Restaurants in Antibes
The Zelda and Scott Fitzgeralds of today head for the Restaurant Eden-Roc at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc for grand service and grand cuisine. Alternatively, the excellent Restaurant de Bacon, bd. de Bacon (www.restaurantdebacon.com; tel. 04-93-61-50-02), has served the best seafood around for more than 6 decades. For light bites and unusual local wines, stop into Entre 2 Vins, 2 rue James Close (tel. 04-93-34-46-93).
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L’Armoise
Talented chef Laurent Parrinello, who honed his skills at Eze’s Chèvre d’Or à Eze and the nearby Hôtel du Cap–Eden-Roc, crafts modern adaptations of traditional dishes, such as pestro-drizzled asparagus, fennel, and goat-cheese salad, or sea bream served with curry-infused red…$$Around Town - French
La Closerie
A top-notch pâtisserie with a sun-dappled courtyard tucked alongside, Le Closerie turns out the tastiest éclairs, macarons and millefeuilles in town. Lunchtime ingredients, including zucchini flowers, Cavaillon melon and cœur de bœuf tomatoes, are all local, and everything on the…$$Around Town - French
Le Vauban
Chef Thierry Aix describes his restaurant as "semi-gourmet". Which means diners enjoy the extravagant flavors and presentation of an exclusive gastronomic eatery—but at affordable prices. The cuisine is seasonal, contemporary and very creative. The menu may include fine de claire…$$Around Town - Italian/Mediterranean
Les Pirates
For casual toes-in-the-sand dining, head to this family-friendly seaside restaurant. Within its palm-trimmed oasis, Les Pirates’ summery menu is perfect for punctuating lazy afternoons on the beach. There’s a very good range of salads, including La Jazz (local baby-leafed mesclun,…$Juan-les-Pins - Seafood
Restaurant de Bacon
It’s hard to believe that one of the French Riviera’s most famous fish restaurants started life as a humble beach shack. Back in 1948, the Cap d'Antibes was a haul out for fishing nets—and Bacon dished up tuna sandwiches and beer from two trestle tables. How times change. It took 20…$$$Around Town - Classic French
Restaurant Eden-Roc
A tour de force of precision, perfection, luxury, and location. The world’s A-list descend upon the Hotel du Cap’s signature restaurant during the Cannes Film Festival, and don’t depart until the Riviera’s classiest hotel closes in October. Menu items under the stewardship of head…$$$Around Town - Mediterranean
Star Plage
‘Star Beach’ represents dining in the sand at its most fabulous—and least expensive. Juan-les-Pins’ great and good drop by for 19€ bottles of rosé, a weekend brunch, or a lazy afternoon on a sun lounger. Cuisine is Mediterranean modern. Read gourmet cheeseburgers, octopus salad, and…$$Juan-les-Pins
