Places in Kadıköy

12-seat counter dining with open fire - Michelin Star 2026

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

408 wines from 72 producers on the Asian side

Michelin Bib Gourmand Italian in Kadıköy

Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist

Lokum and akide sweets on Yasa Caddesi

Fresh pasta from an open kitchen, no shortcuts

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.

Craft cocktails in Caferağa's creative heart

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

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

Best lamb burger in Istanbul with smoked ribs

Traditional patisserie and legendary sundaes in Kadıköy

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

Three-story Kadife Sokak townhouse with a garden pool and a stone lion

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

Tucked-in Sakız Gülü wine bar with a tight, evolving Turkish-focused list.

Kadıköy's most queued weekend brunch destination

Kadife Sokak classic with a downstairs stage and a different band every night

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

Dimly lit Esat Işık room pairing classics-first cocktails with a short, serious kitchen

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

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

Sakız Gülü corner with a hidden garden and rooftop terrace; deep beer pour, neighborhood crowd.

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

All-day craft beer, street food and cocktails in industrial Kadıköy

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

Low-ceilinged Kadife Sokak room with a downstairs fireplace, the quiet, cozy counterweight to Barlar Sokağı

Long-table sidewalk pub on Sakız Gülü with a deep beer menu and weekly events.

Red-velvet audiophile bar with craft cocktails and vinyl, beneath the Listening Room.

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

Hi-fi listening room above Michelin-star Arkestra; rotating record collectors, low-lit cocktails.

Clean specialty coffee and matcha on the tramway line with focused quality

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Local Turkish flavors meet creative mixology

The Asian side's answer to yeni nesil meyhane culture

Old Style New Generation Meyhane with chef-driven seasonal menus

Melbourne-trained founders bringing Australian single-origin standards

Labyrinth of candlelit nooks defining Kadıköy's creative DNA

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

Pioneer of Kadıköy's third-wave coffee movement

The anchor restaurant inside Kadıköy's historic fish market

Multi-level candlelit bar that shaped Kadıköy's music scene since 1996

Vintage wine house with fireplace on Bars Street

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia

Norwegian-trained chef's Scandinavian smorrebrod with Asian twists in Kadıköy