Places in Istanbul

Legendary profiteroles since 1944

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

Three-story bookstore-cafe with 45,000 books and terrace dining

Historic 1945 waterfront cafe - the intellectual's haunt

Five generations of baklava perfection

Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines

Brick-lined snug pub with live blues, rock and jazz seven nights a week

50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera

Gile chef's tribute to Marmaris roots, Gault & Millau 2026 Best Street Food

Tower-foot jazz bar in a former mosaic workshop

Neighborhood şarküteri where you point and they plate

Istanbul's legendary patisserie since 1923, home of Kup Griye

A pilot-and-stewardess couple's quiet corner off Bağdat

German-style beer garden with Weihenstephaner on tap and a real backyard

Cult burger joint with the Jetlag Buster triple-cheddar

Asian side's most serious craft beer list, deep Gara Guzu shelf

Moda side-street all-day bar, proper cocktails at kind prices

Neighborhood coffee-and-butter bakeshop

Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal

Kadife Sokak classic with a downstairs stage and a different band every night

Bağdat Caddesi's 30-year award-winning institution

Long-running Italian-influenced bar tucked behind Bebek Hamamı

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

Etiler's new neighborhood gastropub

Balat roaster with a Probatino in the center of the shop

Third-wave roaster's 2025 landing on the Anatolian avenue

Barrel-room entrance, 100+ craft beers, garden in back, serious since 2012

Cihangir's first meyhane with Bosphorus balcony views

Three-bridge Bosphorus panorama from Fethi Pasa Korusu hilltop garden

Multi-level gastropub with the strongest Turkish craft tap list in Moda, plus serious Belgian and German bottles

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Since 1979: cilek milfoy, Ibiza pastasi, Kadıköy classic holding the line

French-influenced coffee with signature orange cold espresso and unique cup service

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

Caddebostan all-day bakery with serious croissants and egg plates

Unique fermentation techniques for exceptional pizza

Stone-oven bakery with Balat's best croissants and weekend Turkish breakfast

Quiet Jurnal Sokak şaraphanesi pouring small Anatolian producers and Georgian qvevri

Akarsu brick-walled third-wave roastery by day, standing-room cocktail hang by night.

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

Black Sea regional cuisine with Gault Millau recognition

Three-storey 19th-century Greek house turned wine room

Sakız Gülü corner with a hidden garden and rooftop terrace; deep beer pour, neighborhood crowd.

Beans scoring 90+ SCA, roasted by a 2025 Türkiye champion

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

Southern Italian flavors that put Moda on the gastronomy map

Huge yet cozy gastropub in the heart of Beşiktaş

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

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

Cult Izmir-style breakfast with cast-iron tulum cheese and vegan options

Seaside breakfast with small-producer ingredients

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Terrace tucked below Rumeli Hisarı's ramparts, shadow of the fortress on one side, the Bosphorus narrowing on the other.

Former metal workshop anchoring Karaköy's creative revival since 2011

Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.

Celebrity-founded roastery with house-roasted beans

Second chapter from the Urban/Boden team, classic and signature cocktails

Garden setting, reusable cups, sustainability-focused by Büyük Sefler group

Third-generation family meyhane since 1938

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

Kronotrop's largest Caddebostan location: three floors, deep garden

Turkey's pioneering third-wave roastery, owned by Mehmet Gurs's Istanbul Food & Beverage Group (acquired 2014)

All-day craft beer, street food and cocktails in industrial Kadıköy

Beyoğlu's long-running blues dive run by Mehmet the Blues

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Best croissants in Kadıköy: cruffins, Saint Honore, gluten-free options

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

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

Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946

Authentic Gaziantep cuisine in the heart of Karaköy

Bosphorus-view ocakbasi: organic Kars breakfast mornings, charcoal-grilled evenings

Bosnian cuisine by famous actor Ilker Ayrik

Fifth-floor Taksim meyhane where Tatavla Keyfi plays rebetiko Fri-Sat

Nostalgic meyhane in Bostancı with honest mezes and late-night raki culture

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Wood-coal döner with Kepsut thyme and Konya lavash

Converted historic boathouse: Moda coast's most scenic all-day venue

Seasonal brunch with non-standard pastries for the Pera crowd

All-day brasserie with exceptional brunch and garden setting

Owner-run third-wave pioneer that defined Suadiye coffee culture

Quality burgers on Istanbul's Anatolian Side

Authentic charcoal grill away from the action

Istanbul's oldest wine house since 1898

SCA-champion roaster, barista represented Turkey at Worlds

Tiny Tünel wine room famous among regulars for its mulled wine and queer-friendly door

Since 1966 on Moda Caddesi: profiterol, milfoy, cheesecake, never dropped quality

Modern Neapolitan with imported San Marzano tomatoes

Two women, home-style breakfast since 2008

4th-generation Neapolitan pizza with 24-hour leavened dough

Pioneer specialty coffee roastery with training center

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.

