La Sassa

La Sassa, Nonza: Should You Book?

If you came to La Sassa once and left satisfied, a second visit will confirm what that first meal suggested: this is a venue that holds its standard. The Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 is not incidental — it reflects consistency in a category where many village restaurants in Corsica plateau quickly. The question on a return visit is not whether the kitchen delivers, but whether the service and value proposition still add up the way you remember. At a €€ price point, they do.

Nonza itself is one of the more remote settings for a Michelin-recognised restaurant in France. The village sits on Cap Corse's western edge, above a black-pebbled beach, and dining here is a deliberate act — you don't pass through Nonza on the way to somewhere else. That isolation shapes the experience at La Sassa in a way that matters for how you should frame your expectations: this is not a city restaurant with Corsican ingredients bolted on. It is a Mediterranean kitchen operating from a genuinely regional position, and the Michelin Plate signals that inspectors found the cooking worth the detour. For a special occasion in northern Corsica, that credential carries weight.

The cuisine type listed is Mediterranean, which in this context likely means Corsican produce treated with technique , the kind of regional cooking that sits closer to Mirazur in Menton in its geographic logic, if not its ambition or price tier. If you want to benchmark what rigorous Mediterranean regionalism looks like at higher price points and starred levels, La Brezza in Ascona or Il Buco in Sorrento offer useful comparisons. La Sassa does not operate at those levels of technical ambition or price, and it shouldn't be judged as if it does. At €€, it is making a different argument: accessible, place-rooted Mediterranean cooking with enough polish to earn Michelin's attention.

On the question of service philosophy , which is central to whether La Sassa earns its price , the venue's Google rating of 4.6 from 2,405 reviews is a meaningful signal. A rating that high, across that volume of reviews, in a village restaurant suggests service is doing real work here. In remote dining destinations, service can often be the weak link: kitchens that cook well but front-of-house that feels informal to the point of neglect. La Sassa's volume of positive feedback implies this is not the case. For a celebration dinner or a date night in Corsica, that consistency matters. You are not gambling on whether the room will feel right. The evidence points toward an operation that understands its guests are making an effort to be there, and responds accordingly.

For special occasions specifically, the €€ price band is one of the more compelling aspects of the case for booking. Corsica is not a cheap destination in peak summer, and finding a Michelin-recognised restaurant at this price tier , rather than the €€€ or €€€€ entry points of comparable French regional dining , makes La Sassa a practical choice for celebratory meals that don't require budget heroics. Compare that to the investment required at Arpège in Paris, Bras in Laguiole, or Flocons de Sel in Megève, and the value case becomes clear. You are accessing Michelin-level recognition at a fraction of those price points, in a setting you will not find replicated on the French mainland.

Booking is rated Easy. Given Nonza's remoteness and the restaurant's profile, this is worth taking seriously as logistical advice: do not assume easy booking means the restaurant is empty or unloved. It means that, relative to harder-to-book Michelin venues where reservations require weeks of planning, La Sassa offers a more accessible path in. That said, peak summer on Cap Corse draws significant visitor traffic, and a Michelin Plate restaurant in a village of this size will fill on busy weekends. Book ahead, particularly for Saturday evenings or if you are visiting in July or August. The geographic reality of Nonza , minimal accommodation, one road in , means last-minute decisions carry more risk than they would in a city.

For broader context on dining in the region, see our full Nonza restaurants guide. If you are building a longer stay around the meal, our Nonza hotels guide and our Nonza experiences guide cover the accommodation and activity options nearby. The Nonza bars guide and wineries guide are also worth checking if you are spending more than a day on Cap Corse.

If you want an alternative in the immediate area before committing to La Sassa, Boccafine is the one modern cuisine option to compare against in Nonza itself.

Know Before You Go

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is La Sassa good for solo dining? Probably yes, though the venue's exact seat configuration is not confirmed in available data. At the €€ price point with Mediterranean cuisine, solo dining here is a practical option , you are not facing the financial commitment of a multi-course tasting menu at a starred restaurant. In a village setting like Nonza, solo diners are often well-served at smaller, owner-run Mediterranean restaurants where counter or table-for-one seating is standard. That said, Nonza requires deliberate travel, so factor in your logistics before making the trip alone.
• Is La Sassa worth the price? Yes, clearly. Two consecutive Michelin Plates at a €€ price tier is a strong value signal. You are getting Michelin-recognised cooking without the €€€€ investment required at comparable French regional destinations like Troisgros in Ouches or Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern. If you are already in Corsica, the price argument is direct. If you are travelling specifically for the meal, factor in the travel cost to Nonza , the restaurant alone is worth it, but the full trip requires planning.
• Can La Sassa accommodate groups? Specific capacity data is not available, but village restaurants at this price point in France typically accommodate small-to-medium groups. If you are bringing six or more people to Nonza, call or contact directly well in advance , no phone number is listed in current data, so reach out via local tourism contacts or check for updated contact details closer to your visit. Groups visiting in peak summer should treat this as a priority booking, not a walk-in opportunity.
• What should I wear to La Sassa? No dress code is listed, and at €€ in a Corsican village, smart casual is the appropriate call. You will not need formal attire. The Michelin Plate signals a kitchen that takes its food seriously, but in a Cap Corse village setting, the room is unlikely to expect or demand the kind of dress formality you would bring to a four-rosette city restaurant. Think well-dressed for dinner, not black-tie.
• Is the tasting menu worth it at La Sassa? No tasting menu has been confirmed in available data for La Sassa. Given the €€ price range and Mediterranean cuisine positioning, the menu is more likely à la carte or a shorter set menu rather than a long multi-course format. If you are comparing against tasting-menu experiences at places like La Table du Castellet or Les Prés d'Eugénie, that is a different price tier and format entirely. Book La Sassa for what it is: a regionally-grounded Mediterranean meal with Michelin-level quality at an accessible price.
• What are alternatives to La Sassa in Nonza? Within Nonza, Boccafine is the main modern cuisine alternative. For a fuller picture of what the region offers, our Nonza restaurants guide covers the options across the village and Cap Corse more broadly. If you are willing to travel further on the island for a higher-ambition meal, Corsica's broader dining scene has options worth considering , though none currently match La Sassa's combination of Michelin recognition and €€ pricing in this specific area.