Venues similar to Diba Bar

Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music

After-work cocktail room on Büyükdere for the Levent towers

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water

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

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

Kempinski's waterfront aperitivo terrace, Italian spritz ritual over the Bosphorus

Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library

Shangri-La's lobby bar, jewel-box interior, sharing plates, signature cocktails until 1am

Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours

English gentlemen's-club style bar with whiskey, cognac and live music six nights.

Fatih Akerdem's Hemingway room inside the old American Consulate, 150 Negroni twists and Turkey's only Rakı Cocktails book.

Belle-Époque hotel bar where Agatha Christie drank, literature nights, Friday live jazz, Istanbul-narrative cocktails.

Chef Fatih Tutak's Silk-Road cocktail room above GALLADA, designed like a vintage grand yacht on the Bosphorus.

20th-floor Marmara rooftop, 360-degree Bosphorus panorama with house-infused mixology for Taksim-edge cosmopolitans

Panoramic CVK lounge with live performers and a proper bar program

A rooftop terrace overlooking Sultanahmet and the Marmara Sea

Athinagoras Kostakos kitchen, three bars by Alex Kostenyuk, Belenko design

9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW

Lobby brasserie and terrace at Hilton Bosphorus, all jewel-box finishes and crafted drinks