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 Top Restaurants in Nice

Chantecler
Jouni
Keisuke Matsushima
l'ane Rouge
Bistrot d'Antoine
Diamant Noir
Don Camillo Creations
Les Viviers
Stephane Viano
Luc Salsedo
Sapore
La Merenda
Safari
Aphrodite
L'Univers
 

Great Values and -- Local Cooking

Voglia
Escalinalda
Acchiardo
Cafe Turin
La Pizza
Tavern Massena
Gesu Restaurant
Lou Pilha
Chez Memere

Best Restaurants in
Nice, France

Gastronomy of Nice, France

 

Examples of Nicois specialties include:

  • Beignets de fleurs de courgettes
  • Ratatouille
  • Pichade
  • Pissaladière
  • Petit Farcis
  • Pan-bagnat
  • Socca
  • Soupe au pistou
  • Tourte de blettes
  • Daube

Gastronomy

The cuisine of Nice uses resources of the local countryside (olive oil, anchovies, fruit and vegetables) but also resources from more remote regions, in particular those from Northern Europe because ships which came to seek olive oil arrived full with food products. Thus one finds specialities such as those using stockfish made from dried haddock.

Nice has a few local dishes. There is a local pie made with onions and anchovy sauce, named "Pissaladière " (French spelling). Socca is a type of pancake made from chickpea flour. Nice is also known for bouillabaisse and various fish soups; "Stockfish" (traditionally pronounced as "Stoquefiche" (French spelling) with special emphasis on the first "e"). Farcis nicois is a dish made from vegetables stuffed with breadcrumbs; and salade nicoise is a tomato salad with green peppers of the "Corne" breed, baked eggs, tuna or anchovies and olives.

Local meat comes from neighbouring valleys, such as the sheep of Sisteron. Local fish, such as mullets, bream, sea urchins, and anchovies (alevins) are used to a great extent, so much so that it has given birth to a proverb: "fish are born in the sea and die in oil.†Naturally, this refers to the olive oil made in the Nice hills. Indeed, seafood is generally much appreciated in the delicate and healthy cuisine of Nice.

Pissaladière -- Onion Tarte made with Olives
 
 Tourte de blettes
Pan-bagnat
 
 Beignets de fleurs de courgettes
Petit Farcis
 
   

See Also:

History of Nice, France

Climate in Nice

The Demographics and Economy

Gastronomy of Nice

Best Restaurants in Nice

Best Value Restaurants in Nice

Cours Saleya --Nice Food Market

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