Chez Acchiardo

This family-owned restaurant dates back to 1927 and serves local dishes celebrating the region’s culinary heritage. Sharable plates like pissaladière (onion pizza with anchovies), petits farcis niçois (vegetables with veal stuffing), and daube garnie (a Provençal beef stew that could displace its northern cousin beef bourguignon as France’s ultimate comfort food) all make an appearance. But the buzzy clamor of hustling servers, flowing wine, and clinking cutlery make Acchiardo a memorable meal, along with the alarmingly handsome Jean François Acchiardo, part of the latest generation to take the reins.