Les Agitateurs
Nice, France; 24 rue Bonaparte, 06300 Nice, France
Les Agitateurs occupies a corner near Nice’s port, its façade softened by jasmine and climbing plants. The setting suggests an intimate neighbourhood restaurant, while the kitchen’s ambition reaches further. Samuel Victori and Juliette Busetto have built an address where seasonal Mediterranean ingredients are considered through a broader set of culinary influences. The food can bring French technique into conversation with Japanese ideas. Michelin has described sea bass accompanied by rice and turnip, with dashi informing a beurre blanc, an example of how the kitchen introduces new depth without abandoning the principal ingredient. The tasting-menu format allows those connections to unfold across several courses. The current restaurant group includes other concepts, but this listing concerns the original fine-dining address on rue Bonaparte. One Michelin star in the 2026 France selection recognises the cooking. Its wider appeal lies in the combination of a small, lively room and food that remains responsive to the surrounding region while looking beyond it. For travellers spending time around the port, Les Agitateurs offers a particularly persuasive evening destination: ambitious enough to justify advance planning, yet closely connected to the neighbourhood outside its door.