Shopping in Nice
The streets west of place Masséna are the best place for designer labels, while nearby avenue Jean Médecin is home to popular French chain stores. Bargain hunters should head for Old Nice to find cheap clothes and Provençal gifts. Food and flowers vie for space at the Flower Market in cours Saleya, while antiques abound in the Flea Market on Nice Port's quai Papacino. Most shops open Monday to Saturday 9am-12.30pm and 2.30pm-7pm.
Façonnable
Mediterranean-inspired designs
Façonnable in Central Nice specialises in suits, casual wear and accessories
for men. This flagship shop is where Albert Goldberg began his international
Mediterranean-inspired fashion label in the 1960s. There is also a smaller
womenswear collection.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-7pm
Address
7-10, Rue Paradis, Nice 06000
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 93 87 88 80
Galeries Lafayette
Fashionable buys
Galeries Lafayette stocks a wide selection of fashion, accessories and beauty
products. This smaller version of the reputed Parisian department store is
housed in an impressive 19th-century burgundy building near place Masséna in
Central Nice.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 9am-8pm
Address
6, Avenue Jean Médecin, Nice 06000
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 92 17 36 36
Flea Market
Antiques beside the port
Nice Port is famed for its antique shops, but the Flea Market (Les Puces),
located on quai Papacino overlooking Nice Port, is a good alternative. This
permanent, covered market sells a cross-section of the antiques available
elsewhere.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 10am-6pm (until 7pm during the summer)
Address
Quai Papacino, Nice 06000
Transport
Bus 3, 20, 82, N1 to Port de Nice
Flower Market
Fresh produce and flowers
Scents of lavender and thyme waft across the celebrated Flower Market in the
sunny cours Saleya in Old Nice. Plants, fruit and vegetables vie for space
from Tuesday to Sunday mornings, while the flower stalls are open all day
long.
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Opening Hours
Tue, Thu, Fri 6am-5.30pm; Wed & Sat 6am-6.30pm; Sun 6am-1pm
Address
Cours Saleya, Nice 06000
Transport
Cathédrale-Vieille Ville tram stop
Alziari
Olive-oil products
Famed for gold-and-blue olive oil cans, Alziari is a long-established
olive-oil manufacturer in Old Nice and the best place to stock up on olive
oil-based soaps. Alziari's working mill at 318 Boulevard de la Madeleine is
also open for visits.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 8.30am-12.30pm & 2.15pm-7pm
Address
14, Rue St-François de Paule, Nice 06300
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 93 62 94 03
Confiserie Florian du Vieux Nice
Sweet heaven
Confiserie Florian du Vieux Nice in Old Nice is an emporium of organic
chocolates and sweets. You can also visit the workshop where sweets are
infused with Provençal fruits and flowers using traditional 19th-century
recipes.
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Opening Hours
Daily 9am-12pm & 2pm-6.30pm
Address
14, Quai Papacino, Nice 06300
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 93 55 43 50
