See & Be Seen in Istanbul

Swissotel's see-and-be-seen rooftop with DJ sets

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

Dancing and cocktails in fashionable Nişantaşı

Cihangir garden-club where DJs push funk, disco, chill house past midnight

The former Babylon Kilyos, now curated music festival beach.

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

5x Turkey champion barman brings Paris to Suadiye

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

Zorlu PSM's 120-seat jazz box, live programme, intimate room, cocktails with the set

Iconic club-restaurant hybrid with wraparound views