Italian restaurant · Antibes

Mamo Michelangelo

The Antibes institution behind an unmarked door — southern Italian classics in a vaulted stone cellar, unchanged since 1992.

Neighbourhood
Antibes old town
Open
TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT
Music
No music policy — a dining room
Dress code
Dressy
Minimum
No table minimum — à la carte
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Booking Mamo Michelangelo — what to know

Mamo Michelangelo is booked by the daybed and the table — on peak Cannes days the front row goes to those who reserved first and spend accordingly. Open TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN. Minimum spends around €1,500 apply to the best positions. Daytime dress is beach chic.

How we book it

Send your date, party size and an indicative budget on WhatsApp and we confirm directly with the venue — typically within the hour during the season. Nothing is committed until you approve; if your first choice is full we come back with the closest genuine alternative in Cannes, never a downgrade dressed up.

Getting there & timing

Nice airport is 30 minutes away by car, less by helicopter. During the film festival in May, demand multiplies — book as early as you can. VIP transport — jets, helicopters and chauffeured cars — can be arranged around the booking for guests arriving from overseas.

About Mamo Michelangelo

Mamo Michelangelo has been on Rue des Cordiers in the Antibes old town since 1992, and the room has barely changed: an old vaulted cellar, ancient stone walls, exposed beams, white tablecloths and glass chandeliers. It reads as a trattoria and prices like the Riviera, which is exactly the point — the cooking is southern Italian and deliberately unfussy in a town where most of the competition is not.

It runs lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday, closing Sunday and Monday. The dress code is dressy rather than beach-casual, and valet parking is available, which matters in a walled old town where parking is otherwise a twenty-minute problem.

This is a restaurant, not a club — there is no table minimum and no bottle service. What there is, in July and August, is a room that fills weeks ahead.

Good to know

  • Closed Sunday and Monday.
  • Dressy — jackets are common in the evening, beachwear is not.
  • Valet parking; the old town is otherwise pedestrian and awkward.
  • Fifteen minutes from Cannes, twenty-five from Nice airport without traffic.

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Mamo Michelangelo — questions

Is Mamo Michelangelo hard to book?
In July and August, yes — the room is small and it fills weeks ahead, particularly Friday and Saturday. Outside the season a few days of notice is usually enough. We book it for members, or as a one-off Single Access request at £350.
What is the dress code at Mamo Michelangelo?
Dressy. It is a smart evening room in an old vaulted cellar, not a beach restaurant — beachwear and flip-flops are not appropriate at dinner.
Is there a minimum spend at Mamo Michelangelo?
No. It is an à la carte restaurant rather than a table-service club, so you pay for what you order and the bill is settled at the restaurant.
When is Mamo Michelangelo open?
Tuesday to Saturday, for lunch and dinner. It closes Sunday and Monday.