Vegan in Nice, France: Du Gesu Italian Restaurant, Nice, France

Sometimes mistakes turn out to be the best thing ever. That is exactly what happened to us exploring Du Gésu Italian Restaurant. We meandered through Old Town to discover every alley way and window with laundry hanging outside.

Famished, we stumbled upon “Place de Jesus” and entered one of the most beautiful churches I have ever seen. After exiting the church, we became famished and starved. Adjacent to the restaurant in Du Gésu where we sat down, not knowing the restaurant was not officially open for 13 more minutes. The local waiters said, “Seven we open.” We contemplated walking around, but decided to stick around because of the affordable prices. 

I decided to order a chai from the Indian restaurant next door (by the way which was an authentic Indian chai) and wait until the clock struck seven. Starved, I became confused not knowing what to order. Everything sounded good and at least one-third of the menu was vegetarian-friendly.

Josh ordered the pesto pasta and I ordered the Napoli pasta and the soupe au pistou. I never tried this vegetable-based soup, and wanted to experience something new. The soup arrived and with two spoons we dug in and fell in love with the first bite. The simple soup contains the “pistou” which are herbs and olive oil that is placed upon the soup. The flavor and concoction was unmatched and I became determined to master this recipe. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).