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Famed chef Alain Ducasse’s terrace restaurant serves only sea bass and beef. After dinner, skip the queue to get into Jimmy’z next door (see Jimmy’z, Cannes) via the private entrance.

Billed as “the place to have a drink in the company of stars”, but even during the Film Festival, you are unlikely to rub shoulders with the A list. One of the best bars in Cannes, nonetheless.

In front of the casino (see Café de Paris), under white umbrellas and baskets of flowers with the Mediterranean in the background, the Café de Paris is a delightful place for an al fresco meal or a drink.

On the seventh floor of this very smart hotel, formal dress is required to gain access to the exclusive gaming rooms. Celebrate winning with a glass of champagne, or drown your sorrows in a very dry martini – shaken, not stirred, of course.

The terrace of this restaurant-bar, in an attractive 19th-century villa, is shaded by leafy vines and has live music almost every evening in summer.

The epitome of Riviera glamour, luxury and gambling excess (see Casino de Monte Carlo).

It’s worth staying at this gorgeous chateau hotel just to enjoy breakfast on its clifftop terrace, looking out over the sea below (see Château de la Chèvre d’Or, Eze).

Loud and louche, Disco 7 attracts a mixed gay and straight crowd. Techno and transvestism make for a decadent atmosphere. Not for the faint-hearted.

The seafront at Menton is a solid strip of open-air cafés, but this elegant hotel’s café-terrace is the most stylish.

Proving that the 1970s never really died, this long-standing Cannes nightspot is so Riviera. Dress flash to fit in with the crowd of middle-aged groovers who still make this their club of choice. Drinks average a breathtaking €40, however.