The Bar Bar Bar Compare View Refined Quiet The Bar Kuruçeşme $$$$ Sipping bubbles at the water's edge as the call to prayer echoes Same category
The Library Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet High End The Library Bar Harbiye $$$$ English gentlemen's-club style bar with whiskey, cognac and live music six nights. Same category
Stella Lounge & Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Chill Stella Lounge & Bar Gümüşsuyu $$$$ Panoramic CVK lounge with live performers and a proper bar program Same category
Lalou Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet High End Lalou Harbiye $$$$ Lobby brasserie and terrace at Hilton Bosphorus, all jewel-box finishes and crafted drinks Same category
Petit "O" Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet High End Petit "O" Bar Nişantaşı $$$$ St. Regis lobby bar where the Misty Mary is poured under dry ice Same category
YALI Lounge Bar Bar Compare View Refined Quiet YALI Lounge Beşiktaş $$$$ Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water Same category
Long Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Craft Cocktails Long Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar — nightly live music Same category
Diba Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Craft Cocktails Diba Bar Tarabya $$$$ Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar — a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace. Same category
Bebek Roof Bar Bar Bar Compare View Elegant Refined Bebek Roof Bar Bebek $$$$ The Stay's small rooftop above Bebek Hotel — intimate, signature cocktails, fairy-tale Bosphorus straight onto the bay. Same category
C Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet C Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Kempinski's waterfront aperitivo terrace, Italian spritz ritual over the Bosphorus Same category
Çırağan Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Çırağan Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library Same category
Le Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Le Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Shangri-La's lobby bar — jewel-box interior, sharing plates, signature cocktails until 1am Same category
Orient Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Orient Bar Beyoğlu $$$$ Belle-Époque hotel bar where Agatha Christie drank — literature nights, Friday live jazz, Istanbul-narrative cocktails. Same category
A'YA Rooftop Bar Bar Compare View Elegant Refined A'YA Rooftop Sultanahmet $$$$ Hagia Sophia-and-Marmara cocktail terrace at Four Seasons Sultanahmet Same category
Tuğra Restaurant & Lounge Bar Bar Compare View Refined Chill Tuğra Restaurant & Lounge Beşiktaş $$$$ Marble columns, Bosphorus terrace, Ottoman cocktails by the sultan's harem hall Same category
Gazebo Lounge Bar Bar Compare View Refined Chill Gazebo Lounge Beşiktaş $$$$ Wide Bosphorus terrace lounge for sundown cigars and the city's best afternoon tea Same category
Kuppel Lounge (Orientbank) Bar Bar Compare Cigar Friendly Refined Chill Kuppel Lounge (Orientbank) Sirkeci $$$$ Glass-domed rooftop cigar room over the historical peninsula Same category
Barbary Cigar Lounge Bar Bar Compare Cigar Friendly Refined Chill Barbary Cigar Lounge Sarıyer $$$$ Brasserie-attached cigar room on the Vadistanbul side Same category
Le Fumoir Çırağan Bar Bar Compare Cigar Friendly Refined View Le Fumoir Çırağan Beşiktaş $$$$ Forbes 2025 Star Bar set in the palace gardens Same category
Summit Bar & Terrace Bar Bar Compare View Elegant Refined Summit Bar & Terrace Beşiktaş $$$ 14th-floor sushi-and-cocktails bar overlooking both continents Same category