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Sit outdoors and watch the world of Agia Napa’s harbour go by at this stylish café in the pedestrianized area by the port. Open day and night, Aragma serves coffee, bottled beers, soft drinks and cocktails, as well as a choice of sandwiches and snacks.

The largest and best of an array of cafés on Agia Napa’s main drag, Express is a popular, family-friendly place. It serves an extensive menu of snacks, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages.

Gleaming steel and zinc mark Pepper out as one of Agia Napa’s most style-conscious café-bars, with outdoor tables. Mirror shades are de rigueur .

One of a chain of Internet cafés, Intencity is also noisy with the sound of gaming machines.

Irish coffee, Irish whisky and, of course, Guinness. For confirmed tea drinkers, the Blarney Stone also makes an excellent pot. A daytime spot rather than a night-owl’s hangout.

Billed as an “art café”, 1900 takes its name and design inspiration from the building in which it is housed – a town-house that dates from the turn of the 19th century. The music is a mix of classical, jazz and easy-listening rock, and the emphasis is on good coffee and wine.

Try your hand at back-gammon, Cyprus’s favourite board game, in this cheery café, while enjoying what the owner claims is the best cappuccino in Larnaka.

Pralina attracts a youthful crowd of locals, who wear a lot of black and spend as much time on their mobile phones as they do talking to each other. A great place to soak up the vibe of modern Cypriot life.

This Internet café on the waterfront also serves drinks.

A charming old townhouse, where paintings by local artists adorn the walls. Collapse into a soft sofa in one of the sitting rooms or sit in the shaded courtyard.