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the 'bistro chic' cuisine never wavers, the staff are cool as cucumbers, the atmosphere is
reliably jovial and the prices incredibly good value for the area.
GASTRONOMIC
Le Chantecler €€€
( 04 93 16 64 00;
www.hotel-negresco-nice.com
; Le Negresco, 37 promenade des
Anglais; menu €90, mains €55-68; dinner Wed-Sun, lunch Sun)
In a sumptuous pink
Regency dining room, the Negresco's two-Michelin-starred restaurant, run by locally
trained chef Jean-Denis Rieubland, is no ordinary place. Ensure you're in a grand mood if
you're going to splash out: every dish is an exquisite creation, both in cuisine and present-
ation, and there is a seemingly endless succession of appetisers, palate cleansers and petits
fours.
All of this comes complete with the expertise of an exceptional sommelier, who will
happily match every course with a wine or recommend a bottle for your meal. Service is
truly stellar and you'll finish your evening feeling like royalty.
Luna Rossa €€
( 04 93 85 55 66;
www.lelunarossa.com
; 3 rue Chauvain; mains €15-25; Tue-Fri,
dinner Sat)
Luna Rossa is like your dream Mediterranean dinner come true: fresh pasta,
exquisitely cooked seafood, sun-kissed vegetables and divine meats. Try the Poêlée Luna
Rossa, a seafood stir-fry with garlic, basil and fresh linguine, served in a cast-iron pan;
simply divine. Wash it down with one of the excellent bottles of red or rosé from the cel-
lar.
ITALIAN
Fenocchio €
(2 place Rossetti; ice cream from €2; 9am-midnight Feb-Oct)
Dither too long over the
70-plus flavours of ice cream and sorbet at this unforgettable
glacier
(ice-cream shop) and
you'll never make it to the front of the queue. Eschew predictable favourites and indulge
in a new taste sensation: black olive, tomato-basil, avocado, rosemary or lavender.
ICE CREAM
Keisuke Matsushima €€€
( 04 93 82 26 06;
www.keisukematsushima.com
;
22ter rue de France; 2-/3-course
lunch menu €18/25, mains €30-46;
MODERN FRENCH
lunch Tue-Sat, dinner Mon-Sat)
Japanese hotshot
