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Authentic in Istanbul

12 places to explore

Maziden Meyhane Restaurant
Maziden Meyhane - Restaurant in Bostancı, Istanbul
Restaurant
Nostalgic Authentic Late Night

Maziden Meyhane

Bostancı

$$

Nostalgic meyhane in Bostancı with honest mezes and late-night raki culture

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Benusen Restaurant
Benusen - Restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Restaurant
Historic Authentic Local Favorite

Benusen

Kadıköy

$$

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

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Agapia Mezze & Meyhane Restaurant
Agapia Mezze & Meyhane - Restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Restaurant
Historic Romantic Authentic
$$

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

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Eleni Meyhanesi Restaurant
Eleni Meyhanesi - Restaurant in Beşiktaş, Istanbul
Restaurant
Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish

Eleni Meyhanesi

Beşiktaş

$$

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

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Gunesin Sofrasi Restaurant
Gunesin Sofrasi - Restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Restaurant
Garden Historic Authentic

Gunesin Sofrasi

Kadıköy

$$

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

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Kalamış Afitap Meyhane Restaurant
Kalamış Afitap Meyhane - Restaurant in Kalamış, Istanbul
Restaurant
Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

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Madam Despina Meyhanesi Restaurant
Madam Despina Meyhanesi - Restaurant in Bomonti, Istanbul
Restaurant
Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish

Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946

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Makina Lokal Nightclub
Makina Lokal - Nightclub in Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Nightclub
Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish

Makina Lokal

Beyoğlu

$$

Fifth-floor Taksim meyhane where Tatavla Keyfi plays rebetiko Fri-Sat

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Müjgan Meyhanesi Kadıköy Restaurant
Müjgan Meyhanesi Kadıköy - Restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Restaurant
Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

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Sofyalı 9 Restaurant
Sofyalı 9 - Restaurant in Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Restaurant
Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish

Sofyalı 9

Beyoğlu

$$

Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul

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Tarihi Safa Meyhanesi Restaurant
Tarihi Safa Meyhanesi - Restaurant in Fatih, Istanbul
Restaurant
Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

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Piraye Meyhane Restaurant
Piraye Meyhane - Restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Restaurant
Bohemian Nostalgic Authentic

Piraye Meyhane

Kadıköy

$$

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia

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