The 5 best restaurants in Monaco

On this handkerchief of land nestled between sea and mountains, where the Michelin Guide will hold its first ceremony in March 2026, dining is treated as a high-level discipline: the Principality currently boasts the highest concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants per square meter in the world. Between chef-designed pizza, double-starred sushi, Beirut mezze, and a brasserie born under the Second Empire, here is our ranking of the five best. restaurants in Monaco.

ZIA at Odyssey: La Dolce Vita Under the Stars at Hôtel Métropole

Perched on the edge of the Odyssey pool (one of Karl Lagerfeld's rare seaside signatures), on the roof of the’Hotel on the French Riviera, The Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo, a distinguished Belle Époque palace with two Michelin Keys, ZIA cultivates an art of dining unlike any other on the Rock. The establishment is experienced in four acts, from dawn until late evening: breakfast upon waking, midday, aperitivo, dinner. Here, one flows from a warm cornetto enjoyed in a bathrobe to dinner served facing the palm trees, in a seaside and uninhibited version of grand Italian cuisine, led by a duo whose pedigrees command respect. At the stoves are Manon Santini, crowned World Pizza Dessert Champion, and Rocco Seminara, both of whom worked in Alain Ducasse's kitchens. It goes without saying that the dough here is haute couture.

If you only had to pick one Italian restaurant in Monaco, it would be this one: ZIA serves what we consider the best pizza in the Principality, prepared with equal virtuosity from savory to sweet. The menu presents a list of dishes that will whet your appetite with every line: lightly seared red prawns, cacio e pepe pizza, truffle soufflé with truffle caviar, homemade viennoiseries, and fresh ricotta drizzled with wildflower honey for breakfast. It's hard to find a more convincing Italian pizza in Monaco. When evening comes, the Negroni Club extends the aperitivo, and you understand why Monaco's golden youth have made it their favorite spot during the season. One reservation, and only one: ZIA is a summer affair, open from April to September. Our advice: book as soon as the weather turns nice, before all of Monte Carlo has the same idea.

ZIA at Odyssey – Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo
4 Avenue de la Madone, 98000 Monaco
April 20th to September 30th; aperitivo and dinner Wednesday to Sunday
Official website

2. Robuchon Monaco: The Legacy of the World's Most Starred Chef

Joël Robuchon, who passed away in 2018, remains to this day the most starred chef in the history of the Michelin Guide, with a record of thirty-two stars earned during his lifetime. Born in Poitiers in 1945, he entered the kitchen at the age of fifteen and shook up gastronomy worldwide in 2003 with its Ateliers, those bistros where diners sit elbow-to-elbow facing the chefs. It is this colossal legacy that Robuchon Monaco perpetuates, established in 2023 on the Portier esplanade, the brand-new district reclaimed from the sea. The consecration came in March 2026: a first star for chef Jonathan Larrieu, who revisits French classics with the house's rigor and slips in, here and there, discreet nods to the master – starting with the legendary Robuchon mashed potatoes, smooth as cream.

The menu plays the tune of French haute cuisine without a single false note: yellowtail carpaccio with citrus and pink peppercorns, roasted langoustines with black truffle mousseline, beef filet Rossini with Périgueux sauce, free-range chicken with morels in Vin Jaune, Mediterranean sea bass in a salt crust, all the way to the spectacular ember-grilled wagyu tomahawk. In the evening, music fills the air and the atmosphere becomes more festive, far from the stiffness of gastronomic temples. Our verdict: a restaurant that honors its illustrious namesake without ever resting on its laurels.

