Venues similar to Parantez Bistro

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

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

Neighborhood bistro that turns into a late cocktail room, the kind of address Bebek residents list when asked for 'somewhere normal'.

Café by day, a loose Arnavutköy bar with DJ nights by dark, the most informal room on the strip.