Cheese has been at the heart of the menu since 1987. The selection of aged cheeses comes with the homemade bread, at 16,50 €. It opens the meal or closes it, as you like: it appears twice on the menu, as a starter and as a dessert, at the same price.
The rest follows the same idea. Brie filled with porcini as a starter, baked Camembert with hazelnuts, tartiflette with Reblochon, the fondue of Comté Extra aged 18 to 23 months and Morbier, the raclette of Morbier over the flame. Everything is below, with the prices.
The house is a restaurant. Cheese is eaten here at the table, in the evening.
Opens at 7pm · Closed on Thursdays · no lunch service
On site we take cash or French cheque only. Online booking takes a €40 per seat card imprint as a guarantee: it is not a payment.
Aged cheeses, with the homemade bread
16,50 €. A board of aged cheeses and the house bread, served together. Order it as a starter to open the meal, or as a dessert to end it the way the cellar does. It is easily shared in the middle of the table, with the selection of freshly sliced charcuterie.
16,50 €, pain maison compris
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Camembert, hazelnuts, apples, Calvados and honey
23,50 €, with roasted potatoes and salad from the hills of Nice. The house tartiflette is the same price, with Reblochon, pork belly, onions and cream. These are the two cheese dishes you can order on their own, with no two-person minimum.
23,50 € chacun
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Natural naturels, chosen at the table
The bottles line the walls of the cellar and are chosen one by one. The pairing is decided when you order, depending on the board or the dish. A sheep's cheese and a white from the South do not call for the same thing as melted Morbier.
the pairing is decided at the table
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The cheeses, dish by dish
Net prices in euros, service included. The selection of aged cheeses appears as a starter and as a dessert, at the same price.
Questions before you come
Is La Cave du Fromager a cheese shop?
No, it is a restaurant. Cheese is eaten at the table, in the evening, in the vaulted cellar at 29 rue Benoît Bunico.
Which cheese dishes can I order on my own?
The baked Camembert with hazelnuts, apples, Calvados and honey, and the tartiflette with Reblochon, at 23,50 € each, with no minimum. Fondue and raclette are ordered for two people or more.
Is the selection of aged cheeses a starter or a dessert?
Both. It appears twice on the menu, at the same price, 16,50 €, with the homemade bread.
Which wine with the cheese?
The cellar gives natural wines their place, chosen bottle by bottle. The pairing is decided at the table, depending on the board or the dish, and the team is happy to advise.
Can I pay by card?
No. On site, payment is in cash or by French cheque only. Online booking takes a card imprint of 40 € per seat as a guarantee: it is not a payment.
Is La Cave open at lunchtime, or on Thursdays?
No. The cellar opens in the evening only, from 7pm, every day except Thursday, with last kitchen orders at 10pm.
At 29 rue Benoît Bunico, Nice Old Town
Two minutes from Place Rossetti, under the stone vaults. Everything worth knowing is in the drawers below.
A table under the vaults? Book online or by phone. Fondue and raclette from two people.