Bonnard's light, the lanes of the old village and a square that looks out over the whole bay of Cannes – the tables, the hotels and the quartiers, in one guide.
In Le Cannet now
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In this guide
Every table and hotel the MICHELIN inspectors have chosen in Le Cannet – 1 starred, 3 Bib Gourmand, 8 more restaurants and 7 hotels – on one map, with our own stories as we write them.
From rue des Prés by the town hall, climb through the Vieux-Cannet and along the shaded, covered canal path (about 1h30) to the Chichourliers belvedere, looking over the bay, the Lérins islands and the Estérel.
The village square the tourist office calls a terrace facing the sea: take a table at one of its restaurants for a cocktail, with the Lérins islands and the Estérel in front of you.
Bruno Oger's two-Michelin-star table in an 18th-century Provençal bastide above Cannes – abalone from Groix in parsley sauce, roast turbot. Dinner Tuesday–Saturday 19:30–22:00.
The first museum devoted to Pierre Bonnard, open Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–18:00. 'Bonnard – Les Toilettes de Marthe' closes on 31 October 2026; the next show, 'Bonnard – Les Collections', opens on 21 November.
The Villa Archange team's Bib Gourmand brasserie: sea bass with mint peas and gnocchi, then the dessert trolley; lunch Tuesday–Saturday 12:00–14:00, under the glass roof or the pergola by the fountain.
Pick up the free Rallye Découverte booklet at the tourist office opposite the museum, then hunt down Peynet's lovers on rue Saint-Sauveur and Big Ben's Bonnard by the Saint-Sauveur car park.
Mediterranean cooking with Greek, Italian and Lebanese touches on Place Bellevue, with a shaded terrace looking out to sea; book through the restaurant's online booking.
Ten minutes north in Mougins: walk round the Étang de Fontmerle, Europe's largest lotus colony, then into the 428 hectares of wooded hills of the Valmasque park – free, open every day.
A Michelin-listed table on Mougins' village square, open for Sunday lunch 12:00–13:30; the chef builds a menu around one seasonal ingredient each month – ask for the conservatory.
Back in Le Cannet, follow the painter's trail from the museum or the town hall (1h30–2h for the full route), comparing the lecterns' Bonnard canvases with the view, as the light turns gold.
✱ 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
Terraces on Place Bellevue facing the sea, and neighbourhood tables on the boulevards.
Photo: Philippe Paternolli/Adobe Stock
Photo: Le Cannet Tourisme
Restaurant terrace with sea view · Vieux-Cannet, Place BellevueL'Atelier Joseph
An 80-seat terrace on Place Bellevue with a sea view, open until half past midnight – the place for a late glass above the bay.
A shaded terrace on 'the legendary Place Bellevue', where the tourist office sends you to sip a cocktail facing the Lérins islands and the Estérel; Mediterranean food with Greek, Italian and Lebanese notes.
Corsican restaurant, terrace and deli · Vieux-Cannet, Place BellevueA Casetta
Sixty seats on the terrace looking over the gulf and the Lérins islands, Corsican wines and charcuterie, and a deli corner for canistrelli to take home.
Bistronomy and 'cave à manger' · Le Cannet CentreRacine
Breakfast, a market slate at lunch, a tea room in the afternoon and a weekly three- or four-course bistronomy menu at night – with wine to match, on the terrace.
A painter's-eye walk through the town Bonnard loved, standing where he stood and comparing the canvas with the view today.
Past Lecterns comparing today's views with Bonnard's paintings of them, Panoramas over the Mediterranean and the surrounding hills, The southern light that shaped the painter's work over 22 years in Le Cannet
All year. The tourist office suggests it as a sunset walk.
Lecterns make it a 'spot the difference' game for children; no information on pushchairs.
Start: Musée Bonnard (16 boulevard Sadi Carnot) or the Hôtel de Ville
A shaded climb along the old covered canal to one of the finest belvederes on the coast, coming down past Belle Époque villas.
