Casual in Istanbul

Pioneer of Turkish gastropub culture with 70+ craft beers

Artisanal Bronx-inspired burgers with daily-ground beef

1960s Gaziantep lahmacun and kebab institution with vintage charm

Istanbul's finest craft beer selection with gastropub fare

Cocktail-gastropub from the Joker No:19 crew spilling onto the Avenue, garden, relaxed, serious drinks

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

Sakız Gülü corner with a hidden garden and rooftop terrace; deep beer pour, neighborhood crowd.

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

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

Sofyalı Sokak gastropub crossing serious cocktails with a tight Turkish wine list

Tiny Karakolhane corner pub run by Koray and Elif; deep beer list, zero pretense.

Bistronomie gastropub from the Küff team: long brass bar, kidney pappardelle, late nights.

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

Long-table sidewalk pub on Sakız Gülü with a deep beer menu and weekly events.

Twenty-four-tap craft beer bar on Ferah Sokağı, the Sarıyer original's central outpost

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

Cobblestone Mumhane gastropub, outdoor tables, neighborhood crowd

Three-floor 1960s gastropub on Bankalar corner

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

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

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

Neighborhood bistro that turns into a late cocktail room, the kind of address Bebek residents list when asked for 'somewhere normal'.

Right across from the Bostancı ferry, where locals wait for the Prens Adaları boat

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

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

Gayrettepe English-pub-style brewpub, 8 house taps of real ales and lagers, the craft-beer brewery for Levent's after-work crowd

Barrel-room entrance, 100+ craft beers, garden in back, serious since 2012

Divan Group's gastropub in a historic Akaretler row-house

Multi-level gastropub with the strongest Turkish craft tap list in Moda, plus serious Belgian and German bottles

Kadıköy-spirit bistro-bar that happens to sit on the avenue

Nişantaşı sibling of the legendary Beşiktaş gastro-pub with craft beer and whiskey.

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

Cold War–era Soviet space-program aesthetic on Topağacı Meydanı.

Pool-deck pub at Watergarden's show-fountain edge, noon-to-2am

Low-ceilinged Kadife Sokak room with a downstairs fireplace, the quiet, cozy counterweight to Barlar Sokağı

Turkey's original craft brewery in a three-story seaside Bebek mansion, Kölsch, Smoked Lager, and a full kitchen.

Şemsettin Günaltay's after-work gastro-pub with a cocktail menu that actually tries

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

Selamiçeşme-end pub from the team that helped define modern Moda, long bar, dim lighting, genuine delicatessen kitchen

Bosphorus-view ocakbasi: organic Kars breakfast mornings, charcoal-grilled evenings

Three-chef collaboration: egg hummus to gochujang bucatini, all day

Newer Moda ocakbasi with generous smoky portions

Cult burger joint with the Jetlag Buster triple-cheddar

Kadıköy's most queued weekend brunch destination

Pioneer of Kadıköy's third-wave coffee movement

The anchor restaurant inside Kadıköy's historic fish market

All-day craft beer, street food and cocktails in industrial Kadıköy

Iconic Moda brunch spot with legendary pancakes

Creative sushi and ramen on the Asian side

Modern Neapolitan with imported San Marzano tomatoes

4th-generation Neapolitan pizza with 24-hour leavened dough

Black Truffle Burger and Parmesan Frites

Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi