W Lounge

Palazzo Corpi ground-floor lounge — the only Soho House bar open to the public, meze-and-cocktail anchor of Meşrutiyet.

Kempinski's waterfront aperitivo terrace, Italian spritz ritual over the Bosphorus

Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library

Shangri-La's lobby bar — jewel-box interior, sharing plates, signature cocktails until 1am

Belle-Époque hotel bar where Agatha Christie drank — literature nights, Friday live jazz, Istanbul-narrative cocktails.

14th-floor sushi-and-cocktails bar overlooking both continents