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 room for the Cours Saleya crowd.
Food program: Pub food, fish and chips, Sunday roast
Address: 2 Rue Saint Francois de Paule, 06300 Nice
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 with live music Fri-Sat nights.
Signature drink: Sunset cocktail
Food: Bar bites and tapas
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 with a sangria on the sea.
Signature drink: Sangria
Food: Tapas and pintxos
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 for shellfish and shucked oysters.
Signature drink: Bellet white with oysters
Food: Shellfish and seafood platters
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 for after-show drinks at Place Massena.
Signature drink: Pastis and apero
Food: Brasserie classics and bar bites
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 small plates after sunset.
Signature drink: Natural wine by the glass
Food: Mediterranean small plates
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' Champagne and tapas plates.
Signature drink: Natural wine and Champagne
Food: Charcuterie and cheese
