Hi Beach

Hi beach is new and very trendy. The materials and decor is superb and really invites visitors to stay there all day.
We went for an evening meal when it had just opened (July 2008) so the menu had not been quite sorted out and there was a very limited number of dishes to choose from.
The food when compared to the reputation of the chef and the prices did not live up to my expectations. I had squid, which I had had numerous times on the same holiday and this was no better just a lot more expensive. The same could be said about some of my friends dishes. Is was not that there was anything wrong with the food I had just expected it to be a lot more exciting and it should be at that price. The sushi, however, was absolutely delicious and probably the thing to go for if you want to eat at the Hi beach. The cocktails were good, but the service slightly shaky (might again have something to do with the recent opening).
The Hi beach is definitely a place to go for a meal on the beach, as there is not really any proper alternatives and I’m sure and hope they’ll improve when they get a bit more into the swing of it.

A new beach on the Promenade des Anglais designed by Matali Crasset, where we can find the same concept as the Hi Hotel (installed in Nice since 5 years) which is contemporary luxury for everybody.

Hi beach proposes three beach areas:
- Hi relax : The area of well being and relaxation.
- Hi energy : The area for beach activities
- Hi life : The area for families

The whole beach has wireless connection and you will have at your disposal equipements for seaside activities (diving masks, snorkels, rubber rings, balls…).
All long day there is a music programmation (electronic).

The restaurant : expensive but good
Invented and managed by Keisuke Matshushima, the international renowned Japanese chef (that’s why price are a little bit expensive for a beach…).
In all case the menu propose dishes light, dietetic and organic.
We also find a sushi bar with all kinds of sushi and sashimi freshly made.

We have to notice the ecological values of this beach ( that follow the HI hotel example who has acquired the Green Globe label) with concrete actions: mostly organic products for the restaurant, solar showers, ecological cleaning products, recycle bins on the beach, selective refuse of paper, recycling of materials…

One thing is sure, the Hi Beach is the beach that everyone was waiting for: a beach trendy and fashionable. I hope the other private beaches will follow the Hi Beach concept because we are short of this type of beach in Nice.