Intimate in Istanbul

Tower-foot jazz bar in a former mosaic workshop

Three sisters' intimate Italian with 72-hour fermented Roman pizza

Quiet Jurnal Sokak şaraphanesi pouring small Anatolian producers and Georgian qvevri

Three-storey 19th-century Greek house turned wine room

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

Tekel-fronted natural wine cellar on a Halaskargazi side street

Balyan-brothers building turned bookshop where regulars sip wine after dark

Creative sushi and ramen on the Asian side

Tiny Tünel wine room famous among regulars for its mulled wine and queer-friendly door

Bağdat Avenue branch of historic Beyoğlu Pano; fasıl music, straight rakı, serious wine cellar

Cevdet Paşa cafe-bar with Bebek-old-guard regulars

Ten-tap Somx microbrewery with a vinyl wall and DJ booth on Jurnal Sokak

Proper Napoli-style with San Marzano, fermented dough, and standout tiramisu

Kapadokya-rooted wine bar bringing cellared bottles to the avenue