Can anyone recommend a restaurant near the Port/Mont Boron?

We are going to Nice on our holidays in Septmeber. We will be celebrating our first wedding anniversary over there.

Can anyone recommend a classy, upmarket restaurant?

Thanks.

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Palais Maeterlinck has a real nice one on its roof.

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The best restaurant we found on our recent trip (last week in fact) was one called La Voglia at the western end of the Cours Saleya (where the flower market is during the day). It is only a few doors away from the Opera House.

It is primarily Italian but with a broad, upmarket, Med feel. I don%26#39;t think you can book there and there were queues every night so either get there early or expect to wait. It is very new (opened May this year I think) and there is a great bar next door also (Ma Nolan%26#39;s Irish bar) where you can get great cocktails for 3 euros 50 before 2100 hrs (2 euros more after 2100) There is seating on an attractive outdoor decking area at both places.

Prices at La Voglia are in the range of 5-8 euros for starters and 12-22 euros for mains. All desserts were 7 euros 50 if I remember rightly. The portions are good - I went for the Fried Mixed Fish (20 euros) and thought it was great. A great mixture of calamari, octopus, king prawns, sardines etc in a beautiful light batter.

You MUST try the profiteroles - 3 huge great ones they were filled with ice-cream and lots of choc sauce and cream presented on a large square, dinner sized, plate. MMmmmmm!!

My fiancee was raving about La Voglia when she returned from Nice in June so I had to try it for myself. Let%26#39;s say I was equally impressed!!

If you want an even better pizza though go to Massena Taverna on Rue Massena - for 9 or 10 euros you can get proper wood fired oven pizzas which are simply divine. Try and get a seat on the top balcony and watch everything going on below you. You can%26#39;t miss the place - it has a green frontage and the afore mentioned wood fire burning away just inside the entrance.

Have a good trip!!

Darren

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The Palais Maetterlinck will not be cheap!!

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They asked for a classy upmarket. That does not sound cheap to me.

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The Chantecler Restaurant in the Negresco hotel is wonderful and we never go to Nice without having a meal there. Their set menu is excellent and they offer a vegetarian set menu too. The service is magnificent and worth the price of the meal alone. People watching during your meal may reap rewards. You can wander the public rooms at will and the bar is a great place for a digestif.