Calvi
Eight decades on, hedonistic hipsters still flock to this super-smooth piano bar, a Calvi institution founded high in the citadel by White Russian émigré…
Must-see nightlife in Corsica
Corte
Sit round a barrel on a low stool in this jewel of a wine cellar, and let the formidable Emmanuel Simonini guide you through the innumerable vintages on…
Corsica
In theory it’s a shop-cum-wine bar, selling fine wines and fresh almonds from the Clos Antonino estate, but the reason everyone stops in at this little…
Southern Corsica
It may call itself an ice-cream parlour, and it does serve a month's worth of sundaes, but this place on Porto-Vecchio's main square is more famous for…
Corsica
With its wood panelling and art nouveau touches, this venerable main-square cafe has a real old-time charm. Sipping an aperitif beneath its namesake…
Corte
Known to all as ‘BHV’, this legendary bar spills out across the town’s small upper square, with local beers on tap and plenty of fine wines too, along…
Southern Corsica
Corsica's hottest club, on Porto-Vecchio’s southern outskirts, Via Notte claims to be the largest open-air nightclub in Europe. With up to 5000 revellers…
Bastia
As well as meticulously prepared coffee, this modern cafe, between the ferry terminal and train station, serves a wide range of teas and thick Italian…
Corte
Students and oldies alike gather in this archetypal village bar over pastis (aniseed-flavoured aperitif), myrtle liqueur and cheap wine and beer. With its…
