Bar in Beşiktaş

Kempinski's waterfront aperitivo terrace, Italian spritz ritual over the Bosphorus

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

Wide Bosphorus terrace lounge for sundown cigars and the city's best afternoon tea

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

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

14th-floor sushi-and-cocktails bar overlooking both continents

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