This seafront tapas and cocktail bar on the Promenade des Anglais is where Nice comes to celebrate. With its colorful, festive vibe and prime Mediterranean view, Movida pulls in everyone from afterwork crowds to late-night revelers — open from 10am to 2am, it's one of the few spots that seamlessly transitions from seaside lunch to full-on party.
Seafront tapas and cocktails on the Promenade des Anglais where the Mediterranean view is free and the party runs from lunch until 2am.
Grab a terrace table facing the sea before sunset — the front spots fill up fast, especially on weekends and warm evenings.
Seafront tapas and cocktails that never stop
Movida is the kind of place that doesn't really have off-hours. Open from 10am to 2am every day, this seafront tapas and cocktail bar on the Quai des États-Unis handles everything from lazy seaside lunches to full-on nighttime celebrations. The location is its biggest selling point — you're right on the Promenade des Anglais with the Mediterranean sparkling in front of you, and that view alone justifies the visit.
The menu leans Spanish: think tapas to share, cocktails, and a generally festive atmosphere that the owners lean into with the slogan 'More Life.' It's colorful, it's loud, and it's unapologetically geared toward groups having a good time. The cocktails are solid rather than groundbreaking, but they do the job, and the tapas are perfect for sharing when you're more focused on the conversation and the sea view than on a culinary revelation.
Where Movida really shines is as an afterwork or pre-dinner spot. The terrace fills up fast on sunny evenings, and the energy ramps up as the night goes on. It's not the place for a quiet romantic dinner — come with friends, order a round of drinks and some tapas, and let the seafront setting do the rest.