The Original Nice Free Pub Crawl starts at Wayne's Bar, 15 Rue de la Préfecture, and works through four or five Old Town bars before ending at High Club on Avenue de la Victoire. The ticket is €10. The Riviera Bar Crawl runs a separate circuit from Le Plongeoir on Quai des États-Unis, hitting cocktail lounges and ending at Castel Club on the beachfront for €25. Two operators, two different price points, the same Friday and Saturday nights. The Old Town crawl is the default for most backpackers. The Riviera circuit is for anyone who wants their drinks served in a glass with ice.
Nice's nightlife runs almost entirely through the Old Town's streets south of Place Masséna. Rue de la Préfecture and Rue Droite hold most of the bars within a ten-minute walk of each other. High Club on Avenue de la Victoire is where the night ends for most people. The crowd skews backpacker and French student in summer, much more local from October.
Drinks in Old Town bars run €5 to €7 for a beer, €9 to €12 for cocktails. During happy hour at Shapko Bar on Rue de la Préfecture, cocktails drop to €7. Cover at High Club is €10 to €15 depending on the night and what time you arrive. A realistic evening including four drinks and club entry runs €35 to €50. Prices verified April 2026.
Saturday draws the biggest crowd and High Club runs its longest sets. Thursday in shoulder season is worth knowing: the backpacker-to-local ratio flips in favour of locals, and the smaller bars on Rue Droite feel less managed. Avoid Sunday: most Old Town bars close by midnight and High Club does not run every Sunday.
This crawl kicks off at **Wayne’s Bar** and visits 4–5 bars in the Old Town, ending at a club like **High Club**. You’ll get free shots, drink discounts (€4 beers, €6 cocktails), and a guide who knows the bouncers. The crawl is social but not forced. you can dip in and out of the group if you find a bar you like.
Check availabilityA more upscale crawl that focuses on Nice’s rooftop bars and cocktail lounges. The tour includes 3–4 venues, with a free welcome drink at each stop. It’s pricier than the backpacker crawls, but the drinks are higher quality. The crawl ends at a beachfront club like **Castel Club** if you want to keep the night going.
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The backpacker crawl costs €10 and includes free shots and discounted drinks across four or five Old Town venues. The Riviera Bar Crawl is €25 with a free welcome drink at each of three or four stops. After the crawl, cocktails at Shapko Bar on Rue de la Préfecture cost €10–€12 standard, €7 during happy hour from 6 PM to 9 PM. Wayne's Bar charges €6 per pint. High Club entry is €15–€20 but flyers around town can get you in free before midnight. Speakeasy Le Ghost on Rue Droite charges €12 per cocktail and nothing for entry. Nice is not as cheap as Lisbon or Medellín, but it is significantly more affordable than Paris for the same quality of night.
The backpacker crawl runs every Thursday and Saturday. Saturday brings the bigger group and the better crowd at High Club. If you are there in shoulder season, October and early November are underrated: the backpacker crowd thins, the locals return to their own bars, and the Old Town feels more like itself.
Upcoming events worth timing your trip around.
Wayne's Bar on Rue de la Préfecture, €6 pint, Oasis on the jukebox. Half the pub is British expats. The other half arrived on the same crawl. Both factions agree on the fish and chips.
Meyerbeer Beach Hostel (rated 9.4, from €26.60/night) sits near the Promenade des Anglais, 15 minutes on foot from the Old Town crawl circuit. It is the top-rated option in the city and has the closest rooms to the beach if your morning plans involve neither. See our pick of the best party hostels in Nice.
