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Fine-dining Restaurants in Monaco — 12 of Our Favourites

Find your perfect Monaco restaurant, shortlisted by our local experts

There's a wide range of restaurants in Monaco to suit all tastes, and budgets.

Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Monaco Where to Eat Guide.

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1. Metropole Monte-Carlo Restaurant

Michelin-starred Mediterranean cuisine in Monte-Carlo

Location
Monaco

Located in Hotel Metropole, this restaurant is lead by Executive Chef Christophe Cussac. It holds two Michelin stars.

This is a culinary experience as well as a visual experience thanks to the theatre décor and the outstanding view over Monte-Carlo from the terrace. The cuisine is Mediterranean, with Michelin-star touches.

Open every day except on Wednesday for lunch and dinner.

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2. La Chevre d'Or Restaurant, Eze

Michelin-starred restaurant serving sophisticated, fresh tasting cuisine

Location
Eze

This gourmet restaurant offers panoramic views across the Mediterranean and gained two Michelin stars in 2011.

This is true fine dining and reservations are recommended.

Open for lunch from 12:30-14:00 and dinner from 19:30-22:00.

Open daily (except Monday during July and August). Closed for lunch Monday-Wednesday.

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3. Hostellerie Jerome Restaurant, La Turbie

Michelin starred restaurant in the heart of La Turbie

Location
Monaco

Chef Bruno Cirino prepares Mediterranean dishes that carefully showcase the flavours of local produce. A light and creative cuisine that you can enjoy in their elegant dining room with vaulted ceilings and frescoes or their shaded terrace overlooking the sea.

There are various tasting menus to choose from, featuring mouthwatering dishes. Combine them with a bottle from their extensive wine list, carefully selected by head sommelier Marion.

The restaurant is open for dinner only Wednesday - Sunday except in July and August when it is open every evening.

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4. Nobu Restaurant

Owned by celebrity chef Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa

Location
Monaco

Recognized worldwide for his amazing cuisine, mixing traditional Japanese dishes and South American spices and aromas.

“For me, cooking is most about giving my customers little surprises that will lead them to make discoveries about their own latent tastes. It’s about communicating my kokoro through every single dish I make”.

New for 2015, the restaurant will be open for lunch every Sunday from noon to 4pm. A part of the restaurant will be dedicated to children so you can dine in peace and they can enjoy a special Sunday of their own.

Every day, from 6pm to 9pm, enjoy a fabulous Happy Hour aperitif with Nobu bites and good music!

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5. Chateau Eza Restaurant, Eze

Luxury restaurant serving French and Mediterranean cuisine

Location
Eze

Château Eza offers a Michelin recommended restaurant serving à la carte French and Mediterranean cuisine against the stunning backdrop of the French Riviera.

Dine in the indoor glass-edged room with retractable roof for fully enjoying the sun-kissed Riviera weather or on one of the several outdoor terraces, all overlooking the sparkling azure waters of the Cote d'Azur.

The restaurant is open for lunch from 12:30 to 14:30. Tapas service and à la carte salads are served from 15:00 to 18:00. The restaurant is open in the evenings from 19:30 to 22:00.

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6. Blue Bay Restaurant Blue Bay Restaurant, Monte-Carlo style of cuisine

6. Blue Bay Restaurant

Fine dining restaurant in Monte-Carlo

Whether you’re sitting on the terrace with a panoramic view or opposite the open kitchen, the Blue Bay offers an unforgettable culinary experience and is located in the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel.

It is run by Chef Marcel Ravin and was awarded a Michelin star. The cuisine is innovative and the décor is stylish. Originally from the French West Indies, Ravin shares his love for creative cuisine inspired by local Mediterranean and exotic Caribbean flavours. He uses a subtle mix of herbs and spices to maintain balance and avoid confusion of flavours.

Brunch is served here every Sunday from 12:30-15:00 and is worth the trip to enjoy the food as well as the magnificent views.

Open every day for breakfast 07:00-10:30 and dinner from 19:30-22:00 Tuesday - Saturday.

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7. Restaurant des Rois, Beaulieu Sur Mer

Described as "The restaurant of kings & the king of restaurants"

Location
Cap Ferrat

The jewel in the crown of La Réserve de Beaulieu hotel is this gastronomic restaurant which has one Michelin star.

Chef Olivier Samson carries one Michelin star and serves a refined cuisine. The restaurant itself has a period setting with large bay windows overlooking the sea.

The restaurant is open daily throughout the majority of the year, from just before Christmas, up until early October.

