RESTAURANTS...

• New Croisette

Join the young crowd drinking champagne and virgin coladas or eating paninis and salads at Cannes' New Croisette on Rue du Commandant André. This busy café-bar has wooden panelling, green benches and directors' chairs that spill out onto the pavement.

• Palme d'Or

Relish Iranian caviar or pea gnocchi at this two Michelin-starred restaurant at the Art-Deco Hotel Martinez on La Croisette. Decorated in subdued tones of plum and beige, Palme d'Or has its own dedicated lift with a chocolate-leather cushion on which to place your designer handbag.

• Villa des Lys

Villa des Lys overlooks La Croisette with its own private entrance through which money-no-object gastronomes roll up for a taste of modern Provencal cuisine. Adorned with palm leaves in tall glass vases and dark wood furnishings, Villa des Lys has a roof that opens during the summer.

• Gaston et Gastounette

Locals and tourists alike flock to this fish restaurant in Cannes, overlooking the yachts of the Vieux Port. Gaston et Gastounette serves tasty bouillabaisse and monkfish in a salted crust.

• Le Suquetan

Frédéric Laffargue is the new chef on the block in the old town of Le Suquet. Le Suquetan's warm atmosphere of red benches and grey walls reflects the traditional French “cuisine de grand-mère” which includes foie gras and good salads.

• Pastis

From breakfast to night-time aperitifs, Pastis on Rue du Commandant André serves up old-world style with stone walls, wooden floors and period posters. Dine on pizzas and pasta over bottles of wine.

• Le Petit Paris

Le Petit Paris on Rue des Belges is a traditional French brasserie with neat wooden tables and no-nonsense decor. Locals roll up for non-stop salads, steaks and cups of coffee.