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 to 20:00, the loudest room on Rue de la Prefecture.
Food program: Pub food
Address: 15 Rue de la Prefecture, 06300 Nice
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.
Signature drink: Guinness and Irish whiskey
Food: Pub food, fish and chips, Sunday roast
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
