Venues similar to Tırmata Beach & Restaurant

The Black Sea's original beach-club institution, open June–September.

The former Babylon Kilyos, now curated music festival beach.

Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

Zorlu PSM's 120-seat jazz box, live programme, intimate room, cocktails with the set

Lobby-floor jazz room at The Marmara Pera, four nights a week of local and international sets.

Pre-revolution Havana glamour in Istanbul's upscale Nişantaşı

Swissotel's see-and-be-seen rooftop with DJ sets

Iconic club-restaurant hybrid with wraparound views

Dancing and cocktails in fashionable Nişantaşı

Cocktails in a stone-walled historic space until 2:30AM

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Corner pub off İstiklal where free live music spills into the street

Kadife Sokak classic with a downstairs stage and a different band every night

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

Second chapter from the Urban/Boden team, classic and signature cocktails

Moda side-street all-day bar, proper cocktails at kind prices

Huge yet cozy gastropub in the heart of Beşiktaş

Etiler's new neighborhood gastropub