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GOURMET RESTAURANTS
1. LOUIS XV, MONTE CARLO
The world's most glamorous diners expect splendour, and get it amid wood-panelling,
gilt mirrors and glistening chandeliers. On the plates, too, as France's leading chefs
work Provençale cuisine into an art form. If you have to think about the cost, you're
in the wrong place.
Hôtel de Paris, pl du Casino • 003 77 98 06 88 64 • Closed Tue,
Wed (except mid-Jun-Sep), late Feb-mid-Mar, Dec • DA • over €60
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2. LE PETIT NICE PASSEDAT, MARSEILLE
Perched on a cliff overlooking the Med, this luxury hotel houses Marseille's first three-
star Michelin restaurant. Try beignets of sea anemones or the line-caught sea bass,
followed by a delicious dark chocolate and raspberry delight.
Anse de Maldormé,
Corniche J-F Kennedy • 04 91 59 25 92 • Closed Sun-Mon, 1-20 Jan, Feb school hols
& Nov • DA • over €60
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3. LE CHANTECLER, NICE
Within the palatial Negresco hotel,
Le Chantecler
boasts Regency decor and wood-
panelling. The taste is exquisite, as is chef Jean-Denis Rieubland's imaginative food,
such as brill glazed with lobster butter and foie gras with pomegranate jelly.
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4. LA BASTIDE DE CAPELONGUE, BONNIEUX
Young chef Edouard Loubet already has a huge reputation for Provençale cooking of
great finesse. The surroundings are equally fine (for further details see
La Bastide de
