A former electrical supply shop on Rue Bonaparte turned into the Petit Marais quarter's favorite apéro room, with retro decor, a terrace built for people watching, and cocktails that behave.
Le Comptoir Central Électrique keeps the name of the electrical supply shop that came before it at 10 Rue Bonaparte, and the retro fittings to match. It anchors the strip around Place du Pin that gives the port its Petit Marais nickname.
You come here to drink where the neighborhood actually drinks. Uniiti holds it at 4.6 from 262 verified reviews, and Azur Vibes files the terrace among the best people watching at the port.
Exposed brick walls and mismatched chairs, as one Tripadvisor reviewer catalogued it, with shelves of salvage where the fuses used to live. The look reads bistrot first and bar second.
There is no live music and no DJ, on purpose. Conversation and the terrace are the entertainment, per Azur Vibes, and the room is better for it.
A young local apéro crowd, comfortably mixed and gay friendly, with barely a tourist in sight despite the port being a short walk away. Misterb&b lists it among Nice's essential queer friendly addresses.
Azur Vibes timed the room for you: it fills first around 6pm for the sundowner, breathes, then fills again near 10pm. Aim for 5:30pm if you want the good end of the terrace.
What to order
- 01
A mojito or whatever the chalkboard pushes (around 10.50 euro)
- 02
Tapas for the table (roughly 9 to 22 euro)
- 03
The Sunday brunch buffet