Last Updated on March 12, 2024 by Allison Coe
If you like to roll the dice, tempt fate, and take your chances, these out-of-the-box happenings in Nice might be for you!
Buy a Surprise: After the mobs that showed up for the flash weekend sale of unopened, undeliverable Amazon packages, a permanent outlet has opened next to Ikea, with a truckload of mystery packages delivered weekly. Play retail roulette… you can handle the boxes, shake them, make your guess, then buy for 15€/kilo, with no idea what’s inside… Destock Colis is open only weekdays, Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm, at 48 ave Simone Veil, with easy tram access on line 3, just across from the Meridia tram stop on tram line 3, right next to Ikea.
Blind Date: You are literally blindfolded before being lead to your table for a dining experience you will never forget! Select your surprise 3-course meal based on your choice of meat, fish or vegetarian, but that’s your only clue. Tickets are 60€ for this twice-monthly event at Ornato Restaurant 54 blvd Jean Jaures, tram stop Massena.
Dinner Roulette: The newest trend to meet new people is Timeleft, where an algorithm matches up 6 strangers for compatibility. Already the rage in Lisbon, Paris and Marseilles, the first one in Nice was in January, with 75 people signing up. Fill out the online form before applications close Monday at midnight, then the algorithm works its magic, and Wednesday morning you get an email with which restaurant, and a little about the 5 people with whom you’ve been matched for that evening. The dinners are held every Wednesday, and the cost is just 13€ plus the cost of the dinner (and even less if you sign up for several).
Mystery Menu: At Nuances restaurant in the Port there is no printed menu; the 5-courses are a series of surprises as the chef regales you with each unique culinary creation. 5-courses for for 55€, with optional wine-paring package. 15 rue Cassini, tram stop Garibaldi or Port Lympia, closed Sundays.
Secret Speakeasy: The only way to find Zitto Speakeasy Bar in the Port is to apply on their Instagram. Once accepted they’ll confide the address, tell you how to find the hidden door, and slip you that night’s password. Open on Thurs/Fri/Sat for more than a year now, and remarkably the hidden location is still a well-kept secret. Continue the game by letting the bow-tied bartender conjure up a mystery cocktail based on your preferences… And this isn’t the only secret bar in Nice, here are a few more hidden haunts!
See related pages on more Hidden Bars, Nice’s Quirkiest Cafés, unusual Nightlife, and handpicked happenings for January and February.