Café des Musiciens

Rating: 12.5
Author: Gault&Millau

13 Avenue Auber, 06000 Nice, France

12.5/20
Gourmet Restaurant

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Location: Nice
Chef: Christopher Edwards
Cooking: French | Local | Mediterranean
Services: Terrace
Style: With family, With friends

Budget (€)

Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

24 to 28

Gault&Millau's review 2026

12,5/20

Gourmet Restaurant

Chef Christopher Edwards left his native Adelaide, Australia, while Charlotte Léon, his wife and front-of-house man, left Champagne. A few years in Paris, at Le Saint-Sébastien in the 11? arrondissement, then the call of the sea (and the sun) led them to Nice, where they've been settled for the past year and a half. It's in the Musiciens district that the couple delight diners at lunchtime and in the evenings, with recipes that blend boldness and tradition. The chef revisits bourgeois and Nice cuisine with a playful touch, sometimes borrowing from world cuisines, such as Japanese takoyaki for his pissaladière or Australian beef and ale pie. Don't miss out on the mayo eggs, runners-up in the 2022 World Cup, which may seem simple but are formidable. We finish with a few nuns' farts, well-scented with orange blossom, while savoring our beaumes-de-venise, the symbol of a modest but serious cellar. Café des Musiciens, with its €28 three-course menu, transforms every meal into a culinary adventure in which simplicity becomes irresistible.