Places in Beyoğlu

Beyoğlu's serious 400-cap live room, international bookings (Sextile, Hugo Kant), no tribute bands

Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal

Beyoğlu's long-running blues dive run by Mehmet the Blues

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

Lobby-floor jazz room at The Marmara Pera, four nights a week of local and international sets.

Faux-supermarket-fronted late room running consistent house and disco edits till 04:00

Golden-age cocktail tribute: expert mixologists, dinner-to-dance-floor at 10pm

Iconic club-restaurant hybrid with wraparound views