Netjets US Summer 2023

COASTAL CHIC
Facing page: Club La Vigie
Monte-Carlo.
Previous page: The view from
Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat,
A Four Seasons Hotel.
© MONTE-CARLO SOCIÉTÉ DES BAINS DE MER; PREVIOUS SPREAD: CHRISTIAN HORAN
MAKE IT NICE
The Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel (anantara.com) is the city’s new
pride and joy: a meticulously restored 1848-built landmark
set back behind the seafront Promenade des Anglais in Nice’s
“Golden Triangle” shopping district. Under new management
by the Thailand-based hotel group Anantara, which designed
its first French ultra-stylish luxe property with a nod to
Nice’s rich heritage, deep comfort abounds. The luminous
contemporary-style 151 rooms and suites, awash with Decoinspired
furnishings and a soothing mix of cream, gray, and
teal, give out to the sea. High points: the sprawling rooftop bar
and restaurant SEEN by Olivier, serving a combo of Asian and
Niçoise dishes and local wines, and the spa, featuring bespoke
treatments with organic seaweed and essential oils.
No one leaves Nice without a visit to Le Negresco (hotelnegresco-nice.com),
the city’s landmark pink and white
wedding-cake grande dame across from the Promenade
des Anglais. Begin in the lobby, where the modern world
pales beside the glitter of a huge Baccarat chandelier and
a dazzling glass and metal dome designed by Gustave Eiffel,
chockablock with museum-quality art from every era. Each
of the sumptuous 128 rooms (including 15 newly refurbished
rooms and sea-view suites) are unique, decked out with
precious antique furnishings from Louis XVI and Napoleon III
pomp and circumstance. Modernity reigns at the Michelinstar
restaurant Le Chantecler, helmed by chef Virginie
Basselot, who excels in innovative Riviera-inspired dishes.
The Negresco’s elegant walnut-walled bar with live jazz and
the new private beach club are other standouts.
At sunset, visit the antiques district and experience the
lively atmosphere at Rouge (rouge-restaurant.fr) wine bar,
where the locals flock for natural vintage, top-notch limited
editions, and locally brewed beer. The organic small-plate
menu (mini-portions of Spanish-inspired or Southern French
dishes) includes charcuterie platters, tuna tartare with yuzu
and raspberry, squid à la plancha, barbajuans (fried cheese
and Swiss-chard ravioli), and a tasty pork knuckle burger. Try
the unctuous lemon cream dessert.
On the trendy backstreets of the Port, Les Agitateurs
(lesagitateurs.com) is the new kid on the block, a Michelinstarred
restaurant headed by a trio of young experimental
chefs, Juliette, Samuel, and Pierre-Jean. Call it pure poetry on
a plate: an inspired cuisine of delicately assembled creations
with the very finest ingredients. The three menus feature
dishes including asparagus in green curry, purple-coated
gnocchi infused with beets and red wine, a fusion of San Remo
prawns and Hanoi pork, and luscious caramel and nougat ice
cream for dessert.
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport to Nice: 5 miles
Lunching Around
A Nice icon, LE PLONGEOIR
(leplongeoir.com) was originally
a Belle-Époque-built gazebo
restaurant—formerly a beach
club for cocktails—that now
offers a yacht-like experience
with a multi-level dining deck
extending over the sea. The
Deco-style diving board is pure
décor, but the Mediterranean
fare is the real deal. Try the
zucchini flower fritters, grilled
sea bass with spinach gnocchi,
and an iced chocolate truffle
dessert.
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