Cave de la Tour on Rue de la Tour has poured local wines in Vieux Nice since 1947, four generations of the Gazan family and the home of the world petits farcis championship since 2012.
Food program: Petits farcis, stockfish, charcuterie boards
Address: 3 Rue de la Tour, 06300 Nice
Le Bar des Oiseaux in Vieux Nice is a Decanter-listed natural wine bar with a thoughtfully curated list, the Saint Vincent address among the city's most reliable rooms for natural producers.
Signature pour: Bellet AOC by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French and Italian wines
Food: Mediterranean small plates
La Treille on Rue Saint-Augustin in Vieux Nice is a natural wine bar with organic and seasonal Mediterranean snack plates, a quiet courtyard room locals fold into a Vieux Nice crawl after sunset.
Signature pour: Provencal natural rose
Wine focus: Natural French wines
Food: Nicoise tapas, charcuterie
Les Sens on Rue Pairoliere in Vieux Nice runs an independent producer wine list with a focus on natural and organic wines from France and beyond, a quieter Vieux Nice alternative to the Cours.
Signature pour: Languedoc natural reds
Wine focus: Independent and natural producers
Food: Small plates and cheese
Le Lavomatique on Rue du Pont Vieux is the Loubert brothers' Vieux Nice wine bar, a mostly natural list including producers from across the Mediterranean and growers' Champagne.
Signature pour: Growers' Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: Natural wines, growers' Champagne
Food: Charcuterie, cheese plates
Movida Tapas on Quai des Etats Unis runs a tapas and cocktail wine bar facing the sea on the Nice seafront, the late closing 02:00 the draw for Vieux Nice nightlife on a glass of Spanish red.
Signature pour: Rioja by the glass
Wine focus: Spanish and Mediterranean wines
Food: Tapas and pintxos
