Venues similar to OctoZen

Cennet Koyu sunset cocktail terrace, the bay's most decorated bar with Haute Grandeur cocktail-menu wins across three consecutive seasons.

No:81 Hotel's beach deck, a Türkbükü bay restaurant that turns into a proper night room

The Knightsbridge izakaya's summer pier at the far end of Palmarina, robata and sashimi in the same register as London

A long-running Türkbükü waterfront classic that runs serious seafood by night

Mandarin Oriental's Japanese-Peruvian room, sushi, robata and sake on the resort's main beach, run by the IOKI Istanbul team

HYDE Bodrum's late-night French Riviera bistro, Côte d'Azur classics, DJ-driven dinner room

Susona's Michelin Guide-listed dining room, Gürkan Tümsek's micro-local Aegean kitchen, zero-waste, vegetable-forward

Susona's pool-side Italian-Japanese kitchen under Kaan Yıldırım, sashimi, hand-rolled pasta, golden-hour DJ sets

Gümüşlük's defining seafood house, where Istanbul tables run two seatings on August nights

Serhat Doğramacı's farm-to-table tasting room, Türkiye's newest Michelin star and a Green Star for sustainability

The Kumbahçe seafood room with a Michelin Green Star and one menu for the whole house each night

The Marmara's hilltop terrace, Hakan Süve's Mediterranean kitchen, Michelin Guide listed, four İncili pearls, and the city's best castle view