# Chez Pipo, Socca by the Port

Restaurant en Nice (port district) · Nice

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice/where-to-eat/chez-pipo · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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Nice's best-known socca house, by the port: chickpea pancake made in a wood-fired oven from the 1930s, no booking and at bar prices.

A socca house since 1933
At number 13 rue Bavastro, by the Lympia port, there was an artistic ironworks until 1932. The following year, a neighbour known as la Bimba began selling socca there, and in 1940 Joseph Mazzone, Pipo, took over the premises, giving it its name and fame. The house says that in 1945 it was the first in Nice to serve pizza, that his son Laurent ran it until 1986 and that mayor Jacques Médecin was a regular. The oven occupies the site of the old forge, in the middle of the dining room: it is built with stones from the Biot quarry and is among the oldest in the city. From the tables you see how the socca is baked.
Socca is a thin chickpea-flour pancake baked golden, crisp and soft at once. It is eaten with the fingers, piping hot and with a little pepper. It is gluten-free.
What to order
The menu is short and all everyday Niçois cooking. Besides the plain socca, there is socca garnie with spring onion, marinated peppers or aubergines, confit tomatoes or anchovies. For nibbling, tartinades: olive, anchovy or vegetable spreads for toasted bread. The pissaladière is a bread dough with almost confit onion and anchovies. There is fresh tomato pizza, a small pan bagnan, the sandwich with the ingredients of the Niçoise salad, soupe au pistou and, for dessert, the sweet tourte de blettes, a chard pie with apple, pine nuts and raisins.
It is food for sharing and for a short while: it is not a place for a long, lingering meal. A couple of soccas and a pissaladière are enough for two.
How to go and when
Open Wednesday to Sunday, from 11:30 to 14:30 and from 17:30 to 22:00. Closed Monday and Tuesday. No booking: you arrive and wait your turn, inside next to the oven or on the terrace. From Vieux Nice you walk round Castle Hill; tram 2 stops nearby, at Port Lympia. There is booking only for groups, on the website.

Qué pedir: a socca to share fresh from the oven, with pepper, and a pissaladière; for dessert, the sweet tourte de blettes.

## Practical details

- Address: 13 rue Bavastro, 06300 Niza
- Phone: +33 4 93 55 88 82
- Opening hours: Mon y Tue closed; Wed–Sun 11:30–14:30 y 17:30–22:00
- No booking; closed Monday and Tuesday
- Cuisine: Niçois
- House specialities: Socca, Socca garnie, Pissaladière, Mini pan bagnat, Soupe au pistou, Sweet tourte de blettes
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.chezpipo.fr/
- Coordenadas: 43.6999, 7.2855

## Cerca de aquí

- [Boat Trip from Nice Port to Villefranche Bay](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice/things-to-do/boat-trip-to-villefranche-bay), a 551 m
- [Nice Castle Hill: Park, Waterfall and Viewpoint over the Bay](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice/things-to-do/castle-hill), a 654 m
- [Cours Saleya Flower Market, in Vieux Nice](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice/things-to-do/cours-saleya-market), a 927 m
- [Le Safari, Niçois Cooking on the Cours Saleya](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice/where-to-eat/le-safari), a 963 m
- [Le Plongeoir, the Restaurant on a Rock at the Harbour Mouth](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice/where-to-eat/le-plongeoir), a 988 m
- [Villa Saint-Exupéry Beach Hostel, a Hostel by Place Masséna](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice/where-to-stay/villa-saint-exupery-beach), a 1.1 km
- [Hôtel Beau Rivage, between the Cours Saleya and the Sea](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice/where-to-stay/hotel-beau-rivage), a 1.1 km
- [Nice's Marc Chagall National Museum and the Biblical Message](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice/things-to-do/marc-chagall-national-museum), a 1.6 km

## Consejos

### Go at opening time
At 11:30 or 17:30 there is hardly a queue; at 13:00 and 20:00, there is.

### Order little and repeat
Socca cools quickly: two rounds are better than one big tray.

### Arrive on tram 2
If you are coming from or going to the airport, the Port Lympia stop is close.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can I book at Chez Pipo?
Not for individual tables: it works without reservations. Only groups can request a booking on the website.

### Which days is it open?
Wednesday to Sunday, at lunchtime and in the evening. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

### Is the socca gluten-free?
Yes. It is made with chickpea flour, and the house advertises it as gluten-free.

### Is it suitable for children?
Yes: it is informal, quick and socca is eaten with the hands.

Destino: [Nice](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/nice.md)