Film review: Baywatch*
Fans of the late 80s and 90s TV hit series Baywatch should prepare to be sadly disappointed by movie inspired by the show. It is a painful two hours and the film is its own worst enemy; although the...
View ArticleBar review: Sarah’s Jazz Club, Nicosia
The long wait for an authentic jazz bar is finally over! Ladies and gentlemen please give a big jazz hands welcome to Sarah’s Jazz Club. Since it swung open its doors in April, the club has been sold...
View ArticleBar review: Blooms, Nicosia
Set in a renovated single-storey house where two busy thoroughfares meet, Blooms Bar & Grill is a pleasant and surprising find. This recently opened American style bar (one of two, the other based...
View ArticleBar review: Avenue, Nicosia
What to say about Avenue? It’s not the swankiest bar I have seen, nor does it boast award winning mixologists, artisan beers or cellars full of rare vintage wines. It is neither themed nor edgy, and...
View ArticleBar review: Cellar 27, Nicosia
While all eyes in Nicosia are on the hubbub of the city centre, the suburb of Strovolos is increasingly burgeoning with cafés, restaurants and even more excitingly, fun new bars. Cellar 27 Wine and...
View ArticleGreenpeace’s war on plastic
By Alexia Evripidou In the wake of endless natural disasters, can we still keep our heads buried in the sand over pollution and climate change issues? And even if we do lift our heads momentarily will...
View ArticleBar review: Serial Griller, Nicosia
Think Cowboys (and girls), whisky, beer and finger licking juicy burgers and you’ve discovered Serial Griller Bar & Grill. A truly super spot with a relaxed atmosphere, beautiful open outdoor...
View ArticleFilm review: Blade Runner 2049 ****
By Alexia Evripidou Blade Runner 2049, the first sequel to the iconic cult classic and science fiction game changer Blade Runner, opens to big expectations are running amok. With sci-fi enthusiasts...
View ArticleFilm review: The Lego Ninjago Movie **
By Alexia Evripidou The Lego Ninjago Movie is the underwhelming latest installment of the Lego film franchise produced by the Warner Animation group and it is, at best, mediocre. Following the huge...
View ArticleBar review: Sugar, Nicosia
Sugar Day and Night is fashionable, cool and smack bang in the pulsing heart of Nicosia’s popular Ledra street. It’s very much a city bar with its centrality making it a great location for after work /...
View ArticleBar review: Uncork, Nicosia
Welcome to the intimate world of Uncork Wine Bar, where life is all about fine ‘wining’; a place to cozy up this winter exploring the world through exceptional wines and great food. With 300 different...
View ArticleFilm Review: Coco ****
By Alexia Evripidou Coco is an intelligent, meaningful fiesta of colour, emotional depth and inspired creativity; whisking Pixar back to their heyday (remember the charm of Ratatouille and Wall-E?). By...
View ArticleBar review: Kafeneio 11, Nicosia
What makes a good drinking house? Award winning cocktails, pints on tap, cosy, quiet, loud, intimate, over-crowded? Today, they come in all shapes and sizes. With new and modern bars popping up every...
View ArticleFilm review: Maze Runner: The Death Cure **
By Alexia Evripidou As the third and final installment in this young adult film franchise, Maze Runner: The Death Cure draws its last breath (one hopes). Like its two pretty mediocre predecessors, it...
View ArticleBar review: Pub Fiction bar and grill, Nicosia
The spirit of rock ‘n’ roll is alive and well at Pub Fiction Bar and Grill near Famagusta Gate in Nicosia! Pub Fiction has a great name both literally and in what people say about it;it’s easy,...
View ArticleBar review: Wine and More, Nicosia
As it turns out, one should not always judge a bar by its average looking Facebook profile. It was not till I arrived at Wine and More in person that I realised it is way more than the sum of its...
View ArticleBar review: Meraqi Café Bar, Nicosia
Despite Meraqi Cafe Bar being an established location on Nicosia night life since 2013 it has managed to stay below the radar. The attributes that have allowed it to do so are exactly what makes this...
View ArticleBar review: Old Souls Drinking Bar, Nicosia
Is this yet another bar on the corner of a busy road? Yes, but this one has something special; a little thing called character. The Old Souls Drinking Bar, open since June 2017, first caught my eye...
View ArticleBar review: Sinners Tequila Bar, Nicosia
42 varieties of Tequila, a spacious Mexican-inspired garden and a cool breeze brushing the summer heat away is exactly what you’ll meet at Nicosia’s first and only Tequila Bar; the aptly named Sinners...
View ArticleBar review: Cinnamon lounge bar, Dherynia
With a scorching August pending, many city dwellers will be retreating to the turquoise east shores for their holidays, so why not take a trip off the beaten track and spend a lazy summer night...
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