Places in Kadıköy

12-seat counter dining with open fire - Michelin Star 2026

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

408 wines from 72 producers on the Asian side

Michelin Bib Gourmand Italian in Kadıköy

Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist

Craft cocktails in Caferağa's creative heart

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

50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera

Best lamb burger in Istanbul with smoked ribs

Traditional patisserie and legendary sundaes in Kadıköy

Istanbul's legendary patisserie since 1923, home of Kup Griye

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

Three-story Kadife Sokak townhouse with a garden pool and a stone lion

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

Tucked-in Sakız Gülü wine bar with a tight, evolving Turkish-focused list.

Kadıköy's most queued weekend brunch destination

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

Since 1979: cilek milfoy, Ibiza pastasi, Kadıköy classic holding the line

Dimly lit Esat Işık room pairing classics-first cocktails with a short, serious kitchen

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

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

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

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

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

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Gault & Millau-awarded mixology in a minimal, modern Kadıköy room

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

Low-ceilinged Kadife Sokak room with a downstairs fireplace, the quiet, cozy counterweight to Barlar Sokağı

Long-table sidewalk pub on Sakız Gülü with a deep beer menu and weekly events.

Red-velvet audiophile bar with craft cocktails and vinyl, beneath the Listening Room.

Ottoman-era confectionery since 1807: Turkish delight and akide craftsmanship

Fresh pasta from an open kitchen, no shortcuts

Proper Napoli-style with San Marzano, fermented dough, and standout tiramisu

Hi-fi listening room above Michelin-star Arkestra; rotating record collectors, low-lit cocktails.

Clean specialty coffee and matcha on the tramway line with focused quality

72 Turkish wine producers, 400+ labels, all available by the glass

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Albanian-style liver specialists

Local Turkish flavors meet creative mixology

The Asian side's answer to yeni nesil meyhane culture

Izmir-style sogus specialists

Old Style New Generation Meyhane with chef-driven seasonal menus

Melbourne-trained founders bringing Australian single-origin standards

Labyrinth of candlelit nooks defining Kadıköy's creative DNA

Vanishing-genre offal meyhane: heart skewer, tongue fries, liver

Pioneer of Kadıköy's third-wave coffee movement

The anchor restaurant inside Kadıköy's historic fish market

Multi-level candlelit bar that shaped Kadıköy's music scene since 1996

Vintage wine house with fireplace on Bars Street

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia

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