Çello Cafe Bar

Alanya


This rollicking, friendly Turkish bar features live 'protest and folk music' and is a top spot for an acoustic-fuelled night of rakı (aniseed brandy) and beers. Locals crowd in before the bands start (at 9.30pm), escaping the booming manufactured beats in the superclubs by the harbour.


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