Bar in Istanbul

Rooftop cocktails with panoramic Marmara views

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

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

34th-floor rooftop: Japanese bites, creative cocktails, jazz nights

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

Marina-side rooftop with a bartender-led cocktail program

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

Forbes 2025 Star Bar set in the palace gardens

Wood-fire rooftop with peninsula view, Michelin-recommended

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

House-music rooftop facing Galata Tower

9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW

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

Sipping bubbles at the water's edge as the call to prayer echoes

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.