Published Apr 8, 2026 At a Glance Address 40 Rue Droite, 06300 Nice Transit Tram 1, Cathedrale Vieille Ville stop, 4 minute walk Hours Mon to Fri 6pm to 2:30am; Sat and Sun from 1pm Pours Guinness on tap, a whiskey shelf Petit Fute files under its own category Sports Major fixtures screened; rugby weekends are the busy ones Reservations None; it is a pub Plan your visit Get Directions Ask Our Team 40 Rue Droite, 06300 Nice The Pitch What Paddy's Pub Is Paddy's Pub pours Guinness on rue Droite, the most storied lane in Vieux Nice, and keeps the taps open until 2:30am every night of the week. The staff is Anglo, the soundtrack is rock, and the formula has not moved in years because it does not need to.
Ma Nolan's near the cours Saleya is the polished Irish operation with the full kitchen and the family hours. Paddy's is the version with the lights lower and last orders later.
Petit Fute files it as a whiskey bar as much as a pub, which tells you where the shelf strength is. Restaurant Guru holds it at 3.9 across 43 reviews, a fair score for a room that optimizes for late rather than polished.
More space than the narrow street suggests, in standard Irish fit out: dark wood, taps front and center, screens angled for the match. Les Amis de l'Apero notes live musicians on rock nights.
The crowd noise does the decorating after 11pm. Earlier, it is just a calm pub on a quiet lane.
Expat regulars and Anglophone students on weeknights, match crowds on fixture days, and the late shift after old town kitchens close. Weekends open at 1pm for the sport.
Excess Magazine's pub survey notes the staff is 100 percent Anglo, which sets the room's working language and most of its banter.
Rue Droite threads the deep old town, four minutes from the cathedral tram stop. The lane is pedestrian; come on foot.
What to order
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Guinness
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Irish whiskey from the shelf
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A pint during the match