Vila Verde

Under bar chief Ivana Gamulin, VV is the liveliest spot away from Hvar town. In a vast garden terrace of pebbles surrounded by palms and oleanders, a crowd of locals and internationals soak in the night air and sip on cocktails (all 40kn) made of fresh ingredients, such as the mint picked on the premises. Designated drivers can still belly up to the bar and order a bevy of milkshakes like the Bomba: banana, peaches, nuts, milk and sugar. As a bartender hand-crushes ice and grinds brown sugar and lime before mixing in cachaça for a signature Caipirinha, a DJ – framed by a red wall, a stone colonnaded banister, and fig trees – blends acid funk on the portico of the one-time private hacienda. Occasional live acts.