Elegant in Istanbul

Contemporary Anatolian cuisine in the legendary Ciragan Palace

Four-generation Italian legacy at Park Hyatt Macka Palas

Salt Bae's authentic Greek cuisine at Park Hyatt Macka Palas

Michelin Bib Gourmand Italian in a three-story historic Moda house

The Stay's small rooftop above Bebek Hotel, intimate, signature cocktails, fairy-tale Bosphorus straight onto the bay.

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

Cem Mirap (Lucca) brasserie at İstinye Park, designed by Roman & Williams

Restored building opposite Beymen with refined Italian cuisine

Harbor-side brasserie with marina views and weekend live music

Panoramic Kalamis Bay views from the refined Divan brand

Mediterranean brasserie with garden setting and original flair

MasterChef Somer Sivrioglu's Turkish dining in elegant Levent

Sunday jazz brunch and upper Bosphorus marina dining

Marina-side rooftop with a bartender-led cocktail program

Fransiz tarzi pastane: delicate tarts, layered cakes, custom occasion patisserie

Wood-fire rooftop with peninsula view, Michelin-recommended

Aegean meze terrace with live fasıl and a proper raki-ouzo program

House-music rooftop facing Galata Tower

Three consecutive years in the Michelin Guide, Bosphorus waterfront pavilion

9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW

Design-forward cocktail lounge by Cafe Cadde founders

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

10-course Anatolian tasting menu with Far Eastern whispers on Karaköy's rooftop

20th-floor Marmara rooftop, 360-degree Bosphorus panorama with house-infused mixology for Taksim-edge cosmopolitans

French-inspired wine bar with Mediterranean flair

Haute couture-inspired French bistro at Turkey's premier fashion house hotel

Hagia Sophia-and-Marmara cocktail terrace at Four Seasons Sultanahmet

270° rooftop terrace above Gümüşsuyu, Bosphorus and peninsula at once

Summer-only rooftop above Maçka Palas with skyline-and-Bosphorus sweeps

Sloped-alley rooftop on Kumbaracı, once on World's 15 Best Bars, Bosphorus-to-Historic-Peninsula panorama.

Small plates and cocktails from a Michelin-starred kitchen in a 1960s Etiler villa