Venues similar to Angel Blue

Kireçburnu waterline fish house, rakı nights the neighborhood still uses.

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

Chef Kaan Kayhan's waterfront meyhane on the Yeniköy pier.

The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.

Bosphorus-pier classic since 1949 under century-old plane trees.

Bosphorus-mouth fish-house where the strait opens to the Black Sea.

Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program.

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

33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

Square-side Ortaköy classic since 1988, meze, rakı and a renovated upper terrace under the bridge

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

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

New-generation Teşvikiye meyhane – contemporary meze, raki, serious pours.

1890 Greek-captain meyhane on the Golden Horn shore

Modern Anatolian meyhane with a strong drinks program

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

White-tablecloth modern meyhane on a Kurtuluş back street, run by veteran Bülent Bey

A park-keeper's hut built over the water, windows on three sides, classic mezes and full rakı/wine bar

Candle-lit meyhane in a stone building beside the Armenian church.