Beyoğlu
This bar-restaurant in the Cihangir neighbourhood is popular for its large outdoor seating area, scattered with colourful chairs and warmed by heat lamps…
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Milan
It’s a discreet place, the kind that doesn’t even have a sign – just two shopfront windows. But inside it’s brimming with charm, a cosy jumble of…
Milan
Drinks with a view are the USP of this dock-side conservatory bar, which serves up breakfast, coffee, snacks and aperitivo from dawn until dusk. In winter…
Valencia
Though it's been dolled up a bit since the old days, this bar on a key Russafa intersection is still a classic reference point. It's small, intimate and…
Valencia
One of several bars around Plaza del Tossal, the Infanta has a cosy sunken interior with exposed brick and cinema memorabilia. The terrace is also one of…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Like any good speakeasy, this bar lies underground, and visitors are expected to formally request entrance via a doorbell; they also need to pay €5 for a…
Valencia
You'll be hard pressed to locate a bar in Russafa that isn't gay-friendly, but this one has more of a name than most. Bright and optimistic in feel, with…
Athens
This all-day cafe-bar is archetypal slick Kolonaki: modern decor, comfy seating and a see-and-be-seen attitude. Outside tables fit the brunch set and by…
Athens
This cafe-bar and restaurant occupies two levels. The rooftop verandah is a favourite meeting point for locals in the mood for a coffee or a cocktail – in…
Chueca
The name may not be Madrid’s most evocative but this terrific old taberna is friendly, invariably packed and wins the vote of at least one Lonely Planet…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Cosy and chic, this popular wine bar serves a range of exemplary wines from all over Italy as well as craft beers. Traditional bar snacks are available,…
Athens
Da Capo anchors the cafes on Kolonaki's main square and is always mobbed. Unlike just about every other cafe in Greece, you have to order your coffee…
Syntagma & Plaka
Lively and central Seven Jokers has lovely old wood and brass fittings, plus a hip selection of wine and cocktails.
Syntagma & Plaka
Look for the movie marquee on a small side street to find this hipster hang. It serves a mean cocktail.
Marmaris
This raucous stretch of licentiousness is dominated by big, bold and brassy bar-club complexes that spill out onto the street. If you like laser beams,…
Athens
This bar, with the look of a cute, tiny French bistro, serves excellent wines and cocktails.
Naples
This humble, piazza-side bar is named in honour of La Sanità's most famous son, the late comedian Totò (lovingly nicknamed 'The Prince'). While it lacks…
Istanbul
The sweeping Golden Horn view from the large terrace is the best reason to take a breather at this city-run cafe perched above bustling Atatürk Blvd. Tea,…
Venice
All the style you’d expect from an Italian beach club, with bronzed regulars in enormous sunglasses sprawled on lipstick-red designer chairs well past…
Bologna
Part of a homegrown, sustainably focused brewpub chain born in Piozzo, Bologna's Baladin sits inside the Quadrilatero's gourmet Mercato di Mezzo. In…
Southern Rome
This small, snug enoteca (wine bar) in Garbatella is run by two knowledgeable brothers who suggest the best wines from their 300-strong list without…
Estepona
Purobeach is a beach club that markets itself as exclusive; it's in Laguna Village, which is far closer to Estepona (5km away) than Marbella (28km). You…
Zagorohoria
The traditional kafeneio in this village is named for the famous herbal doctors of the Vikos Gorge, well known and sought out for their healing skills up…
Istanbul
Sip, snack and chat among the colourful wooden chairs, baskets, carts and other handcrafted products decorating this quirky cafe-shop on the road running…
Hania
Michalis and his Belgian wife, Aurelie, run this nanobrewery 4.5km southwest of Hania. They brew two beers: a triple-hop pale ale and an annual special…
Naples
Market shoppers refresh with a bargain spritz at this outdoor kiosk, surrounded by the produce and bustle of Vomero's Mercatino di Antignano. Prices range…
Trabzon
Sepia photos, cuckoo clocks, old radios and an antique gramophone are the best part of an eccentric mishmash decor that falls a little flat in attempting…
Modena
This Piazza Grande establishment manages the delicate juxtaposition of trendy (uber-contemporary decor) and old (cobbled central-square location) without…
Kuşadası
On this cacophonous strip, tattoo and piercing parlours line up alongside shamrocks, sex shops and gaudy bars, soundtracked by karaoke, televised football…
Istanbul
The name means 'Coffee World', and this coffee chain has the local world at its feet. The secret of its success lies in the huge coffee menu, reasonable…
Oltrarno
The focus of this modern enoteca, small interior packed jaw to jowl with tables, is organic wine. Locally sourced products ensure a delightful early…
Palma de Mallorca
This otherwise unremarkable bar is blessed with a stunning location, between the cathedral and the Parc de la Mar. It's at its best for an early-morning…
San Polo & Santa Croce
This osteria, named for Casanova’s licentious poet pal Giorgio Baffo, is actually a converted chapel stripped to its naked brick walls. With strong spritz…
Valencia
In an unromantic location just off a major roundabout, this bright, over-lit place is worth visiting if you're driving nearby, as it's one of Valencia's…
Black Sea Coast
Beneath canvas 'sails', the raised upper section of the sprawling, waterfront Tennis Cafe is an ideal vantage point from which to watch sunset colours…
Ferrara
The oldest osteria in the world (according to Guinness), this scruffy-meets-stylish wine bar was already an established drinking den in 1435. Titian drank…
Aragón
There's Ibiza and there's ….Fraga, a country town out in Aragón's bleak eastern semideserts, 115km from Zaragoza, that is home to Florida 135, the temple…
Sorrento
If you prefer sipping your cappuccinos while gazing out over the Bay of Naples, head to this pleasant, modern cafe in Villa Comunale. While the drinks and…
Agia Napa
Out of town on the beach opposite Water World water park, Macronissos Beach Club is one of Agia Napa’s premier drinking spots. It morphs from cruisy…
Naples
This threadbare bar has developed a cult following for its €1 Aperol spritz, drawing hordes of students and travellers wanting to get happy on the cheap…
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