Authentic in Kadıköy

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

A three-storey mansion off Kadıköy's beaten track, meze-first, with a garden of old Turkish records.

Koşuyolu's Aegean meyhane, a proper meze cabinet and a neighborhood that keeps it to itself.

50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

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

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Old Style New Generation Meyhane with chef-driven seasonal menus

Vanishing-genre offal meyhane: heart skewer, tongue fries, liver

The anchor restaurant inside Kadıköy's historic fish market

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia