France Guide
The Côte d'Azur
Nightlife
1 Blue Whales 1 rue Mascoïnat Opening time: Daily till 4.30amIntimate venue with a friendly atmosphere and live music on Fri.
2 Bodéguita del Havana 14 rue Chauvain Opening time: Open Tues– Sun until 2.30amWildly popular Cuban salsa bar with DJs and live music. Smart dress required.
3 De Klomp 6 rue Mascoïnat Opening time: Mon– Sat 5.30pm–2.30amDutch-style brown café with big selection of beers and whiskies and regular live music.
4 The Guest 5 quai des Deux-Emmanuel Very stylish portside bar and dance club, attracting a slightly older crowd and with expensive cocktails.
5 Le Klub 6 rue Halévy Opening time: Open Wed– SunNice's largest and best gay club attracts a young, stylish crowd including women and some heteros.Entry charge varies according to night.
6 Ma Nolan's 2 rue St-François de Paul Vast Irish pub with regular live music, televized Irish and British sport plus Murphy's and Guinness on draught. Popular with a younger expat crowd.
7 Bar des Oiseaux 5 rue St-Vincent Opening time: Lunchtimes Mon– Fri and evenings Thurs– SatEccentric cabaret bar named for the birds that fly down from their nests in the loft and the pet parrot and screeching mynah bird that perch by the door. Live jazz, chanson and the like.
8 Le 6 6 rue Raoul Bosio Opening time: Tues– Sun from 10pmSmart lesbian and gay music bar, with regular live entertainment including drag, rai (Algerian funk/rap music) and karaoke.
9 Wayne's 15 rue de la Préfecture Opening time: Open dailyBig, popular rock bar on the edge of Vieux Nice, with regular live British bands. Still the lynchpin of the area's nightlife despite its vaguely Neanderthal sexual politics.