Nice
You're flying out of Nice Airport, you have 90 minutes to kill, and you'd like to do better than a Pret. Good news: airport drinking has improved more in the last five years than the previous fifty. Pre-flight drinks at Nice Airport range from chain reliability to surprisingly polished hotel-style bars in the airport hotels. This is barsforKings's editor-curated guide to drinking better at Nice's airports.
Vieux Nice · $$$
Small cocktail room in the old town.
Carré d'Or · $$$
Champagne-and-cocktail bar with a serious back bar.
Vieux Nice · $$
Low-key cocktail room on a quiet old-town side street.
Vieux Nice · $$
Tapas-and-cocktails room with a Spanish-influenced menu and a busy outdoor terrace.
Want a real drink before flying? The fastest play is to get to airport hotels next door — most run polished bars that beat anything post-security. We list them at the bottom. If you've got 60 spare minutes pre-airport, see our shortlist of bars in Nice proper at the end.
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