Is La Merenda worth it in a day?
Worth itIn a day
Even on a tight schedule, La Merenda earns the hours.
Allow 1–1.5 hours.
Backless stools, hand-painted ceramics, a chalkboard and barely a dozen tables crammed against the kitchen — the deliberate, beloved antidote to a tourist-trap terrace. The pull is the disconnect: a two-star talent cooking grandmother's Niçois food for cash, by reservation in person only.
- Price
- Modest for the quality; cash only
- Time
- 1–1.5 hours
- Last verified
- 2026-06-17
Is La Merenda worth it…
How we verified
- Run by Dominique Le Stanc (formerly two Michelin stars at the Negresco), it is cash-only with no phone — bookings made in person; ~4 Rue Raoul Bosio, lunch and dinner Tue–Fri only. · guide.michelin.com
- The kitchen turns out traditional Niçois dishes — pissaladière, tripes à la niçoise, stockfish, tourte de blettes and tarte au citron. · guide.michelin.com
- Supporting source · riviera-buzz.com