Wayne's Bar

Wayne's Bar is an Anglo-Saxon pub and restaurant at 15 Rue de la Prefecture in Vieux Nice, in the pedestrian heart of the old town on the French Riviera. It is one of the best-known places in Nice for live music every night of the week, and the programme usually leans on cover bands playing rock, pop and classic hits that suit an international, English-speaking crowd. The atmosphere is loud, sociable and unpretentious: long wooden bar, shared tables, and a mix of tourists, expatriates, students and local regulars. There is no dress code, and shorts, trainers and beach clothes are common in summer. The crowd is mostly 20s to 40s, though the restaurant side draws families and groups earlier in the evening.

The venue is open daily from about 10AM until 2AM, so it works as a daytime lunch stop, an early-evening drink and a late-night bar. Food follows the pub-and-grill model, with burgers, ribs, fish and chips and Mediterranean dishes served alongside Nicoise options. Drinks centre on draught and bottled beer, house wine, simple cocktails and spirits, with happy-hour promotions common in the early evening. Rugby and other sport are shown on screens in season, which makes the bar a popular meeting point for fans during Six Nations and Rugby World Cup matches. Prices are typical for Vieux Nice, with a pint of beer usually in the €6-8 range and cocktails higher.

There is no cover charge for the concerts, and entry is open to anyone who orders drinks. Reservations are not needed for a drink at the bar, but the restaurant tables fill quickly on Friday and Saturday evenings, so the venue advises booking for dinner by phone on +33 4 93 13 46 99. Bottle service is not part of the format. Music typically starts in the evening and runs late, and the best energy comes after about 10PM, when the stage sets are in full swing. The street is lively until the early hours, so noise carries into the surrounding old-town lanes.