top of Fabron hill Stessa categoria
La Gauloise Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Institution Seafood Oysters La Gauloise Libération $$ Early-20th-century seafood institution on Malausséna Stessa categoria
Chez Acchiardo Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Institution Family Run Old School Chez Acchiardo Vieux Nice $$ Four generations of Cuisine Nissarde on rue Droite since 1927 Stessa categoria
Lavomatique Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Natural Wine Small Plates Open Kitchen Lavomatique Vieux Nice $$$ Brothers' laundromat-turned-natural-wine kitchen in the old town Stessa categoria
Lou Balico Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Niçoise Family Run Institution Lou Balico Le Petit Marais / Riquier $$ Three generations of true Niçoise home cooking since 1979 Stessa categoria
Chez Pipo Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Institution Socca Wood Fired Chez Pipo Le Port $ Socca pilgrimage near the port since 1923 Stessa categoria
Le Canon Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Natural Wine Hyper Local Chalkboard Le Canon Carré d'Or $$$ Hyper-local cooking and a cult natural-wine cellar near the Negresco Stessa categoria
Le Plongeoir Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Iconic Setting Over Water Mediterranean Le Plongeoir Cap de Nice / Mont Boron $$$ Mediterranean dining on a rock-pillar former diving platform Stessa categoria
Les Agitateurs Restaurant Restaurant Confronta One Star Chef Driven Local Sourcing Les Agitateurs Carabacel $$$ One-star creativity from chef Samuel Victori Stessa categoria
L'Aromate Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Creative Mediterranean L'Aromate Place Masséna $$$ Michelin-listed modern Riviera cuisine near Masséna Stessa categoria
Le Séjour Café Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Market Driven Intimate Characterful Le Séjour Café Carré d'Or $$$ Market-driven cooking in a book-and-bric-à-brac salon Stessa categoria
Le Bistrot Gourmand Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Market Cuisine Value Le Bistrot Gourmand Carré d'Or $$$ David Vaqué's market bistronomie, trained under Guérard Stessa categoria
Maison Joia (Pure & V) Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Seasonal Organic Maison Joia (Pure & V) Carré d'Or $$$ Julien Pilati's seasonal, organic kitchen in the former Pure & V Stessa categoria
Influence Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Creative Intimate Influence Le Petit Marais / Riquier $$$ Aurèle Gasperoni's solo tasting kitchen in the Petit Marais Stessa categoria
Le Millésime Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Seasonal Truffle Le Millésime Le Petit Marais / Riquier $$$ Aurélien Nourry's solo bistronomie near Riquier Stessa categoria
Onaka Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Led Counter Seating Sake Onaka Carré d'Or $$$ Tokyo-style tavern by France's sushi champion Stessa categoria
Ma Yucca Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Led Refined Intimate Ma Yucca Carré d'Or $$$ Refined Franco-Japanese cooking by two sisters Stessa categoria