Casual Dining in Istanbul

Gayrettepe English-pub-style brewpub, 8 house taps of real ales and lagers, the craft-beer brewery for Levent's after-work crowd

Divan Group's gastropub in a historic Akaretler row-house

Nişantaşı sibling of the legendary Beşiktaş gastro-pub with craft beer and whiskey.

Cold War–era Soviet space-program aesthetic on Topağacı Meydanı.

Sofyalı Sokak gastropub crossing serious cocktails with a tight Turkish wine list

Pool-deck pub at Watergarden's show-fountain edge, noon-to-2am

Low-ceilinged Kadife Sokak room with a downstairs fireplace, the quiet, cozy counterweight to Barlar Sokağı

Long-table sidewalk pub on Sakız Gülü with a deep beer menu and weekly events.

Şemsettin Günaltay's after-work gastro-pub with a cocktail menu that actually tries

Cobblestone Mumhane gastropub, outdoor tables, neighborhood crowd

Three-floor 1960s gastropub on Bankalar corner

Selamiçeşme-end pub from the team that helped define modern Moda, long bar, dim lighting, genuine delicatessen kitchen

Pioneer of Turkish gastropub culture with 70+ craft beers

Tiny Karakolhane corner pub run by Koray and Elif; deep beer list, zero pretense.

Architecturally ambitious burger bar in a historic shipyard complex

Fine dining chef's irreverent German street food kiosk