Antalya
This perch on the cliff edge is a superb choice at sunset, attracting a crowd of young Turks with its affordable drinks. Service can be slow, but the…
Must-see nightlife in Turquoise Coast
Kaş
One glance at the gleaming La Marzocco machine (cost in Turkey €20,000!) in this spacious cafe and it's clear Linckia is totally serious. Drip coffee …
Fethiye
Fethiye's best specialist coffee shop, with imported beans that are roasted on the premises. There's a choice of specials (brews and drips include Chemex…
Turquoise Coast
The best cafe in town, a hip little joint with expertly prepared espresso options created by a knowledgeable barista; plus cakes and pastries. Alt-Turkish…
Antalya
This huge garden cafe on the eastern side of Kaleiçi is rammed to the rafters in the evening with young holidaying Turks sipping tea and coffee, flirting…
Kaş
Hip and stylish, this venue has Kaş high society sipping fruit daiquiris to both live and canned jazz and acoustic sounds. There's a historic building…
Kaş
A hole-in-the-wall specialist cafe with the full gamut of caffeine options, including cold brews and filtered coffee using beans from across the globe…
Dalyan
They sell snacks and alcohol here, but it's most popular as a shady garden cafe where you can sip a cappuccino or cup of tea, juice, smoothie or milkshake…
Kaş
Declaring itself an 'alternative style cafe bar' this tiny little place has a handful of tables where you can enjoy a cheeky German beer or cocktail while…
Side
Right beside the Temples of Apollo and Athena, Side's oldest bar remains its most popular local hang-out and a favourite sunset spot. It does classically…
Antalya
This chilled-out garden bar-cafe, with tables scattered along stone walls and beneath shady fruit trees, is where Antalya's university crowd reshapes the…
Side
Formerly the Stones Bar, this biker-themed bar has live music most nights in summer and its waterfront terrace is perfect fodder for sunset drinks. Check…
Kalkan
An Aladdin's cave of a place brimming with antiques and curios, hanging lanterns, sea shells and curvy metalwork furniture. It's most popular as a cafe,…
Fethiye
The name says it all: Address' roomy waterfront garden is kilometre zero for everyone from çay-sipping locals to beer-drinking foreign residents watching…
Fethiye
With bay views from its front terrace and an attractive air-conditioned interior, Pukka is a good bet for a flat white, latte or piece of cheesecake…
Fethiye
A popular joint on Fethiye's most raucous street after dark, the 'Hour Glass' keeps good time throughout the day as a bar and has several screens showing…
Kalkan
For a flavour of 20th-century Kalkan, when things were far more mellow, head to this garden bar under a canopy of mature trees for cocktails or wine…
Dalyan
Enjoys a prime corner plot that's the best people-watching spot in town. The Dutch-Turkish owners and their staff are amiable and you'll find everything…
Turquoise Coast
With cushioned benches and walls hung with old photos and posters, laid-back Medusa plays blues, jazz and rock until the wee hours. Owner Pamir is a…
Turquoise Coast
A lovely little village cafe on one side of the Sim Bar, serving flat whites, cappuccinos, Turkish and filter coffee to the caffeine needy. Also teas and…
Dalyan
With a fine array of cocktails on offer (try a gin fizz), this cool neon-lit place has a garden for enjoying the river views and live music nightly …
Side
Part cafe (serving a mean cappuccino), part bar (mixing up mean cocktails), this place has elegant wooden seating and the staff are chatty and service…
Ölüdeniz
On the main strip inland from the beach, this cafe-resto serves the best coffee in Ölüdeniz, with espresso a reasonable ₺9 and latte costing ₺14. Turkish…
Kalkan
This open-fronted bar decorated with photos of Hollywood icons is like an Irish pub spliced with a beach bar. Sit outside or head inside for Guinness on…
Antalya
For the most spectacular harbour and sea views in Kaleiçi, head to this patio bar at the CH Hotels Türkevi. Beers start at ₺22 and cocktails are priced…
Kalkan
The closest thing Kalkan has to a tea garden, this place wraps around Kalkan's tiny fener (lighthouse). Sip a latte or swig a beer from a waveside table.
Turquoise Coast
Fine little cafe offering espresso, cold drip coffee, chemex and drinks with lactose free milk.
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…
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…
Antalya
The good word comes in a cup at this informal cafe in the St Paul Cultural Center. Regardless of your faith, you'll enjoy an espresso or cortado coffee …
Dalyan
This self-described boutique cafe looks ready for a garden party with its stripy cane-backed chairs. With cocktails from mojitos to Manhattans and a long…
Fethiye
With bumpers protruding above its doors, this wacky, car-themed British boozer-cum-club stages live music at weekends when its popularity with locals and…
Fethiye
This little cafe-bar has tables nudging the boats at Karagözler 2 marina and even one or two on a small wooden platform over the water. It's a great place…
Kalkan
This garden bar-restaurant is the watering hole of choice for expats to mourn the old country over cocktails, pizza, pool or table football. Check…
Göcek
Facing the Med, this relaxed bar is great for a sundowner after a day on the sea. Happy hour (5pm to 7pm) offers two-for-one cocktails, and the margaritas…
Kalkan
Stylish black-and-white bar, offering a long list of cocktails, from classics to Kalkan Skies (Bacardi with lemon and pineapple juice), tapas and snacks …
Kaş
This well-positioned cafe-bar has a nice relaxed atmosphere. Watch the world pass from the tables on the pedestrianised street, with a decent snacks and…
Kaş
Garden cafe and bar, accessed by a nondescript doorway on the main square, and a relaxed spot for evening drinks. Only a stone's throw from the hustle and…
Side
Grab an comfy chair at this neon-lit corner bar on a small square just off the beach promenade. Cocktails are relatively well-priced considering the…
Side
This ever-popular spot opposite the beach might be better suited to a tropical island than a Turkish promontory. It boasts it serves the best mojitos in…
