{"id":50541,"date":"2016-08-25T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=50541"},"modified":"2016-08-24T23:14:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T21:14:51","slug":"five-fabulous-riviera-restaurants-to-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/25\/five-fabulous-riviera-restaurants-to-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Fabulous Riviera Restaurants to Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uncover\u00a0hill-top towns where Coco Chanel frequently retreated to, quiet beach lunch spots and charming\u00a0restaurants where traditional\u00a0French cooking and the seasons rule the menu, on\u00a0your\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/french_riviera.php?bbr=blog\">French Riviera<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>yacht charter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50559\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chateau-st-martin.com\/fr\/accueil\/?bbr=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-19-at-15.00.03.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau Saint-Martin\" width=\"700\" height=\"435\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ch\u00e2teau Saint-Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr\u00e8res de la Baie, Th\u00e9oule-sur-Mer\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>-for beachside bliss-<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nestled between <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/cannes_yacht_charter.php\">Cannes<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/saint_tropez_yacht_charter.php\">St Tropez<\/a><\/strong>, below the <em>Esterel Massif,\u00a0<\/em>lies one of our favourite\u00a0beach clubs,\u00a0<strong>Fr\u00e8res de la Baie<\/strong>. With a small beach and plenty of rock pools full of hidden treasures for children to find, this is where the locals escape to for\u00a0their weekends (including our team at Boatbookings!).<\/p>\n<p>Spend the day how you wish, beneath the parasols before relocating for lunch at the beachside restaurant. If there&#8217;s one thing they do best here, it&#8217;s big lunches catering to all ages. You can choose from a varied menu of fresh seafood and pasta dishes, but we&#8217;d have\u00a0<em>frites<\/em> over salad any day!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50545\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50545 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9918.jpeg\" alt=\"Lunch at Fr\u00e8res de la Baie\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BB Beachside Bliss!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Restaurant Le\u00a0C\u00e9sar, Cap d&#8217;Antibes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>-for golden hour paradise-\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Facing the vast Baie des Anges, the restaurant <strong><em>Le\u00a0C\u00e9sar<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>on<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/keller_plage.php\">Keller Plage<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0gives you a new outlook on the Riviera. An exclusive\u00a0corner tucked into the Cap d&#8217;Antibes,\u00a0imagine all of your beach dreams wrapped up into one&#8230; a sanctuary of silky soft sand, a bay full of bobbing boats by day, and an exclusive restaurant by night.<\/p>\n<p>While food is served all day, the real magic begins at dusk just as\u00a0the sun begins to set. Choose from a typically Mediterranean menu offering a wide variety of fresh fish sourced from local fishermen such as the\u00a0pan-roasted salmon paired with a sticky sweet Asian sauce- a particular favourite of ours!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50563\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.restaurant-plage-cesar-antibes.fr\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/a63bb4bd-335d-4554-94cd-f8688c58212e-1200.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurant Le Cesar\" width=\"700\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restaurant Le C\u00e9sar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Au Grand Inquisiteur, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<em>for a cosy seasonal Sunday lunch-<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Between <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/monaco_yacht_charter.php\">Monaco<\/a><\/strong> and Menton lies the medieval village of Roqubrune-Cap-Martin. Surrounded by olive trees and craggy cliffs, it is no wonder that Coco Chanel found sanctuary in\u00a0her holiday estate here with her lover and artist friends including\u00a0Pablo Picasso.<\/p>\n<p>Nestled\u00a0in the heart of the Old Town, not far from the Medieval Castle is the restaurant\u00a0<strong><em>Au Grand<\/em> <\/strong><em><strong>Inquisiteur<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>Run by a charming couple, you can&#8217;t help but feel at home in this cavernous, yet cosy sheepfold-turned-restaurant. This is about as French as you can get- here the seasons and local produce rule the <em>Proven\u00e7al<\/em> menu giving each dish an underlying quality that far outweighs the reasonable prices. Try\u00a0the grilled Ch\u00e2teaubriand with Madeira sauce and don&#8217;t forget to enquire about\u00a0the chocolate special of the day!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ch\u00e2teau Saint-Martin, Vence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>-for a\u00a0romantic hilltop retreat-<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On a hill overlooking Vence lies\u00a0the wildly luscious gardens of the\u00a0<em><strong>Oliveraie<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>restaurant.\u00a0Here head chef Jean-Luc Lefrancois works al-fresco alongside a top sommelier pairing each dish with\u00a0some of the finest vintage wine.<\/p>\n<p>Choose from a colourful Mediterranean menu\u00a0bursting with fresh fish and meat cooked before you\u00a0on outdoor grills.\u00a0When surrounded\u00a0by a garden of roses, olive trees and unparalleled views, this is the perfect setting to challenge\u00a0the French proverb- &#8220;<em>La vie est trop courte pour boire du mauvais vin<\/em>&#8220;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.chateau-st-martin.com\/eng\/gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50553 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-19-at-13.11.40.jpg\" alt=\"Chateau Saint Martin\" width=\"372\" height=\"502\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>La Colombe d&#8217;Or, Saint-Paul-de-Vence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>-for the art-lover-<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>La Colombe d&#8217;Or<\/em> <\/strong>came to\u00a0life\u00a0in 1920 as <em>Chez Robinson<\/em>, a caf\u00e9 bar with an open-air terrace where locals and artists would come to dance at the weekends.<\/p>\n<p>Today,<strong><em> La Colombe d&#8217;Or<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0still remains the perfect place to dive away from the crowds surrounding the sun-shaded game of boules in this 2 Michelin star restaurant.\u00a0There&#8217;s few places where you can say that you have dined\u00a0beneath a Picasso and sat close enough to splash wine on a Matisse. If you&#8217;re hoping for a reservation this summer, we have already tried- they are fully booked until September!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.la-colombe-dor.com\/indexEN.html?bbr=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/luxury-hotels-cote-azur-france-la-colombe-d-or-banner.jpg\" alt=\"La Colombe d'Or\" width=\"700\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more expert advice and insider knowledge on where to visit during your French Riviera yacht charter, contact our brokers Ben and Cordy to begin your charter experience! Don&#8217;t forget to keep up to date with us on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/boatbookings\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncover\u00a0hill-top towns where Coco Chanel frequently retreated to, quiet beach lunch spots and charming\u00a0restaurants where traditional\u00a0French cooking and the seasons rule the menu, on\u00a0your\u00a0French Riviera\u00a0yacht charter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4751,303,256,2858,4783,4753],"class_list":["post-50541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yachting-news","tag-cannes","tag-crewed-yacht-charter","tag-french-riviera","tag-luxury-crewed-motor-yacht","tag-luxury-yacht-charter","tag-st-tropez"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.5.1 - 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