Robuchon Monaco
Esplanade du Portier, 98000 Monaco
From Tuesday to Saturday (12 PM-5 PM and 7 PM-10:30 PM)

3. L’Abysse Monte-Carlo: Two-Star Sushi According to Yannick Alléno

The story begins in Tokyo, at a counter in Ginza, where Yannick Alléno—a two-time three-Michelin-star recipient and the second most starred chef in the world—discovered the art of a sushi master in 2016. From this encounter, L’Abysse was born, first in Paris, then in the Principality in 2024, within the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. The challenge: to marry Alléno's French cuisine, with its focus on sauces and extractions, to the Japanese sushi tradition. Founder of the group bearing his name in 2008, and known for Alléno Paris at the Pavillon Ledoyen and 1947 at Cheval Blanc Courchevel, the chef continues his obsession with precise flavors in a setting entrusted to Laurence Bonnel-Alléno. Just eight months after its opening, the Monegasque establishment had already earned two stars from the Michelin Guide.

At the counter, master sushi chef Naoki Kikuchi orchestrates an omakase guided by the four elements. Minute-made nigiris and fish from local catches—prepared ikejime-style and aged using «cuisine of time»—are served in an almost liturgical silence. The walls display gyotaku, the ink prints that Japanese fishermen once made of their catches; the wine cellar showcases fine wines and rare sakes, chosen by sommelier Michela Rosco. It's expensive, it's rare, and it's disarmingly precise: for sushi lovers, it's one of the most memorable experiences in the Principality.

L'Abysse Monte-Carlo – Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo
Square Beaumarchais, 98000 Monaco
Every evening at dinner (7 PM - 11 PM)

4. Em Sherif Monte-Carlo – Lebanon in Grand Splendor at the Hôtel de Paris

It all begins in Beirut in 2011 when Mireille Hayek opens a restaurant named after one of her children – Em Sherif, «the mother of Sherif» – and celebrates Lebanese cuisine in its most generous form. A dozen establishments later, from Dubai to Harrods, the concept has set up shop on the ground floor of the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, where Alain Ducasse once held his Ômer. At the helm is the founder's daughter, Yasmina Hayek, whose impressive background includes the Institut Paul Bocuse, followed by stints in the kitchens of Mathieu Pacaud, Jean-François Piège, and Rasmus Kofoed, the triple Michelin-starred chef at Geranium in Copenhagen.

The ritual is that of the grand mezze, this litany of small plates meant for sharing: creamy chickpea hummus with pine nuts, eggplant fattoush with yogurt, lentil salad, and don't forget the surprising berkoukes with bulgur and confit cherry tomatoes, all served on a panoramic terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and, in the evening, DJ sets. Save room for the homemade dessert, the «Beirut-Monte-Carlo» with Medjool dates, created exclusively for the Monegasque location. Our top pick for anyone who wants to trade the Rock for the shores of the Levant for a dinner.

Em Sherif Monte-Carlo – Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo
Casino Square, 98000 Monaco
Every day for dinner (7:30 PM - 10:15 PM)

5. Café de Paris Monte-Carlo – the legendary brasserie on Casino Square

No address tells the story of Monte Carlo better than this one. Opened in 1868 as the Café Divan by François Blanc, the man who envisioned the Casino and Hôtel de Paris, the Café de Paris is the oldest establishment in the Principality, and its history is intertwined with that of the Rock. It is here, legend has it, that the crêpe Suzette was born in 1896, flambéed before the eyes of the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII. Reopened at the end of 2023 after nineteen months of renovations, the establishment has regained its Belle Époque curves: Art Nouveau stained glass with zodiac signs, Eiffel-inspired ornamentation at the entrance, a large circular bar with a zinc counter topped by a monumental chandelier. From cinema icons like Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant to royal families, the Who's Who of Monaco has been coming here for over a century and a half.

In the kitchen, chef Victor Marion presents a bold and seasonal brasserie repertoire: French onion soup, pâté en croûte, eggs mayonnaise with a hint of caviar, parsleyed calf's liver, sole meunière served in a copper dish, not to mention the famous crêpe Suzette, always flambéed at the table. From the terrace, set directly on the Casino square, you can watch the parade of luxury cars as if at a show. Less stuffy than the neighboring Michelin-starred establishments, the Café de Paris remains, in our opinion, the most quintessentially Monegasque spot.

Café de Paris Monte-Carlo
Casino Square, 98000 Monaco
Every day, continuous service (from lunch to late evening)