The best restaurants, bars and cafes in Nice Côte d'Azur airport

French international airport located in Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes, Nice-Côte d'Azur airport (NCE) is the third largest in the country in terms of commercial passengers. Home to many shops, the airport also offers a full range of catering services for small and large meals.

1. For those who don’t have time

The NCE Airport offers various fast food establishments for travelers in a hurry or with a reduced time for lunch or dinner before and after boarding.

👉 Before boarding area

➡️ Bread & Co: This bakery-café is ideal for small pecks and is located at Terminal 2 (T2). It is possible to have a fresh coffee or sandwich with excellent quality bread.

➡️ Chez Jean: Chez Jean is a property located in T2 and whose particularity is to offer its guests the only outdoor terrace of this terminal, on the city side. In addition to offering fast food, the brand sells souvenirs.

➡️ Emilie and the Cool Kids: Famous gourmet house from the Côte d'Azur region, the brand is to be discovered at Terminal 1 and offers a wide choice of snacks and sandwiches with a bar and coffee service.

➡️ Jamie’s Deli: Available in two outlets in T2, this brand offers on-site or take-away service with an offer focusing on fresh, healthy and responsible products. Note that this establishment takes some of the culinary creations of the famous British chef Jamie Olivier.

➡️ Joe & The Juice: Accessible in T1 and T2, this coffee shop specialized in fast food has a menu with original dishes that will seduce the hungry and pressed traveler. And to accompany your meal on the go, the establishment puts at its disposal various juices with varied and exotic flavors.

➡️ Monsieur Albert: To discover in T1, this brand is a well-known reference for hot dog lovers.

 

👉 After boarding area

➡️ Bar La Plage: Once you have crossed the control zone, it is possible to play the Côte d'Azur with this beach bar serving cocktails as well as gourmet snacks prepared by the famous Chef Thierry Marx.

➡️ Ready to Eat: As the name suggests, this Terminal 1 property is perfect for time-crunched travelers and serves them English specialties and 100% natural to eat right away.

 

2. For a good meal in the restaurant

Weather permitting, Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport is also a place that will seduce the most demanding gastronomes thanks to the presence of different quality restaurants.

👉 Before boarding area

➡️ Bar restaurant Estivale: Located in T2, the establishment is very popular with gourmets. For the best possible Mediterranean bistronomy experience, it’s best to reserve your table. In addition, the card was completely renewed under the impetus of its new Chief, Bruno Oger.

➡️ Lobsta: Welcoming its guests in T1 and T2, this address owes its popularity to its famous lobster rolls but the menu of the restaurant reserves many other surprises. A full range of salads, desserts and signature cocktails awaits both the young and the big appetites.

➡️ Mar y Cocina: A restaurant specializing in both Peruvian gastronomy and the flavours of the sea, this address is open to all, for plane ticket holders like the others. The ultimate gastronomic experience is to be discovered in T2.

➡️ Saleya: In this restaurant located at Terminal 2, a breathtaking view of the slopes awaits gourmet guests. The establishment is particularly appreciated for its balanced menus and its more than reasonable rates.

👉 After boarding area

➡️ Bellota-Bellota: In this specialized house, Spain invites itself to the party with many Iberian dishes including the famous Pata Negra ham sandwiches. A gastronomic address to discover as soon as possible in T1 and T2.

➡️ Chez Pipo: This restaurant concentrates the best specialties of the Nice region and is an address to visit at terminal 1.

➡️ Jamie’s Italian: For lovers of Italian gastronomy, this establishment whose menu is the fruit of the imagination of Chef Jamie Oliver has something to seduce. On the menu, a real concentrate of what Italian cuisine knows how to offer with products of remarkable freshness.

➡️ Pan Garni: In this gastronomic hotspot, Chef Thierry Marx reinvents the specialities of Nice to sublimate them. A must-try address for the gourmet traveller at Terminal 1.

 

3. For a typical Saint-Tropez delicacy: The Tropézienne tart

The most famous culinary specialities of Saint-Tropez can be enjoyed at Terminal 1 with La Tarte Tropézienne. The traveler can discover here delicious pastries and local specialities.

Within this address, it is possible to savour the original recipe of the mythical Tropezian tart, that of its no less famous creator: Micka.

Available in different sizes and topped with creams and tasty with various flavors (hazelnut, coffee, chocolate), the Tropézienne pie of the place will live up to all expectations. Other great pastry classics are also brilliantly reinterpreted in the image of Paris-Brest or Castel Tropézien.

Note that the Tarte Tropézienne shop also offers a high level gastronomic offer to its visitors with products of typical groceries of the region (pistou à la provençale, biscuits salés piment d'Espelette, etc.). A full range of snacks (pizza, quiches, salads, etc.) completes the establishment as a must-see address at NCE Airport.

 

4. For the snack break

To wait before dinner, the airport does not lack an establishment conducive to a rich and tasty snack. Here are the places for gourmet moments in the afternoon.

➡️ Eric Kayser: Offering a wide selection of pastries and baked breads on site, the master baker offers travellers his unique know-how at T2.

➡️ Starbucks: If the famous franchise is no longer to be presented, it is clear that it knows how to offer warm and varied snacks with many cakes, hot drinks, fruit juices, etc. To feast, go to terminals 1 and 2.

 

 

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