Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Nice for grown-ups.

Where to drink

Wayne's ★ 4.0

Cocktail barPub with live music€€€Daily 10:00-02:00

Wayne's in Vieux Nice runs the city's most popular party pub with live bands every night from 22:00 and happy hour 16:00-20:00, the loudest room on Rue de.

Signature drink: Beer and shots

Food: Pub food

Ma Nolan's ★ 4.0

Cocktail barIrish pub€€€Daily 11:00-02:00

Ma Nolan's on Rue Saint Francois de Paule in Vieux Nice runs the city's Irish pub with live bands every night from 22:00 and Sunday roast, the after-work.

Signature drink: Guinness and Irish whiskey

Food: Pub food, fish and chips, Sunday roast

Moon Bar Aston ★ 4.3

Cocktail barRooftop bar€€€Daily 10:00-00:30 (May-Oct); Daily 10:00-17:00 (Nov-Apr)

Moon Bar Aston on the seventh floor of Hotel Aston La Scala runs the Nice rooftop with the city's most cited view, panoramic over Vieux Nice and Mont Boron.

Signature drink: Sunset cocktail

Food: Bar bites and tapas

Movida ★ 4.0

Cocktail barTapas cocktail bar€€€Daily 10:00-02:00

Movida on Quai des Etats Unis runs Nice's seafront tapas and cocktail bar with late close 02:00, the kind of room that bookends a Vieux Nice nightlife crawl.

Signature drink: Sangria

Food: Tapas and pintxos

Cafe de Turin ★ 4.3

Cocktail barBrasserie and oyster bar€€€Daily 10:00-22:00

Cafe de Turin on Place Garibaldi has poured oysters and pastis on the arcaded Nice square since 1908, the classic aperitif spot with sidewalk seats.

Signature drink: Bellet white with oysters

Food: Shellfish and seafood platters

Felix Bar ★ 3.8

Cocktail barBrasserie bar€€€Sun-Thu 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:45; Fri-Sat 12:00-14:30, 19:00-23:15

Felix Bar on Avenue Felix Faure runs the late evening side of the brasserie, kitchen and bar service to 01:30 every night a rare thing in Nice and the room.

Signature drink: Pastis and apero

Food: Brasserie classics and bar bites

Le Bar des Oiseaux ★ 4.4

Cocktail barNatural wine bar€€€Tue-Sat 12:00-14:00, 19:00-23:00; Sun-Mon closed

Le Bar des Oiseaux on Rue Saint Vincent in Vieux Nice runs a Decanter-listed natural wine room with thoughtfully curated French growers and Mediterranean.

Signature drink: Natural wine by the glass

Food: Mediterranean small plates

Le Lavomatique ★ 4.3

Cocktail barNatural wine cocktail bar€€€Tue-Fri 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00; Mon 19:00-22:00; Sat-Sun closed

Le Lavomatique on Rue du Pont Vieux is the Loubert brothers' natural wine and cocktail bar in Vieux Nice, a Mediterranean natural list paired with growers'.

Signature drink: Natural wine and Champagne

Food: Charcuterie and cheese

La Rotonde ★ 4.2

Cocktail barHotel bar and brasserie€€€Daily 07:00-10:30, 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00

La Rotonde at Le Negresco on the Promenade des Anglais runs the carousel themed hotel bar of the Belle Epoque palace, the city's most photographed apero room.

Signature drink: Negresco cocktail

Food: Brasserie classics

Cave de la Tour ★ 4.5

Cocktail barWine bar€€€Tue-Sat 08:00-14:00; Sun 08:00-12:30; Mon closed

Cave de la Tour on Rue de la Tour has poured Bellet and Provence wines since 1947, fourth generation Gazan family room and the world petits farcis.

Signature drink: Bellet white

Food: Petits farcis and Nicoise snacks

Le Plongeoir Lounge ★ 4.2

Cocktail barCocktail lounge bar€€€Daily 14:30-23:00 (late May to late September only)

Le Plongeoir Lounge on Boulevard Franck Pilatte is the cocktail bar below the diving board restaurant at Cap de Nice, the cheaper way to drink with the bay.

Signature drink: Plongeoir sunset cocktail

Food: Bar bites and seafood

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