Venues similar to Solar Beach

The former Babylon Kilyos, now curated music festival beach.

The quieter Kilyos alternative — surfing, kiteboarding, sand bar.

Kilyos kite-school beach club, family-leaning, summer only.

Zorlu PSM's 120-seat jazz box — live programme, intimate room, cocktails with the set

Lobby-floor jazz room at The Marmara Pera — four nights a week of local and international sets.

Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

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

Iconic club-restaurant hybrid with wraparound views

Dancing and cocktails in fashionable Nişantaşı

Pre-revolution Havana glamour in Istanbul's upscale Nişantaşı

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

Faux-supermarket-fronted late room running consistent house and disco edits till 04:00

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

1km of Black Sea beach with concerts and pools

Electronic music festivals on the Black Sea

Day restaurant, night cocktail bar on Nişantaşı's liveliest street

Sophisticated cocktails from the Paolina creators

Jigger Istanbul's flagship — signature cocktails with Turkish bitters

Reimagined '5 Cocktails & More' — craft cocktails with sushi pairing