39 Kalamış Marina Bar Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet 39 Kalamış Marina Bar Kalamış $$$ Retro-boutique hotel bar at the marina entrance, seasonal cocktails
Akıntıburnu Balık Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Akıntıburnu Balık Arnavutköy $$$ Boğaz-narrowest fish house with full bar program since 1967
AQUA Bar Bar Bar Comparer Modern Refined AQUA Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours
Beylerbeyi Doğa Balık Bar Bar Comparer Modern Refined Beylerbeyi Doğa Balık Beylerbeyi $$$ Gül Sultan mansion, Bosphorus, rakı, fish
Çırağan Bar Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet Çırağan Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library
Filika Sarıyer Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Filika Sarıyer Sarıyer $$$ Sarıyer Çarşı fish-meyhane known for kalkan and meze depth.
Five O'Clock Patisserie Cafe Cafe Comparer Artisan French Refined Five O'Clock Patisserie Beşiktaş $$$ Artisan macarons and sourdough pastries above Istanbul's standard
Gold Bar Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet Craft Cocktails Gold Bar Levent $$$ After-work cocktail room on Büyükdere for the Levent towers
Gowden Club Bar Bar Comparer Cigar Friendly Refined Live Music Gowden Club Kasimpasa $$$$ Cognac, cigar and Friday-night jazz inside the Ottoman shipyard
Kai Çengelköy Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Historic Waterfront Refined Kai Çengelköy Çengelköy $$$ Historic Refi Pasa Yali turned upscale breakfast with Bosphorus-front setting
Kalamış Paysage Bar Bar Comparer View Refined Kalamış Paysage Kalamış $$$$ Pier-tip bar-lounge with live music surrounded by sea on three sides
Kireçburnu Balıkçısı Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Kireçburnu Balıkçısı Sarıyer $$ Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.
Kuppel Lounge (Orientbank) Bar Bar Comparer Cigar Friendly Refined Chill Kuppel Lounge (Orientbank) Sirkeci $$$$ Glass-domed rooftop cigar room over the historical peninsula
Lalou Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet High End Lalou Harbiye $$$$ Lobby brasserie and terrace at Hilton Bosphorus, all jewel-box finishes and crafted drinks
Little Pika Bar Bar Comparer Modern Refined Little Pika Suadiye $$$ Pigalle ve MiniBar ekibinden izakaya esintili Japon tapas barı, vinil geceleri.
Long Bar Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet Craft Cocktails Long Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music
Marlen Teras Bar Bar Bar Comparer Modern Refined Marlen Teras Bar Beyoğlu $ Fifth-floor warm dive defending old Beyoğlu's spirit
Mer Balık Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Mer Balık Sarıyer $$$ Kireçburnu waterline fish house, rakı nights the neighborhood still uses.
Orient Bar Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet Orient Bar Beyoğlu $$$$ Belle-Époque hotel bar where Agatha Christie drank, literature nights, Friday live jazz, Istanbul-narrative cocktails.
Sen'den Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Historic Modern Refined Sen'den Karaköy $$$ 2026 opening in restored 19th-century Hovagimyan Han
Set Balık Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Set Balık Tarabya $$$ The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.
Sevgi Bahçesi Cafe Cafe Comparer View Refined Historic Sevgi Bahçesi İstinye $$ Tea, light plates and salads on the water beside İstinye iskelesi
Stella Lounge & Bar Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet Chill Stella Lounge & Bar Gümüşsuyu $$$$ Panoramic CVK lounge with live performers and a proper bar program
SuB Pub Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet SuB Pub Karaköy $$ Ground-floor hotel bar where the Foxy crowd spills over for DJs and late drinks.
Summit Bar & Terrace Bar Bar Comparer View Elegant Refined Summit Bar & Terrace Beşiktaş $$$ 14th-floor sushi-and-cocktails bar overlooking both continents
Tepe Restaurant & Lounge Bar Bar Comparer Refined Chill Tepe Restaurant & Lounge Sarıyer $$$ Hilltop Baltalimanı panorama, bar open until 2am.
The House Café Ortaköy Bar Bar Comparer View Refined The House Café Ortaköy Ortaköy $$$ Water-edge House Café flagship, two terraces, full bar, summer DJ weekends
The Library Bar Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet High End The Library Bar Harbiye $$$$ English gentlemen's-club style bar with whiskey, cognac and live music six nights.
The Lobby Bar, Sheraton Grand Ataşehir Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet The Lobby Bar, Sheraton Grand Ataşehir Ataşehir $$$ 27-storey Ataşehir tower with a proper lobby-bar cocktail hour
Therapia Boğaz Balık Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Therapia Boğaz Balık Tarabya $$$ Bosphorus-mouth fish-house where the strait opens to the Black Sea.
Uskumru Restaurant Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Uskumru Restaurant Beykoz $$$$ Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı
W Lounge Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet W Lounge Akaretler $$$ Ottoman-motif velvet lobby bar inside the Akaretler row-house W, late DJ sets
YALI Lounge Bar Bar Comparer View Refined Quiet YALI Lounge Beşiktaş $$$$ Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water
Yeniköy Balıkçısı Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Yeniköy Balıkçısı Yeniköy $$$ Chef Kaan Kayhan's waterfront meyhane on the Yeniköy pier.
Yosun Restaurant Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Yosun Restaurant Beykoz $$ 33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus
Yüksel Balık Tarabya Bar Bar Comparer Traditional Lively Classic Yüksel Balık Tarabya Tarabya $$$ Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program.
Zihni Bar Bar Bar Comparer Modern Refined Zihni Bar Nişantaşı $$$ Istanbul's pre-eminent 1980 classic bar – stained glass, live music, real regulars.
A'YA Rooftop Bar Bar Comparer View Elegant Refined A'YA Rooftop Sultanahmet $$$$ Hagia Sophia-and-Marmara cocktail terrace at Four Seasons Sultanahmet
Champagne Room at Raffles Bar Bar Comparer Refined Celebration High End Champagne Room at Raffles Beşiktaş $$$$ Glass jewel-box of vintage champagne with sommelier service
Garda Bar Bar Comparer Modern Refined Garda Yeldeğirmeni $$ Haydarpaşa-station-themed cafe-bar that turns into a wine and beer hangout after dark.
Park Şamdan & The Bar Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet High End Park Şamdan & The Bar Kuruçeşme $$$$ The Nişantaşı 1980s power-lunch institution moved Bosphorus-side, 30-plus crowd, private pier, classic cocktails
Petit "O" Bar Bar Bar Comparer Refined Quiet High End Petit "O" Bar Nişantaşı $$$$ St. Regis lobby bar where the Misty Mary is poured under dry ice
The Barley Malt Bar Bar Bar Comparer Whisky Forward Refined The Barley Malt Bar Cihangir $$$ 138 whiskies, six guided malt tours, one chef-curated pairing