You are on a headland at the end of Avenue Princesse Grace, just over the French line, with pines behind and the resort's own kitchens as the only ones within eight minutes on foot. The hotel has four of them, each with its own season on its own page: Le Deck, daily lunch from 12:30 to 15:30 until 11 October; Elsa, one star in the 2026 Michelin guide, Tuesday to Saturday for lunch from 12:15 and dinner from 19:15 until 27 September; and Maona, Greek plates and a DJ, and La Vigie Zanoni on the point, which both closed on 27 September and reopen in spring 2027. On foot the only alternatives within ten minutes are the two restaurants at Monte-Carlo Bay; La Note Bleue on Larvotto is 16 minutes along the promenade and Marlow 25. Beyond that you need a car, a taxi or the resort shuttle.
The tables at this hotel that are a reason to come, and how hard they are to get.
A starred restaurant that is also organic and fish-certified, on a 1930s terrace above the water. Lunch here in a swimsuit cover-up is the most civilised thing you can do on this coast. Mid-April to late September, Tuesday to Saturday.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out
The rocky point at the end of the property, a white terrace with nothing between you and the sea. It has been called the most romantic restaurant in Monaco for decades; Zanoni's summer residency reopens in spring 2027. The setting is the draw, and it is enough.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out
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Two-star Caribbean-Mediterranean tasting menus · €€€€
Marcel Ravin oversees Elsa at your hotel, but this is his own kitchen and it holds two stars in the 2026 Michelin guide: Martinique through Mediterranean produce, with a menu the restaurant's page says changes every three weeks. Its own page and the guide agree on dinner only, Wednesday to Saturday from 19:30 to 21:30, closed Sunday to Tuesday. Eight minutes' walk back along the avenue, so no car and no shuttle; book well ahead.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out40 Avenue Princesse Grace, Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, Monaco
All-day bistro at Monte-Carlo Bay · €€
The useful one. Its own page gives 8:00 to 23:00 every day, which makes it the answer when Elsa is shut on a Monday, when you want breakfast without paying 55 euros for the buffet, and when you want a plate of something at ten at night. Bistro classics under Ravin's direction, a terrace, take-away, children welcome. Eight minutes' walk, the same door as the Blue Bay.
Walk in40 Avenue Princesse Grace, Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, Monaco
British café-lounge on the new waterfront · €€€
British cooking, which its own page says is reinvented with mischief, on the sea-facing terrace of the Mareterra district, the other side of Larvotto from you. The page gives 8:30 to 22:30 daily, and its summer 2026 menu prices a beef Wellington for two at 110 euros, fish and chips at 38, afternoon tea at 30 from 15:30 and a weekend brunch from 60. Four minutes by car; on foot it is 25 along the promenade, which is a fine way home after lunch.
Reserve ahead5 Place Princesse Gabriella, Mareterra, Monaco
Beach restaurant with live jazz · €€€
The one place on Larvotto beach with a reason beyond the sunbeds: Laurent Paya has cooked here since 2002 and the evenings run to live jazz, soul, funk and Brazilian sets with the sea in front of the stage. Its own site gives 9:00 to 22:00 every day and a menu that ranges from risotto and ceviche to a cheeseburger, which is the point. Sixteen minutes on foot along the promenade, four by car; book by phone for a front table.
Reserve aheadPlage du Larvotto, Avenue Princesse Grace, Monaco
Three-star garden-to-table, Menton · €€€€
Mauro Colagreco's restaurant above Menton, three stars in the 2026 Michelin guide, cooking from five hectares of its own biodynamic gardens. The guide gives it closed Monday and Tuesday, dinner only on Wednesday and lunch and dinner Thursday to Sunday, and its own site releases tables in monthly windows well in advance. Twenty minutes by car along the coast; it is the one dinner worth leaving the headland for, and the reason to have booked before you booked the hotel.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out30 Avenue Aristide Briand, 06500 Menton, France
Breakfast is not in the rate except in the Diamond Suite Sunshine and Villa La Vigie. The hotel's practical page prices it as a buffet at 55 euros, and guests rate it the best of any stay. If two of you would rather spend 110 euros on lunch, L'Orange Verte at Monte-Carlo Bay opens at 8:00 and is eight minutes' walk; Marlow at Mareterra opens at 8:30 and prices pastries from 4 euros.
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The romantic oneMonte-Carlo Beach
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin · From about €400
The all-rounderHôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo
Monte-Carlo · From about €492
The iconHôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo
Monte-Carlo · From about €600
The intimate oneHôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo
Monte-Carlo · From about €400
The resortMonte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort
Larvotto · From about €250
The smart moneyColumbus Hotel Monte-Carlo
Fontvieille · From about €180
The F1 oneFairmont Monte Carlo
Monte-Carlo · From about €250
The beach oneLe Méridien Beach Plaza
Larvotto · From about €220
The design oneThe Maybourne Riviera
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin · From about €700
The hideawayCap Estel
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Questions people ask
You are on a headland at the end of Avenue Princesse Grace, just over the French line, with pines behind and the resort's own kitchens as the only ones within eight minutes on foot. The hotel has four of them, each with its own season on its own page: Le Deck, daily lunch from 12:30 to 15:30 until 11 October; Elsa, one star in the 2026 Michelin guide, Tuesday to Saturday for lunch from 12:15 and dinner from 19:15 until 27 September; and Maona, Greek plates and a DJ, and La Vigie Zanoni on the point, which both closed on 27 September and reopen in spring 2027. On foot the only alternatives within ten minutes are the two restaurants at Monte-Carlo Bay; La Note Bleue on Larvotto is 16 minutes along the promenade and Marlow 25. Beyond that you need a car, a taxi or the resort shuttle. Blue Bay Marcel Ravin, 8 min walk. L'Orange Verte, 8 min walk. Marlow, 4 min by car.
Elsa. A starred restaurant that is also organic and fish-certified, on a 1930s terrace above the water. Lunch here in a swimsuit cover-up is the most civilised thing you can do on this coast. Mid-April to late September, Tuesday to Saturday.
Our verdict
The most romantic address in the edit, provided you want the Riviera more than you want Monaco. Check the season before you fall for it.
Last checked: September 2026
