FINE DINING
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MAISON FONFON
Always springing surprises , Riccardo Giraudi returns to boost the port of Fontvieille with a new , French Riviera inspired concept : Maison Fonfon .
Facing majestic yachts , at the foot of the emblematic Rocher and behind a facade in soft colours embellished with olive and citrus trees , Maison Fonfon is a lively , festive , inspiring place redecorated by Cedric Capron . The white tablecloths are covered with plates with colourful stripes , the display cases are full of Mediterranean-inspired objects , and the mural is by Franck Lebraly , a renowned artist who draws inspiration from cubist and surrealist motifs for his sketches . He also designed the logo of the house .
The menu evokes Provence , the Mediterranean , where the sun shines and the cicadas sing and where sharing cuisine is queen . We start , for example , with the “ Picnic ” served on a red gingham tablecloth . A selection of starters to share all together , including grilled peppers & fried garlic , pissaladière , eggplant caviar and sardines in oil . Alternatively zucchini fritters stuffed with goat cheese , artichoke salad with anchoiade & Parmesan shavings , warm prawns with lemon from Menton and small vegetables from Nice ’ s countryside stuffed with veal will make for perfect starters .
To follow , soft ricotta & truffle raviolini from Perrin , or penne with Pastis , a tender grenadin of milk-fed veal with Parmesan on a bed of tomato , a nice slice of Mediterranean tuna topped with taggiasche olives & lemon , etc ... Beautiful delights , no less .
To end on a high note , and on a sweet note , the chef notably imagined a delicious and enchanting raw & vegan cheesecake with lemon & lime , an iced nougat with orange blossom , pine nuts and hazelnuts and a basket of fresh strawberries from Nice ’ s countryside with vanilla cream .
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For lunch , the chef has imagined 4 sunny menus from 25 €, all with a glass of wine included : “ Bowl du Sud ” with spelt , vegetables and tuna or chicken suprême , “ Dolce Vita ” with the starter of the day and signature pasta , “ Pesce e Vino ” with starter and fish of the day , and “ Tagliata Riviera ” with starter and beef tagliata with herb butter .
This new restaurant in the port of Fontvieille welcomes you every day for lunch & dinner .
Riccardo joined Giraudi Group in the early 2000s , alongside his father Erminio Giraudi . Founder of the group in the 1960s , Erminio distinguished himself above all in the import / export of meat , in particular Dutch veal and French beef . It was with the arrival of Riccardo that the group took two major turns : the import of exceptional meats and the creation of restaurants . It was by wanting to make people discover his incomparable meats that he opened the first Beefbar restaurant in Monaco . Today the brand has 11 restaurants in Monaco and around twenty around the world in festive and cosmopolitan cities such as Mykonos , Sao Paulo , Hong Kong , Paris and Mexico City .
• 8 , Quai Jean-Charles Rey , Monaco
• Information & bookings : + 377 9205 7733 •@ maisonfonfon _ mc
• maison-fonfon . com
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