Places in Istanbul

Legendary profiteroles since 1944

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

Asian side's specialty coffee destination since 2014

18,000 sqm of cutting-edge contemporary art

Renzo Piano's contemporary art museum on the waterfront

Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines

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

Gile chef's tribute to Marmaris roots, Gault & Millau 2026 Best Street Food

No-menu fish market dining by Galata Bridge

Best lamb burger in Istanbul with smoked ribs

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

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

Moda side-street all-day bar, proper cocktails at kind prices

Digital arts focus with Bosphorus views from Perili Kosk

Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal

Kadife Sokak classic with a downstairs stage and a different band every night

Bağdat Caddesi's 30-year award-winning institution

Long-running Italian-influenced bar tucked behind Bebek Hamamı

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

Etiler's new neighborhood gastropub

Global bean selection in Beyoğlu's creative heart

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

Gourmet deli with exceptional burrata and sandwiches

Cihangir's first meyhane with Bosphorus balcony views

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

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Authentic New York-style bagels in Moda

Tight Moda Caddesi bar with a deep beer fridge and a surprisingly serious cocktail menu, distinct from the Şaşkınbakkal Fil

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

Unique fermentation techniques for exceptional pizza

Quiet Jurnal Sokak şaraphanesi pouring small Anatolian producers and Georgian qvevri

Akarsu brick-walled third-wave roastery by day, standing-room cocktail hang by night.

Black Sea regional cuisine with Gault Millau recognition

Three-storey 19th-century Greek house turned wine room

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

Home-party-style Topağacı bar with assertive cocktails and a real neighborhood crowd.

Huge yet cozy gastropub in the heart of Beşiktaş

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

Street-level micro-bar on Esat Işık, creative cocktails, vinyl-leaning music, no-frills Kadıköy at its best

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

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

Coffee cocktails and creative brews in Karaköy

Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.

Celebrity-founded roastery with house-roasted beans

Second chapter from the Urban/Boden team, classic and signature cocktails

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

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

Beyoğlu's long-running blues dive run by Mehmet the Blues

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

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

Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946

Authentic Gaziantep cuisine in the heart of Karaköy

Bosnian cuisine by famous actor Ilker Ayrik

Fifth-floor Taksim meyhane where Tatavla Keyfi plays rebetiko Fri-Sat

Nostalgic meyhane in Bostancı with honest mezes and late-night raki culture

Specialty coffee pioneer with multiple brewing methods

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Tekel-fronted natural wine cellar on a Halaskargazi side street

Wood-coal döner with Kepsut thyme and Konya lavash

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

Balyan-brothers building turned bookshop where regulars sip wine after dark

Quality burgers on Istanbul's Anatolian Side

Authentic charcoal grill away from the action

Usla Academy-trained chefs making buns fresh daily

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

Modern Neapolitan with imported San Marzano tomatoes

Louvre collaborations and Orientalist masterpieces

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

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

Fresh croissants and surprise cilbir in Moda

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

Italian stone oven pizza with top-quality ingredients

Fresh homemade pasta in charming Moda

Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul

One of Turkey's finest artisan ice creams

Bağdat Avenue branch of historic Beyoğlu Pano; fasıl music, straight rakı, serious wine cellar

Cevdet Paşa cafe-bar with Bebek-old-guard regulars

Living-room cocktail den on a Cihangir side-street, foreign correspondents, local hipsters, the Egeli Mojito.

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

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

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

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

Best Guinness in Istanbul with classic Irish atmosphere

Istanbul's craft beer destination in historic Bomonti Brewery

Kilyos kite-school beach club, family-leaning, summer only.

Cobblestone Mumhane gastropub, outdoor tables, neighborhood crowd

Contemporary gastro-bar with seasonal plates in Firuzaga

Three-floor 1960s gastropub on Bankalar corner

Adana street-kebap heat on an Erenköy side-street

33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus

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

Corner pub off İstiklal where free live music spills into the street

Pioneer of Turkish gastropub culture with 70+ craft beers

Cihangir's day-to-night neighborhood favorite

Legendary brownies and 233K Instagram followers on Bağdat Caddesi

Modern twist on traditional Turkish home-cooking

Beloved lokanta serving exceptional Eastern Turkish cuisine since generations

Street flavors reimagined with fine dining sensibility

Cihangir's beloved bohemian cafe-bar

Istanbul's finest craft beer selection with gastropub fare

Aegean meze and charcoal grill on Yeniköy's Köybaşı strip.

Haydarpaşa-station-themed cafe-bar that turns into a wine and beer hangout after dark.

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

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

35+ years of pier-side fish, buckets in front of diners

Kapadokya-rooted wine bar bringing cellared bottles to the avenue

Newer Moda ocakbasi with generous smoky portions

Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi

Architecturally ambitious burger bar in a historic shipyard complex

Norwegian-trained chef's Scandinavian smorrebrod with Asian twists in Kadıköy