The Riviera Journal · By travel interest
Nice food specialities: what to try and where to eat
Socca, pan bagnat, Cuisine Nissarde, markets and fine dining: build a food-focused route from Nice to Menton and Cannes.
All Riviera Guide adviceAt a glance
- Suggested time
- From 2 hours to several meals
- Best for
- Markets, local dishes, restaurants and curious eaters
- Access and getting around
- Markets keep specific days and hours, and sought-after restaurants may need booking. Group addresses by neighbourhood or town.
Local selection
Stops worth keeping
Lively market
Cours Saleya market
Nice · Old Nice · 1 to 2 hrs
Flowers, fruit, olives and local produce: come early, then linger over coffee in the old town.
Free access
Seafood · Nice institution
Seafood platters at Café de Turin
Nice · Place Garibaldi · 1½–2 hrs · €€–€€€
This family institution dating to 1908 serves daily arrivals of oysters, shellfish and crustaceans, plus generous sharing platters.
2026 menu: soup €14 · fish €20 · king prawns €29
Iconic socca
Chez Pipo
Nice · Port Lympia · 45 to 75 min · €
Simple, lively and family-friendly: the place to watch socca come straight from the oven.
Socca €3.50–7.50 · pissaladière €3.50
Family institution
Chez Acchiardo
Nice · Old Nice · 1 hr 15 to 1 hr 45 · €€
A family restaurant for petits farcis, daube, ravioli and traditional recipes from Nice.
Set menu €30
Provençal market · local produce
A gourmet stroll through Forville Market
Cannes · 1–2 hrs · flexible budget
Cannes’ gourmet heart brings together growers, fishers, cheesemongers, delicatessens and Provençal specialities near Le Suquet.
Free access
Itinerary advice
How to organise your visit
Start at a market, choose one speciality to take away, then book one proper meal. Leave walking time between addresses.
Practical questions
Plan this outing well
How much time should you allow?
From 2 hours to several meals
What is the best way to get there?
Markets keep specific days and hours, and sought-after restaurants may need booking. Group addresses by neighbourhood or town.
What order works best once there?
Start at a market, choose one speciality to take away, then book one proper meal. Leave walking time between addresses.