Finn Karaköy Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Finn Karaköy Karaköy $$ Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer Same category
Mellow Cihangir Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Mellow Cihangir Cihangir $$ Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars Same category
Ziba Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Ziba Beyoğlu $$ Corner pub off İstiklal where free live music spills into the street Same category
The Cure Yeldeğirmeni Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern The Cure Yeldeğirmeni Yeldeğirmeni $$ Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers Same category
Kompartıman Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Kompartıman Yeldeğirmeni $$ Second chapter from the Urban/Boden team — classic and signature cocktails Same category
Boden Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Boden Moda $$ Moda side-street all-day bar — proper cocktails at kind prices Same category
Mathilda's Cocktail Bar Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Mathilda's Cocktail Bar Kadıköy $$$ Gault & Millau-awarded mixology in a minimal, modern Kadıköy room Same category
Bina Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Bina Kadıköy $$$ Three-story Kadife Sokak townhouse with a garden pool and a stone lion Same category
Rooftail Galata Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Rooftail Galata Karaköy $$$ Jigger Istanbul's flagship — signature cocktails with Turkish bitters Same category
Moretenders' Cocktail Crib Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Moretenders' Cocktail Crib Beyoğlu $$$ Reimagined '5 Cocktails & More' — craft cocktails with sushi pairing Same category
Westport Kalamış Bar Bar Compare Modern Westport Kalamış Kalamış $$$ Jazz and blues across from the marina Same category
Liminal Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Liminal Suadiye $$$$ 2024 World Class Turkey champion's sustainability-led cocktail room Same category
Le Fumoir at Georges Hotel Galata Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Le Fumoir at Georges Hotel Galata Galata $$$$ Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen Same category
Nor. Cocktails & More Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Nor. Cocktails & More Moda $$$ Moda's most arty cocktail bar with mixology that takes itself seriously without being precious Same category
Banyan Ortaköy Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Banyan Ortaköy Ortaköy $$$$ Top-floor terrace bar with arguably the best Bosphorus Bridge + Ortaköy Mosque view in the city Same category
Park Fora Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Park Fora Kuruçeşme $$$$ Michelin-listed seafood institution whose sunset cocktail bar is a genuine Bosphorus ritual Same category
Gina Bar Bar Compare See & Be Seen Modern Gina Kuruçeşme $$$$ Gault & Millau-awarded Italian with a refined Bosphorus-side bar Same category
The Roof at Ritz-Carlton Bar Editor's Pick Partner Bar Compare Rooftop See & Be Seen Modern The Roof at Ritz-Carlton Nişantaşı $$$$ Infinity pool and panoramic bar at Istanbul's Ritz Same category
GOU Society Bar Editor's Pick Bar Compare Trendy See & Be Seen Modern GOU Society Bağdat Caddesi $$$ Sophisticated cocktails from the Paolina creators Same category
Sail Loft Vakkorama Bar Editor's Pick Bar Compare Trendy See & Be Seen Bosphorus View Sail Loft Vakkorama Galataport $$$$ Bosphorus rooftop cocktails atop Vakkorama at Galataport Same category