Monaco / Eat and drink
Where Monaco
eats and drinks.
Starred dining rooms, Belle Époque bars, beach clubs along the coast and the places that only open when the circuit does — with the race-week caveat that most of them sit inside it.
On the map
Where they are.
The circuit is drawn in, because during race week it decides which of these you can reach on foot and which you cannot.
The dining rooms
39 places.
Monaco holds more starred kitchens per square kilometre than anywhere. Most sit inside hotels, which is why so many of these links land on a group site rather than the restaurant’s own page.
Cédric Grolet Monte-Carlo
Pastry (Hôtel de Paris)
The pastry chef’s Monaco counter, inside the Hôtel de Paris.
Monaco · Hôtel de Paris
La Môme Monte-Carlo
Mediterranean (Port Palace)
The La Môme group’s Monaco dining room, on the harbour front inside the Hôtel Port Palace.
Monaco · La Condamine
Salle Empire
Dining room (Hôtel de Paris)
The Hôtel de Paris’s state dining room, opening onto Place du Casino.
Monaco · Hôtel de Paris
Les Caves de l’Hôtel de Paris
Wine cellar (visit)
The hotel’s cellars, among the largest held by any hotel, visitable rather than merely drunk from.
Monaco · Hôtel de Paris
Salle Belle Époque
Historic room (Hôtel Hermitage)
A listed interior at the Hermitage, used for dining and events rather than open daily.
Monaco · Hôtel Hermitage
Le Train Bleu
Italian (Casino de Monte-Carlo)
Italian cooking in a carriage-styled room at the entrance to the Casino’s gaming floor.
Monaco · Casino de Monte-Carlo
L’Hirondelle
Health-focused
The lighter kitchen attached to the thalassotherapy institute.
Monaco · Thermes Marins
Mada One
Quick service
Counter service at One Monte-Carlo — eat in or take away.
Monaco · One Monte-Carlo
Le Limún
Quick service
Breakfast and lunch at a counter, from Benoît Witz’s kitchen.
Monaco
L’Orange Verte
Bistronomic
Bistronomic cooking — a shorter, less formal card than the starred rooms.
Monaco · Monte-Carlo Bay
Las Brisas
Mediterranean (summer)
A summer-only Mediterranean room beside the water.
Monaco · Monte-Carlo Bay
Maona Monte-Carlo
Festive lunch (summer)
A summer lunch that turns into an afternoon — Aegean in intent rather than Monégasque.
Monaco · Monte-Carlo Bay
Le Salon Rose
Mediterranean
Mediterranean cooking at Monte-Carlo Beach.
Monte-Carlo Beach
Le Deck
Mediterranean (lunch)
The lunch terrace at Monte-Carlo Beach — lighter, and outdoors.
Monte-Carlo Beach
La Vigie Zanoni
Italian (sea view)
Italian cooking on the headland at Monte-Carlo Beach, with the sea on three sides.
Monte-Carlo Beach
Le Louis XV – Alain Ducasse
Fine dining ✶✶✶
Monaco's 3-star flagship; the pinnacle table
Monaco · Hôtel de Paris
Blue Bay – Marcel Ravin
Fine dining ✶✶
Caribbean-Med 2-star; panoramic
Monaco · Monte-Carlo Bay
L'Abysse Monte-Carlo
Fine dining ✶✶
Alléno × Tomizawa; Japanese-Med 2-star
Monaco · Hôtel de Paris
Le Grill
Fine dining ✶
Panoramic grill, opening roof
Monaco · Hôtel de Paris (8th fl.)
Pavyllon Monte-Carlo
Fine dining ✶
Yannick Alléno; sea-view, plant-led
Monaco · Hermitage
Yoshi
Fine dining ✶ (Japanese)
Robuchon-legacy 1-star Japanese
Monaco · Métropole
Les Ambassadeurs by Christophe Cussac
Fine dining ✶
Métropole signature, Riviera gastronomy
Monaco · Métropole
Elsa
Fine dining ✶ (organic)
First 100% organic Michelin star
Roquebrune · Monte-Carlo Beach
La Table d'Antonio Salvatore au Rampoldi
Fine dining ✶
Intimate 1-star Italian at Rampoldi
Monaco · centre
Beefbar Monte-Carlo
Signature (steak)
The original Beefbar; chic meat-focused
Monaco
Café de Paris Monte-Carlo
Iconic brasserie
The legendary people-watching brasserie (SBM)
Monaco · Casino Sq.
