The best bistros and brasseries Côte d'Azur

Le Monsigny is the restaurant of the eponymous hotel, located in the Libération district. Freshly renovated a few months ago, this brewery opens wide onto Avenue Malausséna with its large sunny terrace. It is covered in winter and the roof is removed when the sun comes out. The interior room welcomes you in a more cosy atmosphere. Cooking is simple, good and efficient. The chef works with quality products with a classic menu (Angus tab, Label Rouge organic salmon back, tartar, woks and salads, including vegan salad). The prices are very reasonable, and the welcome is professional and courteous. The regulars are happy to meet there for lunch around a daily formula; we also stop there to taste it with an English "tea time". And then the surprise is perched on the hotel's roof... A magnificent roof terrace has been laid out with bar, deckchairs and whirlpool bath; it only opens from May to October. To discover!

This brasserie, pizzeria, lounge bar, located on the old port, is rented and even organizes events every second Friday. The map, in addition to salads, pizzas, pasta and risottos, plays the shore side with tartar. And if you just want to find a drink, choose the cocktails and the different aperitifs, land, pizzaiolo and bruschettas.

In the bistro-vinothek of Philippe and Florence Kopecky, the chef develops a market kitchen with quality products specially selected from craftsmen, where seasonality to his word to say. There are delicious Provençal dishes, such as beef fairway and crispy polenta, or seabream on the skin and its vegetables of Provence. The desserts are made home.

Inaugurated in 1946, a few steps away from the famous historic casino, Rampoldi has been delighting gourmets for over 70 years. True to its history, this Mecca of Monegasque dining has managed to reinvent itself. At the helm, Chef Antonio Salvatore offers a cuisine that is both gourmet and festive, inspired by Italian culinary traditions. His restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star in 2021. For food lovers, a line of fresh Rampoldi products allows you to take home pasta, caviar or saffron.

As its name suggests, this establishment, which was once the village's bakery, is now a grocery bistro. People come to eat simple but well made dishes, and buy if necessary the basic products of the regional cuisine. It is a friendly place in the centre of the village, with a very pleasant atmosphere and a very small terrace.

Since the passage to the television show "Kitchen Nightmare" with Philippe Etchebest, the coffee-live bistro bistro live music of the brothers De Marcellis, William, Rudy and Jim, located outside the lake town, has been completely transformed. The family has carefully followed the advice and created a new atmosphere lounge, with cosy lounge, ideal for relaxation between friends, and a bistro atmosphere with a more thoughtful map, with good value for money, for all budgets. The reception is very good and the pizzas are always eat!

Family cuisine is essential for this simple restaurant offering a beautiful changing menu with slate. On the menu: daily specials made from fresh seasonal produce, the famous aïoli, or many types of tapas, to be enjoyed on the terrace when the sun comes out. There are also various snack options, always generous and nicely presented. The bosses are smiling, the welcome is very pleasant by this nice couple. Note that the boss is Spanish and we understand better why tapas are so good!

A few steps from the train station, the Bistronomie settled in Toulon! Discover a farandole of fresh and quality products in a wide range of starters, dishes and desserts, and a nice wine list. To begin, would you rather be a duet of land and sea, rôti marrow bone bone or dried magret salad, mango and candied tomatoes? The suite will also satisfy all tastes and appetites: gourmand symbol (foie gras, ceps sauce); rôti roasted with rosemary and honey; half-baked tuna, light lemon-passion dressing, steam apples; fricassé of dosidicus en. As for the desserts, you are waiting for a multitude of very good treats, in the image of the green and pistachio citron citron, the green tea and the lost bread in the Nutella. The cosy terrace or several rooms are there to accommodate you according to your preferences: the bottom with its beautiful stonework and its vaults, or the more modern mezzanine on the floor with sunny tones. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

A luxury brasserie par excellence, the Quai des Artistes is a must for art and seafood lovers. The decoration is cosy, the welcome of the maitre d' is simply perfect and the dishes are remarkably fresh. Every day, new suggestions are proposed and the desserts elaborated by a young pastry chef are to fall. The establishment has recently changed ownership and is undergoing a makeover from February to mid-May 2023. In the meantime, it is always possible to have a drink at the adjacent Bar des Artistes.

This historic café with its sculpted 19th century decor, the^third oldest café in France, offers traditional brasserie cuisine: onion gratinée, Burgundy snails, homemade foie gras marbled with figs, Provençal-style beef tartar, fillets of St Pierre with virgin sauce, Japanese-style tuna tartar... If, in season, you can take advantage of the shaded terrace to listen to the summer concerts in the heart of the old town, in winter you can push the tables to dance to the sound of the vinyl evenings of the neighbouring record shop, Cosmic Trip.

A true institution since 1953, the Castelroc offers traditional French and Monegasque cuisine with authentic flavors. The dishes are delicately prepared with fresh and quality products while the menu varies according to the seasons. The only restaurant on the Place du Palais Princier, it stands out with its beautiful view between the sky and the sea, a professional and friendly welcome and, of course, refined dishes from appetizer to dessert! Le Castelroc also offers vegetarian options and can be privatized for your events.

This brasserie-bar is located on a lively square in the heart of the village, facing the fountain. Here we work with a family and the client is pampered. Meat or fish, the card, renewed regularly, fills all appetites. There is a beautiful tender (cooked cooking), a honey duck magret and a beef tartar, a cuttlefish de and grilled fish. Cocktails and ice creams are to be enjoyed on the terrace.

Bistro atmosphere for Drinking, Eating. Since 2010, Richard, his wife and son have been running this restaurant. A beautiful decoration sets the tone: wood, metal, in accordance with the style of the place. The work is family oriented, the welcome is neat, professional and relaxed at the same time. Planchas specialities, especially homemade foie gras, but also burgers and grilled meats. Richard, a former butcher, cooks sweetbreads, andouillettes, kidneys, and also offers a homemade terrine with foie gras and chanterelles. A beautiful menu of salads accompanies the whole

This small restaurant, very well located, facing the market of Les Halles, is a very pleasant place: Sylvain has been welcoming his customers there since 2008 with a perfectly executed classic cuisine. Let yourself go on the suggestions by looking in front of you at the excitement of the market.

The famous Grand Café de la Rade has a new team since summer 2012. The greatest pleasure is that the new chef offers a delicious cuisine on the beautiful large terrace overlooking the harbour or in the nice and big dining room. The carte offers a wide choice of dishes and daily specials that suits all budgets with menus from 11.90 € to 22.90 €. There are excellent recipes and ideas to discover with or to start with our salad dishes: Antipasti misti, Homardine (300 g of lobster), Caribbean salad, salmon and Woks, crisp vegetables and Asian noodles. For dishes, you can savour Aiguillettes duck and spice crusted tatin potatoes, prepared beef tartar, Chicken breast roasted with honey and lime accompanied by asparagus gratin with parmesan. Finally, for sweets, the crunchy dark chocolate made in Toblerone way, Baba soaked in rum and crushed candied fruit, homemade Bocalito tirmisu with coffee and a selection of ice-creams and sorbets will delight you. At any time on the terrace, you can enjoy the landscape with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate, a drink with friends, or cool off with a cocktail of fresh fruit or a glass of ice-cream.