A Minted Location day guide
Dock & Dine in Monaco
Monaco compresses the best dock-and-dine geography in the Mediterranean into minutes of running time: a private restaurant dock on the Monte-Carlo Beach peninsula, a free boat shuttle off the Yacht Club pier, two arrive-by-sea beach clubs on the coast west, a 1969 quayside institution in Beaulieu — and the famous Port Hercule rooms a walk off the quay.
The SBM axis — La Vigie and Monte-Carlo Beach
La Vigie Zanoni carries the cleanest by-boat welcome in the market: SBM's own page states a private dock and calls the restaurant “an ideal gourmet stopover during a day of yachting” — Simone Zanoni's kitchen for the 2026 season, lunch 12:30–15:30 and dinner 19:30–22:30, seven days. Prefer to leave the boat in the harbor? SBM's free shuttle runs from the Yacht Club de Monaco pier in Port Hercule to Monte-Carlo Beach in 15 minutes, six guests a boat — high season (June 21–August 31) daily 9:00–21:00, with departures every 30 minutes from La Vigie and the Yacht Club between 11:00 and 16:00.
The coves west
Eden Plage Mala in Cap d'Ail publishes the whole procedure itself — “Visit us from your boat,” with GPS 43°43'22"N 7°23'26"E and a dedicated boat-shuttle line (+33 7 85 41 75 71), season mid-April through the end of September. On land the cove is reached only by the coastal path or the Mala stairs, per the commune's own page — which is exactly why it belongs on a boat day — and the same page notes the path's 13 security barriers close in strong wind or rough seas, so save the Mala for a calm one. One bay farther west, Anjuna Beach in Èze-sur-Mer states a valet/boat service “to access the beach directly from the sea.”
Beaulieu's quay
African Queen has held its spot on the Port de Plaisance since 1969 — “Located on the port, facing the yachts,” in its own words — restaurant daily 12:00–23:00, rooftop lounge to 01:00. Its site describes the position rather than a berthing procedure, so the port's capitainerie does the tying-up: Beaulieu's tourism office counts 723 berths, the Métropole 720.
The landmarks — walk off the quay
None of Monaco's famous rooms needs a tender once you're berthed. Quai des Artistes serves its brasserie under the Port Hercule arcades at 4 Quai Antoine 1er, open every day of the year but Christmas Eve night. Maya Bay's Thai and Japanese kitchens sit at 24 Avenue Princesse Grace by Larvotto. And La Note Bleue has played jazz over Larvotto's supervised swimming beach since 2001, daily 9:00–22:00. Check local dockage options for each and let your berth do the work.
Before you go
Three knots is the limit in both ports, arriving captains report to the Maritime Police at 14, quai Antoine 1er, and during Monaco Yacht Show week (September 23–26, 2026) Port Hercule is the show floor — plan the casual runs around it. Bigger plans than lunch? The Broker Request form on this page puts an American buyer's broker to work in these waters.
The stops, as their own docks describe them
| Spot | Where | Arriving by boat |
|---|---|---|
| La Vigie ZanoniThe strongest by-boat welcome in the market: SBM's own page states the private dock and the yachting framing outright. Simone Zanoni's kitchen for the 2026 season, on the point of the Monte-Carlo Beach peninsula. | Pointe La Vigie, Monte-Carlo Beach peninsula — Roquebrune-Cap-Martin | SBM states a private dock — “an ideal gourmet stopover during a day of yachting”; lunch 12:30–15:30, dinner 19:30–22:30, 7 days |
| Monte-Carlo Beach (by-sea arrival)SBM runs the crossing itself: shuttle departures every 30 minutes from La Vigie and the Yacht Club between 11:00 and 16:00 in high season, shoulder season Wed–Sun (sailor +377 98 06 57 74), and a Yachting Guest Relation for visits from yachts outside the Principality. | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin — Avenue Princesse Grace | Free SBM boat shuttle from the Yacht Club de Monaco pier in Port Hercule — 15 minutes, 6 guests per boat; high season (Jun 21–Aug 31) daily 9:00–21:00 |
| Eden Plage MalaPublishes the whole by-sea procedure on its own site: coordinates plus a dedicated boat-shuttle line. On land the cove is reached only by the coastal path or the Mala stairs, per the commune — and the commune closes the path's 13 security barriers in strong wind, so treat the cove as a calm-day stop. | Mala cove, Cap d'Ail, France | “Visit us from your boat” — GPS 43°43'22"N 7°23'26"E, boat shuttle +33 7 85 41 75 71; season mid-April to end of September |
| Anjuna BeachMediterranean beach restaurant and bar in the Èze-sur-Mer bay, local fish and shellfish, with the boat-and-valet service listed as a dedicated offering; the Côte d'Azur DMO lists the 2026 season as April 24–September 30, open daily. | Baie d'Èze, Èze-sur-Mer, France — between Cap d'Ail and Beaulieu | Valet/boat service “to access the beach directly from the sea” — the venue's own words |
| African QueenQuayside on Beaulieu's port since 1969. Flag for Tony: the site describes the port-front position rather than a berthing procedure — the Port de Plaisance does the tying-up (723 berths per the tourism office, 720 per the Métropole). Demote to walk-ashore landmark if the quote doesn't clear the bar. | Port de Plaisance, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France | “Located on the port, facing the yachts” — its own words; berth via the Port de Plaisance de Beaulieu and walk the quay; daily 12:00–23:00, rooftop lounge to 01:00 |
| Quai des ArtistesThe classic quayside brasserie “under the mythical arcades of the Port Hercule,” in its own words — the lunch you walk to from your berth, no tender required. | 4 Quai Antoine 1er, Port Hercule, Monaco | Check local dockage options — under the Port Hercule arcades, a walk off the quay once berthed; open every day of the year except Christmas Eve night |
| Maya Bay Monte-CarloMonaco's long-standing Thai and Japanese double restaurant, a name American buyers know from Monaco, Dubai and Porto Montenegro — a landmark table for the evening after a harbor day. | 24 Avenue Princesse Grace, Monaco — by Larvotto | Check local dockage options — berth in the Principality and arrive by land; steps from the Larvotto shoreline |
| La Note BleueLarvotto's jazz beach restaurant since 2001 — Mediterranean menu with live jazz, soul and funk over the sand; the walk-ashore finish to a Monaco day. | Plage du Larvotto, Avenue Princesse Grace, Monaco | Check local dockage options — Larvotto is a supervised swimming beach, so walk ashore from your berth; open daily 9:00–22:00 |
Dockage notes are what each restaurant publishes on its own site — space is first-come and dinner-hour rafting is real, so hail ahead. Where a venue states nothing about docking, we say so rather than guess.
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