5 Masa Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Live Music Intimate Seasonal 5 Masa Kalamış $$$ Fixed-menu meyhane with live musicians between tables, winters Kalamis summers Yalikavak
Agata Istanbul Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Eclectic Artisan Intimate Agata Istanbul Akaretler $$$ World cuisines meets Antakya aromatic culture in Akaretler row house
Atlas Mühürdar 78 Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Atlas Mühürdar 78 Moda $$$ Seasonal kitchen and an opinionated Turkish wine cellar on the quiet Mühürdar slope, adults-only, no menus in seven languages
Atölye Kuledibi Bar Bar Comparer Live Music Intimate Atölye Kuledibi Galata $$ Tower-foot jazz bar in a former mosaic workshop
Babylon Bomonti Bar Bar Comparer Live Music Intimate Babylon Bomonti Bomonti $$$ Istanbul's most prestigious live-music stage, jazz, funk, electronic, indie in an ex-brewery, the Robert-College-kids' institution
Blind Nightclub Nightclub Comparer Live Music Intimate Late Night Blind Beyoğlu $$$ Beyoğlu's serious 400-cap live room, international bookings (Sextile, Hugo Kant), no tribute bands
Borden Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Chef Driven Intimate Minimal Borden Yeldeğirmeni $$$ Chef-driven fine-casual seafood with daily catch and creative small plates
Bordo Şaraphane Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Bordo Şaraphane Kadıköy $$$ Tucked-in Sakız Gülü wine bar with a tight, evolving Turkish-focused list.
Comedus Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Comedus Beyoğlu $$$ Living-room-sized wine bar with charcuterie that punches above the General Yazgan address
Dama Nişantaşı Bar Bar Comparer Music Forward Intimate Dama Nişantaşı Teşvikiye $$$ Cafe by day, hi-fi cocktail bar by night on Şakayık
FLOCK Nişantaşı Bar Bar Comparer Music Forward Intimate FLOCK Nişantaşı Teşvikiye $$$ Day-to-night high-fidelity bar and bakery on Hüsrev Gerede
Frankhan Bar Bar Comparer Music Forward Intimate Frankhan Karaköy $$$ Selectist's harbour-side hi-fi house with Funktion One sound
Galata Meyhanesi Bar Bar Comparer Live Music Intimate Traditional Galata Meyhanesi Beyoğlu $$$ Microphone-free fasıl ensemble in a restored 20-year house, the real version of what Sultanahmet sells tourists
Galata Şaraphanesi Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Galata Şaraphanesi Beyoğlu $$ Quiet Jurnal Sokak şaraphanesi pouring small Anatolian producers and Georgian qvevri
Gowden Club Bar Bar Comparer Cigar Friendly Refined Live Music Gowden Club Kasimpasa $$$$ Cognac, cigar and Friday-night jazz inside the Ottoman shipyard
Happily Ever After Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Happily Ever After Bebek $$$ Small Bebek room with 20+ wines by the glass, Bosphorus-edge tables, and the early-evening crowd that owns the neighborhood.
Hayal Kahvesi Çubuklu Bar Bar Comparer Live Music Intimate Hayal Kahvesi Çubuklu Beykoz $$$ Bosphorus-side live-rock institution out at Burunbahçe
Hazzo Pulo Şarap Evi Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Hazzo Pulo Şarap Evi Beyoğlu $$$ 1871 Pera wine house in the Hazzopulo Pasajı arcade, intellectuals' canteen, not a museum
Hera Şarap Evi Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Hera Şarap Evi Kadıköy $$ Three-storey 19th-century Greek house turned wine room
june Bar Bar Comparer Music Forward Intimate june Teşvikiye $$$ Neighbourhood listening bar on Ahmet Fetgeri with vinyl-only program
La Boucherie Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Classic Romantic Intimate La Boucherie Etiler $$$ One legendary steak, one unforgettable experience
Limonlu Bahçe Bar Bar Comparer Craft Cocktails Modern Wine Forward Limonlu Bahçe Beyoğlu $$ Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees
Maromi Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Intimate Authentic Counter Dining Maromi Harbiye $$$$ Japanese chefs at counter: kaiseki and omakase praised as Istanbul's best
Naif Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Chef Driven Local Sourcing Intimate Naif Karaköy $$$ Exclusively Turkish-sourced: octopus orzo and lamb shank on farmers' pasta
Paraliaki Bebek Bar Bar Comparer Music Forward Intimate High End Paraliaki Bebek Bebek $$$$ Bodrum-born seafood room with a serious Hi-Fi bar inside
Parantez Bistro Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Casual Parantez Bistro Beyoğlu $$ Tiny Tünel wine room famous among regulars for its mulled wine and queer-friendly door
Rakkas Bar & Restaurant Bar Bar Comparer Live Music Intimate Rakkas Bar & Restaurant Caddebostan $$$ Cemil Topuzlu'da 30 yıllık kurumsal-canlı müzik adresi, soliste kadeh kaldırılan yer.
