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The moustachioed owner is friendly and chatty - go a second time and chances are he'll remember you.

To get a real taste of classic Nice food go for the assiette Nicoise. It gives you all the classics on one plate: stuffed vegetables, courgette flowers, sardines etc.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18670 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17595
It is quite small and cosy with some tables outside. It's always busy and we'd highly recommend booking a few days before (we had to try three times before we got a table). It is a much better experience than the tourist trap of the Cours Saleya, and just two streets back.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17595 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16251
Try the Parma ham freshly sliced to order in front of you. The duck is good too and the truffle risotto to die for. It’s still one of the busiest restaurants in Old Nice, a place where every other doorway leads to a restaurant, so book a table and enjoy.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16251 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11506
Oysters were not previously palatable for both my wife and I, but this experience was to die for.

We have not stopped eating them since! So now we are all zinced up and with a few of the shampoo bubbles we have been lifted to a new way of life.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11506 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10013 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10013 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9823 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9823 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9821 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9821 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5969
Five courses delivered by friendly waiters who explain the ingredients of each course. Excellent food and wine, a unique restaurant with a great atmosphere.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5969 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5953
There's no menu as such - you get 5 small, perfectly prepared and utterly stunning courses: some of the best Italian food you'll ever eat and at a superb price. Unpretentious, delicious and fun. Highly recommended.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5953 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5952
The views as you leave Nice and curve around the Cap de Nice into the Rade de Villefranche are spectacular.

Loads to do when you get there whatever your tastes. Sightseeing: the Citadel, Rue Obscure, the old Port; culture: four museums/galleries, all free entry; relaxing: two beaches, one coarse sand, the other stony; and loads of bars and restaurants.

There's a food market with local produce on Saturdays, antiques (well bric-a-brac) on Sundays, and above all it's a nice, relaxing, cosy place after the brashness of Nice.

PS don't take a car!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5952 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5950
Makes a change from the tourist traps (bad food and rip-off service) around the pedestrian zone and the flower market/Cours Saleya.

Three-course menus start at €14 (very filling dish of the day); the €26 menu is almost gastronomic (frogs legs, veal sweetbread, foie gras or sole meunière).

A great address!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5950 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5948
They do it in the traditional fashion, with the mixed fish and seafood presented on a platter for your inspection before and after cooking, then served in an exquisite saffron-spiced broth with croutons and rouille. Delicious with a cold, dry Hock.

Sit outside, watch the sun set over the cliffs surrounding the harbour, and imagine you're Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5948 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5942
Amazingly, considering the quality of the food and the surroundings, it is also cheap. Menu changes daily, according to the market. First courses currently €5, main dishes €10. In addition, dishes can be sampled in "bouls".

Very good wine list.

Paulo Bonnisoni, the young Italian patron, is opening an Italian delicatessen across the street.

All tables filled with local clientele lunch and dinner, so booking is essential. Closed Sunday and Monday.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5942 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5938 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5938 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1775
There's no menu, just whatever they bring you - usually five courses, strictly veggie. No hard choices! And good value too.

Probably need to book ahead for evenings.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1775