Babylon Nightclub Editor's Pick Partner Nightclub Compare Artistic Classic Trendy Babylon Bomonti $$$ Legendary cultural hub and live music venue since 1999
Nardis Jazz Club Bar Bar Compare Trendy Cozy Classic Nardis Jazz Club Galata $$ Istanbul's legendary live music venue since 2002
Atölye Kuledibi Bar Bar Compare Live Music Intimate Atölye Kuledibi Galata $$ Tower-foot jazz bar in a former mosaic workshop
Blind Nightclub Nightclub Compare Live Music Intimate Late Night Blind Beyoğlu $$$ Beyoğlu's serious 400-cap live room — international bookings (Sextile, Hugo Kant), no tribute bands
Gowden Club Bar Bar Compare Cigar Friendly Refined Live Music Gowden Club Kasimpasa $$$$ Cognac, cigar and Friday-night jazz inside the Ottoman shipyard
Hayal Kahvesi Çubuklu Bar Bar Compare Live Music Intimate Hayal Kahvesi Çubuklu Beykoz $$$ Bosphorus-side live-rock institution out at Burunbahçe
Rakkas Bar & Restaurant Bar Bar Compare Live Music Intimate Rakkas Bar & Restaurant Caddebostan $$$ Cemil Topuzlu'da 30 yıllık kurumsal-canlı müzik adresi — soliste kadeh kaldırılan yer.
Sazzou Bar Bar Compare Live Music Intimate High End Sazzou Harbiye $$$$ Late-night jazz bar with live trios and curated vinyl at the renovated Hilton Bosphorus
Ağaç Ev Bar Bar Compare Casual Live Music Ağaç Ev Kadıköy $$ Brick-lined snug pub with live blues, rock and jazz seven nights a week
Babylon Bomonti Bar Bar Compare Live Music Intimate Babylon Bomonti Bomonti $$$ Istanbul's most prestigious live-music stage — jazz, funk, electronic, indie in an ex-brewery, the Robert-College-kids' institution
Bova Jazz Club Nightclub Nightclub Compare Live Music Cozy Classic Bova Jazz Club Beyoğlu $$ Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal
Buddha Sahne Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Buddha Sahne Kadıköy $$ Kadife Sokak classic with a downstairs stage and a different band every night
Kumsaati Jazz Blues Club Nightclub Nightclub Compare Live Music Cozy Classic Kumsaati Jazz Blues Club Beyoğlu $$ Beyoğlu's long-running blues dive run by Mehmet the Blues
Pera 77 Jazz & Blues Club Bar Bar Compare Live Music Intimate Late Night Pera 77 Jazz & Blues Club Beyoğlu $$$ Lobby-floor jazz room at The Marmara Pera — four nights a week of local and international sets.
The Badau Bar Bar Compare Live Music Cozy Classic The Badau Yeldeğirmeni $$$ Gastro-jazz lokanta run by jazz musician Eren Noyan with a proper stage
Touché by N Kolay Bar Bar Compare Live Music Intimate Late Night Touché by N Kolay Beşiktaş $$$ Zorlu PSM's 120-seat jazz box — live programme, intimate room, cocktails with the set
Westport Kalamış Bar Bar Compare Modern Westport Kalamış Kalamış $$$ Jazz and blues across from the marina
Karga Bar Bar Bar Compare Bohemian Candlelit Music Karga Bar Kadıköy $$ Multi-level candlelit bar that shaped Kadıköy's music scene since 1996
Asa Khai Jazz Club Bar Bar Compare Cozy Intimate Classic Asa Khai Jazz Club Karaköy $$$ Live jazz, refined cocktails and dining inside Khai Hotel Karaköy