Places in Istanbul

Five generations of baklava perfection

Brick-lined snug pub with live blues, rock and jazz seven nights a week

German-style beer garden with Weihenstephaner on tap and a real backyard

Asian side's most serious craft beer list, deep Gara Guzu shelf

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

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

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

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Wood-coal döner with Kepsut thyme and Konya lavash

Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

Istanbul's only genuine Irish pub since 1996, off Nevizade

Adana street-kebap heat on an Erenköy side-street

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

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

35+ years of pier-side fish, buckets in front of diners