Open from May through September, this casual eatery by Alain Ducasse brings feel-good Italian cuisine to Sporting Monte-Carlo. A bright and airy design spaces lined in bold red marble columns and champagne-style bar strewn with dangling salumi and meaty accoutrement frames a local Monegasque clientele looking for casual Tuscan-inspired cuisine with a Ducasse-edge. The space features a small interior dining room with more popular terrace facing Jimmy'z gardens and head-on views of the Mediterranean.
The Food
A casual summertime eatery by Alain Ducasse inside Sporting Monte-Carlo offers a selection of antipasti specials as well as ala carte salumeri boards priced per person. A delicious selection of pizzettes includes a Napoli-style with anchovies and capers as well as a more traditional margarita. Pasta course of homemade ravioli with artichoke, linguine with clams and chanterelle risotto prove worthy of the Ducasse-brand. Main course is a medley of sea bream with swiss chard, roasted chicken with macaroni gratin and prime rib for two.
Last Word
Alain Ducasse does feel-good Tuscan-inspired trattoria offering dishes like purple artichoke risotto, antipasti buffet, cured meats, and made to order mini pizzas at Sporting Monte-Carlo.