Must-see nightlife in Corsica

  • Chez Tao

    Calvi

    Eight decades on, hedonistic hipsters still flock to this super-smooth piano bar, a Calvi institution founded high in the citadel by White Russian émigré…

  • La Vieille Cave

    Corte

    Sit round a barrel on a low stool in this jewel of a wine cellar, and let the formidable Emmanuel Simonini guide you through the innumerable vintages on…

  • Cave Antonini

    Corsica

    In theory it’s a shop-cum-wine bar, selling fine wines and fresh almonds from the Clos Antonino estate, but the reason everyone stops in at this little…

  • Le Glacier de la Place

    Southern Corsica

    It may call itself an ice-cream parlour, and it does serve a month's worth of sundaes, but this place on Porto-Vecchio's main square is more famous for…

  • Café des Platanes

    Corsica

    With its wood panelling and art nouveau touches, this venerable main-square cafe has a real old-time charm. Sipping an aperitif beneath its namesake…

  • Bar de la Haute Ville

    Corte

    Known to all as ‘BHV’, this legendary bar spills out across the town’s small upper square, with local beers on tap and plenty of fine wines too, along…

  • Via Notte

    Southern Corsica

    Corsica's hottest club, on Porto-Vecchio’s southern outskirts, Via Notte claims to be the largest open-air nightclub in Europe. With up to 5000 revellers…

  • Ghisoni’s Coffee House

    Bastia

    As well as meticulously prepared coffee, this modern cafe, between the ferry terminal and train station, serves a wide range of teas and thick Italian…

  • Le Cyrnéa

    Corte

    Students and oldies alike gather in this archetypal village bar over pastis (aniseed-flavoured aperitif), myrtle liqueur and cheap wine and beer. With its…