Modern in Istanbul

Kyoto-born specialty coffee chain's first Turkish flagship

Vegetable-forward contemporary cuisine

Three-story culinary destination with Bosphorus views and art gallery

Berlin-inspired industrial techno temple

Turkish streetwear luxury making global waves

Salt Bae's original flagship steakhouse

Free cultural programming in Ottoman bank building

Gault & Millau awarded modern cuisine destination

18,000 sqm of cutting-edge contemporary art

Michelin Guide bistro with European-Turkish fusion

Turkey's premier luxury department store

Sophisticated cocktails from the Paolina creators

Renzo Piano's contemporary art museum on the waterfront

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

Exclusive Nikkei cuisine with no exterior signage

Global fusion brasserie by Happy Group on Bağdat Caddesi

Sustainability-focused cocktail bar with vertical farming and workshops

Morgans Original in a restored warehouse

All-day venue that flips into a cocktail bar with workshops and guest DJs after sunset.

Restored 1924 White-Russian salon where Atatürk had a permanent table

Late-2025 waterfront bar with a beachfront terrace

Industrial-chic grill house with Bib Gourmand recognition

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

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours

Nordic-minimalist side-street bar with a seasonal menu and serious cocktail list.

Creative fine dining with theatrical presentation

Ex-Periferi chef's own kitchen: bold menu, intimate room

Bosphorus garden classic since 1997, brunch by day, full bar and cocktails after dark

Dry-aged specialty with dryage cabinets on display

Top-floor terrace bar with arguably the best Bosphorus Bridge + Ortaköy Mosque view in the city

Compact neighborhood cocktail bar behind the avenue

Beymen's new fine-dining icon, Roman & Williams design, Michelin-starred consulting chef

Fifty-year-old Bebek Hotel bar where dressed-up locals watch the Bosphorus

Villa dining in the old Tribeca space, homemade-syrup cocktails, open-kitchen ambition

Cocktails + rakı/meze + live music on the Akaretler row-house strip

Gül Sultan mansion, Bosphorus, rakı, fish

Three-story Kadife Sokak townhouse with a garden pool and a stone lion

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

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Digital arts focus with Bosphorus views from Perili Kosk

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

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

Emre Şen / Morini team's all-day Mediterranean at İstinye Park

Twenty-year-old Asmalı cocktail room with Tuesday Turkish-music nights and a regulars-only feel

Turkey's first female-chef-led ocakbaşı, Bosphorus-facing terrace, 8m fire

Gourmet deli with exceptional burrata and sandwiches

Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace.

Onur Balk's award-winning mixology with global street food

Sunset terrace at the marina's edge, classic cocktails and white sails

Panoramic Kalamış Bay terrace inside the FB sports club

Fifty-plus years on Bağdat, the Anatolian side's classic pub

Watergarden havuz katında meyhane-pub melezi; küratörlü şarap, ekspert kokteyl.

Dancing and cocktails in fashionable Nişantaşı

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

Fatih Akerdem's Hemingway room inside the old American Consulate, 150 Negroni twists and Turkey's only Rakı Cocktails book.

Authentic New York-style bagels in Moda

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

Kadıköy-spirit bistro-bar that happens to sit on the avenue

Dimly lit Esat Işık room pairing classics-first cocktails with a short, serious kitchen

Unique fermentation techniques for exceptional pizza

Expertly crafted cocktail menu refreshed every ten days

Pioneering contemporary art since 2001

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

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

Sophisticated luxury womenswear from Turkey

After-work cocktail room on Büyükdere for the Levent towers

Where creative design meets fantastic food in Topagaci

Topağacı neighborhood bar with a sharp cocktail list and a proper local crowd.

70-seat fish house at the Göksu estuary

Two-floor bistro-bar a few steps off Ortaköy pier, Bosphorus view, locals over tourists

Spanish tapas and curated DJ nights in the old Rua room

Glass-enclosed rooftop at DoubleTree Moda

Small Teşvikiye cocktail room with a considered signature list.

Artisanal Bronx-inspired burgers with daily-ground beef

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

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

Marina-side rooftop with a bartender-led cocktail program

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

BigChefs founder's ambitious Levantine project, Aziz Doğrucu (ex-L'Atelier Robuchon London)

Long-running marina brasserie known for grilled salmon

Bohemian backstreet cocktail den off Necatibey

Coffee cocktails and creative brews in Karaköy

Modern meyhane in historic brewery walls with lentil 'ice cream' signature

Celebrity-founded roastery with house-roasted beans

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

New-generation kebap rethinking ocakbasi culture

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

Narrative-driven cocktail room on Moda Caddesi where each drink is a paragraph, not a prop

2024 World Class Turkey champion's sustainability-led cocktail room

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

Pigalle ve MiniBar ekibinden izakaya esintili Japon tapas barı, vinil geceleri.

Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music

Fifth-floor warm dive defending old Beyoğlu's spirit

Twenty-year sushi institution inside the marina

Gault & Millau-awarded mixology in a minimal, modern Kadıköy room

Gault&Millau Top 500 Bars list, bartender-driven Etiler outpost of the Alaçatı original

Specialty coffee pioneer with multiple brewing methods

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Wood-coal döner with Kepsut thyme and Konya lavash

Art deco elegance in Karaköy's historic theatre

Reimagined '5 Cocktails & More', craft cocktails with sushi pairing

Intimate Fenerbahçe-park-side cocktail room tucked off Bağdat on Faruk Ayanoğlu, the quiet alternative to Suadiye

Chef Ömür Akkor's MoI flagship, Gault & Millau 2026 Best Anatolian Cuisine

House Cafe stable's tiny day-to-night cocktail room on Atiye Sokak

House Cafe's neighborhood-bar sibling, coffee by day, DJ nights Thu-Sat

Moda's most arty cocktail bar with mixology that takes itself seriously without being precious

Quality burgers on Istanbul's Anatolian Side

The Moda sushi favourite on a quiet Erenköy side-street

Usla Academy-trained chefs making buns fresh daily

Michelin-listed seafood institution whose sunset cocktail bar is a genuine Bosphorus ritual

Modern Neapolitan with imported San Marzano tomatoes

Revived heritage brand with contemporary ambition, expanding to Bodrum

5x Turkey champion barman brings Paris to Suadiye

Athinagoras Kostakos kitchen, three bars by Alex Kostenyuk, Belenko design

Contemporary luxury at Zorlu Center

Istanbul's most authentic Mexican, Tanyeri-González family since 2005

Three-storey corner building on the Moda tram line, evening-favourite room with sharing plates and a confident cocktail list

Red-velvet audiophile bar with craft cocktails and vinyl, beneath the Listening Room.

House-music rooftop facing Galata Tower

Jigger Istanbul's flagship, signature cocktails with Turkish bitters

Italian stone oven pizza with top-quality ingredients

Asian hospitality excellence with stunning water views

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

9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW

One of Turkey's finest artisan ice creams

Design-forward cocktail lounge by Cafe Cadde founders

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

Modern Anatolian kitchen with serious cocktail bar and hidden Teşvikiye garden

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

London gastropub on Plajyolu, among Istanbul's best cocktails

Hand-built tiny Şair Nedim cocktail room, speakeasy live music Fridays, smoke inside

Chef Fatih Tutak's Silk-Road cocktail room above GALLADA, designed like a vintage grand yacht on the Bosphorus.

Intimate Teşvikiye cocktail bar with a tight signature list and quiet confidence.

Dim, music-first Sofyalı cocktail room from the new wave, opens late, closes at 02:00

The cognoscenti's mixology lab, sustainable program, workshops, bottle takeout

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

Adana street-kebap heat on an Erenköy side-street

Turkish fashion house's boutique hospitality

Food-hall with hydroponic farm and a hi-fi listening room

Modern Anatolian cuisine by chef-owner Civan Er in Beyoğlu

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

Istanbul's pre-eminent 1980 classic bar – stained glass, live music, real regulars.

40 signature cocktails in a garden oasis on Bağdat Caddesi

Supporting young talent across multiple floors

Michelin Green Star restaurant pioneering sustainability with vertical farming

New Italian with stunning winter garden and wood-fired oven

Leading contemporary gallery since 2002

Mediterranean-Asian fusion at Istinye Marina

The Asian side's answer to yeni nesil meyhane culture

Best sushi rice in Istanbul - Far Eastern excellence in Suadiye

Legendary brownies and 233K Instagram followers on Bağdat Caddesi

Street flavors reimagined with fine dining sensibility

Seaside Mediterranean dining with live music in Bostancı

Global gallery network with Istanbul roots

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

Tomtom side-street cocktail lab with bartender-led menu

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

Gault & Millau-awarded Italian with a refined Bosphorus-side bar

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

Architecturally ambitious burger bar in a historic shipyard complex

Sophisticated cocktail bar with Mediterranean kitchen