Bistro Bar in Istanbul

Café by day, a loose Arnavutköy bar with DJ nights by dark, the most informal room on the strip.

Paris-bistro-in-Bomonti, Kojo Hospitality's French-Turkish fusion with a kitchen that gives the bar a reason to exist

Neighborhood bistro that turns into a late cocktail room, the kind of address Bebek residents list when asked for 'somewhere normal'.

Right across from the Bostancı ferry, where locals wait for the Prens Adaları boat

Two-floor bistro-bar a few steps off Ortaköy pier, Bosphorus view, locals over tourists

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

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

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