Alora Beach Club

About Alora Beach Club

Ethem Kaptan Sokak runs down to the water in Gümbet, and the address puts you on the sand for the whole stretch of daylight — doors open at 10am and close at 7pm, seven days a week from May through October, so the day here ends with the light rather than carrying on into the night. Loungers and table service set the rhythm, with a kitchen that moves between American, Argentinian and Pan-Asian plates, and lounge and chill house keeping the volume conversational. Fridays through Sundays draw the fullest crowd, largely local, weighted towards professionals in their late twenties to forties with the occasional recognisable face among them. Beach chic is the expectation, which in practice means good linen and a cover-up rather than anything strict, and the top price band reflects a long lunch with cocktails and shisha rather than a quick swim. Book ahead for weekend loungers.