The "Cours Saleya" is a big square where I've had twice the worst restaurant experiences in my whole life and in the whole country: it's even worse than in Montmartre or in the Latin Quarter in Paris! In fact, for me, as a tourist, this area has the same artificial and touristy atmosphere as the narrow cobbled streets of Montmartre and some streets of the Latin Quarter in Paris. In all cases, there's nothing wrong in visiting any of those places because, once again, they're all must-go-to places.

Two things which could be planned if you/we go to Nice:

1) the Cours Saleya holds an interesting flea-market on Mondays.

2) in the old town (which is very pleasant to visit), there's an excellent (and famous) homemade ice-cream maker that I'll be happy to bring you to. They have a 100 different flavors to choose from, from the conventional ones to the most unusual (such as rosemary, thyme, lavender or basil/tomato).