Locali affini a Rita Moda

Narrative-driven cocktail room on Moda Caddesi where each drink is a paragraph, not a prop

Dimly lit Esat Işık room pairing classics-first cocktails with a short, serious kitchen

Intimate Fenerbahçe-park-side cocktail room tucked off Bağdat on Faruk Ayanoğlu — the quiet alternative to Suadiye

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

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

Nordic-minimalist side-street bar with a seasonal menu and serious cocktail list.

All-day venue that flips into a cocktail bar with workshops and guest DJs after sunset.

Fifty-year-old Bebek Hotel bar where dressed-up locals watch the Bosphorus

Expertly crafted cocktail menu refreshed every ten days

House Cafe's neighborhood-bar sibling — coffee by day, DJ nights Thu-Sat

Onur Balk's award-winning mixology with global street food

Compact neighborhood cocktail bar behind the avenue

Cocktails + rakı/meze + live music on the Akaretler row-house strip

Intimate Teşvikiye cocktail bar with a tight signature list and quiet confidence.

Topağacı neighborhood bar with a sharp cocktail list and a proper local crowd.

Small Teşvikiye cocktail room with a considered signature list.

Tapas-style plates and a tight cocktail menu on one of Karaköy's busiest lanes.

Marina-side rooftop with a bartender-led cocktail program

After-work cocktail room on Büyükdere for the Levent towers

Watergarden havuz katında meyhane-pub melezi; küratörlü şarap, ekspert kokteyl.