Cannes Dining Guide 2026
The Cote d'Azur tables where the cooking is the point, not the scene, with a chef, a dish and a street for each.
Three of the Cote d'Azur's serious kitchens sit within a short walk or drive of the Palais des Festivals, and they are worth booking around if you are in Cannes for the festival, the yachts, or simply the Croisette in summer. This guide skips the beach clubs and names the tables where the cooking, not the scene, is the point.
Each entry names the chef where there is one, a dish to order, a price guide and a street. Reserve well ahead in May during the film festival, when the whole town competes for the same tables.
La Palme d'Or
Chef Christian Sinicropi · Hotel Martinez, 73 Boulevard de la Croisette · tasting menus from about €210 · two Michelin stars
La Palme d'Or holds two Michelin stars under chef Christian Sinicropi, who cooks an inventive, art-driven menu from the first-floor dining room of the Hotel Martinez overlooking the bay. Sinicropi designs his own ceramics for the plates and builds tasting menus around Mediterranean produce. This is the most ambitious kitchen in Cannes itself and the booking to lock first; ask for a terrace table at sunset.
Villa Archange
Chef Bruno Oger · 15 bis Rue Notre-Dame des Anges, Le Cannet · tasting menus from about €180 · two Michelin stars
Bruno Oger's two-Michelin-star Villa Archange sits in a Provencal house in Le Cannet, in the hills just above Cannes, and is the region's other serious destination kitchen. The cooking is refined French with a Breton accent from Oger's roots; the garden terrace is the seat to request in summer. A short taxi from the Croisette buys a quieter, more formal evening than anything on the seafront.
La Petite Maison de Nicole
Nicoise sharing plates · near the Croisette · mains about €30–€60
La Petite Maison brings the Niqoise sharing-plate format to Cannes: warm prawns, the black truffle and artichoke salad, and whole baked sea bass for the table. It is the see-and-be-seen lunch during the festival, so the room is as much scene as kitchen, but the Provencal cooking is honest and generous. Book lunch for the people-watching, dinner for a calmer table.
Astoux et Brun
Seafood brasserie, founded 1953 · 27 Rue Felix Faure · plateaux de fruits de mer about €50–€90
Astoux et Brun has shucked oysters near the old port since 1953 and is the answer when you want shellfish without a tasting menu. The plateaux de fruits de mer are the order, stacked with oysters, langoustines, crab and clams, and the kitchen runs late and all afternoon. No reservations for small groups means a queue at peak, but the turnover is quick and the seafood is the freshest in town.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best restaurant in Cannes?
La Palme d'Or at the Hotel Martinez is the best restaurant in Cannes itself, holding two Michelin stars under chef Christian Sinicropi at 73 Boulevard de la Croisette. For a second two-star option, Bruno Oger's Villa Archange sits just above town in Le Cannet. Both need booking well ahead, especially during the May film festival when the whole town competes for tables.
Where do celebrities eat during the Cannes Film Festival?
La Petite Maison de Nicole and the Croisette palace-hotel dining rooms are the festival's see-and-be-seen lunches, while La Palme d'Or at the Martinez handles the formal dinners. Tables in the second half of May are booked out weeks ahead and prices rise sharply. If you want the food without the scene, Astoux et Brun near the old port stays reliable and walk-in friendly.
How expensive is dining in Cannes?
A two-Michelin-star tasting menu in Cannes runs from about €180 to €210 and up before wine, while a seafood plateau at Astoux et Brun is roughly €50 to €90 and bistro mains sit around €30 to €60. Prices spike during the May film festival, when even mid-range tables command a premium. Off-season and at lunch you will pay noticeably less.
Do you need to book restaurants in Cannes in advance?
Yes, especially for the Michelin-starred rooms and during the May film festival. La Palme d'Or and Villa Archange should be booked weeks ahead, and La Petite Maison's festival lunches go quickly. Astoux et Brun is the exception, taking walk-ins for smaller groups with a fast-moving queue. Outside festival season, a few days' notice is usually enough for most tables.
On the Riviera
La Palme d'Or · Villa Archange · Astoux et Brun · La Petite Maison