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The 4 Best Bars in Cimiez

The hill above the centre, climbing toward the Matisse museum. Quieter, more residential, with a few neighbourhood wine bars worth the funicular. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Nice.

  1. No. 05 · Cocktail Bars

    Le Bù

    Vieux Nice · $$$

    Small cocktail room in the old town.

  2. No. 06 · Cocktail Bars

    L'Effervescence

    Carré d'Or · $$$

    Champagne-and-cocktail bar with a serious back bar.

  3. No. 07 · Cocktail Bars

    Oz Bar

    Vieux Nice · $$

    Low-key cocktail room on a quiet old-town side street.

  4. No. 08 · Cocktail Bars

    Movida

    Vieux Nice · $$

    Tapas-and-cocktails room with a Spanish-influenced menu and a busy outdoor terrace.

You'll find Cocktail Bars, Date Night, Hidden Gems and Rooftop Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.

The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Cimiez like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.

A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.

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