Mehmet's Bar

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 town.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Side attractions

1. Beach

0.02 MILES

This rather narrow strip of sand and pebbles is a lovely spot for sunbathing and swimming right in town.

2. Mosque

0.11 MILES

Side's mosque sits amid the old town's hullabaloo of souvenir shops, restaurants and ruins.

4. Eastern Beach

0.15 MILES

If you walk down Barbaros Caddesi, passing by the large State Agora ruin, you'll come to the lovely Eastern Beach, which is a prime spot of sand on which…

5. Theatre

0.15 MILES

Built in the 2nd century AD, Side's spectacular theatre could seat up to 20,000 spectators and rivals the nearby theatre of Aspendos for sheer drama. Look…

6. State Agora

0.16 MILES

These remnants of the state agora sit dramatically beside Side's eastern beach. An interpretive panel shows the two storeys of statues that once decorated…

7. Temple of Tyche

0.17 MILES

The ruined, circular-shaped Temple of Tyche is dedicated to the goddess of fortune.

8. Agora

0.18 MILES

Just east of Side's theatre and across the road from the museum are these agora remains, which once functioned as the ancient town's slave market.