The best Mediterranean restaurants on the French Riviera
Mediterranean cooking is everywhere on the Riviera, and that is exactly the problem: the word is often used as a label with no commitment behind it. The genuinely good tables show it through seasonal produce and a menu that actually changes.
Four addresses from Antibes to Menton, taking in the Carré d'Or in Nice and the Old Town. Different registers, same seriousness about the produce.
The selection
La Table
A new address in Old Antibes with what you want from the format: Mediterranean cooking, seasonal produce and properly crisp wood-fired pizza. The room is polished without feeling staged.
Where to eat
L’Épicerie Servella
Ravioli, panisse and family know-how in the middle of the Carré d'Or, a district that badly needed this kind of address. Southern recipes, homemade dishes and small treasures to take away.
Where to eat
La DifférAnce
Between Monaco and Menton, with the extra Riviera touch everyone pretends to keep secret. A terrace facing the sea, generous plates and cold glasses. The view does half the work, the kitchen handles the rest.
Where to eat
Le Maquis
Hard to talk about the Mediterranean without going through Corsica. In the Old Town, island charcuterie, characterful cheeses and plates that genuinely overflow. Built for big tables, not for a quiet dinner for two.
1 Rue de l'Abbaye · 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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