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8. Le Cap Restaurant, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat

Delicious gourmet cuisine created by Michelin-starred Didier Anies

Location
Cap Ferrat

Michelin-starred chef, Didier Anies, recognised as Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2000, has created a gourmet cuisine at this restaurant; one which is unfussy, full of flavour and low key yet elegant.

Specials include lasagne with Aquitaine caviar, young leeks with pearl drops of olive oil, Allaiton de l’Aveyron Saddle of Lamb and succulent Roast John Dory on the bone with confit of lemon.

Open daily from 19:30 to 21:30.

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9. Louis XV Restaurant

Possibly the best restaurant on the Riviera

Location
Monaco

Considered by many to be the finest restaurant on the Riviera, this Alain Ducasse delight has an opulent and dazzling setting in the heart of the Hôtel de Paris and holds three Michelin stars.

The menu is a Mediterranean and is a seasonal symphony of a style and haute cuisine that Alain Ducasse qualifies in one word as "essential". Specialities include Mediterranean sea bass studded with marjoram and cooked flat, Pyrenean baby lamb seasoned with Espelette pepper and roasted in the fireplace, and fennel and offal "alla romana".

The restaurant’s new look, designed by Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku, highlights the easy-going lifestyle of the French Riviera.

Lunch on Sunday and Monday, and Dinner from Thursday to Monday.

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10. La Table de Patrick Raingeard Restaurant, Eze

Excellent food showcased directly from the kitchen garden

Location
Eze

The Cap Estel gourmet restaurant or "La Table de Patrick Raingeard" as it is known has one Michelin star.

The restaurant showcases fresh produce directly harvested from the hotel's kitchen garden. The menu subtly combines the freshness of seasonal produce and original flavours, with fine scents from the Mediterranean and spices from beyond.

An amazing position too. Even if you're not splashing out on a room here, it's worth the trip.

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11. Elsa Restaurant, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Elsa Restaurant, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin interior

11. Elsa Restaurant, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

One Michelin star restaurant in the Monte-Carlo Beach Hotel

Now among the elite restaurants of Monaco and France with its Michelin star that was awarded thanks to the creativity and talent of executive chef Paolo Sari.

Serving high quality contemporary cuisine inspired by the Riviera’s culinary history. Carefully thought-out and tested by the chef and his team, the menu puts the spotlight on local produce through a seasonal approach.

Obtaining its first Michelin star is a gauge of quality, a reward heralding a future at one with nature, a philosophy which defines it as the leading certified 100% organic restaurant by Ecocert.

Open daily from 16 March - 14 October 2018 inclusive.

Breakfast: 7:30-10:30, Lunch: 12:30-14:30, Dinner: 19:30-22:00, Snacks: 15:00-19:00.

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12. Mirazur Restaurant, Menton

Three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Menton

With magnificent views over the Mediterranean and the beautiful town of Menton, right in the border between France and Italy, this restaurant serves refined French and Mediterranean cuisine.

Chef Mauro Colagreco offers a whole culinary experience at this restaurant. Their 11 courses tasting menu includes simple dishes based on local ingredients carefully chosen and prepared. Their selection feature only seasonal ingredients combined in imaginative ways.

Many of the vegetables, fruits and flowers they use are grown in their own garden with no fewer than 100 varieties including 40 types of tomato.

Open daily 12:15-14:00 and 19:15-22:00. Phone reservation time: 09:00-11:30 and 15:00-18:30. Private car park and taxi service on request.

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About choosing a restaurant in Monaco

About choosing a restaurant in Monaco

There's a wide range of restaurants in Monaco to suit all tastes, and budgets. Read our guide on all the best places to eat in Monaco and where to find your favourite style of cuisine.

Given the wealth in this tiny Mediterranean principality, it’s not surprising that there are magnificent restaurants to be found and Michelin stars aplenty, but there’s also a fair few that simply take advantage of the swanky postcode, or a view of the palace on the hill. A Nicoise salad made with cheap canned tuna and some brown tatty iceberg lettuce can unhinge a person, especially when it tastes like cat food and comes with a price tag of 28 euro.

This guide is to separate the diamonds from the diamantes, no matter what your budget. Who are we kidding? It does matter what you’re budget is, this is Monte Carlo! Our hot tip is to take advantage of the lunch menus in one of the Michelin starred restaurants; lunch menus in much of France are a far cheaper option than dining at night and you'll get to enjoy fine cuisine for a fraction of the dinner price, albeit from a set menu.