Places in Istanbul

Three-story culinary destination with Bosphorus views and art gallery

Pre-revolution Havana glamour in Istanbul's upscale Nişantaşı

Sultan's palace on the Bosphorus

World's Leading City Hotel 2024 with panoramic Bosphorus views

Sushi, Mediterranean and cocktails transitioning to legendary nightlife on the Bosphorus

World-class spa and dining on the waterfront

Sophisticated rooftop meyhane in the heart of Galata

19th-century Ottoman waterfront mansions reimagined

Glamorous open-air Bosphorus entertainment complex

Gault & Millau awarded modern cuisine destination

Private yacht arrival at Galataport's newest luxury address

Waterfront palace with legendary spa and gardens

Former Ottoman prison transformed into cozy luxury

MediterrAsian fusion and nightlife at Galataport's waterfront

60s-70s beach glamour meets Mediterranean fine dining

Exclusive Nikkei cuisine with no exterior signage

360-degree panoramic views from Marmara Pera rooftop

Preserving endangered Turkish recipes in SALT Galata

Premier Bosphorus nightclub with fine dining and 2,000 capacity

Art Deco heritage hotel in Giulio Mongeri's 1922 masterpiece

Orient Express heritage since 1892

Flagship all-inclusive resort on the Golden Horn

Michelin & Gault Millau recognized bar-restaurant-club on the Bosphorus

Wolfgang Puck's Beverly Hills legend arrives in Istanbul

City views, infinity pool, and legendary service

The original yeni nesil meyhane with Golden Horn views

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

1800s Rasim Pasa Yali turned boutique hotel with Five Star Diamond award

Michelin recommended, Gault & Millau: Japanese-Korean fusion at the highest level

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours

Creative fine dining with theatrical presentation

Where 90s Turkish pop meets creative fusion mezes in Bebek

Top-floor terrace bar with arguably the best Bosphorus Bridge + Ortaköy Mosque view in the city

Beymen's new fine-dining icon, Roman & Williams design, Michelin-starred consulting chef

Panoramic rooftop dining between Laleli and Sultanahmet with Bosphorus views

Where meyhane meets nightclub on Istiklal's rooftop

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library

Shellfish-forward seafood in a 200-year-old Ottoman elephant warehouse

Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace.

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

Where fine dining meets nightclub energy

MediterrAsian club-restaurant with DJ Aksak's nu-jazz program

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

Cognac, cigar and Friday-night jazz inside the Ottoman shipyard

Sunday jazz brunch and upper Bosphorus marina dining

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

BigChefs founder's ambitious Levantine project, Aziz Doğrucu (ex-L'Atelier Robuchon London)

Pier-tip bar-lounge with live music surrounded by sea on three sides

Glass-domed rooftop cigar room over the historical peninsula

Italian fine dining honored by the Italian government since 2012

Lobby brasserie and terrace at Hilton Bosphorus, all jewel-box finishes and crafted drinks

Shangri-La's lobby bar, jewel-box interior, sharing plates, signature cocktails until 1am

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

Forbes 2025 Star Bar set in the palace gardens

2024 World Class Turkey champion's sustainability-led cocktail room

45-seat Amalfi-inflected Italian room at The Ritz-Carlton

Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music

Japanese chefs at counter: kaiseki and omakase praised as Istanbul's best

Old-guard yalı seafood and rakı bar, salt-baked levrek, Bosphorus directly underfoot

Italian elegance at Mandarin Oriental

Belle-Époque hotel bar where Agatha Christie drank, literature nights, Friday live jazz, Istanbul-narrative cocktails.

Bodrum-born seafood room with a serious Hi-Fi bar inside

Michelin-listed seafood institution whose sunset cocktail bar is a genuine Bosphorus ritual

Pink yalı next to the fortress with a quiet pier-side bar

Athinagoras Kostakos kitchen, three bars by Alex Kostenyuk, Belenko design

Contemporary luxury at Zorlu Center

Red-velvet audiophile bar with craft cocktails and vinyl, beneath the Listening Room.

Japanese robata with stunning Bosphorus views

Late-night jazz bar with live trios and curated vinyl at the renovated Hilton Bosphorus

2025 opening: 120-seat luxury Mediterranean with bespoke design on Beykoz waterfront

Turkish fine dining with Anatolian recipes and extensive wine cellar

Asian hospitality excellence with stunning water views

9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW

Panoramic CVK lounge with live performers and a proper bar program

Panoramic views and fusion cuisine since 1994

Sipping bubbles at the water's edge as the call to prayer echoes

English gentlemen's-club style bar with whiskey, cognac and live music six nights.

Hi-fi listening room above Michelin-star Arkestra; rotating record collectors, low-lit cocktails.

Chef Fatih Tutak's Silk-Road cocktail room above GALLADA, designed like a vintage grand yacht on the Bosphorus.

Best 270-degree Istanbul view with Turkish-Greek-Sephardic fusion

10-course Anatolian tasting menu with Far Eastern whispers on Karaköy's rooftop

20th-floor Marmara rooftop, 360-degree Bosphorus panorama with house-infused mixology for Taksim-edge cosmopolitans

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves

Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water

Postmodern meyhane meets Bosphorus views in Bebek

New York-London inspired resto-lounge with Greek meyhane

Mediterranean-Asian fusion at Istinye Marina

Premier afrohouse nightclub on the Kuruçeşme strip

Fine dining in a 250-year-old Ottoman han with modern Anatolian cuisine

1895 neo-classical mansion reborn as Luxury Collection hotel

Private island entertainment complex on the Bosphorus

19th-century Balyan mansion boutique hotel steps from Ortaköy

Luxurious waterfront fine dining

Elegant Italian dining with iconic Bosphorus Bridge views

Iconic 13th-floor rooftop dining with panoramic city views

Hagia Sophia-and-Marmara cocktail terrace at Four Seasons Sultanahmet

270° rooftop terrace above Gümüşsuyu, Bosphorus and peninsula at once

Glass jewel-box of vintage champagne with sommelier service

Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi terrace bar under century-old plane trees

The Nişantaşı 1980s power-lunch institution moved Bosphorus-side, 30-plus crowd, private pier, classic cocktails

St. Regis lobby bar where the Misty Mary is poured under dry ice

Summer-only rooftop above Maçka Palas with skyline-and-Bosphorus sweeps

Seventy-bottle wine bar tucked into Giulio Mongeri's 1922 Art Deco palas

Three-floor Ottoman waterside mansion, a pre-Reina icon still hosting Istanbul's see-and-be-seen crowd

Gault & Millau-awarded Italian with a refined Bosphorus-side bar

Library-fronted speakeasy, no sign, no social media, referral entry only

Rixos Tersane's wine cellar, Turkish boutique producers on the Haliç.

Small plates and cocktails from a Michelin-starred kitchen in a 1960s Etiler villa