Nissarde Cuisine

In this Beyond region there are areas with their own very distinctive styles, and even the more
widely-know dishes have local variations. Nice, for example, became a part of France just over a
hundred years ago, and Niçois cooking (see below) is special, good, well-respected and considered
unique.
Alpine regions, such as in the valleys of the Roya, the Tinée, or the Var, have their unique
specialties, different from Marseilles, with its emphasis on seafoods such as the bouillabaisse.
The following selections are considered authentic by the "Cuisine Nisarde" group of restaurants in
Nice.
The menus offered by the member restaurants use the correct ingredients, in the correct
proportions and served during the correct season.

Pan Bagnat Daube Niçoise Ratatouille Niçoise

Salade Niçoise Poche de Veau Farcie Tian de Courgettes ou de

Corges

Pissaladiere Sardines Farcies à la Torte de Blette

Niçoise

Raviolis Niçoise Stockfish Ganses Niçoise

Gnocchi Niçoise Farcis Niçoise Beignets aux Pommes

Raisins Secs

Nice Dining
Cuisine Nissarde restaurants are those that provide authentic Cuisine Nissarde specialties.
Restaurants owners holding the collective label agree to offer on their menus at least three
specialties (see specialties indicated in parentheses for each restaurant) prepared according to
the instructions in the recipe book for the "CUISINE NISSARDE, LE RESPECT DE LA
TRADITION" Collective label.
Acchiardo, 38 rue Droite, Vieux-Nice

Nissarde Cuisine Spécialités : (Raviolis niçois, gnocchi niçois, daube niçoise, sardines farcies
à la niçoise, stockfisch, farcis niçois, ratatouille niçoise)
Albert's Bar, 1 rue Maurice Jaubert

Closed: Sun lunch

It's actually Maurice's place now, with Mediterranean cuisine. Located just off the Rue
Massena pedestrian street, 1 blocks down from the Place Magenta.
L'Ane Rouge, 7 quai des 2 Emmanuel

Café des Arts

(café or lunch) By the Musée des Arts Modern, on the upper outdoors level. Good place,
excellent surroundings, with a view of the clock tower and rooftops of old Nice.
Atmosphère Café, 36 Cours Saleya, Vieux-Nice

Auberge de Bellet, 629 route de Bellet

(nicoise salad, nicois raviolis, nicois daube, nicois stuffed vegetables, nicoise ratatouille, chard pie)
Auberge de Théo, 52 av Cap de Croix

L'Auberge des Arts la Cave, 9 rue Pairolière, V ieux-Nice

Closed: Sun dinner; Mon

The rue Pairolière runs down into the old town from near the Place Garibaldi.
Lou Balico, 20/22 Ave Saint-Jean-Baptise

Nissarde Cuisine Spécialités : (Pan bagnat, salade niçoise, pissaladière, raviolis niçois,
gnocchi niçois, daube niçoise, poche de veau farcie, sardines farcies à la niçoise, stockfisch,
farcis niçois, ratatouille niçoise, tian de courgettes ou de courge, ganses niçoises)
Bistrot Boticelli, 6 place Garibaldi

(nicoise salad, pissaladiera, nicois raviolis, nicois gnocchis, nicoise knots, stuffed nicoise
sardines, stockfish, nicois stuffed vegetables, nicoise ratatouille)
Brasserie de l'Union, 1 rue Michelet

(nicoise salad, pissaladiera, nicois raviolis, nicois gnocchis, nicois daube, stuffed veal
"pocket", stockfisch, nicois stuffed vegetables, nicoise ratatouille, zucchini "tian", chard pie)
La Cantine de Lulu, 26 rue Alberti

Nissarde Cuisine Spécialités : (Pissaladière, gnocchis niçois, daube niçoise, poche de veau
farcie, stockfisch, farcis niçois, ratatouille niçoise, tian de courgettes ou de courge, tourte de
blette)
Casalinga, 4 rue de l'Abbaye, Vieux Nice

(nicoise salad, pissaladiera, nicois gnocchis, nicois daube, stuffed veal "pocket", stuffed
nicoise sardines, stockfisch, nicois stuffed vegetables, nicoise ratatouille, zucchini "tian", chard
pie)
Chantecler, 37 promenade des Anglais

open until 10h30

Terrace dining, air conditioned, valet parking
Chez Annie, 3 rue Pierre Grilli

(Pan bagnat, nicoise salad, pissaladiera, nicois raviolis, nicois gnocchis, nicois daube, stuffed
veal "pocket", stuffed nicoise sardines, stockfisch, nicois stuffed vegetables, nicoise ratatouille,
zucchini "tian", chard pie, nicoise knots, apple raisin doughnuts)
Chez Cicion, 496 avenue de pessicart

