Places in Istanbul

Three-story culinary destination with Bosphorus views and art gallery

Pre-revolution Havana glamour in Istanbul's upscale Nişantaşı

Sultan's palace on the Bosphorus

World's Leading City Hotel 2024 with panoramic Bosphorus views

Homemade liqueurs and inventive cocktails in Beyoğlu

Rooftop cocktails with panoramic Marmara views

Sushi, Mediterranean and cocktails transitioning to legendary nightlife on the Bosphorus

World-class spa and dining on the waterfront

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

Panoramic Princes Islands views with sunset cocktails

Authentic Greek taverna with Bosphorus views and Thessaloniki flavors

19th-century Ottoman waterfront mansions reimagined

Creative hub in classic-elegant Palazzo Corpi

Glamorous open-air Bosphorus entertainment complex

Electronic music festivals on the Black Sea

Former Ottoman bank transformed into boutique luxury

Private yacht arrival at Galataport's newest luxury address

London pub ambiance with craft cocktails

Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture

Legendary cultural hub and live music venue since 1999

Waterfront palace with legendary spa and gardens

Former Ottoman prison transformed into cozy luxury

MediterrAsian fusion and nightlife at Galataport's waterfront

60s-70s beach glamour meets Mediterranean fine dining

360-degree panoramic views from Marmara Pera rooftop

TV chef Arda Turkmen's rooftop meyhane with Golden Horn views

Michelin Bib Gourmand seafood on the Asian side

Premier Bosphorus nightclub with fine dining and 2,000 capacity

Art Deco heritage hotel in Giulio Mongeri's 1922 masterpiece

Orient Express heritage since 1892

Flagship all-inclusive resort on the Golden Horn

Michelin & Gault Millau recognized bar-restaurant-club on the Bosphorus

Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines

Wolfgang Puck's Beverly Hills legend arrives in Istanbul

19th-century raki distillery on the Asian shore

Global fusion brasserie by Happy Group on Bağdat Caddesi

City views, infinity pool, and legendary service

The original yeni nesil meyhane with Golden Horn views

Morgans Original in a restored warehouse

Craft cocktails in Caferağa's creative heart

All-day venue that flips into a cocktail bar with workshops and guest DJs after sunset.

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

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

Boutique hotel at the marina gate with a chef's kitchen

Retro-boutique hotel bar at the marina entrance, seasonal cocktails

Fixed-menu meyhane with live musicians between tables, winters Kalamis summers Yalikavak

Late-2025 waterfront bar with a beachfront terrace

Cihangir rooftop institution since 1993 with a real Bosphorus view

1800s Rasim Pasa Yali turned boutique hotel with Five Star Diamond award

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

World cuisines meets Antakya aromatic culture in Akaretler row house

Michelin Bib Gourmand Italian in a three-story historic Moda house

Traditional Ottoman craftsmanship in the classic-elegant heart

Gile chef's tribute to Marmaris roots, Gault & Millau 2026 Best Street Food

Boğaz-narrowest fish house with full bar program since 1967

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

Café by day, a loose Arnavutköy bar with DJ nights by dark, the most informal room on the strip.

Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours

Ex-Periferi chef's own kitchen: bold menu, intimate room

Where 90s Turkish pop meets creative fusion mezes in Bebek

Seasonal kitchen and an opinionated Turkish wine cellar on the quiet Mühürdar slope, adults-only, no menus in seven languages

Tower-foot jazz bar in a former mosaic workshop

Istanbul's most prestigious live-music stage, jazz, funk, electronic, indie in an ex-brewery, the Robert-College-kids' institution

Neighborhood şarküteri where you point and they plate

Asmalımescit sixth-floor terrace with Golden Horn sunsets

Dry-aged specialty with dryage cabinets on display

Top-floor terrace bar with arguably the best Bosphorus Bridge + Ortaköy Mosque view in the city

Compact neighborhood cocktail bar behind the avenue

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Beymen's new fine-dining icon, Roman & Williams design, Michelin-starred consulting chef

Paris-bistro-in-Bomonti, Kojo Hospitality's French-Turkish fusion with a kitchen that gives the bar a reason to exist

Istanbul's legendary patisserie since 1923, home of Kup Griye

A pilot-and-stewardess couple's quiet corner off Bağdat

Neighborhood bistro that turns into a late cocktail room, the kind of address Bebek residents list when asked for 'somewhere normal'.

