Entertainment in Cappadocia (Kapadokya)
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Red Red Wine House
Stay close to me-e-e! In a former stable with arched ceilings, this seductive local feels like an ancient bootlegger's secret mixing den decorated by lovers of adult contemporary. A steady chain of guests smoke fruity pipes and sip increasingly palatable Cappadocian wines; hot, cold or shimmering at room temperature. It's open year round to honour the memory of former visitor Carlos Santana, whose spirit continues through live music most nights.
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Bazalt Disco Bar
There are a few bars dotted along Atatürk Caddesi and around the main square, but most are geared towards locals and don't make visitors (particularly females) feel very welcome. The only one we'd really recommend is Bazalt Disco Bar, which hosts live music and has a friendly vibe.
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Pacha Bar
We don't know whether to be amused by or disapproving of the Pacha Bar's advertising slogan, which urges customers to 'get their rocks off'. Behind the otogar, it has sultry lighting, the mandatory disco ball and plenty of dark corners. It also has a pool table and big-screen TV.
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Flintstones Cave Bar
Retaining 'it' club status with the closure of some other after-hours joints, Flintstones is more than just another licensed hole-in-the-rock. It's a favourite among young foreign single somethings who like to clench their fists, reach for the stars and roast their cold beers by the fireplace.
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Club Libra
A glitzy place with three levels of dance floors and bars, Club Libra caters mainly to Turks but tries to get travellers (especially females) in by waiving the usual entrance fee. There are belly dancers on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Fat Boys
The premier party joint in the village is akin to an office break room, but is surprisingly cool, with suitably loud pop-rock tunes, two large pool tables, classic bar food (think burger, fries and, er, Vegemite), all overseen by an Australian-Turkish couple with a penchant for the waterpipe and for long, generous pours.
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Duyurgan Şarap Evi
Try Duyurgan Şarap Evi, a wine house where you can sample a glass of Cappadocian wine (or three!) while listening to live music in the evening.
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Dedikodulu Bar
Dedikodulu Bar, next to Kaya Bar, is one of the most popular bars in town.
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Mydonos Cafe & Bistro
Recently opened, this cute little upstairs coffee shop and cakery plays cruisy jazz tunes to a young Turkish crowd jostling for seats with knowledgeable locals. We loved the honey cake as much as the plate it sat on.
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Mahzen Sarap Evi
Often the traditional Turkish wine houses are musty affairs filled with shamefaced drinkers sitting on piles of sour grapes. This trendy number happily breaks the mould, thanks to the sprightly female owner who palms coffee, booze and sandwiches from late afternoon to late at night to shared booths from her little kitchenette facing the street. The beauty shop crowd across the road sets the tone after dark, swaying at tables to Turkish indie and downbeat Kurdish electronica.
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Barfiks
Even modest Turkish towns should have a restaurant like Barfiks where modesty makes fleeting appearances amid soulful, traditional tunes to accompany traditional Turkish food prepared by a stellar chef. The downstairs cave bar has a history of bringing people together.
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Angel Café Bistro
Straight from the big city comes this incongruously cool rock bar with bright red beanbags out the front and tasty pizza (TL8) on the menu. It comes into its own after dark.
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Çay Bahçesi
If you're keen to linger over a tea and nargileh, try the çay bahçesi adjoining the tourist office, which is as welcoming to women as it is to men, or the large riverside çay bahçesi in front of the pottery on the southwestern side of the bridge.
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