Venues similar to Writers Bar

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.

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

Library-fronted speakeasy, no sign, no social media, referral entry only

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

Pre-revolution Havana glamour in Istanbul's upscale Nişantaşı

The former Babylon Kilyos, now curated music festival beach.

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