Prizren Nightlife

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Prizren has many many cafes and bars. Actually, there's not much difference between the two, as both seem to stay open late and serve both alcohol and hot drinks. I tried out several, in the name of research, and arrived at my favourite...Cafe Haus, in the alleyway leading up the side of the large Serbian church with the yellow belltower, just off the square. Why was this such a great cafe? Well, the waiters were friendly, the coffee was good, the music cool, the ambience trendy without being pretentious or ridiculous or pricey. And it offers the chance to sit outside, right next to the barbed wire barricade surrounding the church...a very unusual view, beautiful and sad at the same time. In the evenings, this is prime people-watching soil...

The square has several cafes, with people-watching terraces...look out for the little hole in the wall selling fresh donuts, open only in the evenings. Off the square is a strange modernish building with some incredibly busy bars inside, along with live bands playing. Up river, under the castle cliffs with a backdrop of gutted buildings, is a series of pubs, with very crowded outdoor terraces by the river. Over the river, a noisy club with what sounded like traditional Turkish music was the lively Up Club, in the direction of the bus station. All over Prizren, trendy cafes and bars pop up in the most unlikely places, often right next to a derelict or burnt-out house...it would take weeks to hunt them all down!

Prizren, somewhat surprisingly, is a very happening place at night.