Restaurants, Nice & Cannes

GETAWAYS • The Nines

The Nines are FOUND's distilled lists of the best in Paris and surrounds. Additions or subtractions? Hit reply or email found@foundparis.com.

• La Merenda (Nice), no phone, no card, no frills: just Dominique Le Stanc’s takes on barbajuans, pasta w/ pistou, tourte de blettes in tiny, packed dining room

• Le Pompon (Cannes), local favorite, ever-changing menu serving delicate, seasonal plates, natural wines in laid-back setting far from tourist trail

• Le Bistrot des Serruriers & Hôtel du Couvent (Nice), sister spots celebrating produce from own biodynamic farm

• Le Canon (Nice), bistronomy hot spot w/ chalkboard menus that change daily, natural wine list

• Sens (Cannes, above), revolving-door concept where guest chefs from all over take over for a month at a time, a few blocks from the Croisette

• Jeanne (Antibes), sisters Marine and Elsa serve produce-driven plates, natural wines in stripped-back space

• UVA (Cannes), easygoing spot centered on wine and small plates: arancini, padrón peppers, risotto, more

• Chez Davia (Nice), family-owned since forever, where Pierre Altobelli updates grandma’s Riviera classics in nostalgic dining room w/ checkered cloths

• BABA (Cap d’Antibes), where Assaf Granit bridges the Riviera and Jerusalem w/ vibrant mezze and charcoal-grilled fish served steps from sea