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Oasis

What is arguably the finest restaurant in the Esterel is not one gourmet experience, but two. The Raimbault family manages a Michelin-starred seafront extravaganza on La Napoule's port. The menu may include sea bass and clam bourride or herby squid with kumquats. Such dishes can also be recreated in the on-site Cooking School (2 hours, 50€ per person), which includes a wine testing session by sommelier Pascal Paulze. The elegant upstairs bistrot has an acclaimed 31€ fixed-price lunch and dinner menu. Expect light elegant bites like Japanese tuna tartare and Niçois jellied beef cheeks.