Locali in Istanbul

Electronic music festivals on the Black Sea

Premier Bosphorus nightclub with fine dining and 2,000 capacity

Michelin & Gault Millau recognized bar-restaurant-club on the Bosphorus

Craft cocktails in Caferağa's creative heart

Swissotel's see-and-be-seen rooftop with DJ sets

Best lamb burger in Istanbul with smoked ribs

Beyoğlu's serious 400-cap live room, international bookings (Sextile, Hugo Kant), no tribute bands

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal

Etiler's new neighborhood gastropub

Dancing and cocktails in fashionable Nişantaşı

Huge yet cozy gastropub in the heart of Beşiktaş

Former antique shop turned speakeasy: billiards, vintage decor, theatrical cocktails

Cihangir garden-club where DJs push funk, disco, chill house past midnight

All-day craft beer, street food and cocktails in industrial Kadıköy

Beyoğlu's long-running blues dive run by Mehmet the Blues

Fifth-floor Taksim meyhane where Tatavla Keyfi plays rebetiko Fri-Sat

The former Babylon Kilyos, now curated music festival beach.

Quality burgers on Istanbul's Anatolian Side

Lobby-floor jazz room at The Marmara Pera, four nights a week of local and international sets.

5x Turkey champion barman brings Paris to Suadiye

The Black Sea's original beach-club institution, open June–September.

1km of Black Sea beach with concerts and pools

Faux-supermarket-fronted late room running consistent house and disco edits till 04:00

Golden-age cocktail tribute: expert mixologists, dinner-to-dance-floor at 10pm

Zorlu PSM's 120-seat jazz box, live programme, intimate room, cocktails with the set

Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves

Heritage meyhane family since 1977, Asian-side branch since 2018

Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water

Signature pistachio cocktails in less-crowded Göztepe

Iconic club-restaurant hybrid with wraparound views

40 signature cocktails in a garden oasis on Bağdat Caddesi

Turkish DJs, live-jazz, and funk in classic-elegant Beyoğlu

Hidden art-deco izakaya in Bebek

Cihangir's beloved bohemian cafe-bar

Three-floor Ottoman waterside mansion, a pre-Reina icon still hosting Istanbul's see-and-be-seen crowd

Library-fronted speakeasy, no sign, no social media, referral entry only

Labyrinth of candlelit nooks defining Kadıköy's creative DNA

Cocktails in a stone-walled historic space until 2:30AM

Multi-level candlelit bar that shaped Kadıköy's music scene since 1996

Sophisticated cocktail bar with Mediterranean kitchen