This is the first restaurant in Nice that I fell in love with. There a so many basic reasons for…read morethis love affair: deliciousness, variety, cleanliness, price, atmosphere, and hospitality.
Everything I've ever eaten here has been amazing. After about 10 meals, it ne'er gets old... Why? The menu keeps changing!!! Everyday its something different, and I haven't seen a repeated dish yet (though I'm guessing its bound to happen). I do to care if I do. I'd happily order anything I've ever eaten here again.
The space is lovely. Very campagna. Worn painted concrete floors, casks of local organic wines in wooden half-barrels, vintage and up cycles tables and chairs, it's at one time intellectual (see the rather abstract painting in the pics I posted), soothing, hip, and casual. Nothing glossy. Nothing shiny (except the wine taps and a couple huge stainless steel wine containers)
The hospitality though, is amazing. The owners work here everyday alongside their 2 employees, and everyone treats you like family. It's not the type of southern Italian treatment that'll make Northern Europeans or North Americans blush, it's more of a we automatically appreciate everyone who walks in. These people are truly open hearted and open minded. I'm very happy to be the one to "discover" O'Quotiden for Yelp.
Oh and for Americans like me, just because OQ isn't on Yelp doesn't mean it isn't CROWDED. It's only open for lunch, so you better make a reservation in advance, or be prepared to wait.
