Kuntra Wine Bar Bar
Wine First Cosy Late Night
Kuntra Wine Bar
$$$
İzmir's serious wine room with ~100 labels in Karşıyaka
Easygoing local waterfront
Karşıyaka / Bostanlı
İzmir's calmer residential shore across the gulf, built around ferry rides and sunset promenades.
Reached by a short ferry across the gulf, Karşıyaka and the quieter Bostanlı next door feel like İzmir's relaxed residential mirror of Alsancak. The Bostanlı seafront has long stretches of café-lined promenade where the sunset draws families and students, and a celebrated wooden pier deck for watching the light go down. The Çarşı bazaar streets are good for unfussy lokantas, fish counters and the city's famous baklava, while the side streets hide easygoing wine spots. It is calmer and more local than the opposite shore, and the ferry crossing itself is part of the pleasure.
Highlights
Ferry crossing over the gulf Bostanlı sunset pier deck Seafront café promenade Çarşı bazaar lokantas Renowned local baklava
13 places
3 Categories
Bar
1 place
Cafe
7 places
Las Habitas Cafe
Third Wave Cold brew Neighbourhood
Las Habitas
$$
Bostanlı's freshly-roasted specialty coffee favourite since 2020
Kumrucu Ömür Cafe
Kumru İzmir Classic Casual
Kumrucu Ömür
$
The kumru the Karşıyaka set grew up on
Lot Coffee Roastery Cafe
Specialty Coffee Roastery Single Origin
Lot Coffee Roastery
$$
Barista-champion roastery in Bostanlı
Roast and Found Co. Cafe
Specialty Coffee Roastery Champion Roaster
Roast and Found Co.
$$
Serkan Sağsöz's Bostanlı micro-roastery
Fünf Cafe
Specialty Coffee Guest Roasters Design Led
Fünf
$$
Architect-founded hub of İzmir's coffee community
Spect Coffeehouse Cafe
Specialty Coffee Patio Rotating Roasters
Spect Coffeehouse
$$
Solo-run coffee oasis with a deep patio
Coffeerem Roastery & Works Cafe
Specialty Coffee Roastery Cold Brew
Coffeerem Roastery & Works
$$
Detail-obsessed Karşıyaka roaster
Restaurant
5 places
Karaf Meyhane Restaurant
Meyhane Waterfront Raki Fish
Karaf Meyhane
$$
The Bostanlı waterfront meyhane locals defend
Boğaziçi Restaurant Bostanlı Restaurant
Seafood Fish Classic
Boğaziçi Restaurant Bostanlı
$$$
Bostanlı's serious seafood table by the tram line
Etci Ahmet Restaurant
Steakhouse Grill Special Occasion
Etci Ahmet
$$$
Bostanlı's special-occasion steakhouse
La Cigale Bostanlı Restaurant
Bistro Wine Live Music
La Cigale Bostanlı
$$$
Garden-gate bistro with a real wine list
Köfteci Remzi Restaurant
Köfte Institution Since 1965
Köfteci Remzi
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İzmir köfte institution since 1965
