Restaurants and Nightlife
Cafés, bars and restaurants are available to meet almost all price-points and most tastes; however the vast majority of eateries serve food local to the area - that is to say Provençal cuisine with influences from Italy.
Restaurants
- Auberge Provençale
Info: Up-class French restaurant with terrace tables overlooking the sea.
Open hours: noon – 2 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. – 10p.m.
Location: 10 rue St-Antoine, Cannes
- Mantel
Info: French / Mediterranean cuisine.
Open hours: Daily 7 p.m. – 11 p.m., Friday – Tuesday also noon – 2.30 p.m.
Location: 22 rue St-Antoine, Cannes
- Chantecler
Info: Mediterranean dining in a luxurious setting.
Open hours: Wednesday – Sunday 12.30 p.m. – 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Location: 37 promenade des Anglais, Nice
- La Zucca Magica
Info: Vegetarian Italian bistro
Location: 4 bis quai Papacino, Nice
- Polpetta
Info: Popular but small Italian trattoria.
Open hours: Closed Saturday at noon and on Tuesdays.
Location: 2 rue Paradis, Monaco
- Le Louis XV
Info: French extravagant cooking
Open hours: Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Location: Place du Casino, Monaco
- Jacques Maximin
Info: French country cooking by a starred chef.
Location: 689 chemin de la Gaude, Vence
- Restaurant de Bacon
Info: Delicious seafood recipes.
Open hours: Tuesday – Sunday 7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m.; Wednesday – Sunday also noon – 2 p.m. (March to October)
Location: Bd. De Bacon, Antibes
- La Table du Marché
Info: French bistro with tearoom and sushi bar
Open hours: Tuesday – Sunday noon – 2.30 p.m.; Tuesday – Saturday also 7 p.m. – 10.30 p.m.
Location: 38 rue de Georges Clemenceau, St-Tropez
Bars, casinos and nightlife
- Casino Croisette
Info: The most popular casino in all France.
Open hours: 5 p.m. – 4 or 5 a.m. (gaming room); slot machines available from 11 a.m.
Location: Palais des Festivals, Cannes
- Le Baoli
Info: Bar, restaurant and dance club
Open hours: Starting from 8 p.m.
Location: Port Pierre Canto – Bd de la Croisette, Cannes
- Wayne’s
Info: Rock’n’roll and pop live music
Open hours: various
Location: 15 rue de la Préfecture, Nice
- Le Ruhl
Info: Glamorous casino
Open hours: Daily 10 a.m. – dawn
Location: 1 promenade des Anglais, Nice
- Sparco Café
Info: Piano bar / jazz lounge
Location: 19 avenue Charles-III, Monaco
- Tiffany’s
Info: Dance club
Open hours: 11 p.m. - dawn
Location: 3 avenue des Spelugues, Monaco
- VIP Room
Info: Up-scale dance club
Open hours: 5 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Location: Residence du Nouveau Port, St-Tropez
- La Siesta
Info: Casino, restaurant, lounge bar and dance club
Open hours: Daily from 10 a.m.
Location: Route du Bord de Mer, Antibes