Venues similar to Sofyalı 9

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

A hidden meyhane under a 70-year fig tree, Vedat Milor's pick

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

1951 iskele-side meyhane, Can Yücel and Nazım Hikmet's haunt

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Bahariye's beloved meyhane in a French-bistro-style room

Modern lokanta named for Turkey's first female lawyer

Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture

Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

Third-generation family meyhane since 1938