Cipriani Monte-Carlo
Signature (Italian)
Venetian classic; race-week hotspot
Monaco
COYA Monte-Carlo
Signature (Peruvian)
Peruvian dining + Pisco bar
Monaco
Amazónico Monte-Carlo
Signature (Latin)
Latin-Amazonian dinner→party
Monaco
Maya Bay
Signature (Thai/Japanese)
Long-running Thai & Japanese, lounge
Monaco
Em Sherif Monte-Carlo
Signature (Lebanese)
Opulent Lebanese feasting
Monaco
Song Qi
Signature (gastronomic Chinese)
Glamorous fine Chinese
Monaco
Nobu (Fairmont Monte Carlo)
Signature (Japanese)
Nobu at the Fairmont; race-week magnet
Monaco · Fairmont
La Marée
Seafood institution
Long-standing seafood favourite
Monaco
Avenue 31
Modern Med
Stylish modern Mediterranean
Monaco
Marlow
Modern dining
Marcel Ravin concepts in One Monte-Carlo
Monaco · One Monte-Carlo
Mirazur
Fine dining ✶✶✶
Mauro Colagreco; former World's #1
Menton
La Chèvre d'Or
Fine dining ✶✶
Clifftop 2-star with dramatic views
Èze village
Le Cap (Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat)
Fine dining ✶
Four Seasons 1-star, peninsula setting
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Bars and rooftops
29 places.
From Belle Époque hotel bars to terraces above the circuit. One of them sits on a Grand Prix bend, which during race week is either the point or the problem.
Gustave
Hotel bar (Hôtel Hermitage)
A bar opened at the Hermitage in late May, replacing what stood there before.
Monaco · Hôtel Hermitage
L’Hippocampe
Lagoon bar (Monte-Carlo Bay)
Drinks at the edge of the Monte-Carlo Bay lagoon, feet in the water.
Monaco · Monte-Carlo Bay
Le Jardin Belle Époque
Garden champagne bar
A champagne garden across from the Hermitage, run with Perrier-Jouët.
Monaco · opposite the Hôtel Hermitage
The bar at the centre of Amazónico Monte-Carlo, rather than a separate address.
Monaco
Bar Salle Blanche
Casino bar
A bar inside the Casino, for an aperitif rather than a night out.
Monaco · Casino de Monte-Carlo
Bar Salle Europe
Casino bar
The Salle Europe’s own bar, on the Casino’s gaming floor.
Monaco · Casino de Monte-Carlo
Café de la Rotonde
Café-bar
A café under the Casino’s rotunda — cocktails, ice cream, and the architecture.
Monaco · Casino de Monte-Carlo
Monte-Carlo Cigar Club
Cigar lounge
A smoking room and lounge, which in Monaco is still a category of its own.
Monaco
Casino gourmet stands
Food and drink (gaming lounges)
Counters serving food and cocktails inside the gaming rooms themselves.
Monaco · Casino de Monte-Carlo
Bar Américain
Cocktail lounge (hotel)
Legendary jazzy cocktail lounge by the Casino
Monaco · Hôtel de Paris
Crystal Bar
Cocktail bar (hotel)
Belle Époque cocktail bar at the Hermitage
Monaco · Hôtel Hermitage
L'Horizon Deck — Champagne Bar
Rooftop champagne bar
8th-floor 360° rooftop; champagne & cocktails
Monaco · Hôtel de Paris
Amù Monte Carlo (ex-Zelo's)
Rooftop bar
Fairmont rooftop, 360° views of Casino & sea
Monaco · Fairmont
Blue Gin
Rooftop cocktail bar
Sea-themed rooftop; Marcel Ravin cocktails
Monaco · Monte-Carlo Bay
Équivoque
Rooftop perfume-cocktail bar
Exclusive rooftop over the GP arena; scent-led cocktails
Monaco · Boutique Hôtel Miramar
Buddha-Bar Monte-Carlo
Lounge bar
Asian-themed lounge; premium spirits & DJ (SBM)
Monaco · Casino Sq.
