I’ve noted oft times before that a major formative influence during my early 20s was Arthur Frommer’s book, Europe on $25 A Day.
Edibles & Potables: All the food was Greek to me, if not to my travel guru
Earlier this year I fetched my 1985 edition of Frommer’s seminal guidebook, found the chapter on Nice, France and headed to the city (from the rarefied vantage point of Google Maps). For the next hour I patiently searched the addresses of restaurants and bars that Frommer recommended almost 40 years ago, looking at the street views to see if any had survived.
There were none I could find. Some floor plans remain purposed as eateries, though not the same ones. Some have been extensively remodeled. A couple of the buildings have been replaced by new construction.
We might surmise that more than a few upper tier restaurants remain, but these weren’t the subject of Frommer’s...
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