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    René Socca

    3.4 (108 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Touristy
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Our disappointing meal
    Katy K.

    Don't believe the hype about this place. It is decidedly below average. The socca is tasteless and mutilated by the server. It comes out looking like a mess. It's texture is mushy and it's also cold. The onion bites were full of oil and had no flavour. The onion tart had dry bread and the onions themselves weren't great. The apple tart was the only thing that was ok. And that's only because they mostly tasted like straight up apples. Be aware as well that if you want to be in the seated area next to the food place it is mandatory that you buy drinks from the bar. We didn't know this and were told by the waiter only after we had sat down and ordered all our food to "eat here". Another way for them to squeeze your tourist dollars out of you. Go to Chez Pipo instead. You will not be disappointed there.

    Socca with black pepper
    Rupert R.

    Average place with a long line. This place has some serious sanitation issues with pigeons flying in and out of the kitchen. The people serving food had ash all over their hands & didn't wash them or wear gloves. The food is average & not worth the line. Stay away and get socca at a better place that is cheaper, cleaner & tastier.

    Socca
    Katie F.

    Convenient location in old Nice to try socca, one of the local specialities. (Fried chick pea flour product). Sooo yummy when it's piping hot! Lots of other niçoise specialties too like stuffed peppers and pizza. What they don't tell you is that there's a mandatory beverage if you sit down - I don't have an issue with that, but they need to tell you that if they're giving you a choice of takeaway or eating at their tables!

    Ryna D.

    My guidebook mentioned socca of course and even talked about this establishment in particular. So while we were strolling around town I was telling my boyfriend that we should go find the place for a casual dinner. He was already hungry though and asked if we can stop somewhere for a snack. He sees the stalls here and suggests we stop here. We see they have socca and were like 'oh cool' but eventually realize we had stumbled upon Chez Rene Socca after all! We had a laugh about it, picked a table, and got a plate of socca as well as a few other small plates of food and washed it down with rosé. The food is good and inexpensive and trying out this regional specialty should definitely be part of your trip.

    Socca and rose
    Alyssa N.

    The prices are good and the socca is yummy and crisp while it's hot, but you'll have to stand on line for it. Then you find a seat and a waiter to order a drink to go with it. I do not recommend the pissaladiere which was cold. Stick with the socca here.

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    La Femme du Boulanger

    La Femme du Boulanger

    4.6(161 reviews)
    1.2 km
    €€

    Walked over from a nearby hotel and grabbed a table by myself along the busy street. The servers…read morewere very friendly and spoke English well. It happened to be happy hour so I was able to take advantage of some great drink deals. For my dinner, I ordered the duck with vegetables, potatoes, and added a side of ratatouille. It was all very good and the portions were large for the price. The orange sauce was unique and it seemed to have orange peels in it as well. While this might be more of a touristy spot with this location, it was a true French menu, which was my goal. The food and service were very good and I'll come back.

    Quality/Quantity - My wife gave this place 4 stars. She got…read moreanother chicken dish, see pictures. Maybe not fair for them, but on our previous night, the previous chicken dinner was 5 stars for her. I got the beef stew over gnocchi. Not bad, but even for a light eater, it was NOT enough food for me?!?! Got a glass of Bordeaux which was good, until I noticed the locals got twice as generous of a pour?!? The second time I noticed this while dining out... Happy for them, but to see the inconsistency affects me... Ambiance - Small local business/restaurant. Prime tourist location/area. Plenty of both indoor and outdoor seating. One unisex toilet. Service - Welcoming. Made online reservations, but because we are NOT tech savvy, it booked the wrong time. So since we were in the area, we just walked by and asked them to change the time and had no problems. Price - 49 Euros, $57 USD. Expensive for what we got IMO. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success.

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    La Femme du Boulanger - 5/14/26 FYI. Interior.

    5/14/26 FYI. Interior.

    La Femme du Boulanger - Meal of the day - pollock with vegetables and noodles.

    Meal of the day - pollock with vegetables and noodles.

    La Femme du Boulanger - 5/14/26 FYI. Outdoor seating.