Right across from the Bostancı ferry, where locals wait for the Prens Adaları boat

Cocktails + rakı/meze + live music on the Akaretler row-house strip

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

Panoramic rooftop dining between Laleli and Sultanahmet with Bosphorus views

Gül Sultan mansion, Bosphorus, rakı, fish

Where meyhane meets nightclub on Istiklal's rooftop

Cult burger joint with the Jetlag Buster triple-cheddar

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

Chef Marcello Micci's Tuscan kitchen on Bağdat Caddesi with 120-person garden

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

Moda side-street all-day bar, proper cocktails at kind prices

Chef-driven fine-casual seafood with daily catch and creative small plates

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

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Gayrettepe English-pub-style brewpub, 8 house taps of real ales and lagers, the craft-beer brewery for Levent's after-work crowd

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

Neighborhood coffee-and-butter bakeshop

Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal

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

Sea-view rooftop meyhane reworking Greek, Sephardic and Turkish meze with a real bar.

Cem Mirap (Lucca) brasserie at İstinye Park, designed by Roman & Williams

500+ bottle local-focused wine room next to Göztepe Park

Long-running Italian-influenced bar tucked behind Bebek Hamamı

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

800-year plane tree tea garden, the village living room

Cocktail-gastropub from the Joker No:19 crew spilling onto the Avenue, garden, relaxed, serious drinks

Etiler's new neighborhood gastropub

Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library

34th-floor rooftop: Japanese bites, creative cocktails, jazz nights

Emre Şen / Morini team's all-day Mediterranean at İstinye Park

Balat roaster with a Probatino in the center of the shop

Third-wave roaster's 2025 landing on the Anatolian avenue

Living-room-sized wine bar with charcuterie that punches above the General Yazgan address

Twenty-year-old Asmalı cocktail room with Tuesday Turkish-music nights and a regulars-only feel

Amalfi-influenced Italian with everything made in-house

40-year-old Etiler villa reborn as cocktail-led comfort kitchen by chef Hüseyin Kılıç

French-inflected kitchen with seasonal local producers capturing Moda's bohemian spirit

20+ years bringing Ayvalik-Cunda flavors: Aegean herbs, olive oil mezes, fresh catch

Istanbul's first true Italian since 1993, on imported flour and stone-oven pizza

Cafe by day, hi-fi cocktail bar by night on Şakayık

Shellfish-forward seafood in a 200-year-old Ottoman elephant warehouse

Onur Balk's award-winning mixology with global street food

Divan Group's gastropub in a historic Akaretler row-house

Fifty-plus years on Bağdat, the Anatolian side's classic pub

Multi-level gastropub with the strongest Turkish craft tap list in Moda, plus serious Belgian and German bottles

New-generation meyhane with Golden Horn views and 80s vibes

Watergarden havuz katında meyhane-pub melezi; küratörlü şarap, ekspert kokteyl.

Dancing and cocktails in fashionable Nişantaşı

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

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

French-influenced coffee with signature orange cold espresso and unique cup service

Where fine dining meets nightclub energy

Berlin-feeling daylight cafe with Dutch babies and serious coffee

Tight Moda Caddesi bar with a deep beer fridge and a surprisingly serious cocktail menu, distinct from the Şaşkınbakkal Fil

Sarıyer Çarşı fish-meyhane known for kalkan and meze depth.

