CAFES AND RESTAURANTS
Eating out in Monaco is expensive and if you don’t book in advance you
may find it difficult to get a seat in a restaurant. It’s busy, particularly
on Grand Prix weekends.
The best areas for eating out in Monaco are Monaco-Ville and the harbour quarter,
La Condamine. You can choose from cuisines reflecting both the French and Italian
influences. Cheap restaurants line the block near the train station and around
the Marchè Forville and in the old section of Monaco east of the palace.
Restaurant le Croco, Rue Louis Blanc. Pizzas, grilled meat and fish and shish
kebabs. One of the cheaper restaurants in Cannes.
MARKETS
Place Gambetta, food market, morning time, open Tuesday to Sunday (daily in summer).
Marchè Forville, north of Place Bernard Cornut Gentille, open Tuesday
to Sunday (daily in summer)
There is a daily market by the station every morning.
FAST FOOD
For cheap crepes and pizzas try the Creperie-Pizzeria du Rocher (12 Rue C. Felix
Gastaldi).
LAM Traiteur (4 Rue de la Turbie) is near the hostel and serves cheap chinese
+ vietnamese food.
The La Condamine section of town is good for cheap food stalls.
BARS AND ENTERTAINMENT
The Monte Carlo casino is a good place to get a drink and watch other people
risk their money. However there is an entry fee to the gaming rooms and you must
be over 21 years to enter. Shorts are not allowed and men must wear a tie and
jacket after 9pm in the Salons Prives.
Monte Carlo nightlife is mostly glitzy and expensive. There are several old-style
cabaret shows, notably the Cabaret in the Casino Gardens. For a more youthful
atmosphere, try Stars'n'Bars, an American-style bar with a restaurant and disco,
or the Monte Carlo Sporting Club where you'll find a choice of entertainments,
including Jimmy'z disco.
