Before you go to a coffee shop or bar in Nicosia, you need to decide what kind of a person you are. Once you decide on that you will know what you want. If you want commercialism go to Starbucks. If you want decadence then go to Brewery. If you want the student-y, hippyish lifestyle, then Café City is for you.
Café City is situated on Kallipoleos Avenue in the Lycabettus area, and is mostly frequented by students. The service is quick, attentive and informal (a big plus) and the drinks are reasonably priced. Inside you will find an array of board games, with the quintessential game of Tavli, gaming machines and a piano, just in case you want to break out into an impromptu rendition of a song from a musical.
Outside, the chairs are painted blue, the tables red and the cushions on the sofa are dusty. I told you it was a student place. We sat outside as there was no air-conditioning (perhaps it wasn’t on) and it wasn’t too bad. Bearing in mind it was June. This place is popular amongst Cypriots mostly and 30-year olds with beards and long hair. Although I don’t find either criterion, I fit in there perfectly. The only controversy I roused this time was from the English-Cypriot ‘couple’ next to us, who gave me strange looks. Maybe I was talking too loud in English for their liking, without a faux-American accent. Or perhaps they wanted a sip of my Coke!
Either way, I recommend it if you like something informal and chilled out, where most of the people ‘know each other,’ where second-hand-shop-style is de rigueur and if you don’t mind a little dust and odd décor. I suppose that’s what adds charm to the place. Not everything has to be high-class, right?
Gold stars: for the good service and fair pricing
Black holes: the toilets
Who would go there: hippies, students, teenagers and bohemian artists.
Which famous people might be spotted there: the cast of Jackass and Dirty Sanchez
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