Chez Thérésa – Rue Droite

In Vieux-Nice, Cours Saleya works as a flower and local-produce market, but the neighbourhood is more than its stalls: a few streets north, Chez Thérésa has served Niçoise cooking on Rue Droite since 1925. The historic centre keeps its ochre façades and a story tied to neighbouring Italy; socca, a thin chickpea-flour cake cooked at very high heat, captures that Mediterranean border better than a long restaurant meal. This profile is for the dining room at 28 Rue Droite, not the brand’s separate market stand.

The socca comes from a wood-fired oven and reaches the table hot, with toasted edges and a soft centre; the menu also lists onion pissaladière, pan bagnat, chard omelette trouchia and sweet or savoury Swiss chard tart. These are bites that can make a light meal and let you try more than one recipe, although socca is best just out of the oven. The restaurant has a simple format, takeaway and a terrace. The website lists prices for several items, but they can change; check the current menu if you need to keep spending within a set amount.

Public comments include diners who describe the socca as thin, flavourful and freshly baked and value staff explaining local specialities; others report long queues or a frustrating service experience, and opinions on texture are not unanimous. Rather than treating one impression as a consensus, the useful guide is that the main draw is traditional preparation and a visit can feel either quick or hectic depending on the line. The rating consulted belongs to the Rue Droite branch, not the Cours Saleya cart, whose experience and waiting times differ.

The address is 28 Rue Droite, a few minutes from Place Rossetti and Sainte-Réparate Cathedral. The restaurant lists Tuesday–Sunday opening from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., takes no reservations and also handles event orders. If the counter is busy, Cours Saleya is a short walk away, although the market cart has its own rhythm. Chez Thérésa suits an early lunch focused on socca; for a seated dinner that combines more dishes from a restaurant menu, port-side Chez Pipo offers a different format.