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Top food to try in Nice

6 dishes to eat in Nice, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Socca

Socca
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A chickpea flour pancake baked in a wood oven, cut with a spatula and eaten hot with pepper.

2. Salade niçoise

Salade niçoise
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No potato, no green beans, no cooked vegetables — the local version is raw and includes anchovy.

3. Pissaladière

Pissaladière
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A flatbread with slow-cooked onion, anchovy and olives, sold by the slice.

4. Petits farcis

Petits farcis
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Vegetables stuffed with meat and breadcrumbs, baked and eaten warm or cold.

5. Pan bagnat

Pan bagnat
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The salade niçoise pressed into a round loaf and left to soak.

6. Provençal rosé

Provençal rosé
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Pale, dry and drunk cold — the region's dominant wine.

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