Restaurant in Nice, France
Michelin-flagged ambition at a reasonable price.
Le Canon holds two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024–2025) and a 4.4 Google rating from nearly 450 reviews — all at the €€ price point, which makes it one of the more compelling value propositions in Nice's modern dining scene. Book for a special occasion or a considered dinner without the commitment of the city's €€€€ tier. Easiest to book in spring or autumn, when produce is at its peak and the room is calmer than August.
At the €€ price point, Le Canon is one of the more considered bets in Nice for modern cuisine with some genuine ambition behind it. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) confirm this is a kitchen doing something right — and doing it at a price that makes it accessible for a wider range of occasions than the city's €€€€ tier. If you are deciding between a reliable, well-priced modern dining room and the heavier spend of somewhere like L'Aromate or Le Chantecler, Le Canon earns a clear recommendation for anyone who wants quality cooking without committing to a full tasting-menu budget.
Le Canon is on Rue Meyerbeer, which puts it in the smarter residential corridor between the seafront and the old quarter , a neighbourhood that skews local professional rather than tourist-heavy. The address alone signals a dining room sized for neighbourhood regulars: expect a compact, considered space rather than a sprawling hotel restaurant. That intimacy works in its favour for a date or a two-person celebration. For larger groups, the room's likely scale means you should call ahead and confirm what configuration is available , this is not the kind of place to walk in with six people and expect it to flex around you. The physical environment at Le Canon, based on its positioning and style category, reads as the sort of room where the table setting and the food do the talking, not chandeliers or a theatre-style open kitchen.
The single most important factor in timing your visit to Le Canon is what the Riviera's seasonal rhythm does to the menu and the room. Nice's modern kitchens draw heavily from Provençal and Ligurian produce, meaning spring and autumn are when the cooking tends to be at its most interesting. Spring brings artichauts de Nice, asparagus, and early courgette flowers; autumn shifts toward mushrooms, chestnuts, and the richer flavours that suit a kitchen working in the modern cuisine register. Summer , particularly July and August , brings the tourist surge that changes the dynamic of every restaurant in the city. The food does not get worse, but the room fills with a different clientele and pressure on tables increases. If this is a special occasion visit, May, June, or September give you the combination of peak produce, pleasant evening temperatures for walking to and from dinner, and a dining room that has not yet hit peak-season capacity stress. Winter in Nice is mild by northern European standards, and January through March is when you will find the city's restaurants at their most relaxed , a good window if you want attentive service and a quieter room, even if the menu leans toward heartier preparations rather than the bright, vegetable-forward plates the region is known for in warmer months.
For a special occasion specifically, the calculation is direct: avoid August, target May or September, and book in the evening when the room settles into its natural pace rather than the quicker lunch turnover.
A Michelin Plate across two consecutive years means the Guide's inspectors consider Le Canon a kitchen worth flagging , it falls short of a Star, but the Plate designation indicates honest, quality cooking that is executed with consistency. At the €€ price level in Nice, that two-year recognition is meaningful. The Google rating of 4.4 from 447 reviews adds a further layer of confidence: this is not a venue coasting on a single strong season or inflated by a press moment. For context on what starred cooking looks like at higher price points on the Côte d'Azur, Mirazur in Menton sits at the leading of the regional hierarchy , Le Canon is a very different commitment, both in spend and in format, but it occupies a legitimate and well-evidenced position a step below that tier.
For a celebration dinner, Le Canon's value proposition is that it delivers a Michelin-recognised experience without the psychological weight of a €€€€ bill. That matters for occasions where you want the evening to feel considered and not rushed, but you do not need the full ceremony of a formal tasting menu. The restaurant's neighbourhood setting on Rue Meyerbeer also means the arrival and departure feel like a real local experience rather than a hotel dining room or a tourist-circuit address. Combine dinner here with a walk along the Promenade des Anglais or drinks at one of the bars in the area , see our full Nice bars guide for options , and you have an evening that holds together well. For context on what else Nice offers at the leading of the occasion-dining tier, ONICE and Chabrol are worth looking at if budget is less of a constraint.
Nice sits in a productive region for anyone interested in serious French cooking. The Côte d'Azur connects northward to Alpine kitchens like Flocons de Sel in Megève and westward to the broader network of destination restaurants across France, from Arpège in Paris to Bras in Laguiole. Within the city, Le Canon sits in a mid-tier that is genuinely underserved , most of the recognised ambition in Nice congregates at the higher price points. That gap is what makes a Michelin Plate at €€ worth paying attention to. For a broader sense of what the city's restaurant scene looks like across price points and styles, our full Nice restaurants guide is the right starting point. You might also look at L'Alchimie if you are building a short list of modern-leaning options in the city. And for those planning a longer regional trip, the dining benchmarks set by Troisgros in Ouches, Maison Lameloise in Chagny, and Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or provide useful context for what French culinary ambition looks like at different scales and price points. Le Canon is not competing with those addresses , but understanding the range makes its own position clearer.
