Selçuk
Destina's little front garden overlooking the greenery around the Temple of Artemis is perfect for a late-afternoon çay or sunset beer.
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Bodrum Town
Opening right onto the beach, chilled-out Moonlight is a friendly hang-out off Bar St – great to meet people or just enjoy the castle views.
Eastern Mediterranean
Lovely sister-cafe of the inland Petek Pastanesi right on the waterfront. Ideal spot for a sundowner.
Alaçatı
Afternoons spent sipping good Turkish coffee at this cafe's outdoor tables are well spent; at night, mezes and rakı are the popular choices.
İzmir
On the edge of the boulevard, the Sunset makes a great end-of-day watering hole, with tables on the pavement and a relaxed, youthful crowd.
Bodrum Peninsula
This come-as-you-are beach bar, founded by jazz greats Cengiz Sanli and Mete Gurman in 2008, hosts live jazz and blues on weekend nights.
Black Sea Coast
This one-off little design workshop, part-way up the road to Tasbasi, doubles as a cool little coffee shop and hangout.
Bodrum Town
This ever-popular beachfront bar-club hosts DJs playing chart hits and pretty commercial house music.
Bodrum Peninsula
Here you can gaze over the marina, people-watch for hours and down lovely draught Torch craft beer.
Turquoise Coast
Fine little cafe offering espresso, cold drip coffee, chemex and drinks with lactose free milk.
Mardin
This simple tea garden has phenomenal views over Old Mardin and the Plains of Mesopotamia.
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
This chilled-out bar around 800m south of the marina is hosted by lovely Maria.
Sultanahmet
Conveniently situated on the main pedestrian route between Sultanahmet and Eminönü, this pub has a streetside terrace and a welcoming interior where the…
Sultanahmet
In fine weather, the garden cafe at the rear of the historic Yeşil Ev (Green House) near the Blue Mosque and Aya Sofya is a lovely, albeit mighty…
Nişantaşi, Bomonti & Harbiye
The baristas here serve up a head-spinning array of coffee options – choose from espresso, cold brew, syphon and Aeropress, with or without flavourings…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Eskişehir
Housed in an enormous former wood factory, 222 (pronounced as it is in English) is Eskişehir's party colosseum, with a club, live stage, cafes and a…
Black Sea Coast
Bar staff in black-and-gold uniforms look like human bees buzzing round this pub with its touches of industrial cool, including oil-barrel sinks in the…
Istanbul
The Şark's arched ceiling betrays its former existence as part of a bazaar street – years ago some enterprising kahveci (coffeehouse owner) walled up…
Gaziantep
Lounge back on the cushions, sip çay and relax with a nargile (water pipe; ₺30) after exploring the bazaar alleys in this restored han (caravanserai). On…
Trabzon
Trabzon's high-octane inner-city club is easily missed, deep in the bowels of what looks at first glance like a normal city block. The three storeys of…
Thrace & Marmara
Run by Mersut, a rakı (aniseed brandy)–loving local who revels in his role as host, the Boomerang is a kitschy Aussie- and Kiwi-themed beach shack that…
Edirne
A boozy atmosphere, friendly staff and live halk meziği (folk music) five days per week are the attractions at this traditional Turkish tavern. Basic…
Nişantaşi, Bomonti & Harbiye
A prominent mural of two astronauts kissing forms a distinctive backdrop in the front bar of this popular bar, which gets packed to the rafters (and…
Ürgüp
This bar-restaurant is known for its live traditional music. Late on a weekend night, with musicians blasting out soulful tunes, expect plenty of dancing…
Trabzon
The nearest thing central Trabzon gets to a bar strip is a handful of places huddled near the north end of Cemal Sokak.
Beyoğlu
A tranquil bolt hole in the midst of İstiklal's mayhem, Urban is where the preclub crowd congregates at night and where many of them can be found kicking…
Sultanahmet
This bygone hippie-trail hang-out, once known worldwide as the Pudding Shop, now substitutes bland food in place of its former menu of psychedelic music…
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…
İzmir
Those who are young and fond of partying in İzmir tend to be regulars here. A barn-like space with an open-air courtyard at the rear, it literally heaves…
Beyoğlu
Occupying the 5th floor of the handsome Goethe Institut, downhill from Galatasaray Meydanı, Litera revels in its extraordinary views of the Old City,…
Central Anatolia
This modern cafe, with upstairs terrace seating, is popular with young Sivas locals who come here for its fine line in milkshakes and frappé-style drinks…
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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