A Belle Époque resort in a bowl of cliffs, a Greek villa on the bay and lemon trees in 'Little Africa' – the beaches, the walks and the bars, in one guide.
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3 ✱ tables · 4 Key hotels
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In this guide
Every table and hotel the MICHELIN inspectors have chosen in Beaulieu-sur-Mer – 3 starred, 5 more restaurants and 4 hotels – on one map, with our own stories as we write them.
Théodore Reinach's ancient Greek house on the bay, open 10:00–17:00 from October; €15, €10 for ages 7–17, free under 7. The 15:30 guided tour on Friday 30 October is cancelled.
Walk round to the esplanade of the old Batterie (1862) for the view over the port, the fishermen's pointus and the Belle Époque villas of the Petite Afrique; free, open every day.
The Département's 3 km 'Isthme de Saint-Jean' loop from the casino: Baie des Fourmis, Promenade Rouvier, the Villa Ephrussi (open 10:00–18:00 until 1 November) and back by the chemin des Moulins; about two hours plus the visit.
A relaxed gastropub on boulevard du Maréchal Leclerc – Mediterranean dishes with Asian notes, wine, cocktails and craft beer; lunch 12:00–14:30 (closed Tuesday and Wednesday out of season).
Sunday 1 November is an Italian-market day on place Marinoni (08:00–16:00): cheeses, charcuterie, fresh pasta, focaccia, olive oil, wine and biscuits from Italian producers.
From below the casino, the flat 2 km seafront path to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat – about 30 minutes, fine with a pushchair – past David Niven's former villa; bus 15 back from Saint-Jean.
✱ MICHELIN star · Bib Gourmand: good cooking at a fair price · ◆ selected in the Guide · € to €€€€: the Guide's own price bands, from «on a budget» to «spare no expense».
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Sunset and drinks
Where to drink
Rooftops over the port, cocktails and a gastropub in town – and La Réserve's palace bar from spring.
La Réserve's wood-panelled bar opening onto the Mediterranean: signature cocktails, revisited classics, rare spirits and prestige champagnes, with a lounge menu from chef Julien Roucheteau.
A relaxed gastropub with wines, cocktails and craft beers, big sporting events on the screen and a menu that mixes the Mediterranean with Asian flavours.
Sources: the Nice Côte d'Azur tourist office's 2026–2027 Beaulieu-sur-Mer guide, Côte d'Azur France listings and the bars' own pages, read 27 October 2026.
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Where to stay
The hotels worth the trip
The MICHELIN Guide's Keys first – its mark for hotels with character, service and a sense of place – then the rest of its selection and the ones we would book ourselves.
A climb above the town into the sheltered 'Little Africa', where oranges, lemons, mimosa and bananas thrive in the microclimate, then back down through pines with views over the bay.
Past The pedestrian rue Gallieni and rue du Marché, St Michael's Anglican church and the wooded Vallon de la Murta, Boulevard Édouard VII and the Suffia quarter
All year, weather permitting; access may be closed in wind or swell – check with the tourist office (+33 4 89 22 47 31).
Steps and a few road sections; no source covers pushchairs.
Start: Behind the Sacré-Cœur church in the town centre (rue Gallieni), or from the port
3 km · 2 hours, plus a visit to the Villa Ephrussi · BeginnerIsthme de Saint-Jean
A loop over the neck of the Cap Ferrat peninsula with views of both bays – Beaulieu to the east, the rade of Villefranche to the west – and the Rothschild villa halfway round.
Past The Baie des Fourmis, The Promenade Maurice Rouvier and David Niven's former villa, The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its gardens
All year (Département 06). Train station and bus stops near the start.
A 250 m stretch along the RM 25 road needs care (Département 06).
Start: Casino de Beaulieu, seafront car park (opposite the Villa Kérylos)
A self-guided trail through the hotels, villas and churches built when Beaulieu turned from a hamlet into a winter resort for English and Slavic visitors.
Past Palais des Anglais (1885), St Michael's Anglican church (1893), The Tennis Club (1899), where Suzanne Lenglen played in 1921
All year, every day. Free.
Free, self-guided with the town's map; no source covers pushchairs.
Start: Tourist office, 38 boulevard du Maréchal Leclerc (trail map available there)
Sources: the Beaulieu-sur-Mer tourist office's walks booklet and Belle Époque trail map, the Département des Alpes-Maritimes Randoxygène guide and Côte d'Azur France, read 27 October 2026. Coastal paths close in rough seas – check before you set off.
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With kids
Beaulieu-sur-Mer for children
Two pebble beaches, a playground under the pines, a Greek villa to explore and whale-watching from the port.
Museum · Ages Free under 7; reduced rate 7–17.Villa Kérylos
Théodore Reinach's dream of an ancient Greek house (1902–1908), built round an open courtyard with frescoes, mosaics and a gallery of life-size casts of famous Greek statues – a history lesson children can walk through.
Four-and-a-half-hour outings on a fast boat, ten passengers at most, to look for the dolphins, whales and turtles of the Pelagos sanctuary under the 'High Quality Whale Watching' label.
Listed as operating every day through 2026 except 1 and 11 November and 25 December.
A dive school aboard the sailing boat Cétacéa: first dives, snorkelling, freediving tasters, children's swimming lessons and citizen-science outings to log the cetaceans of the Pelagos sanctuary.
An art-house cinema showing new films (French and subtitled originals), 3D, ciné-conferences and live opera and ballet – a rainy-afternoon standby by the beach.
Programme on the cinema's site; open-air screenings at the Théâtre de la Batterie in July and August.
The town's market square: local greengrocers every morning, a Saturday Provençal market and, some Sundays, an Italian market of cheeses, charcuterie, fresh pasta, focaccia and biscuits.
Fruit and vegetables Monday–Saturday 08:00–12:30; Marché provençal Saturday 08:30–12:30; Italian market on set Sundays 08:00–16:00 (next: Sunday 1 November 2026).
To do · Ages Lessons for adults and children; school-holiday training.Tennis-Club de Beaulieu
A historic club founded in 1899 – Suzanne Lenglen played a famous match here in 1921 – with eight clay courts, children's lessons and holiday courses, and rackets and shoes to borrow.
Sources: the Nice Côte d'Azur tourist office (Beaulieu-sur-Mer bureau) and its 2026–2027 practical guide, the Ville de Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Côte d'Azur France, the Villa Kérylos and the places' own pages, read 27 October 2026. Drive times from the town centre without traffic. Check seasons and ages with the place before you go.
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The atlas
Beaulieu-sur-Mer at a glance
Every restaurant, hotel, sight, beach and shop we know of – 126 places, each with its own page. Choose a quartier, or a kind of place.
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The directory
Every place in Beaulieu-sur-Mer
126 places, each with its own page – the six nearest the centre of each kind are here; every one of them is in the directory, A to Z.
✱One MICHELIN StarLe Restaurant des RoisModern Cuisine · Beaulieu-sur-MerRead the story ✱✱One MICHELIN StarChâteau EzaModern Cuisine · ÈzeThe address 
Two MICHELIN KeysLa Réserve de Beaulieu39 rooms · Beaulieu-sur-MerRead the story 
