Venues similar to Garda

Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music

Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace.

Gül Sultan mansion, Bosphorus, rakı, fish

Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours

Istanbul's pre-eminent 1980 classic bar – stained glass, live music, real regulars.

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

After-work cocktail room on Büyükdere for the Levent towers

Pigalle ve MiniBar ekibinden izakaya esintili Japon tapas barı, vinil geceleri.

Bosphorus garden classic since 1997, brunch by day, full bar and cocktails after dark

Fifth-floor warm dive defending old Beyoğlu's spirit

Kadıköy-spirit bistro-bar that happens to sit on the avenue

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

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

Tight Moda Caddesi bar with a deep beer fridge and a surprisingly serious cocktail menu, distinct from the Şaşkınbakkal Fil

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

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

Cocktail-gastropub from the Joker No:19 crew spilling onto the Avenue, garden, relaxed, serious drinks

Long-running Italian-influenced bar tucked behind Bebek Hamamı

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

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees