Discover the top Cannes places to eat
There's a wide range of restaurants in Cannes to suit all tastes, and budgets. Read our guide on all the best places to eat in Cannes and where to find your favourite style of cuisine.
Awarded one Michelin star, La Palme d'Or invites you to discover chef Jean Imbert’s culinary artistry in an unforgettable setting.
A modern, friendly and well situated, this restaurant welcomes you and proposes a cuisine mixing local products and flavours with those from across the globe.
Established in 2006, Miramar Beach is known as one of the Croisette's most famous establishments.
This is definitely one of the most exclusive restaurants in Cannes. The swanky restaurant has candles and canopies and later on it turns into a bar which is known to draw the A-listers.
The CBeach is a private beach and restaurant located on the most famous Boulevard La Croisette.
This seaside cafe faces the Moure Rouge beach with wide open view of the Cap d'Antibes and the islands of Lerins.
Enjoy delicious breads filled with products imported directly from Italy. Also try delicious home-made marinated salmon plates, with a warm or ice-cool tea or a delicious home-made juice.
The pastry chef and chocolatier Jean-Luc Pele offers a tasting room for a snack break or for a quick lunch in the centre of Cannes.
This seaside cafe faces the Moure Rouge beach with wide open view of the Cap d'Antibes and the islands of Lerins.
Located in Rue Tony Allard, between the Croisette and Rue d'Antibes, in the heart of Cannes, the bar restaurant Noisette offers tasty Italian cuisine.
The Factory Cafe is situated between the Palais des Festivals and the Majestic Hotel with indoor seating and outdoor, including a small veranda and two terraces.
Le Jardin Secret is a lovely place in Le Suquet with a small private garden and Wi-Fi. They serve tapas style dishes, desserts and wines.
Happily it’s not just the grand hotels and beachfront restaurants that will give you a memorable dining experience (the bill in itself will be memorable). For between the Michelin starred elegance and the overpriced tourist traps, there is also some brilliant, authentic and reasonably priced food to be found. You just need to know where to look.
La Potiniere, just opposite La Palais de Festivals is one of the best restaurants to be found in Cannes, specialising in Mediterranean cuisine at reasonable prices. Seafood is a speciality - try the tender, juicy roast cod - or just sit back and allow the chef to deliver the best fresh produce of the day with the plat du jour- you can get this for around 15, or a two course meal for less than €20. Brilliant service, nice décor; it's no wonder this place is popular and has been since 1948, with Pablo Picasso having considered it a favourite haunt.
A ‘gourmand’ in French is someone who is a connoisseur of good food, a gourmet (and incidentally, often someone who eats too much). Bistros, meanwhile, are where you will find the unpretentious and brilliantly flavoursome food that is at the heart of French cuisine. Le Bistrot Gourmand is an unfussy Cannes venue where these two concepts come together perfectly and any gourmand worth their salt will make their way here to enjoy real French bistro food at very good prices. Provencal classics with inventive twists like cod baked in fig leaves in an informal setting with decent service. And you can get meals for less than €15. Incroyable.
Aux Bon Enfants is a small, family run restaurant. The opposite of Cannes chic, yet its long-standing obsession with fresh local produce makes it an institution. The Giorsetti family has been serving up unfussy, delicious Provencal favourites for three generations in this spot with ingredients sourced from the market just next door. There’s no menu, you just eat what you’re given. You can’t reserve a table on the phone and they only take cash. This is a haven for locals, tourists and foodies alike but don’t expect pomp or ceremony, it’s noisy and cramped and wonderful. Expect to pay from €25 for the menu of the day.
Soft white sand, a private pontoon, a lounge bar and a restaurant at the water's edge make this beach club a very special place to be.
Le Fouquet's at the Hôtel Le Majestic combines Parisian charm with culinary excellence, led by Michelin-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire. A timeless spot for culture and cuisine lovers in Cannes.
Soak up the sunshine and sea breeze over lunch at the Carlton Beach Club, where local flavours, fresh ingredients and a touch of French Dolce Vita come together by the water’s edge.
Ideally located on the hill in Cannes, the Hotel de Mougins is only five minutes from Sophia Antipolis, ten minutes from Cannes and Grasse, and twenty five minutes from Nice International Airport.
La Plage du Martinez blends relaxed elegance with gourmet flair, offering Mediterranean dishes by Chef Jean Imbert in a stunning seafront setting.
Michelin-starred La Bastide Saint-Antoine offers a refined retreat near Cannes, where chef Jacques Chibois creates inspired Provençal cuisine. Set in a stunning country house with lush gardens and panoramic sea views, it’s the perfect blend of gastronomy, elegance, and tranquillity.
The Château de la Tour feels like a private residence, offering an intimate and refined experience. With Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2000, Chef Didier Anies, at the helm, the restaurant is a true destination for elegance, creativity and exceptional cuisine - unique in Cannes.
Le Roof at Hotel Five Seas combines refined gastronomy, breathtaking views, and a welcoming atmosphere. From gourmet breakfasts to creative lunches, the restaurant offers a range of exceptional dining experiences. The Lounge Bar is a perfect spot for cocktail lovers, offering signature drinks and a chic, trendy setting.
La Passagère at Hôtel Belles Rives offers a refined culinary journey shaped by the creative talents of Chef Aurélien Véquaud and Pastry Chef Steve Moracchini. Set against a stunning Riviera backdrop, this restaurant pairs inspired cuisine with a spectacular setting.
Enjoy the fabulous one-Michelin-starred restaurant with its light and creative cuisine and elegant decor.
La Plage du Festival offers a refreshing gourmet experience in a chic and relaxed atmosphere. With its beachside setting, stunning views, and vibrant cocktails, it’s a must-visit spot in Cannes.
Soft white sand, a private pontoon, a lounge bar and a restaurant at the water's edge make this beach club a very special place to be.
Just a short walk through the hotel garden and you can sink your feet into the soft white sand of the Grand Hotel's private beach, or enjoy a refreshing dip in the water.
Soak up the sunshine and sea breeze over lunch at the Carlton Beach Club, where local flavours, fresh ingredients and a touch of French Dolce Vita come together by the water’s edge.
Ideally located on the hill in Cannes, the Hotel de Mougins is only five minutes from Sophia Antipolis, ten minutes from Cannes and Grasse, and twenty five minutes from Nice International Airport.
La Plage du Martinez blends relaxed elegance with gourmet flair, offering Mediterranean dishes by Chef Jean Imbert in a stunning seafront setting.
Let us present the superstars of Cannes cuisine, where you should not even be thinking the words ‘reasonably priced.’ Reason simply doesn’t come into it, a true love of food does, no matter what the cost.
It is impossible to review Cannes restaurants without beginning with Le Palme d’Or at the Hotel Martinez (Grand Hyatt Cannes). For good reason too, its spectacular French gastronomy earned it two Michelin stars in 1991, and it has never lost them. This art deco restaurant in one of Cannes’ grandest hotels, opens up its doors to give a jaw-dropping view across the Mediterranean. No matter how impressive the view though, it cannot compete with the quite extraordinary descriptions on the menu where famous chef Christian Sinicropi exhorts us to believe in, "a dimension of emotion and of sharing, a palliative reflected in a maiden voyage with the trappings of nobility and counter-intuitiveness, transporting us into a dance in 3 movements." What does that mean? No idea. The whole menu is immensely hyperbolic and passionate, and somehow quite sweet. But fear not that the food will all be frippery and nonsense, this is seriously impressive dining. The food is highly inventive (although not quite as inventive as the menu wording, for nothing could be) and includes items like 72 hour cooked lamb, wild grouse cooked with country soil, chateaubriand with crystallised shallots and tuna belly with aniseed. Mains begin at 75 euro, or you can have a lunch menu from 72 euro. A special, unforgettable experience.
Le Park 45 is another one at the top end that you really shouldn’t miss. This restaurant is set in one of the most glorious settings in Cannes - in the grounds and dining room of the Grand Hotel, looking out across the lush gardens to the glittering sea. Young chef Sébastien Broda (who trained at Le Palme d’Or) uses fresh local produce to put twists on French cuisine, and was awarded a Michelin star within 12 months for his efforts. A delightful place with delightful food. And with mains starting at around 40 euros and a three-course menu at 55 euro, it actually turns to be pretty good value for money considering how much you can pay for rubbish in some of Cannes’ tourist traps.
