Classic Bar in Istanbul

Sarıyer Çarşı fish-meyhane known for kalkan and meze depth.

The city's flagship Bosphorus-side shisha-and-cocktail lounge, a Kuruçeşme nightlife fixture

Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.

Kireçburnu waterline fish house, rakı nights the neighborhood still uses.

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.

Gastro-jazz lokanta run by jazz musician Eren Noyan with a proper stage

Bosphorus-mouth fish-house where the strait opens to the Black Sea.

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

Chef Kaan Kayhan's waterfront meyhane on the Yeniköy pier.

33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus

Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program.