Around Nice

 

The Beach

 

 

Promenade des Anglais

 

 

Hotel Negresco

 

 

Nice Tourist Train

 

 

Velo Bleu Rental Bikes

 

 

Nice Metro

 

 

Clock Tower

 

 

The climb up Castle Hill

 

 

View from the top

 

 

View from the top from another angle

 

 

 Nice is nice!

 

 

Mini waterfalls

 

 

Love this shop. Olive oils, soaps, and everything lavender...

 

 

Police on segway

 

 

Vieux Nice

 

 

Old Town

 

 

Jammies

 

 

Place Rossetti

 

 

Crab legs and oysters

 

 

Notre Dame Basilica

 

 

Nice Ville Train Station

 

 

Place Massena by day

 

 

Place Massena by night

 

 

Societas Sanctissimi Sepulcri

 

 

PAELLA!

 

 

Boulevard Jean Jaures

 

  

Rue Paradis 

 

 

Cours Saleya Market

 

 

Soaps

 

 

The plumpest and prettiest tomatoes ever

 

Lou Pilha Leva ♥

 

I was just wandering around when I saw the line

 

 

A choo-choo train of people waiting for food. I am extremely drawn to this kind of thing and
immediately positioned myself at the end of the line.

 

 

The menu is simple and showcases the local delicacies of Nice

 

 

I was still very full after a big lunch and 3 scoops of ice cream, but I wanted to try as many dishes as I could so I ordered all these...

 

Socca - a very thin crepe made with chickpea flour

 

 

Pissaladiere - no-cheese pizza topped with caramelized onion, garlic and anchovy

 

 

Tourte de Blettes - sweet tart made with Swiss chard, pine nuts and raisins

 

 

Espresso

 

 

The socca and pissaladiere didn't sweep me off my feet, but I really enjoyed the Swiss chard tart. Imagine, vegetables as dessert! 

 

 

I love communal tables and happily shared my food and all the extra calories with my table mates

 

 

And Mr. Bandana here, in turn, bought me a slushie

 

Lou Pilha Leva: 10 Rue du Collet, Nice, France. Tel: +33 (0)4 93 13 99 08

Fenocchio ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

 

 

 

FENOCCHIO.

They say it's the best ice cream in Nice. 

 

Try not to get confused though, there are quite a few places that have similar-sounding names.

 

Remember, it's NOT Pinocchio 

 

 

NOT PinocchYo

 

 

But FENOCCHIO, with an "F" and an "E" and an "I"

 

 

This popular maitre glacier is located on one side of the very lively Place Rossetti

 

 

So many many many many flavors to choose from!

 

 

 

What the others are eating

 

Of course, I picked the three weirdest flavors.

 

Black Olives, Tourte de Blettes, and Tomato Basilic

 

 

After my big lunch at Chantecler, I was worried I wouldn't be able to finish the heaping scoops.

Turned out I underestimated Fenocchio. Or should I say I underestimated myself.

The salty fought, and then complemented, the sweet. It was so good I was licking clean the cup, the teaspoon and all that stickiness on my fingers.

 

 

Forgive me, Oh Lord, for I am a glutton.

 

Fenocchio: 2 Place Rossetti, Nice, France. Tel: +33 (0)4 93 80 72 52

Fenocchio Website

Le Chantecler ♥ ♥

 

The Negresco is an icon in Nice

 

 

I heard it is owned and managed by an old lady who has no kids, loves pets, and is a bit eccentric

 

 

I love eccentricity

 

 

Hotel Lobby

 

 

I wasn't able to book a room at Negresco (boo!), but I was able to snag a table at its 2 michelin star restaurant.

 

Le Chantecler

 

 

The dining room is so… pink!

 

 

Made me feel ilke having a rose

 

 

Munchies to start

 

 

Breads

 

 

My selection. And French butter (OMG!)

 

 

To get a taste of the restaurant's signature dishes, I ordered the Chantecler tasting menu.

 

Amuse Bouche

 

 

Frog legs dressed in green, crayfish in chickpea mousse, mustard shoots and pink garlic crisps

 

 

Small fisher boat sole with Mizuna leaves, piperade sauce, sweet peppers mille-feuille
and Iberico Bellota ham

 

 

Iberico Bellota pork loin with lemon thyme and fresh almonds,
white aubergine dome with basil

 

 

 Figs and olive oil sorbet

 

 

Sweetness and crunchy strawberries with hints of basil, Gavotte and lime cream

 

 

Mignardises

 

 

It was kinda romantic watching couples wine and dine

 

 

While I wine and dine by myself :)

 

 

Le Chantecler: 37 Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France. Tel: +33 (0) 4 93 16 64 00

Le Chantecler Website