Artisan macarons and sourdough pastries above Istanbul's standard

Caddebostan all-day bakery with serious croissants and egg plates

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

Day-to-night high-fidelity bar and bakery on Hüsrev Gerede

Stone-oven bakery with Balat's best croissants and weekend Turkish breakfast

Selectist's harbour-side hi-fi house with Funktion One sound

Expertly crafted cocktail menu refreshed every ten days

Microphone-free fasıl ensemble in a restored 20-year house, the real version of what Sultanahmet sells tourists

Quiet Jurnal Sokak şaraphanesi pouring small Anatolian producers and Georgian qvevri

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

Akarsu brick-walled third-wave roastery by day, standing-room cocktail hang by night.

After-work cocktail room on Büyükdere for the Levent towers

Cognac, cigar and Friday-night jazz inside the Ottoman shipyard

Sunday jazz brunch and upper Bosphorus marina dining

Where creative design meets fantastic food in Topagaci

Topağacı neighborhood bar with a sharp cocktail list and a proper local crowd.

Historic waterfront yali next to Anadoluhisari fortress with fresh daily catch

Small Bebek room with 20+ wines by the glass, Bosphorus-edge tables, and the early-evening crowd that owns the neighborhood.

Bosphorus-side live-rock institution out at Burunbahçe

1871 Pera wine house in the Hazzopulo Pasajı arcade, intellectuals' canteen, not a museum

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

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

Art Nouveau Ottoman pavilion in Cubuklu forest with Bosphorus views and garden dining

70-seat fish house at the Göksu estuary

Two-floor bistro-bar a few steps off Ortaköy pier, Bosphorus view, locals over tourists

Beans scoring 90+ SCA, roasted by a 2025 Türkiye champion

Glass-enclosed rooftop at DoubleTree Moda

Small Teşvikiye cocktail room with a considered signature list.

Home-party-style Topağacı bar with assertive cocktails and a real neighborhood crowd.

The city's flagship Bosphorus-side shisha-and-cocktail lounge, a Kuruçeşme nightlife fixture

Small family trattoria with Michelin 3-pearl mention

The Asian side's oldest real Italian, since 1990

Chef Utku's southern Italian in a Caddebostan villa garden

1951 iskele-side meyhane, Can Yücel and Nazım Hikmet's haunt

Marina-side rooftop with a bartender-led cocktail program

Huge yet cozy gastropub in the heart of Beşiktaş

Nişantaşı sibling of the legendary Beşiktaş gastro-pub with craft beer and whiskey.

Neighbourhood listening bar on Ahmet Fetgeri with vinyl-only program

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

Cult Izmir-style breakfast with cast-iron tulum cheese and vegan options

Historic Refi Pasa Yali turned upscale breakfast with Bosphorus-front setting

Seaside breakfast with small-producer ingredients

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Pier-tip bar-lounge with live music surrounded by sea on three sides

Long-running marina brasserie known for grilled salmon

Terrace tucked below Rumeli Hisarı's ramparts, shadow of the fortress on one side, the Bosphorus narrowing on the other.

Former metal workshop anchoring Karaköy's creative revival since 2011

Former antique shop turned speakeasy: billiards, vintage decor, theatrical cocktails

Marina-facing grill, seasoned Fenerbahçe regulars

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

Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.

Modern meyhane in historic brewery walls with lentil 'ice cream' signature

Tepebaşı rooftop with Golden Horn view and ethno-house program

Second chapter from the Urban/Boden team, classic and signature cocktails

Garden setting, reusable cups, sustainability-focused by Büyük Sefler group

Third-generation family meyhane since 1938

Cold War–era Soviet space-program aesthetic on Topağacı Meydanı.

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

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

Beyoğlu's long-running blues dive run by Mehmet the Blues

Glass-domed rooftop cigar room over the historical peninsula

Bosphorus bistro elegance from morning to night

Italian fine dining honored by the Italian government since 2012

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Lobby brasserie and terrace at Hilton Bosphorus, all jewel-box finishes and crafted drinks

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

Narrative-driven cocktail room on Moda Caddesi where each drink is a paragraph, not a prop

Best croissants in Kadıköy: cruffins, Saint Honore, gluten-free options

2024 World Class Turkey champion's sustainability-led cocktail room

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

45-seat Amalfi-inflected Italian room at The Ritz-Carlton