Casual Dining in Istanbul

Nişantaşı sibling of the legendary Beşiktaş gastro-pub with craft beer and whiskey.

Cold War–era Soviet space-program aesthetic on Topağacı Meydanı.

Sofyalı Sokak gastropub crossing serious cocktails with a tight Turkish wine list

Pool-deck pub at Watergarden's show-fountain edge, noon-to-2am

Low-ceilinged Kadife Sokak room with a downstairs fireplace, the quiet, cozy counterweight to Barlar Sokağı

Long-table sidewalk pub on Sakız Gülü with a deep beer menu and weekly events.

Şemsettin Günaltay's after-work gastro-pub with a cocktail menu that actually tries

Cobblestone Mumhane gastropub, outdoor tables, neighborhood crowd

Three-floor 1960s gastropub on Bankalar corner

Pioneer of Turkish gastropub culture with 70+ craft beers

Tiny Karakolhane corner pub run by Koray and Elif; deep beer list, zero pretense.

Architecturally ambitious burger bar in a historic shipyard complex