Venues similar to Little Pika

Gül Sultan mansion, Bosphorus, rakı, fish

Istanbul's pre-eminent 1980 classic bar – stained glass, live music, real regulars.

Sunset terrace at the marina's edge, classic cocktails and white sails

After-work cocktail room on Büyükdere for the Levent towers

Bosphorus garden classic since 1997, brunch by day, full bar and cocktails after dark

Restored 1924 White-Russian salon where Atatürk had a permanent table

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

Compact neighborhood cocktail bar behind the avenue

Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace.

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

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

Haydarpaşa-station-themed cafe-bar that turns into a wine and beer hangout after dark.

Fifth-floor warm dive defending old Beyoğlu's spirit

Fifty-year-old Bebek Hotel bar where dressed-up locals watch the Bosphorus

Expertly crafted cocktail menu refreshed every ten days

House Cafe's neighborhood-bar sibling, coffee by day, DJ nights Thu-Sat

Onur Balk's award-winning mixology with global street food

Villa dining in the old Tribeca space, homemade-syrup cocktails, open-kitchen ambition

Chef Kaan Kayhan's waterfront meyhane on the Yeniköy pier.

The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.