Gourmet escape in Principality of Monaco

A gourmet escape in the Principality of Monaco: a journey through chic stops and organic addresses for an itinerary between taste and well-being on the French Riviera

The Principality of Monaco welcomes tourists and visitors with a tourist offer that allows you to embark on a journey in search of taste and well-being, including chic stops and organic products to discover the flavors that characterize the varied Monegasque gastronomic proposal.

An ideal itinerary to discover the Principality can start from the La Marée restaurant, on the top floor of the Port Palace Hotel for a lunch overlooking the Mediterranean, including dishes and delights that evoke the flavors and aromas of this land.

The afternoon continues in the most glamorous district of Monaco, the brand new One Monte-Carlo, which extends between the Hotel Hermitage and the Place du Casino.

Here shopping and a stop at Mada One, where you can taste their famous Mad’Champagne Tea.

It is a chic and informal restaurant designed by Marcel Ravin, where the starred Chef proposes a renewed concept of haute cuisine to eat on the spot or take away.

Night at Monte-Carlo

An idea for an aperitif is the Blue Bay of the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resorts; Here you can taste finger food, prepared with zero kilometer products from the hotel garden, looked after by the start-up Terre de Monaco.

For dinner, a gourmet and exotic option is the Yoshi restaurant, with its Japanese-inspired starred dishes all to be enjoyed in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, designed by architect Didier Gomez.

Alternatively, the Elsa restaurant (1 Michelin star), under the hat of chef Benoit Witz, will offer its guests a menu consisting exclusively of local organic products.

Two other addresses for a gourmet dinner are Maya Jah to discover Indian and Moroccan-inspired dishes, and Ômer signed by Chef Alain Ducasse.

Here you can taste Mediterranean and oriental creations with dishes that combine Meze with Souvlaki and Patatas Bravas, in an ambitious fusion project that unites all Mediterranean cuisines.

At the end of the evening we recommend a visit to the Métropole to taste an organic honey cocktail on the most fashionable terrace in Munich – the Odyssey terrace, designed by Karl Lagerfeld. For a chic after dinner, the right idea is a glass of wine at the Wine Palace of the Yacht Club de Monaco.

A day in Monte-Carlo

The ideal breakfast is at Cova, a place where you can rediscover all the style and traditions of the renowned Milanese pastry shop, exactly in Boulevards des Moulins, in the heart of Monte-Carlo.

To discover the most unexpected Monaco, you can visit the Condamine market, a historic place and meeting point for local producers, florists and greengrocers.

In the afternoon, why not take a scenic bike tour? With the Monabike electric bicycles it is possible to cross the whole country and reach the romantic port of Fontivieille for a fresh and aphrodisiac snack.

At Les Perles di Monte-Carlo you can enjoy an oyster tasting at the foot of the Palazzo dei Principi Grimaldi.

In the Principality, digestives are also organic, in fact at the Orangerie it is possible to taste a glass of orange liqueur, thanks to a sustainable project aimed at enhancing the bitter oranges of the area.