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Restaurant Jan

This extraordinary restaurant is situated in the city’s hottest dining district a block behind Nice Port. The inventive cuisine of South African chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen blends regional ingredients (line-caught seabass, Charolais beef) with African spice (Madagascar vanilla, rooibos jelly) and Italian style (Parmesan shavings, prosciutto chips)—sounds odd but it works like gangbusters. Foodies may also book Jan’s new ‘tour du fromage’ cheese tasting room, named Maria, across the street. Dining with Jan is a once-in-a-lifetime treat.