Chez Astoux
Address: 43 rue Félix-Faure, Cannes
Phone: 04-93-39-06-22
French, Seafood €€-€€€
Run by the same family since 1920, located in the heart of Cannes, just a stone's throw from the Croisette this restaurant has daily deliveries from everywhere on the French coast bringing the freshest of seafood to its door. Try the house speciality of bourride de lotte Astoux - a heady concoction of monkfish, prawns and mussels in a thick garlic-mayonnaise sauce.
The restaurant has tables on the terrace (which is covered and heated in winter) 3 rooms inside with seating for 300 including a private dining room for 40. They also offers tiered platters of fresh seafood to go with shellfish pre-opened or not.
La Brouette de Grand'mère
Address: 9 rue d'Oran, Cannes
Phone: 04-93-39-12-10
French €€€
Monsieur Bruno's tiny, charming hole-in-the-wall, set in the heart of town just behind the Hilton and the InterContinental Carlton, offers two dining rooms complete with lace curtains, painted-wood front, fireplace, and old posters, it could be a set for one of the Festival's films. Yet it's a true-blue bistro, there is quail roasted in cream, a savory meat-and-potato stew known as pot-au-feu, with beef, pork, and chicken, andouillettes (course-grained smoked tripe sausage made with pork) crisped in sweet muscadet, and sharp aged goat cheese. It's only open evenings.
Le Bouchon d'Objectif
Address: 10 rue Constantine, La Croisette, Cannes
Phone: 04-93-99-21-76
French €-€€
Popular with the locals and unpretentious, this tiny, recently renovated bistro serves inexpensive Provençal menus prepared with a sophisticated twist. Watch for its homemade foie gras, rabbit terrine with raisins and pistachios, or a trio of fresh fish with aïoli. The price even includes a glass of wine
Credit Cards: AE, MC, V
Closed: Closed Mon. mid-Nov.-mid-Dec.
Il Teatro
Address: 5 rue Gabres, Cannes,
Phone 04-93-38-09-08
Italian €€€
Offers Italian cooking made by a chef from Milan in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Their products are rigorously and specially selected in order to respect freshness and tradition and the wine list offers vintage wines and local Italian productions.
BIJOU-PLAGE
Address: Boulevard du Littoral, 06160 JUAN LES PINS
Phone: 04 93 61 39 07
French
At the far left-hand side of the Croisette (when facing the sea) just before the area known as La Californie is where you will find this small beach restaurant with an interior open to the beach and loungers on the beach itself. It is not as frequented by tourists as those nearer to "the action" towards the centre, and is more the haunt of local residents and long-time seasonal visitors. Excellent fish and good everyday Riviera fare. The real plus is the fact that you aren't surrounded by foreign tourists.
La Palme d'Or
Address: 73 bd. de la Croisette, Cannes
Phone : 04-92-98-74-14
French/European €€€€
This is a sophisticated rendezvous that serves some of the Rivera’s finest hotel cuisine. Situated on the first floor of the Martinez Hotel, the restaurant gets its name from the Palme d'Or, awarded each year to the Best Film during the Film Festival. The terrace seats 40 people and the menu changes seasonally but is likely to include warm foie gras with fondue of rhubarb; filets of fried red mullet with a beignet of potatoes, zucchini, and olive-cream sauce; or crayfish, clams, and squid marinated in peppered citrus sauce. The service is worldly without being stiff.
Opening days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
