Le Fumoir Çırağan Bar Bar Compare Cigar Friendly Refined View Le Fumoir Çırağan Beşiktaş $$$$ Forbes 2025 Star Bar set in the palace gardens Same category
YALI Lounge Bar Bar Compare View Refined Quiet YALI Lounge Beşiktaş $$$$ Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water Same category
The Bar Bar Bar Compare View Refined Quiet The Bar Kuruçeşme $$$$ Sipping bubbles at the water's edge as the call to prayer echoes Same category
Bebek Roof Bar Bar Bar Compare View Elegant Refined Bebek Roof Bar Bebek $$$$ The Stay's small rooftop above Bebek Hotel, intimate, signature cocktails, fairy-tale Bosphorus straight onto the bay. Same category
İnci Bosphorus Bar Bar Compare View Refined Craft Cocktails İnci Bosphorus Çengelköy $$$$ İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge Same category
A'YA Rooftop Bar Bar Compare View Elegant Refined A'YA Rooftop Sultanahmet $$$$ Hagia Sophia-and-Marmara cocktail terrace at Four Seasons Sultanahmet Same category
Gazebo Lounge Bar Bar Compare View Refined Chill Gazebo Lounge Beşiktaş $$$$ Wide Bosphorus terrace lounge for sundown cigars and the city's best afternoon tea Same category
Summit Bar & Terrace Bar Bar Compare View Elegant Refined Summit Bar & Terrace Beşiktaş $$$ 14th-floor sushi-and-cocktails bar overlooking both continents Same category
Çinaraltı Bar Bar Compare View Refined Traditional Çinaraltı Ortaköy $$$ Square-side Ortaköy classic since 1988, meze, rakı and a renovated upper terrace under the bridge Same category
The House Café Ortaköy Bar Bar Compare View Refined The House Café Ortaköy Ortaköy $$$ Water-edge House Café flagship, two terraces, full bar, summer DJ weekends Same category
Bosphorus Lounge Bar Bar Compare View Elegant Late Night Bosphorus Lounge Kuruçeşme $$$$ Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas Same category
Upperist Bar Bar Compare View Elegant Craft Cocktails Upperist Gümüşsuyu $$$$ 20th-floor Marmara rooftop, 360-degree Bosphorus panorama with house-infused mixology for Taksim-edge cosmopolitans Same category
Au Terrasse Bar & Lounge Bar Bar Compare View Elegant High End Au Terrasse Bar & Lounge Gümüşsuyu $$$$ 270° rooftop terrace above Gümüşsuyu, Bosphorus and peninsula at once Same category
Sky Karaköy Bar Bar Compare View Elegant Craft Cocktails Sky Karaköy Karaköy $$$$ 9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW Same category
Roof Bar 805 Bar Bar Compare View Elegant High End Roof Bar 805 Maçka $$$$ Summer-only rooftop above Maçka Palas with skyline-and-Bosphorus sweeps Same category
Long Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Craft Cocktails Long Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music Same category
Diba Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Craft Cocktails Diba Bar Tarabya $$$$ Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace. Same category
C Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet C Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Kempinski's waterfront aperitivo terrace, Italian spritz ritual over the Bosphorus Same category
Çırağan Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Çırağan Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library Same category
Le Bar Bar Bar Compare Refined Quiet Le Bar Beşiktaş $$$$ Shangri-La's lobby bar, jewel-box interior, sharing plates, signature cocktails until 1am Same category