Every country of the world has its street food, regional snacks sold from kiosks, vans or shops and eaten on the move.
For all its luxury and glamour, Monaco is no exception to the rule, although you're much more likely to spot tourists enjoying the tasty fast food than wealthy residents of Monte Carlo. In the interests of research, we've been trying out the Principality's street food specialities, socca and barbagiuans (sometimes spelled barbajuans).
Socca is a thin, crispy pancake made from chick pea flour. Our favourite place for this treat is Monaco's only micro brewery, the Brasserie de Monaco. You can buy a portion to help soak up some of the excellent beer. Alternatively, go along to the Condamine market any morning of the week and sample what's arguably the best socca in Monaco at Chez Roger.
If you don't fancy socca, try barbagiuans, fried ravioli-like parcels containing a mixture of rice, swiss chard and egg. They're commonly sold in the Principality's many bread shops and are great for keeping hunger at bay. We've sampled them at Costa and Bambin Bufarelu, and we've even eaten them as a plat du jour at the Loga Cafe.
When you tire of the champagne and caviar high life, try socca and barbagiuans to bring you back to street level.
