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Escoffier Museum of culinary arts is a rewarding stop for art, history and curious minds. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Escoffier Museum of culinary arts
In the perched village of Villeneuve-Loubet, between Nice and Antibes, the Escoffier Museum of Culinary Art occupies the birthplace of Auguste Escoffier, the legendary chef known as the "king of cooks and cook of kings", who revolutionised French gastronomy and codified the modern professional kitchen. In the house where he was born in 1846, the museum celebrates his life and genius through documents, menus, kitchen equipment and, most spectacularly, an astonishing collection of decorative pieces in sugar and pastillage — delicate sculptures made entirely of sugar. It also honours the wider art of French cuisine, recognised by UNESCO as part of humanity's heritage. Delightful, unusual and delicious in spirit, the Escoffier Museum offers a fascinating tribute to a giant of gastronomy and to the French art of fine dining, a charming cultural stop for food lovers on the Côte d'Azur.