For a rooftop restaurant that just screams Cannes chic, go to Michelin starred restaurant Sea Sens on the fifth floor of the boutique Five Seas Hotel. Sit in the elegant dining room and look out across a stunning view of Cannes, while Chef Arnaud Tabarec impresses you with his astonishing gourmet menu using fresh market foods and spices from the five continents. Try the fois gras with mango and beetroot ravioli, or the blue lobster with combawa. Jérôme De Oliveira, World Pastry Champion, will then make your dessert. This is a glamorous place, and in the summer evenings the poolside terrace will fill up with the beautiful people drinking champagne and cocktails in the sunset. The food isn’t too prohibitively expensive, with mains starting at €35 and menus from €55.
Enjoy a culinary experience at this fine dining restaurant, Les Pêcheurs. It offers a creative cuisine that deftly blends flavours and fragrances from throughout the French Riviera.
Michelin-starred La Bastide Saint-Antoine offers a refined retreat near Cannes, where chef Jacques Chibois creates inspired Provençal cuisine. Set in a stunning country house with lush gardens and panoramic sea views, it’s the perfect blend of gastronomy, elegance, and tranquillity.
La Passagère at Hôtel Belles Rives offers a refined culinary journey shaped by the creative talents of Chef Aurélien Véquaud and Pastry Chef Steve Moracchini. Set against a stunning Riviera backdrop, this restaurant pairs inspired cuisine with a spectacular setting.
Enjoy the fabulous one-Michelin-starred restaurant with its light and creative cuisine and elegant decor.
Awarded one Michelin star, La Palme d'Or invites you to discover chef Jean Imbert’s culinary artistry in an unforgettable setting.
Bruno Oger and his team welcome you in a 18th century, Provencal style house in the middle of lush greenery. La Villa Archange is a gourmet restaurant that proudly honours its two stars awarded by the Michelin guide.
L’Affable; you are in good hands in this contemporary restaurant. Chef Jean-Paul Battaglia serves up excellent modern Mediterranean food - even with a few Asian twists to keep things interesting. The warm, modern décor and good service make it a really pleasant place to spend some time, while the prices aren’t too bad either; lunch menus start at just over €20 and for food this good in Cannes, that’s a bargain.
Had enough of French food? Head to l’Armenian on the waterfront for one of the famous mezze plates they’ve been serving up since the 1980s. Wondering what Armenian food is? It’s Middle Eastern, so think hummus, dolmades, lamb and couscous, with its own national twists. This wonderfully decorated restaurant is definitely the place to give Armenian food a try and many a celebrity has done so over the years.
A quirky atmosphere and an intriguing interior in this small bar and restaurant.
A fun, hip and affordable option open for lunch and dinner. With chic decor and lots of outdoor tables, this place really buzzes in the summer.
The Cafe Roma has been an institution of Cannes for the past 25 years. Its chic and relaxed atmosphere is perfect for a pre or after dinner drink or an afternoon coffee and snack.
A magical place offering food, music and dancing under the palm trees and stars…while perhaps looking at some film stars too.
With an authentic French feel you will find yourself sitting in this cellar bar surrounded by wine, cheese, paintings by local artists, hanging hams and good food!
La Potiniere restaurant has been open since 1948. A good restaurant near to the seafront on the edge of the old town with a varied menu (fish, meat and pizza).
Try La Gaudinade restaurant, the heart of the old village of Mougins and take a moment to discover or rediscover the Provence and flavours from traditional products.
A restaurant & grocery shop with a young and energetic team who serve the best burgers in the French Riviera.
The setting is nice, both modern and authentic. The restaurant has two rooms of different style and atmosphere.
For the French, the idea of 'café culture' goes back centuries, when the great thinkers, poets, philosophers, artists and even the revolutionaries of France would gather in their local café to debate, share and plot.
Whether you’d prefer a casual beach picnic with watersports, a tranquil island picnic in a pretty cove, or a picnic by an electric-blue lake in the hills of Provence, there are some stunning picnic spots to be found around Cannes.
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