Popular Nice Attractions

Aphrodite

A modern and inventive menu, based on local traditional cooking. Nicoise items, try zucchini blossoms stuffed with fresh goat cheese or hazelnut coated cod. Closed Jan...

BIOCOOP Azur

'Green' travelers don't have to worry about not finding organic food and "eco" household products in France. The Biocoop is a group of over 300 organic shops in France, present in most metropolitan ...

BIOCOOP Riviera

Chantecler

Michelin starred Chantecler, located in the Hotel Negresco, is Nice's finest restaurant, serving exquisite and fresh Nice specialties: Sea bass with citrus fruit, roasted pigeon two ways with spelt ...

Confiserie Florian

Visit this splendid factory and shop located on the water, where fine Provencal fruits and flowers are transformed into edible delights. Crystallized rose petals, violets and verbena leaves are among...

Cours Saleya Flower and Food Market

One of France's most famous outdoor markets, full of gorgeous flowers (on the western side) and exquisite produce on the eastern end. Monday mornings, enjoy the antiques market....

Escalinada

With 50+ years serving customers in Old Nice, L'Escalinada has always focused on authentic, local cuisine. Try eggplant and zucchini beignets, lasagna or porchetta. No credit cards....

Flower Market

The charming and wild soul of Nice's flower market has made it the setting of many a famous film. Ever wonder where that wildly colorful flower market in Hitchcock's film "To catch a thief" was? Well,...

Hip HoliSpa

Purveyors of some of the most luxurious and expensive cosmetic products known to mankind, Hip HoliSpa has picked its home here on the French Riviera. Considered one of the most in vogue places in town...

La Merenda

Small, well-known restaurant serving authentic local specialties ("nissarts"): Pasta with pistou, potato & chard tourte, stuffed sardines. No credit cards. Closed Aug 1-15.....

La Part des Anges in Nice

Nice's best wine bar, with a huge selection of wines (including organic) for true wine lovers, with sage advice from the sommelier. Superior food: cheese and charcuterie plates plus simple, local dis...

La Table Alziari

Authentic family style Nice cooking, with fresh produce from the market: small stuffed vegetables, Lamb daube and more. Good service. Closed 2 weeks October and December and 10 days in January....

La Zucca Magica

Located on the old Port, La Zucca Magica (The Magic Pumpkin,) is an excellent Italian vegetarian restaurant serving the best local produce, often prepared according to ancient recipes: pasta with eggp...

Le Four a Bois

Over the top selection of Provencal and French breads made twice daily with organic flours. Try the local specialty, the Pissaladiere. Also at the Cours Saleya Market Wednesday-Sunday....

Le Speakeasy

An organic, vegetarian/vegan restaurant (somewhat hidden away) and owned by an American woman; warm welcome and country decor. Fresh, local. well-prepared food, with copious portions offering excelle...

Les Petits Farcis Market Tour and Class

Enjoy a personal tour of Nice's famed Cours Saleya Market, and/or a cooking class with Nice resident, Englishwoman Rosa Jackson. What better way is there to get to know the incredible produce of this ...

Marc Chagall museum

Don't miss this world-renowned museum dedicated to the brilliant painter Marc Chagall. He was born a Russian but subsequently adopted France as his second home for artistic and, later, political reaso...

Nice Carnival

The annual Nice Carnival provides a riot of color and entertainment for young and old alike. Modeled after Brazil's Rio carnival, during this time Nice becomes awash with street entertainers, huge cos...

Nice Jazz Festival

Every summer, Nice invites a plethora of jazz artists from around the globe to participate in a two-week long celebration of music. The French have long associated summer with music festivals and town...

Nissa-Socca

Try some of the famous and cheap Nice socca (chick pea crepe) plus pizza, eggplant Parmesan, pasta, local wines. Simple decor. Closed mid-Nov to mid-Dec....

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox cathedral

Nice has a long history of attracting the former Russian aristocracy, whether as a glamorous getaway from the intense Russian winter or as a place for political refuge. This is reflected in the prolif...

Vieux Nice (called Old Nice by all the expats)

The old quarter of Nice, called Vieux Nice by the French and Old Nice by pretty much everyone else, is a celebration of old meets new in picturesquely grimy surroundings. Its slanting pastel roofs, cl...