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Place Grimaldi, tel. 04 93 82 28 47). Le Grimaldi delivers basic café fare (€17 pasta,
€15-25 plats , closed Sun, 1 Place Grimaldi, tel. 04 93 87 98 13).
Chantecler has Nice's most prestigious address—inside the Hôtel Negresco. This
is everything a luxury restaurant should be: elegant, soft, and top quality. If your trip
is ending in Nice, call or email for reservations—you've earned this splurge ( menus
from €100, closed Mon-Tue, 37 Promenade des Anglais, tel. 04 93 16 64 00, chante-
cler@lenegresco.com ) .
Near the Train Station
(See “Nice Restaurants” map, here .)
Both of the following restaurants, a block below the train station, provide good indoor and
outdoor seating as well as excellent value.
Voyageur Nissart has blended good-value cuisine with cool Mediterranean ambien-
ce and friendly service since 1908. Current owner Max is a great host, and the quality of
his cuisine makes this a good choice for travelers on any budget—try the wonderful €14
filet de rouget à la niçoise or the fine €8 salade niçoise (€16 three-course menus, good
plats from €11, inexpensive wines, closed Mon, 19 Rue d'Alsace-Lorraine, tel. 04 93 82
19 60).
Zen provides a Japanese break from French cuisine. Interior seating is arranged
aroundthechef'sstove,andthetastyspecialtiesdrawastrongfollowing(€16three-course
menu, €8-15 sushi, open daily, 27 Rue d'Angleterre, tel. 04 93 82 41 20).
Nice Connections
By Train and Bus
For a comparison of train and bus connections from Nice to nearby coastal towns, see the
“Public Transportation in the French Riviera” sidebar on here .
Notethatmostlong-distancetrainconnectionstootherFrenchcitiesrequireachange
in Marseille. The Grande Ligne train to Bordeaux (serving Antibes, Cannes, Toulon, and
Marseille—and connecting from there to Arles, Nîmes, and Carcassonne) requires a reser-
vation.Rememberthatonregionalbuses(exceptonexpressairportbuses),manyone-way
rides cost €1.50—regardless of length (the €1.50 ticket is good for up to 74 minutes of
travel in one direction, including transfers).
From Nice by Train to: Cannes (2/hour, 30-40 minutes), Antibes (2/hour, 15-30
minutes), Villefranche-sur-Mer (2/hour, 10 minutes), Eze-le-Village (2/hour, 15 minutes
to Eze-Bord-de-Mer, then bus #83 to Eze, 8/day), Monaco (2/hour, 20 minutes), Menton
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