Venues similar to Susam Cafe

Cocktails + rakı/meze + live music on the Akaretler row-house strip

Fatih Akerdem's Hemingway room inside the old American Consulate, 150 Negroni twists and Turkey's only Rakı Cocktails book.

Chef Fatih Tutak's Silk-Road cocktail room above GALLADA, designed like a vintage grand yacht on the Bosphorus.

Kadıköy-spirit bistro-bar that happens to sit on the avenue

Street-level micro-bar on Esat Işık, creative cocktails, vinyl-leaning music, no-frills Kadıköy at its best

Tight Moda Caddesi bar with a deep beer fridge and a surprisingly serious cocktail menu, distinct from the Şaşkınbakkal Fil

Home-party-style Topağacı bar with assertive cocktails and a real neighborhood crowd.

Cocktail-gastropub from the Joker No:19 crew spilling onto the Avenue, garden, relaxed, serious drinks

Long-running Italian-influenced bar tucked behind Bebek Hamamı

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music

Expertly crafted cocktail menu refreshed every ten days

House Cafe's neighborhood-bar sibling, coffee by day, DJ nights Thu-Sat

Onur Balk's award-winning mixology with global street food

Compact neighborhood cocktail bar behind the avenue

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace.

Narrative-driven cocktail room on Moda Caddesi where each drink is a paragraph, not a prop

Dimly lit Esat Işık room pairing classics-first cocktails with a short, serious kitchen

Intimate Fenerbahçe-park-side cocktail room tucked off Bağdat on Faruk Ayanoğlu, the quiet alternative to Suadiye