Bar in Istanbul

Pier-tip bar-lounge with live music surrounded by sea on three sides

House-music rooftop facing Galata Tower

14th-floor sushi-and-cocktails bar overlooking both continents

Water-edge House Café flagship, two terraces, full bar, summer DJ weekends

20th-floor Marmara rooftop, 360-degree Bosphorus panorama with house-infused mixology for Taksim-edge cosmopolitans

Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water

Hagia Sophia-and-Marmara cocktail terrace at Four Seasons Sultanahmet

270° rooftop terrace above Gümüşsuyu, Bosphorus and peninsula at once

Summer-only rooftop above Maçka Palas with skyline-and-Bosphorus sweeps

Sloped-alley rooftop on Kumbaracı, once on World's 15 Best Bars, Bosphorus-to-Historic-Peninsula panorama.