San Sebastián
Just off the beaten path, La Mera Mera is a shoebox-sized bar with a bohemian air thanks to the old photos on the walls and slender brassy light fixtures…
Must-see nightlife in Mediterranean Europe
Ios
Offering dozens of colourful, super-appealing ways to lounge and recline, this beach bar sits in the middle of Mylopotas Beach and sends a siren call via…
Kyrenia (Girne)
Despite its terrace opening up onto the main road which rims the waterfront down to the Old Harbour, this quaint cafe has a rather tranquil feel. Decent…
Fira
Nicely perched just before the caldera edge, Tropical draws a vibrant traveller crowd with a long list of classic (and some original) cocktails,…
La Cervecita Nuestra de Cada Día
Barcelona
Equal parts beer shop and craft-brew bar, minimal-decor La Cervecita has a changing selection of at least 15 unique beers on tap from around Europe and…
Beyoğlu
This İstanbul institution has been around for over two decades and is a great alternative for those who can't stomach the style overload at many of the…
Bilbao
A must for all fans of Bilbao's famed football team, La Peña Athletic is covered with vintage jerseys, trophies, old team photos and oil paintings of…
Chueca
A gay meeting place, this cafe-bar has a laid-back ambience by day and a romantic (never sleazy) air by night. You can get breakfast, yummy pastries and…
Barcelona
With its spacious light-filled interior of concrete floors and columns, rotating local art exhibitions on the walls and thoughtful touches (flowers on the…
Milan
This craft-beer bar has won a slew of awards for its unusual celebration of wild fermented beers, imported Belgian brands and interesting Italian sour…
Venice
Just gritty enough to be bohemian without being divey, this dark-beamed drinking den offers a long list of cocktails, Guinness on tap and cheap wine by…
Volterra
Though undeniably louche (women can divest themselves of their bras in exchange for a free drink), this rough-and-ready wine bar opposite the Etruscan…
Chueca
Del Diego is one of the city’s most celebrated cocktail bars. The decor blends old-world cafe with New York style, and it’s the sort of place where the…
Venice
Join the crowd working its way through the vast selection of cicheti in this historic wood-panelled bar that feels like the inside of a ship's hold…
L'Eixample
Along fashionable Passeig de Sant Joan, modern-rustic El Viti ticks all the nouveau-tavern boxes – black subway tiles, soaring ceilings, open-brick walls,…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
For a dash of 1980s nostalgia, Polaroid is a blast from the past, with its wall-mounted VHS tapes, old film posters, comic-book-covered tables, action…
Valletta
Lot Sixty One's modern take on a Valletta coffee house includes organic and fair-trade beans roasted locally, and a sweet selection of snacks including…
Sultanahmet
Located in a sunken courtyard behind the Blue Mosque, Meşale is a tourist trap par excellence, but is still worth a visit. Generations of backpackers have…
Viterbo
Join the crowds for a glass of wine in the atmospheric setting of Piazza della Morte. The bar, which also serves craft beers and local foodie specialities…
El Raval
This altar to kitsch is a dingy dance hall that has transgressed since the 1920s, and for years starred the luminous underground cabaret figure Carmen de…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Its name might mean stagger, but there's more to this party bar than its heady cocktail sessions and Friday-night DJ sets. Just steps away from the Rialto…
Cagliari
A swank beachside hang-out, Emerson is one of the more glamorous of the chioschi that line the seafront at Poetto. Part cocktail lounge, part restaurant…
Meteora & Thessaly
Most evenings, deciding which Plateia Tachydromeon bar to drink in can be a question of finding one that’s not already filled with students. Just is a…
Meteora & Thessaly
Tucked into a tiny street between the shopping thoroughfares of Dimitriados and Iasonos, this is one of the oldest tsipouradhika (bars serving tsipouro…
La Latina & Lavapiés
If much of Madrid’s nightlife starts too late for your liking, Bonanno could be for you. It made its name as a cocktail bar, but many people also come…
Andalucía
Paces from the tourist office and the Gruta de las Maravillas, this recently minted gastrobar with sidewalk seating is a great place to kick back with a…
Evia
You can’t get any closer to the channel or the drawbridge than ubermodern and vibey cafe-bar Mostar, where cosy booths with statement-print cushions and…
Şanlıurfa
The southern side of Gölbaşı, surrounding the Ayn-i Zeliha lake, is crammed with shady tea gardens where families and groups of friends linger on the…
Santorini
Round-the-clock fun in season on the black-sand beach on the Perissa waterfront. The Beach Bar does it all, from breakfast, lunch and dinner offerings,…
Cyprus
Just opposite the Land Gate, this is hands down the best coffee in Famagusta. To be fair, it doesn't have much competition but One Shot serves up both…
Istanbul
The million-dollar location overlooking the water makes this indoor/outdoor cafe next to the Şemşi Ahmed Paşa Mosque a popular choice. It's a great spot…
Hora (Mykonos)
Katerina's makes no effort to be glamorous or, heaven forbid, cool – INXS is likely to be played at some point in the night – but it consequently manages…
Venice
Dress to the nines and swan straight past the 'hotel guests only' sign to the glamorous bar that fills the grand hall of the 14th-century Palazzo Dandolo…
Trabzon
If you're seeking a perfect flat white or espresso con panna, don't bypass this laboratorium of caffeine, one of four city branches of Trabzon's own (and…
Centro Storico
Advance reservations are essential if you are keen to watch the sun setting over the fountains of Piazza Navona from the rooftop terrace bar-restaurant of…
West Ibiza
On the southwest side of the bay, you can eat, drink and soak up the final rays at boho-cool Kumharas, with its hippy market, ethnic beats, shisha pipes,…
Northwestern Tuscany
Be it for morning coffee, a lunchtime snack or an after-work aperitivo, this attractive cafe and tabaccheria (tobacconist’s shop) just down from the main…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Positioned on Venice’s loveliest campo (square), this wine bar specialises in vini naturali (natural-process wines) – organic, biodynamic, wild-yeast…
Eskişehir
Exposed brick, wine racks, ceiling-to-floor windows and cool artwork give Memphis the feel of a craft brewery, and its draught beer selection indeed…
San Sebastián
A hip favourite near the cathedral, Pokhara draws a wide cross section of imbibers and party people to its weekend DJ sessions. During the week, it's a…
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