15+ restaurants, rated and dated
Every entry carries ⭐ to ⭐⭐⭐ and the month we last went ourselves, because places change.
The Sunday Strategy
Half of Nice's best kitchens close on Sunday. We name the ones that stay open, and what to do instead.
Your one question, answered by us
Email us one question about your trip. We reply personally within 48 hours — included in the $7.
What’s inside
Everything you actually need — nothing you don’t
20 pages. Personally tested addresses. No padded filler — this is the guide we give our own friends.
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3, 4 and 5-day itineraries
3 full itinerariesDay-by-day schedules for three trip lengths — built entirely from restaurants, hotels, and addresses we've personally tested. Not templates from the internet.
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Where to eat — 15+ restaurants, rated and dated
last-visit stamp on every entryNiçois classics, modern bistros, Italian tables, palace dining, beach & rooftop. Each entry carries ⭐, ⭐⭐, or ⭐⭐⭐ — plus the month and year of our last visit, because places change.
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Where to stay — 7 hotels, honestly reviewed
7 hotels reviewedFrom budget-smart to Le Negresco. Each reviewed from a stay or personal visit, with a 📍 Marc & Sarah pick for each category.
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The Sunday Strategy
Half of Nice's best kitchens close on Sunday. This chapter tells you exactly what to do about it — named here, the details are inside.
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5 day trips — honest verdicts on all five
5 day tripsÈze + Monaco, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Menton. We tell you which are worth the journey — and which to skip.
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Things to do and walks
Castle Hill at sunset, Old Town lanes, Libération market, Musée Matisse & Chagall — the short, opinionated list of what's actually worth your time.
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Practical Nice
The airport tram mistake every visitor makes, the 7-day transit pass, The Bonjour rule, money tips, safety basics — from five years of living here.
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One personal question, answered by us
included · reply within 48hEmail us one question about your trip after buying. We reply personally — not a bot, not a template — within 48 hours. Included in the $7 price.
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A real page from the guide
This is what you get — exactly
Every address carries a star rating and the month of our last visit. Here are two of the 15+ restaurant entries in the full guide.
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About the authors
This is what we tell friends
when they visit
We’re a couple in our fifties who fell in love with Nice, moved here more than five years ago, and never left. This guide is everything we tell our own visiting friends — the restaurants we return to, the hotel we’d book for our best friends, the tram mistake every visitor makes at the airport.
Not a travel agency. Not a blogger. We live here, and this is what we know firsthand. Every buyer gets one question answered by email — personally, within 48 hours.
Marc & Sarah — Nice, French Riviera
The difference
Why this guide
Written from experience, not from the internet
Every restaurant, hotel, and address comes from us — from meals we've eaten, places we've walked, things we've learned living here. No algorithm decided what's worth your time. We did.
Every address is personally tested and dated
Each recommendation carries a star rating and the month of our last visit. When we haven't tested something ourselves, we say so. That's the difference between advice and content.
The Sunday Strategy. The real traps. The honest verdicts.
We warn you about Sunday closures, the airport tram tourists always board by mistake, the market terraces that are tourist traps. This is what we tell friends — not what sells clicks.
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