Casa Fuego
about 90 minChef Mauro Colagreco's Argentine grill in Garavan, cooking over a wood fire with views of the sea and the old town.
Casa Fuego, on the boulevard de Garavan near the Italian border, is the family canteen of chef Mauro Colagreco, says its own site: Argentine classics around the grill (the asado) and wood-fire cooking, with a view of the Mediterranean and of Menton's old town. Open Friday to Sunday for lunch and dinner and Wednesday and Thursday for dinner only; closed Monday and Tuesday. Reviews mention steak, empanadas and picanha.
What to do there- Eat Argentine grill classics cooked over a wood fire
- Look out over the sea and the old town as you eat
- Order empanadas or a steak from the grill
Garavan80 bis Bd de Garavan, 06500 MentonBest: lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Mirazur
about 150 minThe three-Michelin-star restaurant of chef Mauro Colagreco in Garavan, set among its own gardens; book months ahead.
Mirazur, in Garavan near the Italian border, is a three-Michelin-star restaurant facing the Mediterranean; chef Mauro Colagreco cooks from seed to plate with its 12 acres of biodynamic and permaculture gardens, says its own site. Bookings open month by month: March 2027 opens on 2 November. Open Wednesday to Sunday evenings and Thursday to Sunday lunch, closed Monday and Tuesday. Fixed-price menu.
What to do there- Join the garden tour
- Eat the fixed-price menu with sea views
- Ask about a tour of the kitchen
Garavan30 Av. Aristide Briand, 06500 MentonBest: lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Val Rahmeh Botanical Garden
about 75 minA 1.5-hectare exotic garden in Garavan with about 1,700 plant types, a lotus and water-lily pond and a villa.
Val Rahmeh is a shaded 1.5-hectare botanical garden of fountains and pools in Garavan; the tourist office counts 1,700 taxa, rare and vanished species among them. English Wikipedia says it was founded in 1905 by Sir Percy Radcliffe. Open 10 am to 5 pm, closed Tuesdays (the official winter hours, kept all year; the Google listing says to 6 pm). Reviews mention water lilies, tropical plants and many mosquitoes.
What to do there- Follow the botanical trail
- See the lotus and water lilies on the pond
- Smell the datura collections
- Book a guided visit with a gardener (November to March)
GaravanAv. Saint-Jacques, 06500 MentonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
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Fontana Rosa Garden
about 90 minThe Andalusian-style garden Blasco Ibáñez made in 1922, with ceramic busts of writers; guided visits only.
Fontana Rosa, the Garden of the Novelists, was made in 1922 by the Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez; the tourist office describes an Andalusian and modernist garden with tiled busts and benches of Cervantes, Dickens and Shakespeare, among palms, flowered pergolas and mosaic pools. It is a listed monument, visited on a guided tour only: Mondays 10 to 11:30 am, 8 euros, booked with the tourist office. Meet at the gate.
What to do there- Join the guided visit of the garden
- See the tiled busts and benches of Cervantes, Dickens and Shakespeare
- Stroll among palms, flowered pergolas and mosaic pools
Garavan6 Av. Blasco Ibanez, 06500 MentonBest: morning, late morningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.