"Over two decades ago, Nicole Rubi put a refined spin on simple Niçois staples at her tea room-turned-restaurant tucked away in a corner of Nice’s Old Town. In 2010, she translated her concept to Cannes’s star-studded Croisette, setting up an intimate candlelit terrace at the iconic Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic with a menu identical to the original outpost. Plates are on the pricier side for the spruced-up market fare, but you’re paying just as much for the atmosphere (and nearly guaranteed celeb sightings) as you are the perfectly pan-fried zucchini flower fritters and street food-inspired farcis, or stuffed vegetables. [$$$$]" - Lane Nieset, Alexander Lobrano