Quote: (06-19-2013 04:57 AM)thegmanifesto Wrote:
Vorkuta -
Date spots in Monaco?
Restaurants there?
Cocktail spots?
Date and cocktail spot in Monaco: the Vista hotel, spectacular perched building overlooking Monaco
The Aquarium is a good day date spot in Monaco, followed by drinks or coffee at the
Cafe de Paris. The Botanical Garden is not bad, it's perched high and has some nice sea view.
For pubs, at the strip by the port, the Stars and Stripes for a casual setting, and for high-end clubbing
if you're dressed up, have a hot date that's not in flip flops and are not too young, Jimmyz'.
Restaurants: if you have a car, the best restaurant outing in Monaco is in the old village of
Roquebrune,
a few minutes just to the east, drive up to the village square and walk to the end of the alley.
La Grotte is a really good pizza place on the square high up, lively place, get reservations.
Inside the village, Au grand Inquisiteur, very good french cuisine, reasonably priced, very romantic setting.
Monaco proper is a bit of a tourist trap, albeit a nice one. Locals and people who know the area
will seek out places like the ones above. The main strip around the shopping mall in front of the casino
does get animated on weekend eves, mostly with Italian weekenders, but the restaurants are overpriced
and not all that great, not the best settings for dates.
Eze is a perched village above Monaco on the way to Nice, there are a couple of nice restaurants
with great views. Breathtaking setting, right around the corner above Monte Carlo:
The Chèvre d'Or is a
grand restaurant, Michelin starred joint that will set you back several hundred euros,
top restaurant splurge in the area, but you could limit the damage by going for sunset drinks on the terrasse.
Le Nid d'Aigle is a mid-level restaurant in a beautiful old stone building with a nice deck and views.
Mets Vins Chics is also good, more modern with a great wine list.
5min East of Monaco on the Basse Corniche (seaside road), l'Hippocampe is a good restaurant in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
(not to be confused with Roquebrune village above), family-owned for ages, traditional food and good seafood right by the water,
and you can swim there after lunch, make sure you ask her to bring her swimsuit.