(Pan bagnat, nicoise salad, pissaladiera, nicois stuffed vegetables, nicoise ratatouille, chard
pie)
Chez Loulou, 15 rue St Philippe

Don Camillo, 5 rue des Ponchettes, Vieux-Nice (near the flower market)

Closed: Sun, Mon lunch

L'Escalinada - 22 rue Pairolière, Vieux-Nice

Nissarde Cuisine Spécialités : (Salade niçoise, pissaladière, raviolis niçois, gnocchi niçois,
daube niçoise, poche de veau farcie, sardines farcies à la niçoise, stockfisch, farcis niçois,
ratatouille niçoise, tian de courgettes ou de courge, tourte de blette)
L'Estocaficada, 2 rue de l'Hotel de Ville, Vieux-Nice

Lou Fran Calin, 1 rue Colonna d'Istria, Vieux-Nice

Grand Café des Arts, Place Yves Klein

L'Heure Bleue, 4 rue François Zanin

(nicoise salad, nicois raviolis, nicois gnocchis, nicois daube, stuffed veal "pocket", stockfisch,
nicois stuffed vegetables, nicoise ratatouille, zucchini "tian")
Le Jardin Niçois, 12 rue Cassini

Le Lydo, 44 bd Risso (across from the Palais des Congres)

Closed: Sun; summer

Excellent reputation.

La Maison de Marie, 5 rue Masséna

Nissarde Cuisine Spécialités : (Salade niçoise, daube niçoise, farcis niçois)

Le Mirador (café or lunch)

On the corner half way down the "walking street" (rue de France) by the fountain. It's a tourist
area but a good French café, well situated to watch the world.
Nissa Socca, 5 rue Sainte Réparte

Classic, popular Niçoise selections, including its famous socca, pastas and pissaladière. In the
old town, of course.
La Nissarda, 17 rue Gubernatis

(Salade niçoise, pissaladière, raviolis niçois, gnocchi niçois, daube niçoise,poche de veau
farcie,sardines farcies à la niçoise, stockfish, farcis niçois, ratatouille niçoise, tourte de blette,
ganses niçoises)
Palmiers, 1 avenue des Palmiers

Nissarde Cuisine Spécialités : (Pissaladière, raviolis niçois, daube niçoise, poche de veau
farcie, sardines farcies à la niçoise, stockfisch, farcis niçois, ratatouille niçoise, tourte de blette)
Poco Loco, 2 rue Dalpozzo

Open: dinner: 7 days; lunch: Mon-Fri

Excellent Mexican (or possibly Tex-Mex) cuisine in a freindly atmosphere. Located 1 block
"below" (west) of the bottom end of the Rue de France pedestrian street.
Romi's Bar, 7 Place Gral de Gaulle

Le Safari, 1 cours Saleya, Vieux-Nice

Nissarde Cuisine Spécialités : (Salade niçoise, pissaladière, raviolis niçois, daube niçoise,
Stockfish, farcis niçois)
Le Saint Germain, 10 rue Clément Roassal

(nicoise salad, nicois gnocchis, nicois daube, stuffed nicoise sardines, stockfisch,nicois stuffed
vegetables, nicoise ratatouille)
Scarlett O'Hara's, 22 rue Droite

Closed: Mon
In our experience, the best Irish Pub in Nice, with live music. Located in the old town, a
couple of block up (towards the hill) from the Place Rossetti in front of the Cathedral St-
Réparate. Good beer and, Irish coffee, beef curry and salmon.
Simon, 182 ave de Rimiez

Nissarde Cuisine Spécialités : (Salade niçoise, pissaladière, raviolis niçois, gnocchi niçois,
daube niçoise, sardines farcies à la niçoise, stockfish, farcis niçois, ratatouille niçoise, tourte de
blette)
La Table Alziari - 4 rue Francois Zanin

(nicois daube, stuffed veal "pocket", stuffed nicoise sardines, facis niçois, chard pie)
Café de Turin - Place Garbaldi, at the edge of the old town.

Fresh seafood in an authentic Nice café-restaurant. Terrace tables on the crowded arcade or
inside.
L'Union - 1 rue Michelet

Nissarde Cuisine Spécialités : (Salade niçoise, pissaladière, raviolis niçois, gnocchi niçois,
daube niçoise, sardines farcies à la niçoise, stockfisch, farcis niçois, ratatouille niçoise, tourte
de blette)
Voyageur Nissart - 19 rue Alsace Lorraine

(nicoise salad, gnocchis niçois, nicois daube, stuffed veal "pocket", stuffed nicoise sardines,
stockfish, nicois stuffed vegetables, nicoise ratatouille)