Bar in Istanbul

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines

Brick-lined snug pub with live blues, rock and jazz seven nights a week

Tower-foot jazz bar in a former mosaic workshop

German-style beer garden with Weihenstephaner on tap and a real backyard

Asian side's most serious craft beer list, deep Gara Guzu shelf

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

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

Barrel-room entrance, 100+ craft beers, garden in back, serious since 2012

Multi-level gastropub with the strongest Turkish craft tap list in Moda, plus serious Belgian and German bottles

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

Quiet Jurnal Sokak şaraphanesi pouring small Anatolian producers and Georgian qvevri

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

Three-storey 19th-century Greek house turned wine room

Sakız Gülü corner with a hidden garden and rooftop terrace; deep beer pour, neighborhood crowd.

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

Huge yet cozy gastropub in the heart of Beşiktaş

Nişantaşı sibling of the legendary Beşiktaş gastro-pub with craft beer and whiskey.

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

Terrace tucked below Rumeli Hisarı's ramparts, shadow of the fortress on one side, the Bosphorus narrowing on the other.

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

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

Cold War–era Soviet space-program aesthetic on Topağacı Meydanı.

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

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

Sofyalı Sokak gastropub crossing serious cocktails with a tight Turkish wine list

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Tekel-fronted natural wine cellar on a Halaskargazi side street

Istanbul's oldest wine house since 1898

Tiny Tünel wine room famous among regulars for its mulled wine and queer-friendly door

Pool-deck pub at Watergarden's show-fountain edge, noon-to-2am

Low-ceilinged Kadife Sokak room with a downstairs fireplace, the quiet, cozy counterweight to Barlar Sokağı

Long-table sidewalk pub on Sakız Gülü with a deep beer menu and weekly events.

Twenty-four-tap craft beer bar on Ferah Sokağı, the Sarıyer original's central outpost

Bağdat Avenue branch of historic Beyoğlu Pano; fasıl music, straight rakı, serious wine cellar

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

Cevdet Paşa cafe-bar with Bebek-old-guard regulars

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

Ten-tap Somx microbrewery with a vinyl wall and DJ booth on Jurnal Sokak

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

Şemsettin Günaltay's after-work gastro-pub with a cocktail menu that actually tries

Istanbul's only genuine Irish pub since 1996, off Nevizade

Best Guinness in Istanbul with classic Irish atmosphere

Istanbul's craft beer destination in historic Bomonti Brewery

Kilyos kite-school beach club, family-leaning, summer only.

Cobblestone Mumhane gastropub, outdoor tables, neighborhood crowd

Contemporary gastro-bar with seasonal plates in Firuzaga

Three-floor 1960s gastropub on Bankalar corner

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

Selamiçeşme-end pub from the team that helped define modern Moda, long bar, dim lighting, genuine delicatessen kitchen

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

Pioneer of Turkish gastropub culture with 70+ craft beers

Cihangir's day-to-night neighborhood favorite

Istanbul's legendary live music venue since 2002

Istanbul's finest craft beer selection with gastropub fare

Aegean meze and charcoal grill on Yeniköy's Köybaşı strip.

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

Tiny Karakolhane corner pub run by Koray and Elif; deep beer list, zero pretense.

The quieter Kilyos alternative, surfing, kiteboarding, sand bar.

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

Kapadokya-rooted wine bar bringing cellared bottles to the avenue

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

Vintage wine house with fireplace on Bars Street