The Best 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.
The restaurant has been a gastronomic hotspot in Marseille since 1917, and chef Gérald Passedat is a proven master of Mediterranean cuisine. In addition to the fine fish dishes, his "Bouille Abaisse" is legendary, as are the tasty Mediterranean arrangements.
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.
Alexandre Mazzia always gets to the heart of the products with the unusual dishes he offers in his small, purist restaurant. His sometimes aromatically daring arrangements are currently among the most innovative in France's gastronomic scene.
Situated on a cliff between Nice and Monaco, the restaurant offers a breathtaking view of the glittering Mediterranean. Tom Meyer and Fabien Ferré offer Mediterranean-inspired cuisine with an aromatic depth, accompanied by first-class jus and sauces.
Gaël and Michaël Tourteaux are a well-rehearsed team of chefs, the two brothers rock the stove with four hands in their modern-style restaurant in Nice. Their menus are full of aromatic variety and the dishes are prepared with precision and imagination.
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!
Together with business partner and chef Pinja Paakkonen, ex-patissière of the "Alchemist" restaurant, top sommelier Vanessa Massé has created a unique place. First-class natural wines meet unique, purist creations.
An exceptional experience in every respect: great wines, impeccable service and surprisingly contemporary cuisine full of inventiveness, precision and lightness. Virginie Basselots is not one of France's great talents for nothing.
No longer an insider tip among natural wine fans. Wine enthusiast Sébastien Perinetti and chef Elmahdi Mobarik have created a very authentic Eldorado here, where you can enjoy the best food, and even better, drink by the glass. .
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.