Places in Beyoğlu

Legendary profiteroles since 1944

18,000 sqm of cutting-edge contemporary art

Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines

Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal

Global bean selection in Beyoğlu's creative heart

Quiet Jurnal Sokak şaraphanesi pouring small Anatolian producers and Georgian qvevri

Black Sea regional cuisine with Gault Millau recognition

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

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

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

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

Seasonal brunch with non-standard pastries for the Pera crowd

Istanbul's oldest wine house since 1898

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

Louvre collaborations and Orientalist masterpieces

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

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

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

Three-chef collaboration: egg hummus to gochujang bucatini, all day

Contemporary gastro-bar with seasonal plates in Firuzaga

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

Architecturally ambitious burger bar in a historic shipyard complex