Photos: Tobi 87, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Tobi 87, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rue Pairolière's food shops
Your local guide
Claire Bonnet
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Highlights
- Socca cut fresh from a wood oven
- An unchanged recipe kept for decades
- Shelves stacked to the ceiling
- Ingredients behind the region's cooking
- A street the main market overshadows
About this tour
This session moves along Rue Pairolière, a narrower street of food shops behind the main market, from a socca counter to a shop of dried goods stacked to the ceiling. You see an unchanged recipe still being made and the ingredients that shape much of the region's cooking. It is a session about a working street rather than a single landmark.
We move slowly given how narrow the street gets, pausing longest at the socca counter. Questions come in throughout, and I am happy to point the camera at any shop someone wants a longer look at. A short list of shops follows the call.
This suits anyone curious about the city's food beyond the main market square. It also works well alongside a session at Cours Saleya just around the corner.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Nice before heading out.
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A socca counter 21 min
The camera looks at a counter selling socca straight from a wood-fired oven, cut into rough slices for passersby. I explain why this particular shop has kept the same recipe unchanged for decades.
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A dried goods shop 21 min
Further along, you see shelves of dried pasta, herbs and preserved lemons stacked to the ceiling. I point out which of these ingredients turn up most often in the dishes cooked in this part of France.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Nice: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Salade niçoise and Vieux Nice, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Paris time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Nice, showing you A socca counter and A dried goods shop live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I carry my phone through the street while we talk.
Times shown in Paris time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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