La Passagère - Hôtel Belles Rives

La Passagère is the Michelin‑starred gastronomic restaurant of the Hôtel Belles Rives in Juan‑les‑Pins. It presents a creative Mediterranean cuisine anchored in the sea. The team offers a green, vegetarian approach that highlights regional products. Pastry is led by Johann Kleiber, who composes desserts that balance tradition and modernity. The dining room, renovated by Olivier Antoine, retains a strong Art Deco identity with chromed chandeliers, period frescoes, bow‑windows and mosaic floors. Large windows and a sea‑facing terrace afford exceptional views of the Mediterranean and the Îles de Lérins. The combination of haute cuisine of the sea, an Art Deco dining room and a sea‑facing terrace delivers an elegant, sensory Mediterranean journey. The kitchen philosophy emphasises lightness, seasonal sourcing and close ties with local producers, while the cuisine showcases creative, sophisticated preparations of local fish, crustaceans and shellfish. Aurélien Véquaud is the chef, bringing a maritime sensibility from growing up on the Atlantic coast and professional experience as first Chef Adjoint to Arnaud Donckele and to Yannick Franques. Specialties include a 5‑course "La Mer en Héritage" tasting menu, homemade butter flavoured with sea fennel, use of local Mediterranean fish (muge, liche, rouffe), dishes with seaweed and salicornes, and island‑focused food and wine pairings directed by Aymerick Verdy.