“Business lunches”, affordable lunchtime meals in Monaco
© La Cantinetta Antinori
Some of the Principality’s top restaurants offer quick, tasty and inexpensive lunch menus. Good news for the local clientele!
Le Caffè Milano
Dans son ambiance chic et décontractée, le Caffè Milano propose un business lunch incluant plat, verre de vin et café. Le prix varie entre 22 et 26 euros suivant le plat choisi : pâtes, poisson ou viande.
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However if you want a starter, it will cost at least €22 extra.
À la carte, le Caffè Milano présente une large gamme de mets entre 20 et 40 euros. La cuisine s’inspire du territoire avec des saveurs méditerranéennes.
Lobby Lounge Restaurant & Bar – Fairmont Monte Carlo
Located at the famous Fairmont Hotel, the Lobby Lounge offers French ‘bistronomy’ with gourmet and generous classics. The Lunch Menu at 32 euros will certainly be a treat for your taste buds.
Incluant une grillade, une boisson et un café gourmand, ce déjeuner permet de profiter de l’expérience d’un hôtel de luxe pour un prix raisonnable.
Le Quai des Artistes
On Port Hercule, the Quai des Artistes provides a taste of the great Parisian brasseries from the Belle Époque, both in your plate and in the setting.
Bien que la structure de la carte soit fixe, soit entrée et plat soit plat et dessert, l’intérieur des assiettes évolue au fil des jours et des saisons. Dans tous les cas, le menu sans alcool vous coûtera 24 euros tandis qu’avec une boisson alcoolisée le menu est à 27 euros.
This attracts “a local clientele who come to eat quickly and at a reasonable price” according to Alfredo, a waiter at the Quai des Artistes. “It’s our core business, it keeps the restaurant going,” he adds.
Smakelijk
A quick trip to Belgium on your lunch break? Smakelijk marries the feel of an authentic Belgian brasserie and a view of the Mediterranean.
The lunch menu includes a starter, main course, water and coffee for only 26 euros. Gourmet and generous food is the order of the day, with typical dishes such as mussels and fries.
Mada One
Mada One has an innovative concept of «snackonomy», it’s chic and varied.
The gourmet and refined cuisine suits those who want to eat ‘on the go’. The menu was designed by Marcel Ravin, providing a tasty Martinique-inspired lunch.
To take away or eat in, you can enjoy a ‘Plateau Mad’Day’ from 28 euros, which includes the starter and dish of the day.
La Salière
Fontvieille port’s La Salière serves traditional Italian cuisine. It is the perfect spot to enjoy a pleasant meal in a lively and joyful setting.
The business lunch menu promises an affordable and delicious meal. Pizza, fish, meat, La Salière focuses on the tried and tested. You can choose from three different menus at 21, 24 and 26 euros, including coffee and a glass of wine.
Le Beefbar
The Beefbar provides a luxurious setting overlooking Fontvieille port, and a veritable taste experience for its meat-loving customers.
For lunch, the Beefbar serves a quinoa superbowl with fresh produce accompanied by a poultry supreme or grilled salmon for 28 euros. Alternatively, you can opt for the tagliata formula for 29 euros: starter or gazpacho of the day, then a tagliata with fresh fries. Both formulas include a glass of wine.
“La base de chaque formule est toujours la même mais l’entrée et le plat du jour varient au Beefbar en fonction des produits de saison” nous explique Riccardo Giraudi, directeur de Monaco Restaurant Group, dont le Beefbar fait partie. “Cela nous permet d’attirer une clientèle locale, les travailleurs qui souhaitent s’attabler et déjeuner au restaurant rapidement, avec un ticket moyen abordable” commente-t-il.
La Cantinetta Antinori
Cantinetta Antinori is a great fine dining venue at Larvotto where Tuscan cuisine blends with exceptional wines.
If you’d like a taste of Italy, the restaurant has a set menu with starter and main course: the Cantinetta, at 29 euros. For starters, as an antipasti, would you rather have veal fillet or tomato soup? Then, for the main dish, the restaurant serves meat, fish or pasta of the day.
What better way to round off your meal than with a glass of Villa Antinori white wine. There is also something for every taste (and colour) with glasses of red and rosé.
Moshi Moshi
Cherry blossom, marble, and elegant wood… a Japanese atmosphere in Fontvieille. On the menu, the restaurant offers not one, but four selections.
The sushi lunch for 25 euros with a selection of sashimi, makis et rolls of the day. Products that “vary […] according to the availability of our fish and vegetables” explains Riccardo Giraudi (Moshi Moshi is also part of the Monaco Restaurant Group).
Alternatively, there’s a bento box menu for 28 euros with an assortment of vegetable and prawn tempura as well as a chirashi with a variety of fish and prawns. Otherwise, you could opt for the day’s ramen at 26 euros or put together a poke bowl for 27 euros. The menus “all include a glass of wine and are served quickly,” guarantees Riccardo Giraudi.
