Meyhane in Istanbul

Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture

Modern meyhane reviving classic tavern culture with stone oven mezes

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

A fixed-menu meyhane with live music in Kalamış

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit

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

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

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

Modern lokanta named for Turkey's first female lawyer

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

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

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

Sea-view new-generation meyhane with live entertainment

Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939

Modern Cretan tavern with Bosphorus views by the Chef Mezze pioneer

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

The Asian side's answer to yeni nesil meyhane culture

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