Top summer destinations to explore this season
The French Riviera is gearing up to be a hotspot for summer 2024, with a plethora of exceptional dining experiences on offer. Here are some of the highly recommended restaurants that have made it to the summer 2024/2025 guides.
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Cap Camarat near Saint-Tropez
Chez Camille is renowned for its iconic wood-fired bouillabaisse and traditional Mediterranean seafood dishes, all served in a peaceful, seaside setting.
Ramatuelle
Les Moulins de Ramatuelle offers a timeless atmosphere in a lush garden, perfect for early dinners, with a large pétanque court.
In the same town, La Réserve is a beautiful, kid-friendly beach restaurant, while Verde Beach serves modern Mediterranean dishes with stunning views across the bay. Loulou restaurant has also opened a location towards the northern end of the legendary Plage Pampelonne, offering wonderful local produce with reverential simplicity.
Saint-Tropez
Le Sénéquier is a Saint-Tropez classic known for coffee, ice cream, and people-watching. Pan Dei Palais at Hotel Airelles offers a calm courtyard setting with excellent food and a relaxed, chic vibe.
Other Recommendations
La Merenda in Nice and Casa Buono in Truccio on the nearby Italian Riviera are also highly recommended, emphasizing the Italian influence in the region’s cuisine.
Iconic Dishes
Some of the iconic dishes to try include ratatouille, salade Niçoise, stuffed zucchini flowers, fish alla Ligure, spaghetti alla Genovese, tarte tropézienne, socca, and pissaladière.
Beyond the French Riviera
Regarding restaurants in Italy, Greece, Croatia, and the Balearics, the search results did not provide detailed or named recommendations for summer 2024. However, if you need details on must-visit restaurants for these areas, I can supply trusted options based on up-to-date knowledge.
Other Notable Restaurants
Calilo in Ios is a resort on an east-facing bay, known for its field-to-fork ethos, fresh produce, and salads, vegetables, and honey from its own kitchen garden and beehive.
Carpe Diem Beach is located on the island of Marinkovac off Hvar, offering night swimming, clubs, cabanas, sushi, and beach-club classics like burgers and steaks.
La Fontelina is a restaurant perfectly positioned on the west side of the peninsula that ends in the iconic Faraglioni Rocks in Capri.
Lo Scoglio da Tommaso is a beach-side restaurant with three dining areas located at Marina del Cantone, below Nerano, serving classic Mediterranean fare, fresh from the sea and the De Simone's family farm.
Nammos in Mykonos serves Mediterranean cuisine with gentle Asian tweaks and sushi, located on an exclusive resort complex beach.
Dream Beach Club by Conca del Sogno in Nerano offers a huge range of lounging areas, fantastic cocktails, gin-clear waters, and excellent dining, especially seafood. It is tucked away in Recommone Bay near Nerano on the southern tip of the Sorrentine Peninsula.
Cala Duo in Formentera is a new venture overlooking the azure waters of Es Cavall d'en Borras, known for its great service, wonderful vibe, fantastic seafood, spectacular mojitos, and amazing views.
10.7 is a restaurant in Formentera, facing south-west on Playa Migjorn, known for its turquoise waters, sunset toasting, Asian-influenced Mediterranean dishes, and sushi.
There are still a few yachts with summer availability for those tempted to visit these red-hot restaurants. Enjoy your culinary adventures in the French Riviera and beyond!
- In addition to the exceptional dining experiences of the French Riviera, you may also want to explore home-and-garden lifestyles by visiting the lush garden of Les Moulins de Ramatuelle or the kitchen garden at Calilo in Ios, combining travel with a taste of local produce.
- After indulging in the Mediterranean dishes of the French Riviera, consider broadening your horizons with travel to other iconic destinations such as the island of Mykonos, home to Nammos restaurant, or Formentera, home to Cala Duo and 10.7 restaurant, for a diverse culinary adventure beyond the French Riviera.
