The best Latin American restaurants on the French Riviera
Mexico, Argentina, South America: the Latin scene on the Riviera has grown considerably, and not only in the cocktail bar register.
Three places that hold up, including a Monaco lunch menu from 26 euros, which is worth flagging given the address. All three work better with a group, the menus are built for sharing.
The selection
Bonito Family
On rue Pastorelli, a colourful and generous second Mexican bistro in Nice. Tacos, burritos and homemade guacamole on a menu that stays deliberately short, which means you can work through most of it in two visits.
Rue Pastorelli · Where to eat
Anahi Monaco
Argentinian flavours in the middle of the Principality without the usual Monaco bill. Set menus from 26 euros with a starter, main and a glass of wine. In Monaco, that positioning is genuinely worth reporting.
Where to eat
Hacienda Bar y Cocina
It starts with a few sharing plates and rarely ends with an early night. Latin cooking, well-built cocktails and warm lighting, with an atmosphere that climbs without warning. Choose it when the evening is open-ended.
Where to eat
Every place in this guide was filmed. Our visits on video and the new openings we test first are on Instagram.
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