Past The Vieux-Cannet and rue Saint-Sauveur, then the traverse Saint-Antoine and the covered canal path, The Chichourliers belvedere: the bay of Cannes, the Lérins islands, the Estérel and the hills of Mougins and Grasse, Belle Époque villas on the way down to Place Leclerc
Open every day, all year (2026).
Shady and car-free for most of the climb; the steep parts may tire small children.
The old hill village above Cannes: workshop doors, independent shops and a square that ends in a view of the whole bay.
Past Lanes and little squares from rue Cavasse to rue Saint-Sauveur, Place Bellevue's sea view, the 'Oranger du Patrimoine' mural and the Victorien Sardou statue, Craftsmen's workshops – Le Cannet has been a 'Ville et Métiers d'Art' since 2004 – and Peynet's lovers' wall
All year.
Pair it with the free Rallye Découverte booklet from the tourist office for children.
A green pause on the west side of town – a short loop in the trees with a playground for the children and exercise stations for everyone else.
Past More than 3 hectares of woodland with several paths, Children's outdoor play equipment and picnic spots, A nine-station fitness trail (balance beam, slalom, horizontal ladder)
Open every day, all year (2026). Free.
Good with young children: play area and picnic spots.
From Peynet's romantic lovers to Big Ben's street-art Bonnard, the town's murals turn a stroll into a treasure hunt.
Past Big Ben's two Bonnard murals of 2017 (one with an anamorphic dog), Peynet's Mur des Amoureux on rue Saint-Sauveur (1990), The storybook mural on the former children's library in the Tivoli gardens
All year.
A mural hunt children enjoy; the Tivoli gardens have a play area.
Sources: the Le Cannet tourist office 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
Le Cannet for children
A museum with workshops from 23 months, a free games library, woods with donkeys – and Mougins' lotus pond next door.
Photo: Darryl Brooks/Shutterstock
In Le Cannet
Photo: Musée Bonnard
Museum · Ages Family ticket covers 2 adults and 2 children over 12; family workshops from 23 months (see next entry).Musée Bonnard
The world's first museum devoted to Pierre Bonnard, in the town whose light he painted for 22 years – a small, manageable museum with a garden terrace looking over Le Cannet.
To do · Ages 'Bébé au musée': 23 months to 3 years with a parent. 'Atelier 3 générations': children, parents and grandparents together.Family workshops at the Musée Bonnard
Hands-on art workshops built around Bonnard's paintings – an early-years sensory session run with paediatric nurses, and a three-generation workshop where the family makes one artwork together.
A free games library with more than 1,000 board games, early-years toys and interactive games to play on the spot – no registration – plus free workshops in the school holidays.
Autumn holidays 26–30 October 2026: 09:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:30.
A free puzzle trail through the old village: children play detective, hunting for clues in the lanes to solve a mystery – also available on the izi.travel app.
All year (1 January–31 December), at your own pace; pick up the booklet during tourist-office opening hours.
A garden planted on an old olive and orange grove, with a children's play area, an open-air theatre and the old children's library painted with giant storybooks.
A mural hunt: Big Ben's two portraits of Bonnard (one with a dog that turns into two dogs when you look from behind the low wall), Peynet's lovers on rue Saint-Sauveur and a giant storybook library in the Tivoli gardens.
A five-hectare natural pond holding Europe's largest lotus colony, ringed by Florida bald cypresses whose 'knee' roots poke out of the ground – a short, flat stroll for small legs.
428 hectares of three wooded hills and gentle valleys that the region's tourist board calls 'ideal for children': nature walks, games and fitness trails, with car parks and toilets.
A free guided tour of a working 19th-century perfume factory – labs, workshops and packing rooms where the perfumes and soaps are made – twenty-odd minutes up the hill from Le Cannet.
Every day, all year, 09:00–18:00 (closing time varies with the season – check the Fragonard site).
Sources: the Le Cannet tourist office (lecannet-tourisme.fr), Côte d'Azur France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Tourisme 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
Le Cannet at a glance
Every restaurant, hotel, sight, beach and shop we know of – 234 places, each with its own page. Choose a quartier, or a kind of place.
Photo: Philippe Paternolli/Adobe Stock
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The directory
Every place in Le Cannet
234 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.
