Places in Kadıköy

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist

Lokum and akide sweets on Yasa Caddesi

The çarşı's oldest working meyhane, pouring since 1974, topik in the case and fasıl kept upstairs.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Melbourne-trained founders bringing Australian single-origin standards

Labyrinth of candlelit nooks defining Kadıköy's creative DNA

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