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The Gstaad Guy’s Guide to Monaco 🇲🇨

Whether you live in Monaco all year round, or visit on your way from Nice to Saint-Tropez during your summer trips across the French Riviera, it is undeniable that the principality has a lot to offer. And The Gstaad Guy has given us a sneak peek of what a day in his life in Monaco looks like.
By The Gstaad Guy, Thalia & Tamara

Restaurants

Cova, Palais De La Plage

  • All Day Dining
  • Pastries
  • Iced coffee
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Cova is a casual breakfast or later afternoon snack/aperitivo classic in Monaco. One of the few places you’ll find healthy choices at any time, or an Iced Coffee with a tray of pastries.

What to order

  • Starters

    Assortment of pastries (Cova calories don’t count in Monaco), Iced coffee of your choice, Poached eggs on avocado toast.  
  • Mains

    Assortment of pastries (Cova calories don’t count in Monaco), Iced coffee of your choice, Poached eggs on avocado toast.  
  • Desserts

    Assortment of pastries (Cova calories don’t count in Monaco), Iced coffee of your choice, Poached eggs on avocado toast.  
star Pro tip
  • Get an ice cream at Fenocchio during your walk of Vieux Nice.
  • They serve Palais Constance there
trash À La Poubelle
  • Don’t got there at peak time
  • Don’t get the Chicken

Bars

Club 55

  • Impeccable Food
  • Live Music

Le Club 55 is a timeless icon. Where beach clubs started, Club 55 is to Saint Tropez what the Hollywood sign is to Los Angeles. Everything remains the same year to year, with great food and occasional live music. Real live music, not a DJ with a smoke machine pointed at your face.

What to order

  • Starters

    Crudités basket, Artichoke with vinaigrette, Lentil salad, Onion tart.
  • Mains

    Steak tartare, Sole meunière.
  • Desserts

    Tarte tropézienne, Fraises des bois and framboises.
star Pro-tip

Make sure to say hello to the owner Patrice De Colmont.

Ju

  • Matcha On The Go
  • Meeting A Friend

Ju is a Juice Bar/Coffee shop in Saint Tropez. As summer can get unhealthy, The Gstaad Guy recommends stopping at Ju on your morning walk through town to get your greens in. This is also one of the few places that serves american-style matcha and iced coffee in Saint Tropez.

What to order

  • Breakfast

    Banana bread, Iced coffee, Fresh orange juice, Iced matcha.
star Pro-tip

Customise your own juice.

Hotels

Hôtel Lou Pinet

  • All Day Dining
  • Pastries
  • Iced coffee
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Cova is a casual breakfast or later afternoon snack/aperitivo classic in Monaco. One of the few places you’ll find healthy choices at any time, or an Iced Coffee with a tray of pastries.

What to order

  • Starters

    Assortment of pastries (Cova calories don’t count in Monaco), Iced coffee of your choice, Poached eggs on avocado toast.  
  • Mains

    Assortment of pastries (Cova calories don’t count in Monaco), Iced coffee of your choice, Poached eggs on avocado toast.  
  • Desserts

    Assortment of pastries (Cova calories don’t count in Monaco), Iced coffee of your choice, Poached eggs on avocado toast.  
star Pro tip
  • Get an ice cream at Fenocchio during your walk of Vieux Nice.
  • They serve Palais Constance there
trash À La Poubelle
  • Don’t got there at peak time
  • Don’t get the Chicken
Nice 4

Cova, Palais De La Plage

Cherry 1

Club 55

Saint Tropez 2

Ju

Monaco 1

Hôtel Lou Pinet