Bar in Bodrum

Naru and Dereköy Lokantası team's all-day bistro-bar on Adliye Caddesi, DJ programme on weekends.

HYDE Bodrum's poolside Aegean bar — small-plate tapas, cocktails, weekend DJ residents

Bitez village Mexican cantina from İrem Gürses, fire-grilled meats and handmade tortillas with a DJ programme.

Neyzen Tevfik cocktail room run by two ex-Lucca Bebek bartenders — the chapter's working answer west of the castle.

Summer outpost of the Arnavutköy bartender-led original — Yalıkavak village side, sunset-anchored, serious cocktails.

The Yalıkavak village-waterfront cousin of the Bodrum-merkez bar — smaller room, harbour-facing, late-shift cocktails.

No:81 Hotel's beach deck — a Türkbükü bay restaurant that turns into a proper night room

A speakeasy cocktail bar set inside a 500-year-old stone house behind the marina, lemon tree in the garden

A Çarşı-side cocktail bar with the castle in the frame and a list that takes itself seriously