NANE Cocktail Bar

Narrative-driven cocktail room on Moda Caddesi where each drink is a paragraph, not a prop

Dimly lit Esat Işık room pairing classics-first cocktails with a short, serious kitchen

Three-storey corner building on the Moda tram line — evening-favourite room with sharing plates and a confident cocktail list

Street-level micro-bar on Esat Işık — creative cocktails, vinyl-leaning music, no-frills Kadıköy at its best

Tight Moda Caddesi bar with a deep beer fridge and a surprisingly serious cocktail menu — distinct from the Şaşkınbakkal Fil

Fifty-year-old Bebek Hotel bar where dressed-up locals watch the Bosphorus