Published Dec 9, 2025 Last reviewed Mar 12, 2026 · How we pick bars At a Glance Address 32 Cours Saleya, 06300 Nice Transit Tram 1, Opera Vieille Ville stop, 3 minute walk Hours Daily 5pm to 2am Music Two free sets nightly: folk session first, rock session after, upstairs Prices Pints at 6.90 euros; happy hour 5:30 to 9pm Food Hot and cold tapas to hold the table Plan your visit Get Directions Ask Our Team 32 Cours Saleya, 06300 Nice The Pitch What Akathor Is Akathor runs two free concerts a night above Cours Saleya: a folk session, then a rock session, every day from 5pm to 2am. Pints sit at 6.90 euros and drop during the 5:30 to 9pm happy hour, which Mister Goodbeer ranks among the cheapest pours in central Nice.
Wayne's Bar two lanes over gets the table dancing tourists. Akathor gets the ones who actually came for the band. The distinction matters more as the night goes on.
No cover, ever. The bands get the crowd the market street delivers, and the bar gets the bar tab. Everyone's incentives are aligned, which is rarer than it sounds on Cours Saleya.
Pub room below, stage room above, and a terrace that borrows the flower market's real estate after the stalls pack up. The upstairs fills first on weekend nights.
Yelp's 70 reviews sketch the trade off honestly: strong atmosphere, nightly music, and service that strains exactly when the room is best.
Backpackers, students, and market street drift early; the rock set pulls a louder, younger room after 10pm. Sunday nights run gentler than the weekend.
Yelp reviewers offer the most practical advice on record: order 45 minutes before happy hour ends, because everyone else has the same idea.
Cours Saleya runs along the old flower market, three minutes from the opera tram stop. The bar sits mid terrace; follow the amplifier.
What to order
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The 6.90 euro pint
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Whatever is on the guest taps
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Hot tapas between sets