Venues similar to Sevgi Bahçesi

Bağdat Caddesi's 30-year award-winning institution

Forbes 2025 Star Bar set in the palace gardens

Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water

Sipping bubbles at the water's edge as the call to prayer echoes

14th-floor sushi-and-cocktails bar overlooking both continents

The Stay's small rooftop above Bebek Hotel, intimate, signature cocktails, fairy-tale Bosphorus straight onto the bay.

Pier-tip bar-lounge with live music surrounded by sea on three sides

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

Hagia Sophia-and-Marmara cocktail terrace at Four Seasons Sultanahmet

Marble columns, Bosphorus terrace, Ottoman cocktails by the sultan's harem hall

Wide Bosphorus terrace lounge for sundown cigars and the city's best afternoon tea

Square-side Ortaköy classic since 1988, meze, rakı and a renovated upper terrace under the bridge

Water-edge House Café flagship, two terraces, full bar, summer DJ weekends

Ottoman-era building housing serious in-house roasting

Istanbul's legendary patisserie since 1923, home of Kup Griye

Traditional patisserie and legendary sundaes in Kadıköy

Five generations of baklava perfection

Best Turkish delight since 1777

Historic patisserie since the 1800s - now a 400sqm flagship

Historic 1945 waterfront cafe - the intellectual's haunt