Published Nov 19, 2025 Last reviewed Feb 19, 2026 · How we pick bars At a Glance Address 5 Rue Saint-Vincent, 06300 Nice Transit Tram 1, Cathedrale Vieille Ville stop, 3 minute walk Hours Lunch and dinner service; closed early in the week off season Kitchen Homemade pasta, ravioli, stuffed poultry, Nicoise classics Budget Around 50 to 60 euros for a full meal with wine, per Restaurant Guru Reservations Recommended; the room is small and Michelin listed Plan your visit Get Directions Ask Our Team 5 Rue Saint-Vincent, 06300 Nice The Pitch What Le Bar des Oiseaux Is Le Bar des Oiseaux keeps the name of one of Vieux Nice's storied bars and runs it as a bistro with a Michelin Guide listing. The current room at 5 rue Saint Vincent dates to 2014; the pop art walls and the birds in the name go back much further in old town memory.
Gault and Millau reviews the kitchen. Restaurant Guru holds it at 4.5 across 2,902 reviews. The Michelin Guide gives it the black knife and fork, which for a room this size in this quarter is the whole headline.
One correction worth making upfront: despite the name, this is not a drinking bar. Come for the table, drink Provencal wine with it, and do not arrive expecting a beer list.
A small dining room dressed in pop art and eclectic ornament, the kind of decor that reads cluttered in photos and correct in person. O'Bon Paris calls it one of the old town's defining rooms.
It fills fast at both services. The square footage is the bottleneck, not the demand.
Locals at lunch, a mixed dining crowd at night, and enough Michelin pilgrims to make booking sensible. The room turns calm and conversational; nobody is here to be seen.
Budget around 50 to 60 euros a head with wine. Portions run measured, which is the most repeated quibble in reviews.
Rue Saint Vincent sits in the quiet grid of Vieux Nice, three minutes from the cathedral tram stop. Book for dinner; lunch walk ins fare better.
What to order
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Provencal wine by the glass
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The homemade ravioli
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A pastis before the plates