"Outdoor Dining Area" Restaurants in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
Mauro Colagreco is Argentinian, but his passion is for Mediterranean cuisine, with his extraordinary dishes based on the lunar calendar and the phases of the moon. Home-grown vegetables and hand-picked fish and meat form the basis of his creative cuisine.
You can experience and taste what the south of France has to offer in gastronomic terms at Fabien Ferré. His restaurant in the chic Provençal luxury resort is the ideal place to experience Mediterranean cuisine in all its finesse and aromatic subtleties.
There is hardly a more beautiful backdrop for top Mediterranean cuisine than the picturesque Gulf of Saint Tropez. In the luxury hotel's gourmet restaurant surrounded by pine trees, chef Arnaud Donckele offers his aromatic creations, perfectly prepared and arranged.
With a view of Cap Canaille, the modern-style restaurant serves cuisine that has it all. Head chef Dimitri Droisneau brings Provence to the palate, his dishes are light and freshly aromatic, with all the magic of the Mediterranean in the arrangements.
The Provençal estate of Baumanière may seem a little inconspicuous, but its historic walls are home to first-class cuisine. Head chef Glenn Viel offers the finest Mediterranean cuisine, prepared with the best ingredients and inspired by traditional country cooking.
With its lavish decor and opulent arrangements, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen's gourmet restaurant is one of the most original places in the city. The very personal menu is inspired by South African cuisine, plus an extra cheese room - spectacular!
Provence at its finest, Alexandra and Christophe Bacquié's country house in the middle of olive groves and lavender fields is a place of good taste. The first-class cuisine is naturally Mediterranean in style and Christophe Bacquié prefers to cook with regional products.
The cosy restaurant with its old wooden floorboards is the stage for Bruno Oger's cuisine. Born in Breton, he has a preference for seafood and fish, and his precisely prepared dishes are bursting with aromatic power and clarity of flavour.
In the restaurant of the luxury hotel, chef Éric Canino focuses on excellent cuisine based on Provençal products. Vegetables, fish, seafood and poultry are refined with aromatic herbs and Canino serves the perfect sauces and jus.
In the basement of the highly acclaimed Les Agitateurs, the new sister restaurant shows what casual fine dining can do. Dishes such as veal tartare with oysters, gua bao with poultry or pithiviers with foie gras combine French classics, playfulness and innovation.
Samuel Victori's menus are a delightful treat: playful, original, but also pure, with many finely knitted arcs of tension, the dishes are full of flavour, memorable and delicious, plus a sensational wine list and charming service. Favourite!
Worth a visit: A detour to the legendary Grand-Hôtel du Cap Ferrat, located at the tip of an exclusive peninsula. Surrounded by Aleppo pines, you can enjoy Yoric Tièche's highly elegant Provençal-Mediterranean cuisine and award-winning wines.
A certain ageing potential new star in the firmament that is already shining very brightly. The power duo Florencia Montes and Lorenzo Ragni, both previously at Mirazur, have quickly established themselves with their cuisine, which is characterised by razor-sharp purism and powerful sophistication.
In one of the most beautiful restaurants in Nice, you can enjoy the delicately composed creations of chef Damien Andrews: lacquered sea bream, octopus carpaccio, prawn ravioli with hazelnut espuma. The terrace and veranda are a dream.
A fancy place for advanced diners, but the food - fantastic lobster linguine, perfectly prepared sole, first-class vitello tonnato - is really good, with prices as salty as the Parmesan. But the desserts are pimped with gold.
Luxurious design, restaurant and bar concept on the sixth floor of the iconic Anantara Plaza hotel. With deluxe sushi, wagyu picanha and truffled lobster salad, you can enjoy the breathtaking sea view with a freshly mixed cocktail in your hand.
Italian-French bistro to gourmet cuisine, which can be enjoyed in summer on the very popular, elegant and charming terrace in the company of Nice's haute volee. Frog legs, bone marrow, truffle pasta and lobster go well with - what else? - Champagne.
For more than thirty years, this institution has been cooking authentic, fresh and proud regional cuisine: panisses, pissaladière, veal tartare, octopus stuffed with chard. Cordial owners, good hospitality, warm atmosphere.
For self-proclaimed hedonist Allan Lalevée, it's the element of surprise that counts. The tasting menu of the informal gourmet restaurant changes every 15 days - the dishes prepared from ultra-fresh produce remain a secret until the very end.
Perhaps the most romantic restaurant in Nice with an unobstructed view of magical sunsets at an iconic location in the city. Floating above the sea, you can enjoy summery Mediterranean gourmet cuisine made from fresh, seasonal market produce.