See & Be Seen in Istanbul

Sultan's palace on the Bosphorus

World's Leading City Hotel 2024 with panoramic Bosphorus views

Flagship all-inclusive resort on the Golden Horn

City views, infinity pool, and legendary service

Cihangir rooftop institution since 1993 with a real Bosphorus view

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

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

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

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

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

Tepebaşı rooftop with Golden Horn view and ethno-house program

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

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

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

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

The former Babylon Kilyos, now curated music festival beach.

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

Jigger Istanbul's flagship, signature cocktails with Turkish bitters

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

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

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

Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves

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

1895 neo-classical mansion reborn as Luxury Collection hotel

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

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

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

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