Le Bar / Lobby Bar (Métropole)
Hotel bar
Elegant hotel bar & afternoon lounge
Monaco · Hôtel Métropole
Brasserie de Monaco
Craft brewpub
Monaco's own craft brewery & harbour-side bar
Monaco · Port Hercule
La Rascasse
Bar on the GP bend
Iconic motorsport bar literally on the circuit bend (SBM)
Monaco · Port Hercule
Stars'N'Bars
American sports bar
Lively port-side sports bar; race-week buzz
Monaco · Port Hercule
Tip Top
Late-night bar/bistro
Long-running late bar/bistro for night owls
Monaco · near Casino
COVA Monte-Carlo
Italian café-bar
Historic Milanese café, aperitivo & pastries
Monaco · One Monte-Carlo
Le Bar (Port Palace, harbour-view)
Hotel bar (rooftop)
Boutique-hotel bar overlooking the harbour/circuit
Monaco · Port Palace
Vistamar terrace bar
Hotel terrace bar
Sea-view terrace aperitivo at the Hermitage
Monaco · Hermitage
McCarthy's Irish Pub
Pub
Long-running late-night Irish pub
Monaco
Trinity Irish Bar
Pub/sports bar
Casual pub to watch sport over a beer
Monaco
Flashman's
Bar/pub
Lively expat bar, late hours
Monaco
Em Sherif Café (bar)
Lounge/café-bar
Lebanese café-bar & terrace
Monaco
Le Bar du Sporting
Lounge bar
The aperitivo terrace at the Sporting complex, above Larvotto. Jimmy’z, in the same building, is listed separately under After dark.
Monaco · Larvotto
Beach clubs
20 places.
Along Larvotto and out to Cap-d’Ail and Èze-sur-Mer. Almost all are seasonal, and almost none publishes its own site — the research found addresses more often than domains.
Nikki Beach Monte-Carlo
Beach club (rooftop)
Jet-set rooftop pool club; daybeds, DJ, glamour
Monaco · Fairmont 7th fl.
Monte-Carlo Beach Club
Beach club (iconic)
SBM social institution; Olympic pool, beach
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
La Note Bleue
Beach club + jazz
Relaxed-elegant beach club; live jazz, Med cuisine
Monaco · Larvotto
La Rose des Vents
Beach restaurant
Monégasque-Italian beach dining opposite Sporting
Monaco · Larvotto
Sea Lounge (Le Méridien)
Beach club
Le Méridien Beach Plaza's private beach club
Monaco · Larvotto
Sporting Monte-Carlo
Summer club
The summer complex out at Larvotto — beach club, restaurants and the Salle des Étoiles. La Vigie is a different headland entirely and is listed as La Vigie Zanoni.
Monaco · Larvotto
La Réserve de la Mala
Beach club (cove)
Stunning cove club; water toys, taxi-boat to yachts
Cap d'Ail
Eden Plage Mala
Beach club (cove)
Second iconic Mala-cove beach club
Cap d'Ail
Anjuna Beach
Beach club (festive)
Tropical-design club; sunset DJ sets
Èze-sur-Mer
Paloma Beach
Beach club
Idyllic cove; day sun, evening seaside dining
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Plage de Passable
Beach club
Sunset-facing cove club
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
African Queen
Waterfront restaurant
Legendary marina restaurant (celeb favourite)
Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Castel Plage
Beach club
Elegant Promenade beach club & restaurant
Nice · Old Town end
Hi Beach
Beach club
Trend-forward beach club, music & dining
Nice · Promenade
Blue Beach
Beach club
Stylish Promenade des Anglais beach club
Nice · Promenade
Beau Rivage Plage
Beach club
Large elegant beach club, Med cuisine
Nice · Old Town
Lido Plage
Beach club
Classic Nice private beach
Nice · Promenade
Neptune Plage
Beach club
Popular Promenade private beach
Nice · Promenade
Opéra Plage
Beach club
Beach club by the Opera/old town
Nice · Old Town
La Môme Plage
Beach club
Glamorous La Môme-group beach concept
Monaco/Riviera
After dark
10 places.
Clubs and race-week events. The most volatile set in the guide: venues change name, ownership and opening pattern between editions, and race-week parties are announced late.
A long-standing room built around live performance rather than a DJ booth.
Monaco
Jimmy'z Monte-Carlo
Nightclub (iconic)
The epicentre of GP nightlife; celebrity DJ sets (SBM)
Monaco · Larvotto
Amber Lounge
VIP party brand/event
The flagship glamorous F1 party brand; club nights & fashion show
Monaco
Twiga Monte-Carlo
Club/restaurant + headline acts
Large-format headline performances across GP nights
Monaco · seafront
Sass Café
Restaurant-club (dinner→party)
Landmark since 1993; long dinners turning to after-parties
Monaco
Sunset Monaco
Beach party brand (event)
3-day beach party (noon–midnight) over race weekend
Monaco · Le Méridien
Billionaire Monaco
High-end club/dinner show
Flamboyant dinner-show & party brand
Monaco
Black Legend
Live-music club
Funk/soul live club just outside Monaco
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Zelo's
Rooftop bar-club
Rooftop restaurant-bar that turns to late-night
Monaco · Fairmont
Superyacht parties (Port Hercule)
Yacht party (event)
Ticketed/guestlist superyacht parties race week
Monaco · harbour
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