The Black Sea & Northeastern AnatoliaEntertainment

Pub entertainment in The Black Sea & Northeastern Anatolia

  1. A

    Şişman Efes Pub

    Now this is a proper pub: wooden tables, doodling barman, music drowned out by the general hubbub and the eponymous Efes beer served in 2.5L towers (around €8) on request.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Beer Time

    Another hostelry in the same vein as the Şişman, but spread over two whole storeys, with wooden floors and a largely male crowd just avoiding that spit'n'sawdust feel.

    reviewed

  3. C

    North Shield

    Go on – wanting a cold pint in a dusty Kurdish city is not a hanging offence. Head to the North Shield in the Hotel Tamara for a familiar English pub-type ambience. After a couple of beers make a beeline for the excellent mangal restaurant upstairs.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Efes Pub

    Two floors of smokey, blokey ambience with good bar snacks and draught Efes in 0.7L glasses and 2L 'beer towers' – perfect for sharing with the Russian sailors on the adjacent table. Female travellers may prefer Cingil Bar.

    reviewed