Classic Bar in Istanbul

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

Turkey's premier whiskey bar with 435+ labels

Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines

Four Seasons rooftop with Hagia Sophia views

Boğaz-narrowest fish house with full bar program since 1967

Over-water fish-meyhane on the Baltalimanı seam.

Live jazz, refined cocktails and dining inside Khai Hotel Karaköy

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

Three floors of Anatolian wine in a candlelit Asmalımescit townhouse

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

Turkey's pioneering natural wine bar by Maksut Askar

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

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

A park-keeper's hut built over the water, windows on three sides, classic mezes and full rakı/wine bar

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

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

Istanbul's oldest wine house since 1898

The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.

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

Old City panoramic views from boutique hotel rooftop

Best Guinness in Istanbul with classic Irish atmosphere

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.

Bosphorus-pier classic since 1949 under century-old plane trees.

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

Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program.

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

Cihangir's day-to-night neighborhood favorite

Hidden art-deco izakaya in Bebek

Istanbul's legendary live music venue since 2002

Hidden art-deco in a 1920s Cukurcuma apartment