Antalya
This perch on the cliff edge is a superb choice at sunset, attracting a crowd of young Turks with its affordable drinks. Service can be slow, but the…
Must-see nightlife in Turquoise Coast
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Kaş
One glance at the gleaming La Marzocco machine (cost in Turkey €20,000!) in this spacious cafe and it's clear Linckia is totally serious. Drip coffee …
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Fethiye
Fethiye's best specialist coffee shop, with imported beans that are roasted on the premises. There's a choice of specials (brews and drips include Chemex…
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Turquoise Coast
The best cafe in town, a hip little joint with expertly prepared espresso options created by a knowledgeable barista; plus cakes and pastries. Alt-Turkish…
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Antalya
This huge garden cafe on the eastern side of Kaleiçi is rammed to the rafters in the evening with young holidaying Turks sipping tea and coffee, flirting…
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Kaş
Hip and stylish, this venue has Kaş high society sipping fruit daiquiris to both live and canned jazz and acoustic sounds. There's a historic building…
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Kaş
A hole-in-the-wall specialist cafe with the full gamut of caffeine options, including cold brews and filtered coffee using beans from across the globe…
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Dalyan
They sell snacks and alcohol here, but it's most popular as a shady garden cafe where you can sip a cappuccino or cup of tea, juice, smoothie or milkshake…
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Kaş
Declaring itself an 'alternative style cafe bar' this tiny little place has a handful of tables where you can enjoy a cheeky German beer or cocktail while…
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Side
Right beside the Temples of Apollo and Athena, Side's oldest bar remains its most popular local hang-out and a favourite sunset spot. It does classically…
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Antalya
This chilled-out garden bar-cafe, with tables scattered along stone walls and beneath shady fruit trees, is where Antalya's university crowd reshapes the…
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Side
Formerly the Stones Bar, this biker-themed bar has live music most nights in summer and its waterfront terrace is perfect fodder for sunset drinks. Check…
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Kalkan
An Aladdin's cave of a place brimming with antiques and curios, hanging lanterns, sea shells and curvy metalwork furniture. It's most popular as a cafe,…
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Fethiye
The name says it all: Address' roomy waterfront garden is kilometre zero for everyone from çay-sipping locals to beer-drinking foreign residents watching…
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Fethiye
With bay views from its front terrace and an attractive air-conditioned interior, Pukka is a good bet for a flat white, latte or piece of cheesecake…
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Fethiye
A popular joint on Fethiye's most raucous street after dark, the 'Hour Glass' keeps good time throughout the day as a bar and has several screens showing…
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Kalkan
For a flavour of 20th-century Kalkan, when things were far more mellow, head to this garden bar under a canopy of mature trees for cocktails or wine…
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Dalyan
Enjoys a prime corner plot that's the best people-watching spot in town. The Dutch-Turkish owners and their staff are amiable and you'll find everything…
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Turquoise Coast
With cushioned benches and walls hung with old photos and posters, laid-back Medusa plays blues, jazz and rock until the wee hours. Owner Pamir is a…
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Turquoise Coast
A lovely little village cafe on one side of the Sim Bar, serving flat whites, cappuccinos, Turkish and filter coffee to the caffeine needy. Also teas and…
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Dalyan
With a fine array of cocktails on offer (try a gin fizz), this cool neon-lit place has a garden for enjoying the river views and live music nightly …
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Side
Part cafe (serving a mean cappuccino), part bar (mixing up mean cocktails), this place has elegant wooden seating and the staff are chatty and service…
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Ölüdeniz
On the main strip inland from the beach, this cafe-resto serves the best coffee in Ölüdeniz, with espresso a reasonable ₺9 and latte costing ₺14. Turkish…
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Kalkan
This open-fronted bar decorated with photos of Hollywood icons is like an Irish pub spliced with a beach bar. Sit outside or head inside for Guinness on…
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Antalya
For the most spectacular harbour and sea views in Kaleiçi, head to this patio bar at the CH Hotels Türkevi. Beers start at ₺22 and cocktails are priced…
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Kalkan
The closest thing Kalkan has to a tea garden, this place wraps around Kalkan's tiny fener (lighthouse). Sip a latte or swig a beer from a waveside table.
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Turquoise Coast
Fine little cafe offering espresso, cold drip coffee, chemex and drinks with lactose free milk.
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Antalya
This casual garden cafe-bar next to a slab of Byzantine wall is a relaxed and friendly place scattered with pot plants and hanging lamps. Whether you opt…
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Antalya
Adjoining the Yivli Minare complex, and right by the medieval city walls, Nobel 1 serves cold Efes at reasonable prices, Turkish wine and snacks. View…
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Antalya
The good word comes in a cup at this informal cafe in the St Paul Cultural Center. Regardless of your faith, you'll enjoy an espresso or cortado coffee …
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Dalyan
This self-described boutique cafe looks ready for a garden party with its stripy cane-backed chairs. With cocktails from mojitos to Manhattans and a long…
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Fethiye
With bumpers protruding above its doors, this wacky, car-themed British boozer-cum-club stages live music at weekends when its popularity with locals and…
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Fethiye
This little cafe-bar has tables nudging the boats at Karagözler 2 marina and even one or two on a small wooden platform over the water. It's a great place…
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Kalkan
This garden bar-restaurant is the watering hole of choice for expats to mourn the old country over cocktails, pizza, pool or table football. Check…
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Göcek
Facing the Med, this relaxed bar is great for a sundowner after a day on the sea. Happy hour (5pm to 7pm) offers two-for-one cocktails, and the margaritas…
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Kalkan
Stylish black-and-white bar, offering a long list of cocktails, from classics to Kalkan Skies (Bacardi with lemon and pineapple juice), tapas and snacks …
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Kaş
This well-positioned cafe-bar has a nice relaxed atmosphere. Watch the world pass from the tables on the pedestrianised street, with a decent snacks and…
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Kaş
Garden cafe and bar, accessed by a nondescript doorway on the main square, and a relaxed spot for evening drinks. Only a stone's throw from the hustle and…
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Side
Grab an comfy chair at this neon-lit corner bar on a small square just off the beach promenade. Cocktails are relatively well-priced considering the…
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Side
This ever-popular spot opposite the beach might be better suited to a tropical island than a Turkish promontory. It boasts it serves the best mojitos in…
