Trabzon
One of central Trabzon's most alternative cafe corners, Sazz occupies a funky old house. Favoured summer seating is on low, cushioned stools alongside a…
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Trabzon
Harry Potter fans prepare to be bewitched. Dress up for a selfie in a wizzard's gown holding the wand of your choice in a room dangling with candles and a…
Trabzon
If you climb up through the forgettable lower floors of Trabzon's historic covered marketplace (Bedestan), you emerge in this magical, low-lit space of…
Black Sea Coast
Set in an apricot-washed stone Ottoman house, the main attraction here is the walled garden-courtyard that a delightful place to linger over a çay or real…
Black Sea Coast
In what was an Ottoman-era hamam on the big harbour, this easy-going cafe with its ageing wooden facade is perfect for sipping tea and playing backgammon…
Black Sea Coast
Haura is Rize's hip haven for barista coffees, fresh squeezed juices and fruity hookahs. The main space is an open rooftop terrace that twinkles with…
Black Sea Coast
Overlooking Batıpark from a small but prominent hillock, this glass octagon with a canvas wave roof offers great indoor and outdoor views down upon the…
Trabzon
Relax on the broad boarded terrace with a Turkish coffee, contemplating splendid views across the parkland of Zağnos Valley towards the impressively…
Uzungöl
It looks like a three-storey wooden lookout post, but in fact Kule is a little cafe with some great fine-weather perches from which to survey the lake…
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…
Black Sea Coast
Atop Sinop Fortress's best-located tower, this atmospheric spot is unbeatable for views down onto the harbour – though it's a better option for dry days.
Black Sea Coast
This hard to beat location for tea (₺3) and nargile (₺35) has tables in a tree-shaded park and beanbag seats right on the beach. The setting is especially…
Black Sea Coast
Just across the Roman Bridge, this friendly little pub pours Tuborg draft beers from ₺15, has a small range of Belgian bottled brews (Leffe ₺25) and there…
İnebolu
Two part-antique little buildings, run by twins Farhad and Sarhat, make an atmospheric place for tea or Turkish coffee (₺5), just across the road from the…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Trabzon
The nearest thing central Trabzon gets to a bar strip is a handful of places huddled near the north end of Cemal Sokak.
Black Sea Coast
The whimsically named 'Weeping Tree Tea Garden' is less a garden than a series of clifftop bench seats at the northern tip of Boztepe, but it's ideal for…
Black Sea Coast
The bar itself is just a mustard-yellow box but there is accoustic live music at 9pm daily and seating that spills out onto the harbourside, so you can…
Trabzon
Though predominantly a cafe, this relaxed place also serves Efes beers (₺20). It's on the top floor of the Galeria Iş Merkezi shopping arcade, with open…
Black Sea Coast
Tucked behind a co-owned restaurant in an alley leading back from the harbour, this timber-ceilinged pub serves some of the most inexpensive beers in the…
Trabzon
Smoky, blokey pub that's low-key with football on the telly and large open windows for views down across Kahramanmaraş Caddesi. Draught Efes from ₺17.
