Chez Pipo

One-stop socca shop for fans of the Niçois standard
Popular plate: Locals and visitors are prepared to wait up to an hour to sample Chez Pipo's socca, the chickpea flour pancake synonymous with Nice.

Word to the wise: Every dish in the restaurant is designed to be eaten with your hands so don't bother asking for cutlery.
A staple of the port area since 1923, Chez Pipo began as a family-run establishment dealing in socca, rosé and not much else. Aside from a management takeover, very little has changed. The fluffy and crispy socca is still made in the same oven, the rosé still flows, but now other Nicois dishes such as pissaladière and toasts with tapenade are available to devour. The perfect late-afternoon snack.