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    5/14/26 FYI. Outdoor seating.

    Chez Palmyre - Cheese with Blueberry Compote

    Chez Palmyre

    4.6(89 reviews)
    0.2 km
    €€

    This was our favorite meal of our trip to Nice!…read more Warning: Reservations are hard to come by we dropped by and only reservations available were for 9pm two nights later. We took it. The place is super relaxed. 5 maybe 6 tables which made the difficulty of reservations more understandable. Prix fix menu - 4 appetizers to choose from, 4 entrees and 4 desserts. We were there with somewhat of a limited diet, but the options were awesome. We got a cauliflower appetizer and an artichoke one. Both were excellent. We all had the cod for dinner also delicious - served in a bath of traditional fish soup and with potatoes. The dessert was also excellent - we got the goat cheese in olive oil and garlic, the cream cheese with blueberry compote, lemon cheesecake and cinnamon "tiramisu". Every bite was full of flavor and such cool takes on the food. Now the intangibles - we arrived for our 9pm reservation, restaurant closes at 9:30 and we probably didn't walk out until 11:15 and there was still another table of 8 people dining. The host/waiter, Sebastian, was awesome. So friendly and we at no point felt rushed. In fact the opposite. When our daughter was slow in finishing her meal he joked with her instead of hurrying us along. Once we finished our main dish, he casually brought us our dessert and because we didn't order his favorite (we didn't know) he brought us out an extra to enjoy. We felt a little bad so somewhat accelerated the dessert phase so we could square up and leave. Instead he was unhurried, he casually cleared our table and chatted with us for a bit. It took us another 15 minutes before we finally said could we get the bill. He brought it to us another 5-7 minutes later. We had a great experience and one of our best meals in France, if not the best.

    I really want to love this place: it has such an intimate feel and just screams Nice. But I've been…read morehere a few times and each time the food has been between OK and good, but nothing particularly memorable. With that said, at €20 this is excellent value for money. Overall, I'd say the food is a 3.5/5 but the value is 5/5. I'd recommended Chez Palmyre if you want a real Nice experience, especially on a budget. Be sure to make a reservation well in advance.

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    Chez Palmyre
    Chez Palmyre - Goat cheese soaked in garlic and olive oil

    Goat cheese soaked in garlic and olive oil

    Chez Palmyre - Tiramisu

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    Tiramisu

    Le Comptoir du Marché - Beef confit with butternut linguine

    Le Comptoir du Marché

    4.6(70 reviews)
    0.4 km
    €€

    An amazing, unexpected meal…read more We didn't even have a reservation, but somehow got super lucky just walking in. My friend who made our itinerary had this place on the list of places to eat at, but we didn't have a resy so we didn't have our hopes up. It was fairly late when we walked by. I saw a pretty big crowd outside, shockingly mostly Americans. We put our name in and less than 5 mins later we got seated - ahead of people who were there before us. They led us to a sorta corner table, overlooking the kitchen. We got to watch the talented chefs do work all night. The smells coming from the kitchen honestly got me feeling wild thoughts. Like damn. For some reason we all decided to do a la carte. Maybe because it was late. Someone got risotto, I got the pork chop and the other got lamb. We all loved what we got, but agreed that mine was the best. This is the kind of place that would be my go to spot if I lived here. Awesome vibes, innovative food and overall great atmosphere

    DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT!!! we had a 7:30 reservation and arrived at 7:15. We ordered an…read moreappetizer and a main course, and quite frankly the service was slow. We asked for the dessert menu, but they told us that they needed to turn over the table within 10 minutes so we could not have dessert and had to get the check. I have never had an experience like this before in ANY country. Clearly they are a tourist trap and they just want to turn over tables. If you would like a real French experience, stay far away. We live in Nice and I've never had service like this. I would like to give this restaurant, the worst review of my life.

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    Le Comptoir du Marché
    Le Comptoir du Marché - Calamari in an orange sauce, wonderful!

    Calamari in an orange sauce, wonderful!

    Le Comptoir du Marché - Duck breast with butternut squash

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    Duck breast with butternut squash

    René Socca - french - Updated August 2026

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