Ma Nolan’s Irish Pub Nice Port

Ma Nolan's runs two Irish pubs in Nice, one in Vieux Nice and one on the port, and its port branch on the Quai des Deux Emmanuel is a reliable choice for a drink by the harbour. It combines a pub and a restaurant, open every day from 10:00 until 01:00, so it works for a late breakfast, a casual lunch, an evening pint or a nightcap.

The pub is a favourite place to watch sport, with screens showing major events, and on big match days it fills with fans. The pubs' website promises regular live bands and a weekly pub quiz, and the menu covers pub classics such as a full Irish breakfast, fish and chips and burgers, with plant-based options and a full children's menu, which makes it easy to stay for a meal. Staff speak English, which many visitors appreciate.

The location is a large part of the appeal. The port is one of the most pleasant areas of Nice in the evening, and the pub is well placed for an after-dinner drink once you have eaten at one of the restaurants around the harbour.

The pub can be hired for private events, which is useful for groups celebrating birthdays or for sports clubs. It is accessible for wheelchair users, and payment by card or cash is accepted. Pets are not allowed. There is a sister pub, Ma Nolan's Vieux Nice, in the old town if you want a busier atmosphere.

With a children's menu and food served from the morning, the pub also works for families earlier in the day, before the evening crowd arrives. If you are planning to join the quiz, check the night with the pub and arrive early to form a team.

Ma Nolan's suits sports fans, groups of friends, travellers looking for an English-speaking pub and anyone who wants a no-fuss drink by the water.

From the pub, it is a short walk to Chez Pipo for socca, the Confiserie Florian on the Quai Papacino and the coast road towards Le Plongeoir and Mont Boron. Vieux Nice is within walking distance, round the foot of Castle Hill along the seafront.