Bar in Karaköy

Live jazz, refined cocktails and dining inside Khai Hotel Karaköy

Maksut Askar and Levon Bagis pair Anatolian grapes with endangered regional plates.

Selectist's harbour-side hi-fi house with Funktion One sound

Bohemian backstreet cocktail den off Necatibey

Jigger Istanbul's flagship, signature cocktails with Turkish bitters

Tapas-style plates and a tight cocktail menu on one of Karaköy's busiest lanes.

9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW

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

Old City panoramic views from boutique hotel rooftop

Cobblestone Mumhane gastropub, outdoor tables, neighborhood crowd

Three-floor 1960s gastropub on Bankalar corner

Lal Dedeoğlu's French Passage hideout, kitchen counter, candlelight

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer