Best Cocktail Bar Venues in Istanbul

Homemade liqueurs and inventive cocktails in Beyoğlu

Michelin-recommended casual fine dining with North Aegean soul

London pub ambiance with craft cocktails

Bosphorus-view cocktails in classic Bebek setting

Noma-trained chef reimagining nomadic Anatolian cuisine on the Bosphorus

Sophisticated cocktails from the Paolina creators

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

Local Turkish flavors meet creative mixology

Hidden art-deco in a 1920s Cukurcuma apartment

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

Turkish DJs, live-jazz, and funk in classic-elegant Beyoğlu

Sustainability-focused cocktail bar with vertical farming and workshops

Nomadic Anatolian cuisine with wood-fired oven and rooftop bar

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

Jigger Istanbul's flagship — signature cocktails with Turkish bitters

Reimagined '5 Cocktails & More' — craft cocktails with sushi pairing

2024 World Class Turkey champion's sustainability-led cocktail room

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

Moda's most arty cocktail bar with mixology that takes itself seriously without being precious

Gault & Millau-awarded mixology in a minimal, modern Kadıköy room

Three-story Kadife Sokak townhouse with a garden pool and a stone lion

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

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

Top-floor terrace bar with arguably the best Bosphorus Bridge + Ortaköy Mosque view in the city