Where to eat and drink in the Carre d'Or

7 places in the Carre d'Or, each one visited by the Timenjoy newsroom, and 4 events announced in the neighbourhood.

TJBy the Timenjoy newsroom · Updated October 24, 2026

Nice's shopping quarter, between rue Massena and the seafront promenade. Most of what you walk past is expensive and quick; the places worth sitting down for are few, and they are the ones below.

Someone from the team has been to every place on this page. We do not reprint menus or press releases: we went, we paid, and we say what we thought.

Where to drink in the Carre d'Or

Au Bureau

The sports pub formula done by the book: every match on a big screen, burgers, sharing boards and cold beer. Nothing original, everything solid. The obvious choice when there are a lot of you.

2 Rue du Commandant Raffalli · Where to drink

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Elaïo

At the top of Le Méridien, the most Riviera version of the Nice rooftop, with the Baie des Anges as a backdrop and Mediterranean cooking that does more than accompany the view. Chic without being stiff.

Promenade des Anglais · Where to drink

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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

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Soho

On rue Halévy, it knows exactly how to tip a day into an evening. From 4pm, and that is not a figure of speech, the sharing plates arrive: burrata, beetroot hummus, boards and homemade fried bites, with well-built cocktails.

Rue Halévy · Where to drink

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Where to get coffee in the Carre d'Or

Oakberry Açaï

Build your own bowl topping by topping, or take one of their signature recipes. Two locations in Nice: rue Halévy and rue du Marché in the Old Town. The Pistachio is the richest on the menu.

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Glacier Raugi

Corsican artisan ice cream and very sharp sorbets, without the excess sugar that masks everything. There is a family-made quality that cannot be faked. Dangerously well placed on rue Masséna. Start with the fruit sorbets.

Rue Masséna · Where to get coffee

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Where to eat in the Carre d'Or

Pizza Cresci

A long-standing Nice institution whose main virtue is late service. Wood-fired pizza, pasta, gnocchi, salads and homemade desserts, right in the centre on rue Masséna, when most kitchens have closed.

Rue Masséna · Where to eat

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