Places in Kadıköy

Lokum and akide sweets on Yasa Caddesi

The çarşı's oldest working meyhane, pouring since 1974, topik in the case and fasıl kept upstairs.

Brick-lined snug pub with live blues, rock and jazz seven nights a week

Traditional patisserie and legendary sundaes in Kadıköy

German-style beer garden with Weihenstephaner on tap and a real backyard

Asian side's most serious craft beer list, deep Gara Guzu shelf

Kadıköy's most queued weekend brunch destination

Since 1979: cilek milfoy, Ibiza pastasi, Kadıköy classic holding the line

Three-storey 19th-century Greek house turned wine room

Street-level micro-bar on Esat Işık, creative cocktails, vinyl-leaning music, no-frills Kadıköy at its best

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Proper Napoli-style with San Marzano, fermented dough, and standout tiramisu

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Melbourne-trained founders bringing Australian single-origin standards