Meyhane in Istanbul

Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture

Antakya flavors with Golden Horn sunsets in a 1920s Art Nouveau gem

Modern meyhane reviving classic tavern culture with stone oven mezes

TV chef Arda Turkmen's rooftop meyhane with Golden Horn views

Authentic Greek taverna with Bosphorus views and Thessaloniki flavors

Sophisticated rooftop meyhane in the heart of Galata

The original yeni nesil meyhane with Golden Horn views

Sea-view new-generation meyhane with live entertainment

The neighborhood's modern meze bar with creative interpretations

Exclusive Bosphorus seafood with panoramic bridge views

Where 90s Turkish pop meets creative fusion mezes in Bebek

Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939

Gourmet seafood delicacies with spectacular Bosphorus views

Postmodern meyhane meets Bosphorus views in Bebek

Where meyhane meets nightclub on Istiklal's rooftop

Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit

Modern Cretan tavern with Bosphorus views by the Chef Mezze pioneer

Modern Bosphorus meyhane with nostalgic 90s-2000s Turkish pop and live entertainment

Cihangir's first meyhane with Bosphorus balcony views

New-generation meyhane with Golden Horn views and 80s vibes

The Asian side's answer to yeni nesil meyhane culture

Modern twist on traditional Turkish cuisine with daily-changing market menu

Third-generation family meyhane since 1938

Chef-driven lokanta by day, modern meyhane by night on the Bosphorus

Turkish-Greek meze heritage in a historic 1896 Pera landmark

Historic 200-year-old han with lokanta lunch and meyhane evenings

Bosnian cuisine by famous actor Ilker Ayrik

Old Style New Generation Meyhane with chef-driven seasonal menus

Bağdat Caddesi's flagship yeni nesil meyhane with 80s/90s nostalgia

Legendary Beyoğlu meyhane (1954-2020), now closed

Best 270-degree Istanbul view with Turkish-Greek-Sephardic fusion

Heritage meyhane family since 1977, Asian-side branch since 2018

1890 Greek-captain meyhane on the Golden Horn shore

Boğaz-narrowest fish house with full bar program since 1967

Over-water fish-meyhane on the Baltalimanı seam.

Sea-view rooftop meyhane reworking Greek, Sephardic and Turkish meze with a real bar.

Square-side Ortaköy classic since 1988, meze, rakı and a renovated upper terrace under the bridge

Watergarden havuz katında meyhane-pub melezi; küratörlü şarap, ekspert kokteyl.

Aegean meze and charcoal grill on Yeniköy's Köybaşı strip.

Sarıyer Çarşı fish-meyhane known for kalkan and meze depth.

Microphone-free fasıl ensemble in a restored 20-year house, the real version of what Sultanahmet sells tourists

Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.

Old-guard yalı seafood and rakı bar, salt-baked levrek, Bosphorus directly underfoot

White-tablecloth modern meyhane on a Kurtuluş back street, run by veteran Bülent Bey

Modern Anatolian meyhane with a strong drinks program

Bağdat Avenue branch of historic Beyoğlu Pano; fasıl music, straight rakı, serious wine cellar

Bosphorus-mouth fish-house where the strait opens to the Black Sea.

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

Candle-lit meyhane in a stone building beside the Armenian church.

Bosphorus-pier classic since 1949 under century-old plane trees.

Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program.

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

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

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Chef Alp Çekici's reinterpretation of meyhane culture

A hidden meyhane under a 70-year fig tree, Vedat Milor's pick

1951 iskele-side meyhane, Can Yücel and Nazım Hikmet's haunt

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

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

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

Fifth-floor Taksim meyhane where Tatavla Keyfi plays rebetiko Fri-Sat

Kireçburnu waterline fish house, rakı nights the neighborhood still uses.

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

Ferit Sarper's anthracite-walled modern meyhane with a proper bar

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

New-generation Teşvikiye meyhane – contemporary meze, raki, serious pours.

Aegean meze terrace with live fasıl and a proper raki-ouzo program

The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.

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

Modern lokanta named for Turkey's first female lawyer

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

Chef Kaan Kayhan's waterfront meyhane on the Yeniköy pier.

33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus

New-gen meyhane inside 110-year-old Ragıp Paşa Mansion

Bahariye's beloved meyhane in a French-bistro-style room

Fixed-menu meyhane with live musicians between tables, winters Kalamis summers Yalikavak

Modern meyhane in historic brewery walls with lentil 'ice cream' signature

Nostalgic meyhane in Bostancı with honest mezes and late-night raki culture

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

Vanishing-genre offal meyhane: heart skewer, tongue fries, liver

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia