Bebek Lokal

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

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

All-day Mediterranean kitchen turning into a cocktail-led night spot

Paris-bistro-in-Bomonti — Kojo Hospitality's French-Turkish fusion with a kitchen that gives the bar a reason to exist

40-year-old Etiler villa reborn as cocktail-led comfort kitchen by chef Hüseyin Kılıç

Two-floor bistro-bar a few steps off Ortaköy pier — Bosphorus view, locals over tourists