Lokale in Istanbul

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

18,000 sqm of cutting-edge contemporary art

Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist

Renzo Piano's contemporary art museum on the waterfront

Five generations of baklava perfection

Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines

Classic Bosphorus fish restaurant loved by locals

Brick-lined snug pub with live blues, rock and jazz seven nights a week

50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera

German-style beer garden with Weihenstephaner on tap and a real backyard

Asian side's most serious craft beer list, deep Gara Guzu shelf

Moda side-street all-day bar, proper cocktails at kind prices

Digital arts focus with Bosphorus views from Perili Kosk

Kadife Sokak classic with a downstairs stage and a different band every night

Cihangir's first meyhane with Bosphorus balcony views

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Unique fermentation techniques for exceptional pizza

Best Turkish delight since 1777

Southern Italian flavors that put Moda on the gastronomy map

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Second chapter from the Urban/Boden team, classic and signature cocktails

Third-generation family meyhane since 1938

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946

Authentic Gaziantep cuisine in the heart of Karaköy

Bosnian cuisine by famous actor Ilker Ayrik

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Wood-coal döner with Kepsut thyme and Konya lavash

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

All-day brasserie with exceptional brunch and garden setting

Creative sushi and ramen on the Asian side

Usla Academy-trained chefs making buns fresh daily

Istanbul's oldest wine house since 1898

Louvre collaborations and Orientalist masterpieces

Italian stone oven pizza with top-quality ingredients

Fresh homemade pasta in charming Moda

Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

Istanbul's only genuine Irish pub since 1996, off Nevizade

Istanbul's craft beer destination in historic Bomonti Brewery

Adana street-kebap heat on an Erenköy side-street

Corner pub off İstiklal where free live music spills into the street

Cihangir's day-to-night neighborhood favorite

Modern twist on traditional Turkish home-cooking

Istanbul's legendary live music venue since 2002

Legendary Beyoğlu meyhane (1954-2020), now closed

Armenian mezes on Nevizade, topik, midye dolma, patlıcanlı pilav

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

35+ years of pier-side fish, buckets in front of diners

Vintage wine house with fireplace on Bars Street

Authentic handmade pasta in historic Sultanahmet