| Le Grand Café Napoleon 10 cours Napoléon, opposite the préfecture. Allegedly the oldest café in town, with Second Empire decor and a troisième âge clientele. The bar inside was the scene of a famous shootout during World War II, when a cell of key resistance members was disturbed by the Italian caribinieri and forced to flee guns blazing. Le Menestrel 5 rue Cardinal-Fesch. Dubbed "le rendez-vous des artistes" because local musicians play here most evenings after 7pm; café jazz, traditional mandolin and guitar tunes, with the odd chanson singalong number. Popular with bus parties of pensioners. La Rade 1 place Foch. The most congenial of the cafés fronting the Port de Plaisance, and an ideal spot for crowd-watching over a chilled pastis. Safari 18 bd Lantivy. One of a row of lookalike cocktail bars next to the casino, overlooking the promenade. Good for a breezy coffee, and for watching Ajaccio's beau monde strut their stuff on Saturday nights.
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