Heads & Tails

Top choice in Larnaka


Tucked away just off the waterfront (look for the lampshades swinging from electricity wires over the alley), this kooky little place is all colourful mismatched chairs and cupboard drawers reworked as tables. It's our new number-one cocktail spot in town, thanks to friendly staff, good music and some seriously inventive and delicious drinks using spice-infused syrups and herbs.


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Nearby Larnaka attractions

1. Finikoudes Beach

0.09 MILES

This clean, shallow beach is highly popular despite not being particularly pretty. Sunbeds and umbrellas can be hired for between €2 and €3, and there are…

2. Kyriazis Medical Museum

0.14 MILES

If you happen to be in Larnaka on a Wednesday or Saturday, and have a passion for medical history – or just like quirky museums – hop along here. This…

3. Agios Lazaros

0.17 MILES

This 9th-century church is dedicated to Lazarus of Bethany, whom Jesus is said to have resurrected four days after his death. The church itself is an…

4. Larnaka Fort

0.18 MILES

Built in the Lusignan era, the fort stands at the water’s edge and separates the Finikoudes promenade from the old Turkish quarter. Its present form is a…

5. Byzantine Museum

0.18 MILES

Located in the courtyard of the Agios Lazaros complex, this museum originally contained many priceless relics and artefacts. Unfortunately, much of the…

6. Grand Mosque

0.19 MILES

Located at the beginning of Larnaka’s Turkish quarter, with its maze of sleepy whitewashed streets, the Grand Mosque is the spiritual home of Larnaka’s…

7. Pierides Archaeological Foundation

0.23 MILES

This museum was established in 1839 by Demetrios Pierides as a protective answer to the region’s notorious tomb raiders and the illegal selling of the…

8. Municipal Art Gallery

0.26 MILES

This small gallery is made up of five adjoining colonial-style stone warehouses built by the British in 1881. Three of them show contemporary artworks by…