You are one terrace below the Place du Casino and one above the port, which puts the densest square kilometre of eating in Monaco at the door. The hotel's own two restaurants hold three stars between them in the 2026 guide: Pavyllon, the counter off the lobby, serves lunch and dinner every day with menus SBM's 2026 press kit prices at 89 euros for lunch, 150 and 240; L'Abysse, the sushi counter, opens Tuesday to Saturday evenings only at 240 or 360 euros a head before pairings, and is the table to book before the room. Within eight minutes on foot are a brasserie, a three-star dining room, a rooftop over the harbour and a British café-lounge on the new Mareterra district. You do not need a car for any of this, and the free public lifts do the climbing.
The tables at this hotel that are a reason to come, and how hard they are to get.
Two stars in its first year: Alléno's sushi counter with master Naoki Kikuchi, Tuesday to Saturday evenings only, a handful of seats. Currently one of the hardest tables in Monaco, so treat it as the reason to stay here and book weeks out.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out
The more accessible of Alléno's two starred rooms, open daily for lunch and dinner, with a terrace over the harbour. Lunch here is the smart way to eat starred food in Monaco without giving up an evening.
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Belle Époque brasserie on the square · €€€
The brasserie on the casino square, 150 years old and reopened after a full renovation in November 2023, open 8am to 1am every day of the week according to its own page. Its summer 2026 menu prices Monegasque barbajuans at 19 euros, a Niçoise salad at 36 and a Caesar at 39, which for a terrace facing the casino is the fair end of Monaco. Go for the room and the people-watching and keep the order simple.
Reserve aheadPlace du Casino
Three-star Mediterranean dining room · €€€€
Monaco's only three-star restaurant in the 2026 guide, next door in the Hôtel de Paris. Its own page gives dinner Tuesday to Saturday from 7.30pm to 9.15pm and lunch on Friday and Saturday only, 12.15pm to 1.30pm, with jackets required at dinner all year. Book weeks out and go for the Friday lunch if you want the terrace season and a lighter bill than dinner.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks outPlace du Casino, Hôtel de Paris
Rooftop grill with sliding roof · €€€€
On the eighth floor of the Hôtel de Paris, one star in the 2026 guide, with a roof that slides open over the sea. Its page gives lunch 12.15pm to 1.15pm and dinner 7.15pm to 9.15pm daily, jacket at dinner and no shorts or sportswear. The reasons to go are the grilled fish and the Grand Marnier soufflé, and the fact that, unlike its neighbour downstairs, it serves lunch every day.
Reserve aheadPlace du Casino, Hôtel de Paris, 8th floor
Italian institution with starred table · €€€
Open since 1946 on the street that drops from the casino to the sea, and two restaurants in one: the brasserie, open noon to 10.30pm according to its contact page, and La Table d'Antonio Salvatore, five tables in the old cigar lounge that hold one star in the 2026 guide, Tuesday to Saturday 7pm to 10pm. The brasserie is the useful one, proper Italian cooking three minutes from the hotel without a jacket rule.
Reserve ahead3 Avenue des Spélugues
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4 min walkTwo-star dining room at the Métropole · €€€€
The Métropole's dining room holds two stars in the 2026 guide, and the guide lists it as dinner only, 7.30pm to 10.30pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday. It is the quiet alternative to the three-star room on the square: the same Mediterranean seriousness, a smaller hotel, and a four-minute walk up past the casino gardens. Book well ahead for a weekend.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out4 Avenue de la Madone, Hôtel Métropole
Rooftop Mediterranean table over the port · €€€
The La Môme group's Monaco rooftop, at 7 Avenue John F. Kennedy with the harbour, the Palace and the first corners of the circuit below. Its own site gives lunch every day from noon and dinner from 7pm, running to 11.30pm on weekdays and midnight at the weekend. Sunny Riviera cooking rather than a gastronomic statement; the point is a long lunch on the terrace, eight minutes downhill from the hotel.
Reserve ahead7 Avenue John F. Kennedy
British café-lounge on Mareterra · €€
SBM's British café-lounge on the new Mareterra district, open 8.30am to 10.30pm daily with a terrace on the water. Its spring 2026 menu listed a weekday business lunch at 32 euros for two courses and 36 for three, and both menus on its page price afternoon tea at 30 and fish and chips in the mid thirties, which makes it the cheapest sit-down meal in this list. Live music Friday and Saturday evenings; brunch at the weekend.
Reserve ahead5 Place Princesse Gabriella
Breakfast is not included on the standard rate. The hotel's practical information page prices the buffet at 58 euros per person, served at the Eiffel Mezzanine, which guests single out for praise, so check what your rate includes before you book. The cheaper alternative is inside the hotel: Le Limún, the lobby café, opens at 9am; outside, Café de Paris opens at 8am two minutes away.
The terraces on the slope between the casino square and the port that sell the hairpin view, where the mark-up is the view. Everything above is within eight minutes and priced for the food.
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Questions people ask
You are one terrace below the Place du Casino and one above the port, which puts the densest square kilometre of eating in Monaco at the door. The hotel's own two restaurants hold three stars between them in the 2026 guide: Pavyllon, the counter off the lobby, serves lunch and dinner every day with menus SBM's 2026 press kit prices at 89 euros for lunch, 150 and 240; L'Abysse, the sushi counter, opens Tuesday to Saturday evenings only at 240 or 360 euros a head before pairings, and is the table to book before the room. Within eight minutes on foot are a brasserie, a three-star dining room, a rooftop over the harbour and a British café-lounge on the new Mareterra district. You do not need a car for any of this, and the free public lifts do the climbing. Café de Paris Monte-Carlo, 2 min walk. Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse à l'Hôtel de Paris, 2 min walk. Le Grill, 2 min walk.
L'Abysse Monte-Carlo. Two stars in its first year: Alléno's sushi counter with master Naoki Kikuchi, Tuesday to Saturday evenings only, a handful of seats. Currently one of the hardest tables in Monaco, so treat it as the reason to stay here and book weeks out.
Our verdict
The best balance of grandeur, calm and location in Monaco, which is why it is the all-rounder of the ten.
Last checked: September 2026