Sensus Wine Boutique Bar
Romantic Cozy Hidden Gem
Historic & Bohemian
Galata
Medieval Genoese tower district packed with specialty coffee and independent shops
Galata climbs the hill below its Genoese tower, built in 1348 as the tallest structure in a trading colony ruled from Genoa across the Golden Horn. The stone warehouses and banking halls of the 19th-century Ottoman financial quarter now house third-wave coffee roasters, independent galleries, and small concept shops along Serdar-ı Ekrem and Galip Dede. Despite heavy tourism around the tower, the back lanes remain some of the most atmospheric in Istanbul.
Highlights
Galata Tower (1348) Third-wave coffee shops Serdar-ı Ekrem street Independent galleries
12 places
3 Categories
Bar
7 places
Vigneron Wine House Bar
Editor's Pick
Bar Historic Cozy Hidden Gem
Nardis Jazz Club Bar
Trendy Cozy Classic
Le Fumoir at Georges Hotel Galata Bar
See & Be Seen Modern
Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen
Zula Galata Rooftop Bar Bar
See & Be Seen Waterfront
Walton Hotels Galata rooftop framing Galata Tower at sunset
Atölye Kuledibi Bar
Live Music Intimate
Robin's Bar
View Elegant Craft Cocktails
Cafe
3 places
Petra Roasting Co. Cafe
Trendy Artistic Cozy
Cafe Privato Cafe
Cozy Trendy Romantic
Old Java Coffee Roasters Cafe
Cozy Quiet Local
Restaurant
2 places
Barnathan Istanbul Restaurant
Rooftop Romantic Classic
Garden restaurant and rooftop bar with triple-vista views in Galata
Il Cortile Restaurant
Courtyard Italian Hidden
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A Genoese kitchen in a 19th-century courtyard just under the Galata Tower
