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Nice Neighborhoods

Each corner of Nice tells a different story. Explore our curated guide to the city's most captivating neighborhoods.

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Vieux Nice
Lived-in, layered, market-led

Vieux Nice

A car-free tangle of ochre lanes where the market, the aperitif and Niçois home cooking all happen within a few steps.

Cours Saleya market morningsSocca eaten standing up
24 places
Le Port
Maritime, considered, dinner-first

Le Port

A working harbour turned the city's most credible dinner address, where seafood tables line deep-red waterfront façades.

Seafood along the Lympia basinItalian-leaning wine bars
11 places
Libération
Local, market-driven, unfussy

Libération

The everyday market quarter where Niçois shop and eat, anchored by the morning stalls and the Gare du Sud food hall.

Avenue Malausséna market stallsGare du Sud food hall
11 places
Masséna / Carabacel
Central, polished, on the move

Masséna / Carabacel

The city's central pivot of red arcades, tram and park, edging up into the quieter Belle Époque streets of Carabacel.

Place Masséna's red arcadesPromenade du Paillon greenway
10 places
Petit Marais / Riquier
Young, independent, after-dark

Petit Marais / Riquier

A plain residential quarter behind the port turned a low-key hub of independent bistros and natural-wine bars.

Independent neighbourhood bistrosNatural-wine bars
10 places
Carré d'Or
Polished, discreet, luxury-led

Carré d'Or

The compact luxury-shopping grid behind the Promenade, home to the fashion houses, jewellers and grandest hotels.

Fashion houses on Rue ParadisJewellers and grand hotels
9 places
Cimiez
Hilltop, cultured, residential

Cimiez

The city's refined hilltop quarter of Roman ruins, a monastery garden and the Matisse museum, made for a slow cultural morning.

Matisse and archaeology museumsMonastery garden and olive grove
5 places
Mont Boron
Green, panoramic, hushed

Mont Boron

A wooded, villa-dotted headland east of the port, kept for its walking paths and the best sea panoramas in the city.

Panoramas over the whole bayWalking loop by the old fort
3 places
Promenade des Anglais
Seafront, iconic, light-led

Promenade des Anglais

The city's seafront front porch — beach clubs, grand hotels and the long walkway best enjoyed at dawn or dusk.

Long pebble-beach walkwayIconic blue chairs
2 places
Magnan / Fabron
Residential, calm, everyday

Magnan / Fabron

Workaday residential districts west of the centre, valued for quieter beaches and unpretentious local eating.

Quieter western beachesSea-view apartment blocks
2 places