Published Mar 12, 2026 At a Glance Address 10b Rue Bavastro, 06300 Nice Neighbourhood Port de Nice, two streets back from the quay Price Range $$ Best For Creative cocktails, tapas rounds, a port night that stays seated Signature Owner built cocktails and a stone vaulted room reviewers compare to a chapel Hours Evenings Tue to Sat; check Instagram for live music nights Style Vintage cocktail room under old stone Reservations Walk in early; tables go fast on DJ nights Plan your visit Get Directions Ask Our Team 10b Rue Bavastro, Nice The Pitch Our Take on Saint Nicolas Rue Bavastro sits two streets back from the masts of the port, far enough from the quay that the evening crowd here is Niçois rather than deckhand. Saint Nicolas occupies a stone vaulted room on the corner, and Tripadvisor reviewers keep reaching for the same comparison: drinking cocktails inside a small chapel.
The bar belongs to Nicolas, who built the menu, works the counter, and runs the cocktail workshops the bar has become known for. Gusta Nissa lists it among the cocktail rooms in Nice you should not miss.
It drinks like a neighborhood secret with ambition, vintage furniture under medieval stone, tapas plates moving between tables, and a DJ arriving as the port lights come on.
Bare stone walls curve into the ceiling, and candle light does most of the work after dark. The room is compact, a counter, a scatter of low tables, and the kind of acoustics that turn a Friday DJ set warm rather than loud.
In summer a few tables reach the pavement, where the street stays calm even when the quayside bars two blocks over are heaving.
Early evening belongs to port locals taking the aperitif seated, and the room shifts younger past 10pm when the music steps up. Weekends bring the festive crowd without tipping into club volume.
The workshops draw a daytime crowd too; an hour of mixology with the owner has become a fixture of Nice activity guides like Veronika's Adventure.
What to order
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The Bartender's Pick
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The Signature List
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Tapas Alongside