Published Apr 12, 2026 At a Glance Address 2 Cours Jacques Chirac, 06300 Nice Neighbourhood Port de Nice, on the water side Price Range $$ Best For Natural wine by the sea, long tapas evenings, vinyl listening Signature A former fishing cabana turned two level wine bar with DJs every evening Hours Midday into the night; terrace weather decides the crowd Style Whitewashed seafront cabana, Greek island palette Reservations Walk in; balcony seats are the prize Plan your visit Get Directions Ask Our Team 2 Cours Jacques Chirac, Nice The Pitch Our Take on Babel Babel On Cours Jacques Chirac the city thins to a strip between road and sea, and Babel Babel holds it with sky blue shutters on a whitewashed front. The building was a fishing cabana before The Taste Edit described its current life: two designed levels, a balcony over the water, and a terrace working the boardwalk crowd.
The cellar is natural wine, deep enough that Raisin, the natural wine atlas, lists the bar on its map of essential addresses in Nice. Falstaff covers it for the same reason.
Plates are Mediterranean tapas made in house, and a DJ plays vinyl every evening. The total effect lands closer to an island beach bar than to anything else on this stretch of coast.
Inside, two compact levels stack rough plaster, timber, and blue trim, with the balcony upstairs holding the best four seats in the building. The Taste Edit compares the whole arrangement to a Greek island transplanted to the Riviera.
The terrace faces open water across the cours, and the evening sun comes straight down the coast. Vinyl crackle and glass clink carry the soundtrack; there are no screens.
Late afternoon brings swimmers and readers off the rocks opposite, and by 8pm the terrace fills with the port's younger wine crowd. The DJ keeps it at conversation volume until late.
Service moves fast for a seafront room; Wanderlog reviewers call it warm and efficient in the same breath.
What to order
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The Natural Glass
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The Balcony Bottle
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House Tapas