The most beautiful hidden terraces in Nice
Nice is not short of terraces. It is short of terraces where you can hear yourself speak. Between the Promenade, cours Saleya and the main avenues, finding somewhere quiet is a small expedition.
These four have one thing in common: they sit metres away from the noise and yet feel completely removed from it. Inner courtyards, hotel patios, gardens set back from the street. Book in season, they are all small.
The selection
Le Patio
Inside Hôtel La Pérouse, two steps from the Old Town yet already far from the noise. Lemon trees, soft light and a calm that feels almost unreal given the location. Mediterranean plates that justify the setting.
Quai Rauba Capeu · Where to drink
La Maison de Marie
Hidden in the middle of Nice, with the charm of places you find almost by accident before wondering why you had never been. A shaded courtyard, gentle atmosphere, Niçois and Mediterranean cooking. Book in season.
5 Rue Masséna · Where to drink
La Guinguette du Couvent
In the heart of the Old Town, it manages to feel like you have left the city without moving. The setting of the Hôtel du Couvent does most of that: quiet to the point of being disorienting. The terrace reopens with the season.
Where to drink
L’Autobus
Slightly outside the centre, with the feel of a Sunday lunch that refuses to end. Under the trees, with homemade pissaladière and a cold glass of rosé, time becomes elastic. The distance from the centre filters the crowds.
142 Avenue de Gairaut · Where to drink
Every place in this guide was filmed. Our visits on video and the new openings we test first are on Instagram.
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