Carré d'Or
The compact luxury-shopping grid behind the Promenade, home to the fashion houses, jewellers and grandest hotels.
The Golden Square is the small grid of streets behind the Promenade, Rue Paradis, Rue de Suède, Avenue de Verdun, where the international fashion houses, jewellers and the city's grandest hotels are concentrated. It is unashamedly the luxury-shopping core, polished and quiet by Nice standards, with discreet hotel bars and a few serious restaurants rather than street life. Come for the windows, a well-made cocktail or a special-occasion dinner; this is not where you go for character or a bargain. The sea is a minute's walk away, which is much of the point.
Highlights
Restaurant
7 places
Julien Pilati's seasonal, organic kitchen in the former Pure & V
Hotel
2 places
Restored belle-époque hotel with the SEEN rooftop over the bay