Bar in Kuruçeşme

Bosphorus garden classic since 1997, brunch by day, full bar and cocktails after dark

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

The city's flagship Bosphorus-side shisha-and-cocktail lounge, a Kuruçeşme nightlife fixture

A park-keeper's hut built over the water, windows on three sides, classic mezes and full rakı/wine bar

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

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

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

Private island entertainment complex on the Bosphorus

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

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