{"id":222,"date":"2010-07-29T12:57:07","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T12:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/?p=222"},"modified":"2010-07-29T12:57:07","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T12:57:07","slug":"black-legend-in-monaco-nightlife-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/black-legend-in-monaco-nightlife-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Legend in Monaco: Nightlife Heats Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ah, summer nights. The soft breezes drifting across Monaco<\/a>‘s port. The massive yachts lined up along the quay. Sweet-smelling, sun-bronzed and fashionable young couples stroll under a setting sun.<\/p>\n

The scene is romantic and elegant, just like Monaco’s new lounge\/nightclub\/restaurant\/bar, the Black Legend.<\/a> <\/strong>The name says it all, as the ambient music is devoted to the giants of Black American music: Motown, Funk, Soul, R & B, Pop and Disco.<\/p>\n

Our evening began on the spacious outdoor terrace<\/strong> with stunning views over the port and\u00a0 tables far enough apart to enjoy an intimate tete a tete. <\/em> The DJ spun soul standards while we examined an enticing menu<\/strong> of salads, pastas, fish and meat dishes. The cuisine melded American, Asian and Mediterranean themes. Between us we managed to devour a delicious small pizza with sliced truffles and arugula, Caesar salad, Asian shrimp salad, “Black Cod” (flakey cod in sweet sauce) and an entrecote. <\/em>Nothing overly complicated but the dishes were perfectly executed and portions were copious.<\/p>\n

Around 10.30 the live band started and we headed inside to the sumptously decorated interior which includes a restaurant. I hate minimalist decor and was instantly at easy in the cushy sofas, soft lighting and gleaming wood floors. The band, Soul Tigers<\/strong>, did covers of\u00a0 R & B, Soul and Motown hits of the 70s and 80s which got people dancing. I loved that you could dance if you wished or chat away in a corner, taking in the music and luxuriating in beautiful surroundings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Black Legend is everything that Monaco is supposed to be–glamorous, chic, luxurious and fun–plus it’s actually quite affordable. A hearty salad starts at \u20ac18 and cocktails run from \u20ac12 to \u20ac25. There’s no cover.<\/p>\n

Black Legend <\/a>is open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 5am (midnight on Tuesday) serving meals non-stop.<\/strong> (Hooray!) Wednesday through Sunday, a top-flight DJ spins dance tunes from midnight on for an increasingly frenzied crowd. See more.<\/a><\/p>\n

See more about nightlife in Monaco.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ah, summer nights. The soft breezes drifting across Monaco‘s port. The massive yachts lined up along the quay. Sweet-smelling, sun-bronzed and fashionable young couples stroll under a setting sun. The scene is romantic and elegant, just like Monaco’s new lounge\/nightclub\/restaurant\/bar, the Black Legend. The name says it all, as the …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[44,32],"class_list":["post-222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monaco","tag-monaco","tag-nightlife-in-monaco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227,"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}