Yeniköy Balıkçısı Bar Bar Compare Traditional Lively Classic Yeniköy Balıkçısı Yeniköy $$$ Chef Kaan Kayhan's waterfront meyhane on the Yeniköy pier. Same category
Set Balık Bar Bar Compare Traditional Lively Classic Set Balık Tarabya $$$ The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup. Same category
Mer Balık Bar Bar Compare Traditional Lively Classic Mer Balık Sarıyer $$$ Kireçburnu waterline fish house, rakı nights the neighborhood still uses. Same category
Galata Meyhanesi Bar Bar Compare Live Music Intimate Traditional Galata Meyhanesi Beyoğlu $$$ Microphone-free fasıl ensemble in a restored 20-year house, the real version of what Sultanahmet sells tourists Same category
Çinaraltı Bar Bar Compare View Refined Traditional Çinaraltı Ortaköy $$$ Square-side Ortaköy classic since 1988, meze, rakı and a renovated upper terrace under the bridge Same category
Yeniköy İskele Restaurant Bar Bar Compare Traditional Lively Classic Yeniköy İskele Restaurant Yeniköy $$$ Bosphorus-pier classic since 1949 under century-old plane trees. Same category
Therapia Boğaz Balık Bar Bar Compare Traditional Lively Classic Therapia Boğaz Balık Tarabya $$$ Bosphorus-mouth fish-house where the strait opens to the Black Sea. Same category
Yüksel Balık Tarabya Bar Bar Compare Traditional Lively Classic Yüksel Balık Tarabya Tarabya $$$ Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program. Same category
Filika Sarıyer Bar Bar Compare Traditional Lively Classic Filika Sarıyer Sarıyer $$$ Sarıyer Çarşı fish-meyhane known for kalkan and meze depth. Same category
Angel Blue Bar Bar Compare Traditional Lively Classic Angel Blue Sarıyer $$$ Over-water fish-meyhane on the Baltalimanı seam. Same category
Hola Chica Suadiye Restaurant Restaurant Compare Craft Cocktails Modern Sharing Hola Chica Suadiye Suadiye $$$ Spanish tapas and curated DJ nights in the old Rua room Similar vibe
Bebek Bar Bar Bar Compare Craft Cocktails Modern Bebek Bar Bebek $$$ Fifty-year-old Bebek Hotel bar where dressed-up locals watch the Bosphorus Same category
Freya Akaretler Bar Bar Compare Craft Cocktails Modern Freya Akaretler Akaretler $$$ Expertly crafted cocktail menu refreshed every ten days Same category
No Fish Today Akaretler Bar Bar Compare Craft Cocktails Modern No Fish Today Akaretler Akaretler $$$ House Cafe's neighborhood-bar sibling, coffee by day, DJ nights Thu-Sat Same category
Dirty Hands Bar Bar Compare Craft Cocktails Modern Dirty Hands Etiler $$$ Onur Balk's award-winning mixology with global street food Same category
Bar Gabriel Bar Bar Compare Craft Cocktails Modern Bar Gabriel Suadiye $$$ Compact neighborhood cocktail bar behind the avenue Same category
Yosun Restaurant Bar Bar Compare Traditional Lively Classic Yosun Restaurant Beykoz $$ 33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus Same category
Lelabbo Cocktail Bar Bar Bar Compare Craft Cocktails Modern Lelabbo Cocktail Bar Moda $$$ Narrative-driven cocktail room on Moda Caddesi where each drink is a paragraph, not a prop Same category
Flint Cocktail Bar & Kitchen Bar Bar Compare Craft Cocktails Modern Flint Cocktail Bar & Kitchen Kadıköy $$$ Dimly lit Esat Işık room pairing classics-first cocktails with a short, serious kitchen Same category
Rita Moda Bar Bar Compare Craft Cocktails Modern Rita Moda Moda $$$ Three-storey corner building on the Moda tram line, evening-favourite room with sharing plates and a confident cocktail list Same category