Yes, with some caveats. The €€ price point and neighbourhood setting make it a reasonable solo option , you are not committing to a long tasting menu or a large bill. The compact room may suit a single diner better than a larger group configuration, and a seat at a smaller table or counter position (if available) would be worth requesting. For solo diners specifically, lunch service tends to be more comfortable than a full evening booking at a celebration-oriented table.
At the €€ tier with two Michelin Plates and a 4.4 Google rating from nearly 450 reviews, yes , Le Canon offers consistent quality at a price that is well below what you would spend at comparable recognition levels in Paris or Lyon. It is not the cheapest meal in Nice, but it is a well-evidenced spend. If your benchmark for value is raw price, there are cheaper options in the city. If your benchmark is quality per euro, Le Canon is a strong performer in its tier.
The venue database does not confirm whether a tasting menu is offered, so this cannot be answered with certainty. At the €€ price point, a full tasting format would be unusual , it is more likely that Le Canon operates on a set menu or a short à la carte. If a tasting menu is important to your decision, verify directly with the restaurant before booking. For Michelin-starred tasting menus in the region, Mirazur in Menton is the area's reference point.
No dress code is listed in the venue record, but the combination of a Michelin Plate, a Rue Meyerbeer address, and the €€ price point suggests smart casual is the safe call , think neat separates rather than formal dress or beachwear. Nice dining at this level does not typically enforce strict dress codes, but arriving underdressed in a Michelin-recognised room is unnecessary. Business casual or a relaxed evening outfit will be appropriate in any season.
Yes , it is well-suited for a birthday dinner, anniversary, or a date where you want the food to feel considered without the full ceremony of a starred restaurant. The Michelin Plate gives you a credible quality signal, the €€ price means you can focus on enjoying the evening rather than calculating the bill, and the neighbourhood setting on Rue Meyerbeer is more atmospheric than a tourist-corridor address. For a higher-investment occasion, Le Chantecler or ONICE offer a more formal register.
Book ahead rather than walk in, especially for weekend evenings. The Michelin Plate recognition means the room will fill with diners who have done their research , this is not an undiscovered local secret. The €€ price point means the bill will not shock you, but do not confuse accessible pricing with low ambition: the kitchen is working at a level above what the price suggests. If you are visiting Nice for the first time and want broader dining context, start with our full Nice restaurants guide and our Nice wineries guide for regional wine background that will inform what you are likely to see on the list.
Le Canon on Rue Meyerbeer is a reasonable solo choice at the €€ price point — the modern cuisine format tends to suit counter or smaller table seating without social awkwardness. That said, confirm table availability for one when booking, as Michelin Plate restaurants in Nice at this tier can prioritise covers of two or more during peak service. If solo dining comfort is your priority, La Merenda's compact room and no-reservation format may suit you better.
At €€, Le Canon is one of the more defensible spends in Nice for modern cuisine with a Michelin Plate behind it two years running — the Guide's inspectors consider it a kitchen worth flagging, which at this price band is a meaningful signal. It sits below the financial commitment of a Star-level restaurant while delivering recognisable culinary ambition. For pure value-per-plate at the €€ tier, Flaveur is the sharper competitor, but Le Canon holds its own for the Rue Meyerbeer location and format.
Tasting menu details are not confirmed in available data for Le Canon, so the format and pricing cannot be verified here. What is confirmed is that the kitchen carries two consecutive Michelin Plates, which suggests a level of craft that typically supports a structured menu format. Check directly at 23 Rue Meyerbeer or ask when booking whether a tasting option is available on your preferred date.
Le Canon sits in the smarter residential corridor between Nice's seafront and old quarter — the neighbourhood context and Michelin Plate recognition suggest the room skews towards a polished but not black-tie crowd. No dress code is documented for this venue, but arriving in neat, put-together clothing is the practical call for a Michelin-flagged modern cuisine restaurant at this address. Overly casual dress would read as out of place.
Le Canon is a credible choice for a celebration dinner specifically because it delivers Michelin-recognised cooking at the €€ tier — you get the credential without the €€€€ bill that accompanies starred restaurants nearby. Two consecutive Michelin Plates confirm the kitchen is consistent, which matters when the meal needs to land. For a more intimate or landmark occasion with a higher budget, JAN in Nice operates at a higher price point with stronger occasion-dining infrastructure.
Le Canon is at 23 Rue Meyerbeer, in the stretch between the Promenade des Anglais and the old town — easy to reach, not a destination that requires hunting. It carries Michelin Plate recognition for 2024 and 2025, which places it above the everyday restaurant tier but below starred dining. At €€, expect modern cuisine with genuine kitchen intention behind it; this is not a tourist-trap address. Book ahead — Michelin-listed rooms at this price in Nice fill quickly, particularly in summer.
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