Sazzou Bar Bar Comparer Live Music Intimate High End Sazzou Harbiye $$$$ Late-night jazz bar with live trios and curated vinyl at the renovated Hilton Bosphorus
Suadiye Meyhanesi by Vintro Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Traditional Suadiye Meyhanesi by Vintro Suadiye $$ Bağdat Avenue branch of historic Beyoğlu Pano; fasıl music, straight rakı, serious wine cellar
Susam Bebek Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Susam Bebek Bebek $$ Cevdet Paşa cafe-bar with Bebek-old-guard regulars
Taproomx Bar Bar Comparer Casual Craft Music Forward Taproomx Beyoğlu $$ Ten-tap Somx microbrewery with a vinyl wall and DJ booth on Jurnal Sokak
Tarantella Pizza Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Authentic Italian Intimate Tarantella Pizza Kadıköy $$ Proper Napoli-style with San Marzano, fermented dough, and standout tiramisu
The Listening Room at Arkestra Bar Bar Comparer Music Forward Intimate High End The Listening Room at Arkestra Kadıköy $$$$ Hi-fi listening room above Michelin-star Arkestra; rotating record collectors, low-lit cocktails.
Touché by N Kolay Bar Bar Comparer Live Music Intimate Late Night Touché by N Kolay Beşiktaş $$$ Zorlu PSM's 120-seat jazz box, live programme, intimate room, cocktails with the set
Tuzz Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Elegant Rooftop Intimate Tuzz Karaköy $$$$ 10-course Anatolian tasting menu with Far Eastern whispers on Karaköy's rooftop
Vigneron DeCamondo Wine House Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Vigneron DeCamondo Wine House Karaköy $$$ Restored Camondo vault with local-producer wine list and nightly saxophone.
Writers Bar Bar Bar Comparer Quiet Intimate Late Night Writers Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves
Zeyta Emirgan Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Zeyta Emirgan Emirgan $$$ Boutique wine and olive house on Emirgan's prettiest backstreet
Ahali Teşvikiye Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Cozy Trendy Intimate Ahali Teşvikiye Nişantaşı $$$ The neighborhood's modern meze bar with creative interpretations
Musaade Kadıköy Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Trendy Authentic Intimate Musaade Kadıköy Kadıköy $$$ Old Style New Generation Meyhane with chef-driven seasonal menus
Bej Karaköy Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Bej Karaköy Karaköy $$$ Lal Dedeoğlu's French Passage hideout, kitchen counter, candlelight
La Cave Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate La Cave Cihangir $$$ 1980 Sıraselviler wine cellar, Cihangir's reference for natural pours and serious staff advice
Nayah Bar Bar Comparer Music Forward Intimate Nayah Beyoğlu $ Turkey's only rooftop dedicated to reggae, dub and dancehall
The Wine Bar at Park Hyatt Maçka Palas Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate High End The Wine Bar at Park Hyatt Maçka Palas Maçka $$$$ Seventy-bottle wine bar tucked into Giulio Mongeri's 1922 Art Deco palas
Kütüphane Nightclub Nightclub Comparer Hidden Intimate Late Night Kütüphane Etiler $$$$ Library-fronted speakeasy, no sign, no social media, referral entry only
Merlot Şarap Evi Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Merlot Şarap Evi Bağdat Caddesi $$ Kapadokya-rooted wine bar bringing cellared bottles to the avenue
Vinose Bar Bar Comparer Wine Forward Intimate Vinose Kasımpaşa $$$$ Rixos Tersane's wine cellar, Turkish boutique producers on the Haliç.