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While waiting for your bus or ferry in Kastelli, consider popping into Bar Piscina. It has a small swimming pool and a reasonable choice of drinks, ice cream and light meals.
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Barbarossa has tables inside an old Venetian-Turkish quayside building, though it happily spills out onto the pier as well. Ice creams, fresh juices and snacks from mid-morning until late at night.
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A rare authentic taverna, serving thimbles of Greek coffee and early-morning glasses of tsikondia (a strong spirit) to a clientele of venerable locals.
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A simple, old-fashioned ouzeri on the town’s main street. Do not expect a list of sophisticated cocktails; do expect an authentic Cretan atmosphere.
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Attracting more holidaymakers than locals, Jetee’s fancy drinks carry equally fancy prices. Overlooking the sandy beach on the west side of Paleochora, it is at its liveliest in the evening.
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Best of the music bars along Pebble Beach. Rock, pop and dance music is occasionally interspersed with Cretan dancing to traditional lyra rhythms.
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Oblomov attracts a youthful, mixed crowd of locals and visitors, and is less frenzied than many of Chania’s harbourside café-bars.
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Tucked away in a courtyard shaded by pines and tamarisks atop the ramparts on the east side of the Venetian harbour, Pili Tis Ammou is at its very best in the evening.
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Old-fashioned wooden chairs, marble-topped tables and a vinecovered verandah are part of the appeal. Its interior – a vaulted bar with a wooden floor, set in an old stone building – is attractive too.
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The best place in town for a sundown cocktail. Tables with a view are at a premium, though, as this is currently Chania’s trendiest bar.
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