Pistoia
This retro 'bunker' lures a fashionable set with its vintage furnishings. Everything, from the colourful 1950s formica tables to travelling chests…
Must-see nightlife in Mediterranean Europe
San Giovanni & Testaccio
If you've time to kill, this relaxed cafe is the answer. Anticafé doesn't charge for its drinks, rather you pay for the time you spend there – €4 for the…
Şanlıurfa
Thread your way through the vaulted corridors of the bedesten to reach this restored han (caravanserai) crowded with locals enjoying a cold drink, çay or…
Naples
Cantine Sociali is hugely popular, drawing a stylish, mixed-age crowd to its timber deck each night. The wine list is extensive and competent (if not…
Catania
Resembling an urban greenhouse with its potted plants, creeping ivy and spice-tray tabletops, plush, comfy Teapot pours high-quality teas procured from an…
Cádiz
This chic cocktail bar sits at the northern edge of old Cádiz, dressed in neon lighting, and with sea-view tables around a gurgling, palm-fringed fountain…
Sorrento
Despite its location on a busy road, contemporary Cherì is a fine place to chill, with potted lavender and rosemary at the front and a smart, lemon-tree…
Centro Storico
The very picture of a glamorous lounge bar, Salotto 42 encapsulates Rome's dolce vita style. Set on a charming piazza facing ancient Roman columns, its…
Safranbolu
This is the place to head for a properly made türk kahvesi (Turkish coffee; ₺10) served with some serious panache – on a silver tray with a dish of lokum …
Catania
A local institution, piazza-side Prestipino is a top spot to slip on your shades, order a cappuccino and eye-up the passing parade of pic-snapping…
Madrid
The outdoor tables of this distinguished old cafe are among the most sought-after in central Madrid, providing as they do a front-row seat for the…
Arrecife
You'll spot Nao's handful of hugely popular artisan beers all over the island – Capitán APA, Marine blonde ale, malvasía-grape-based Maresía. Sample them…
Centro Storico
A relic of the city's once-vibrant leftist counterculture, this frills-free enoteca near Campo de'Fiori opened in the 1960s and was swiftly adopted by…
L'Eixample
Subtly signed from street level, this gem of hidden Barcelona nightlife is a subterranean old-school cocktail bar with red-velvet banquettes and glass…
Rethymno
Rethymno's most raucous drinking spot is this smoke-filled rock bar that's been banging out tunes since the 1970s. It attracts a boozy crowd of black-clad…
Granada
Shelves laden with fragrant olive oils, coffee from roaster La Finca, organic produce and other Andalucian goodies tempt you through the door. Al Sur…
Ankara
No we don't know why this bar-restaurant is decked out in plantation-colonial style either, but Ankara's chi-chi set laps it up. As well as a full bar…
Ferrara
This third-wave coffeehouse hailing from Bologna faces far less competition in Ferrara, where its single-origin and organic speciality coffees and…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
The 'Forest of the Fairies' is popular with tourists but offers a whimsical retreat from the busy Rambla nearby and has a wonderfully kitsch charm. Lounge…
Barcelona
Local professionals and students pop into this sprawling minimalist-design space, with shared standing tables and a circular counter, for matcha lattes,…
Ischia
One of the oldest bars on the island, founded in 1925 and located near the harbour. The atmosphere here is one of languid gentility: waistcoated waiters…
Barcelona
Cuban cocktails (including Cuba libres and el presidentes) and beers (Mayabe, Tinima and Cacique) are served alongside authentic snacks such as pasteles …
Barcelona
This lofty double-name cava bar has long been run on a winning formula: its own super-affordable bubbly rosé, served in elegant little glasses and…
Livorno
A couple of hip waterfront bars speck the canals in Piccolo Venezia – hugely atmospheric in summer when the drinking action spills outside. 'Food, Beer &…
Barcelona
Overlooking Montjuïc's municipal pools (with a €25 evening swim-and-dine deal available!), this all-day terrace bar from the team behind much-loved La…
L'Eixample
Catalan-Italian-owned by, yes, three Marks, this is a split-level stripped-back speciality-coffee corner with a cosy neighbourhood vibe, whitewashed walls…
Pisa
Tuck into an end-of-day sugar doughnut and cappuccino or an early-evening aperitivo at a glass-topped table filled with artists’ crayons perhaps, or a…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Overlooking La Rambla, this tucked-away roof-terrace bar at the elegant Hotel 1898 is a soothing haven of stripy sun loungers, sprinkled greenery and…
Milan
Milan’s cocktail craze may be taking the town by storm, but Filippo Garavaglia’s neighbourhood beer shop-cum-brewery pulls in punters with a well-priced…
Southern Rome
It's not so much about the food as the eye-catching industrial design at this contemporary lounge-bar/restaurant in ever-more-hip Ostiense. Hobnob over an…
Genoa
If you've been yearning for some late-night drinking fun, this antica-is-the-new-black place is your answer. A completely untouched old-school backstreet…
Taormina
In hues of dusty pink, blue and gold, new-school Ape Nera is a good allrounder: drop in for an almond-milk cappuccino, a smoothie or perhaps a made-from…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Opposite the Gran Teatre del Liceu, La Rambla’s most traditional cafe has been operating since 1929 and remains popular with opera-goers. It's pleasant…
Bologna
This standing-room-only wine bar is one of Bologna's most social, attracting an eccentric early-evening crowd – bohemian art professors, seasoned drunks,…
Palermo
In the evenings, arty, indie types spill onto the cobbled street at this tiny, much-loved cafe-bar. Cocktails start at a reasonable €5, with other…
Los Caños de Meca
This massive, super-popular multipurpose venue is set into the cliffs above Caños' main beach. You can dig into grilled fish in the alfresco beer bar or…
Lucca
With an unexpected view of the cathedral‘s crenellated bell tower and tree-shaded tables snug against ancient red-brick walls, this wall-top lounge bar is…
San Polo & Santa Croce
You'll feel like you've stepped into a Rembrandt painting at venerable 'Two Moors', a dark, rustic bar with roots in the 15th century. Under gleaming,…
Alba
A 15-minute walk from the old town, this microbirrificio e ristoro (brewery and restaurant) is also one of the city's liveliest places for a drink. Join…
Barcelona
A regularly changing line-up of natural wines (glass €3.50 to €5.50), both Spanish and international, wanders into the spotlight at this cosy bar with…
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