60+ organic Anatolian specialties with Bosphorus views

Twenty-four-tap craft beer bar on Ferah Sokağı, the Sarıyer original's central outpost

Italian stone oven pizza with top-quality ingredients

Ottoman-era confectionery since 1807: Turkish delight and akide craftsmanship

Tea, light plates and salads on the water beside İstinye iskelesi

Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul

One of Turkey's finest artisan ice creams

In-house roasting with rotating guest-roaster program

Cycling culture meets specialty coffee on the Caddebostan coast

Bağdat Avenue branch of historic Beyoğlu Pano; fasıl music, straight rakı, serious wine cellar

Ground-floor hotel bar where the Foxy crowd spills over for DJs and late drinks.

48-hour sourdough and French-inspired pastries anchoring Akaretler mornings

Cevdet Paşa cafe-bar with Bebek-old-guard regulars

Living-room cocktail den on a Cihangir side-street, foreign correspondents, local hipsters, the Egeli Mojito.

Ten-tap Somx microbrewery with a vinyl wall and DJ booth on Jurnal Sokak

Proper Napoli-style with San Marzano, fermented dough, and standout tiramisu

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

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

Istanbul's only genuine Irish pub since 1996, off Nevizade

Best Guinness in Istanbul with classic Irish atmosphere

Istanbul's craft beer destination in historic Bomonti Brewery

Three-chef collaboration: egg hummus to gochujang bucatini, all day

Cobblestone Mumhane gastropub, outdoor tables, neighborhood crowd

360-degree Bosphorus panorama from Istanbul's highest hill, breakfast through dinner

Contemporary gastro-bar with seasonal plates in Firuzaga

Three-floor 1960s gastropub on Bankalar corner

Adana street-kebap heat on an Erenköy side-street

Family-run with 100-year-old antique cups, magical garden, legendary breakfast

Rimini-trained Veronica Villa's daily gelato

Roaster-first shop from the Küçük Çamlıca workshop

33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus

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

Corner pub off İstiklal where free live music spills into the street

Historic patisserie since the 1800s - now a 400sqm flagship

Pioneer of Turkish gastropub culture with 70+ craft beers

Cihangir's day-to-night neighborhood favorite

Legendary brownies and 233K Instagram followers on Bağdat Caddesi

Istanbul's legendary live music venue since 2002

Cihangir's beloved bohemian cafe-bar

US-style sourdough perfection on Bağdat Caddesi

Istanbul's finest craft beer selection with gastropub fare

Aegean meze and charcoal grill on Yeniköy's Köybaşı strip.

Haydarpaşa-station-themed cafe-bar that turns into a wine and beer hangout after dark.

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

Izmir's cult macaronier on Caddebostan Plaj Yolu

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

Melbourne-trained founders bringing Australian single-origin standards

35+ years of pier-side fish, buckets in front of diners

Kapadokya-rooted wine bar bringing cellared bottles to the avenue

Three MSA-trained pastry chefs reworking classic European pâtisserie

Labyrinth of candlelit nooks defining Kadıköy's creative DNA

Newer Moda ocakbasi with generous smoky portions

Cocktails in a stone-walled historic space until 2:30AM

Light-filled brunch with granola bowls and aromatic coffees

The anchor restaurant inside Kadıköy's historic fish market

Multi-level candlelit bar that shaped Kadıköy's music scene since 1996

Neighborhood anchor in Yeldeğirmeni's evolving food scene

Vintage wine house with fireplace on Bars Street

Regional organic breakfast opposite Yogurtcu Park

Iconic Moda brunch spot with legendary pancakes

Authentic handmade pasta in historic Sultanahmet

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia

Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi

Architecturally ambitious burger bar in a historic shipyard complex