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Riviera grills and Provençal butchers. 10 steakhouses and 4 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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Steakhouse
Smaller-format outpost of Riccardo Giraudi's Monaco-born Beefbar group near the Cours Saleya, serving imported Black Angus and Wagyu cuts.
Steakhouse
Family-run city-centre restaurant serving Niçoise and Mediterranean dishes, with aged beef and grilled meats as a feature of the menu.
Steakhouse
Small evening-only steakhouse in the old town that grills beef on Big Green Egg kamados, including tasting boards of cuts from Argentina, Brazil, the USA and Australia.
Steakhouse
Argentine bistro overlooking the port of Nice, grilling Angus cuts such as ribeye, sirloin, skirt and a shared picanha on the parrilla.
Steakhouse
Old-town grill house near Place Saint-François serving Portuguese and Niçois dishes, with grilled beef such as entrecôte and rib of beef alongside grilled fish.
Steakhouse
Seafront grill restaurant on the Promenade des Anglais whose menu lists grilled meats for one or two people and a section of aged cuts.
Steakhouse
Stone-walled grill restaurant near the Jean-Médecin area with a central open fire where côte de bœuf, onglet and mixed grills are cooked over embers; open seven days a…
Steakhouse
Budget-friendly plancha grill near Nice station serving grilled Angus beef, côte de bœuf and burgers on sharing boards, open daily from noon.
Steakhouse
Old Town steakhouse with a dry-ageing cabinet visible from the dining room, grilling aged beef over a wood fire and carving large sharing cuts such as T-bone for two at…
Steakhouse
Central branch of the French steakhouse chain near Place Masséna, grilling French-origin and specialty-breed beef over embers, from entrecôte and T-bone to a roughly 1…
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Butcher & supplier · Retail · Wholesale
Long-established Cimiez butcher, described in local press as one of the most reputed in Nice; Philippe Leto has been named among France's best craft butchers.
Butcher & supplier
Family butcher-charcutier in the old town, known locally as 'Chez Francis', offering a wide range of meats and house charcuterie.
Butcher & supplier
Butcher-caterer on the Corniche with its own ageing cellar for beef.
Butcher & supplier
Butcher-charcutier-traiteur near the Port of Nice (company Puharre) with an ageing cabinet of imported beef breeds including Galician, Angus, Simmental and Wagyu, some…
Local tips
Aged beef is sold as viande maturée, with the number of days on the label.
Charolais is rich and well-marbled for France; Limousine is finer-grained and leaner.
Restaurants cook rarer than in the US. Saignant is closer to rare than medium rare.